Boots for Troops
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The mission at Boots for Troops is to uplift and empower the over-all morale and mental well-being of deployed service members defending our freedom.
- Income
- $1.1 million
- Spending
- $1.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 67%
- Reserves
- -1.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- other income, 50%
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 125
- Highest pay
- $93,625, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 43 out of 100. Higher than 11% of charities in its peer group (public benefit, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 64% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 21% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1567% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 38 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 50 out of 100. Higher than 8% of charities in its peer group (public benefit, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 256 of 6 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no 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
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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, 2025, 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 (5)
- $306,723 spent. Our pimary program is our Care Package Program. Once selected to receive a BFT care package, our team personally corresponds with the service members or family/friends of service members who request a package. We send over an email ask questions such as what does the service member need, where are they deployed, favorite snacks, sports team, ect. Lastly each comes with a new pair of personal boots selected by the recipient. This program is designed to generate the biggest morale boost possible.
- $97,546 spent. Travel Assistance Program is a holiday season project, initiated to help selected individual service members offset the cost to travel home for the holidays. The holidays are an especially meaningful and emotional time for our service members who want nothing more than to be able to spend a few days at home with the ones they love. Often the expense of getting home isnt manageable and instead of being with family and enjoying the smell of turkey and baked goods, they have to settle for phone and Skype.
- $66,971 spent. The Honor Our Heroes program covers a broad spectrum of services. It offers financial assitance, random acts of kindness for United States veterans. Each case is reviewed on a case-by-case basis. The organization partners With Light Up to Live Foundation and Patriotic Service Dog Foundation in raising money to complete training and raising of a service dog that will be awarded to a PTSD veteran in need. It also funds the recognition and honoring of 25 veterans a year at our major fundraising events.
- $236,697 spent. Jimmy Rogers Scholarship Fund - $6,000 Other Programs - $230,447
- Jimmy Rogers Scholarship Fund - $6,000 236697. 0. 0.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 2025.
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 July 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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