Building Homes for Heroes Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
BUILDING HOMES FOR HEROES IS DETERMINED AND DEVOTED TO BRINGING RENEWED HOPE TO OUR NATION'S INJURED VETERANS, FIRST RESPONDERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE ORGANIZATION BUILDS OR MODIFIES HOMES, AND GIFTS THEM, MORTGAGE-FREE, TO INJURED VETERANS, FIRST RESPONDERS AND THEIR FAMILIES, WHILE PROVIDING SUPPORT SERVICES TO ENABLE THEM TO BUILD BETTER AND BRIGHTER LIVES AND REACH NEW HEIGHTS. IT'S TRULY AN HONOR TO SERVE THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE COURAGEOUSLY SERVED AND SACRIFICED FOR OUR COUNTRY.
- Income
- $20.1 million
- Spending
- $15.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 96%
- Reserves
- 12.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 96%
- Employees
- 18
- Volunteers
- 2,100
- Highest pay
- $154,154, cfo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 94% of charities in its peer group (housing, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 12.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 3% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 21% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 46% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1596% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 44% of charities in its peer group (housing, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2513 of 13 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $13.7 million spent. HOME AWARD PROGRAM - BUILDING HOMES FOR HEROES BUILDS, GIFTS, MODIFIES, AND BEAUTIFIES HOMES FOR INJURED VETERANS WITH SEVERE PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WOUNDS, AS WELL AS THEIR FAMILIES, INCLUDING GOLD STAR FAMILIES AND FIRST RESPONDERS. IN ADDITION, WE PROVIDE A GROWING RANGE OF SUPPORT SERVICES TO HELP THEM BUILD BETTER AND BRIGHTER LIVES AND REACH NEW HEIGHTS. THESE MORTGAGE-FREE HOMES NOT ONLY HELP TO REMOVE THE FAMILY'S FINANCIAL BURDEN, BUT THEY ALSO HELP TO RESTORE THE INDIVIDUAL'S FREEDOM, AND ENABLE THE VETERAN TO LEAD A MORE INDEPENDENT AND PRODUCTIVE CIVILIAN LIFE. THESE HOMES ARE CONSTRUCTED, CUSTOMIZED AND BEAUTIFIED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF PHYSICALLY OR PSYCHOLOGICALLY DISABLED VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES, TO HELP IMPROVE THEIR DAY-TO-DAY QUALITY OF LIFE AND TO LEAD A HOPEFUL AND PROMISING FUTURE AHEAD. ON AVERAGE, THE ORGANIZATION REACHED THE EXTRAORDINARY ACHIEVEMENT OF MORE THAN ONE HOME EVERY 11 DAYS FOR A TWELFTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR IN 2024, INCLUDING OUR MILESTONE 400TH HOME SINCE INCEPTION. THE ORGANIZATION PLANS TO REACH 40 HOMES ONCE AGAIN IN 2025 (GREATER THAN ONE HOME EVERY 11 DAYS), WITH HIGH HOPES TO REACH AS MANY AS 50 HOMES A NEW RECORD PLUS OUR MILESTONE 500TH HOME BEFORE THE END OF 2026. WE'VE FOUND THAT THE GIFT OF A MORTGAGE-FREE HOME PROVIDES PERMANENT STABILITY AND A LIFE-CHANGING FOUNDATION FOR THE VETERAN TO PURSUE THEIR DREAMS, PROFESSIONALLY, ACADEMICALLY AND RECREATIONALLY, THAT THEY MIGHT NEVER HAVE IMAGINED FOLLOWING THEIR INJURIES, AND SETS THEM ON A PATH TOWARDS IMPROVING THEIR PHYSICAL HEALTH AND MENTAL WELLNESS ON A LONG ROAD TO RECOVERY. AS WELL, IT'S A GENERATIONAL GIFT THAT ALLOWS THE CHILDREN OF THE FAMILIES TO CREATE STABILITY IN THEIR LIFE AND ONE DAY INHERIT THE HOME. IT'S TRULY AN HONOR TO SERVE THE AMAZING MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE COURAGEOUSLY SERVED AND SACRIFICED SO MUCH FOR ALL OF US, AND FOR OUR ENTIRE COUNTRY.
- $1.2 million spent. PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND FINANCIAL WELLNESS - BUILDING HOMES FOR HEROES GOES WELL ABOVE AND BEYOND TO SUPPORT OUR VETERANS AND OUR FIRST RESPONDERS BY PROVIDING A FUNDAMENTAL BASIS FOR FAMILY CONNECTIVITY, HOPE AND HEALING, CAMARADERIE, COMMUNICATION AND PROMISE TOWARDS THEIR PHYSICAL HEALTH AND MENTAL WELL-BEING.ONE MAJOR ASPECT OF THIS IS IN 2024 WAS OUR GROWING PROGRAMS TO HELP WITH PHYSICAL HEALTH AND MENTAL WELLNESS. RANGING FROM TRADITIONAL TO INNOVATIVE SUPPORT, WE WERE ABLE TO SUPPORT MORE THAN 2,500 HEROES IN 2024 ALONE, WITH THE HOPE TO SUPPORT MORE THAN 5,000 HEROES IN 2025. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, WE SPONSORED HUNDREDS OF WORKSHOPS AND RETREATS ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT TRAINED VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS WITH ESSENTIAL SKILLS THAT AIM TO IMPROVE THEIR EVERY-DAY WELL-BEING, THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AND EVERY DAY HEALTH, THEIR PHYSICAL FITNESS, AND THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. WE HAVE SUPPORTED VETERANS TO CLIMB THE WORLD'S TALLEST MOUNTAINS, AND WINNING MEDALS IN THE WARRIOR GAMES, INVICTUS GAMES AND INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS. ONE OF OUR BIGGEST EVENTS WE HOSTED IN IN 2024 WAS OUR 6TH ANNUAL TEAM BUILDING EVENT, BRINGING TOGETHER HUNDREDS OF OUR VETERAN HOME RECIPIENTS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS FOR THREE DAYS AND NIGHTS OF FAMILY FUN, FRIENDLY COMPETITION, CONNECTIVITY, NEW FRIENDSHIPS, SPIRITED CAMARADERIE AND A LIFETIME OF HEALING THAT OUR VETERANS CONTINUE TO RAVE ABOUT. THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN EXTRAORDINARILY HELPFUL TOWARDS HELPING VETERANS REUNITE AND REGAIN THEIR MILITARY CAMARADERIE WITH THEIR FELLOW SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN AND ALSO HELPS THEM UNDERSTAND THAT THEY ARE NOT DEFINED BY THEIR INJURES, BUT HOW THEY CAN OVERCOME THEM. WITH MORE SUPPORT, WE HOPE TO FURTHER GROW THIS PROGRAM ON A NATIONAL SCALE. WITH RECENT REPORTS INDICATING UP TO 23 VETERAN SUICIDES A DAY, WE RECOGNIZE JUST HOW VITAL THESE PROGRAMS ARE. THEY NOT ONLY SUPPORT OUR VETERANS NOW BUT ALSO HELP PAVE THE WAY FOR A BETTER AND BRIGHTER FUTURE AHEAD FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.
- $345,639 spent. ACADEMIC SUPPORT, EMERGENCY FUNDING AND FINANCIAL ADVISOR GUIDANCE - OUR GOAL IS TO ALWAYS EMPOWER OUR VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES SO THEY SURVIVE AND THRIVE. WITH ECONOMIC CHALLENGES CAUSING FAMILIES NATIONWIDE TO STRUGGLE, OUR EMERGENCY FUNDING PROGRAM ALLOWS US TO HELP VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS DURING DIFFICULT FINANCIAL TIMES, AS WELL ASSUDDEN LIFE-ALTERING MOMENTS IN THEIR LIVES. THESE MOMENTS CAN INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE LOSS OF JOB, AN ILLNESS, OR A MAJOR REPAIR NEEDED FROM DISASTROUS WEATHER EVENTS SUCH AS HURRICANES, TORNADOES AND FLOODING. AS WELL, IT CAN SAVE A VETERAN AND THEIR FAMILY FROM FORECLOSURE ON THEIR HOME AND HEARTBREAKING HOMELESSNESS, ALL TOO COMMONLY EXPERIENCED. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PROVIDES IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE TO VETERANS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR ARE ON THE BRINK OF HOMELESSNESS. ANOTHER MAJOR WAY WE HELP VETERANS IMPROVE THEIR FINANCIAL WELL-BEING IS BY PROVIDING GUIDANCE TO MAINTAIN HOME EXPENSES AND MAINTAIN THEIR HOMES AND TO PLAN A SUCCESSFUL FINANCIAL FUTURE AHEAD. TO ACHIEVE THAT END, WE OFFER PARTNERSHIPS WITH CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PROFESSIONALS TO ASSIST THEM THROUGH THEIR FINANCES AND HELP VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES FOCUS ON LIVING A PROMISING AND PRODUCTIVE LIFE, WHILE ALSO LEARNING ABOUT INVESTING, THE PROS AND CONS OF COMPOUND INTEREST, AND SAVING FOR THE FUTURE. A MAJOR FOCUS OF THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT PROGRAM IS TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF MINIMIZING OR ELIMINATING DEBT ENTIRELY, AND THE FREEDOM IT PROVIDES TO LIVE AN EVER MORE HOPEFUL FUTURE AHEAD. BUILDING HOMES FOR HEROES IS ALSO SUPPORTING OUR VETERANS ACCOMPLISH THEIR DREAMS IN ACADEMICS FOLLOWING THEIR SERVICE. MANY OF OUR VETERANS GO ON TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION WITH OUR ORGANIZATION'S SUPPORT. ALL OF THESE PROGRAMS ARE A LARGE PART OF OUR MISSION TO HELP OUR VETERANS BUILD BETTER AND BRIGHTER LIVES ABOVE AND BEYOND THE GIFTING OF A HOME.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 2006.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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