Heroes First Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE HEROES FIRST FOUNDATION, INC. WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO OUR MILITARY AND FIRST RESPONDER FAMILIES. THE HEROES FIRST FOUNDATION RECOGNIZES THE COUNTLESS HOURS SPENT AND SACRIFICES MADE BY OUR MILITARY HEROES, POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS TO PROTECT OUR LIVES, OUR PROPERTY, OUR FAMILIES AND OUR AMERICAN FREEDOM. FOR SOME, THE HARDSHIP BEGINS IMMEDIATELY. FOR OTHERS, THE HARDSHIP GROWS OVER TIME. THE HEROES FIRST FOUNDATION IS COMMITTED TO DOING ALL THEY CAN DO TO SUPPORT THESE HEROES BECAUSE THEY KNOW FREEDOMS ARE NOT FREE AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO THOSE WHO MAKE THOSE FREEDOMS POSSIBLE.
- Income
- $81,043
- Spending
- $90,000
- Reserves
- 2.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 (1)
- $90,000 spent. HEROES FIRST FOUNDATION HELD A GOLF TOURNAMENT IN 2024 AND RAISED OVER 170,000. THE ORGANIZATION WAS ABLE TO MAKE A GRANT TO PAWS4VETS IN THE AMOUNT OF 70,000. PAWS4VETS IS A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION. THROUGH THE PAWS4VETS ASSISTANCE DOG PLACEMENT PROGRAM (P4VADPP) VETERANS, ACTIVE-DUTY SERVICEMEMBERS (ADSM) OR THEIR DEPENDENTS WITH PHYSICAL, NEUROLOGICAL, PSYCHIATRIC OR EMOTIONAL DISABILITIES CAN RECEIVE PSYCHIATRIC SERVICE DOGS,MOBILITY SERVICE DOGS AND REHABILITATIVE ASSISTANCE DOGS, FREE OF CHARGE. A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF 10,000 WAS MADE TO CHEROKEE COUNTY HOMELESS VETERANS PROGRAM. THAT ORGANIZATION FOCUSES ON HELPING HOMELESS VETERANS IN CHEROKEE COUNTY GEORGIA WITH FOOD, HOUSING, CLOTHING, AND OTHER SUPPORT. A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF 10,000 WAS MADE TO FOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION. FOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION IS A 510(C)(3) ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR QUALIFYING SPOUSES AND/OR DEPENDENT CHILDREN OF MILITARY SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN AND FIRST RESPONDERS KILLED OR DISABLED WHILE SERVING AND DEFENDING OUR GREAT NATION.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 2015.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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