Healing Warriors Program
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It owes more than it owns.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
HEALING WARRIORS PROGRAM PROVIDES ACUPUNCTURE, CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY AND HEALING TOUCH TO OUR ACTIVE DUTY AND VETERAN SERVICE MEMBER COMMUNITY, FOR ASSISTANCE WITH PAIN MANAGEMENT AND PTSD SYMPTOMS.
- Income
- $1.1 million
- Spending
- $1.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 82%
- Reserves
- -0.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 59%
- Employees
- 21
- Volunteers
- 10
- Highest pay
- $66,378, executive di
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
Weak: 42 out of 100. Higher than 10% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 112% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 0% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 18% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1581% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 13 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 65% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 257 of 7 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 (1)
- $872,669 spent. HEALING WARRIORS PROGRAM (HWP) BECAME A 501(C)(3) IN OCTOBER 2012 AND HAS BEEN OPERATING A NONPROFIT CLINIC IN FT. COLLINS SINCE JULY 2013. OUR MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE WELLNESS OF SERVICE MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH NON-NARCOTIC CARE. WE UTILIZE A MEDICAL MODEL, WITH PROGRAM CONSULTS AND CLIENT CARE SPECIALIST COORDINATING ACCESS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND TREATMENT MODALITIES, INCLUDING ACUPUNCTURE, CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY, HEALING TOUCH, AND COPING KITS TAILORED TO A CLIENT SPECIFIC TREATMENT NEED. SERVICES ARE FREE TO VETERANS, ACTIVE-DUTY MEMBERS, AND THEIR FAMILY SUPPORT. ALL THESE SERVICES HAVE RESEARCHED-BASED EFFECTIVENESS IN TREATING PAIN, ANXIETY, SLEEPLESSNESS, PTSD, TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI), SUICIDE RISK, AND LOSS OF CONNECTEDNESS. HEALING WARRIORS PROGRAM IS UNIQUE IN THE SERVICES IT PROVIDES, WITH NO ONE ELSE IN COLORADO PROVIDING THESE SERVICES, AND WE HAVE ONLY FOUND ONE OTHER IN THE US PROVIDING SIMILAR SERVICES. HWP CURRENTLY HAS A 5-DAY-A-WEEK CLINIC IN FORT COLLINS AND A ONCE-A-WEEK SATELLITE CLINIC IN AURORA AND COLORADO SPRINGS. WE MAINTAIN ONE MONTHLY WALK-IN/POPUP CLINIC IN DENVER. THE SATELLITE CLINICS ARE IN COUNTIES WITH THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF VETERANS. WE DO AIM TO INCREASE FUNDRAISING EFFORTS TO ADD ADDITIONAL CLINIC DAY TO THE SATELLITE CLINICS. IN ADDITION HWP PARTNERS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ON FUNDRAISING EVENTS, RESOURCE FAIRS, AND IN SUPPORT OF VETERANS THROUGH STAND DOWN AND YELLOW RIBBON EVENTS. WE ARE PART OF A COLLECTIVE EFFORT TO MEET THE NEEDS OF COLORADO VETERANS THROUGH BEING A RECIPIENT OF THE VETERANS ASSISTANCE GRANT AND THE SSG FOX SUICIDE PREVENTION GRANT (THROUGH THE FEDERAL VA), WHICH HELPS INCREASE ACCESS TO NON-NARCOTIC CARE AND DECREASE RISK FACTORS FOR SUICIDE IN SERVICE MEMBERS. AS OF 12/31/2024, HEALING WARRIORS PROGRAM HAS DELIVERED OVER 40,000 CLINIC SESSIONS WITH MEASURABLE IMPACT AND SYMPTOM CHANGES, PRE- AND POST- TREATMENT SESSIONS FOR ALL THREE MODALITIES. FOR 2024, CLIENTS REPORTED THE FOLLOWING DECREASE IN SYMPTOMS. "HEALING TOUCH: 67% DECREASE IN ANXIETY, 60% DECREASE IN EMOTIONAL DISCOMFORT, AND 50% DECREASE IN PHYSICAL PAIN "ACUPUNCTURE: 52% DECREASE IN ANXIETY, 49% DECREASE IN EMOTIONAL DISCOMFORT, AND 50% DECREASE IN PHYSICAL PAIN. "CRANIAL SACRAL THERAPY: 57% DECREASE IN ANXIETY, 53% DECREASE IN EMOTIONAL DISCOMFORT, AND 48% DECREASE IN PHYSICAL PAIN HEALING WARRIORS PROGRAM HAS BEEN THE RECIPIENT OF MANY PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS IN RECOGNITION OF THE IMPORTANCE THAT HEALING WARRIORS PLAYS IN VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES LIVES. AMONG HWP'S GREATEST HONORS HAS BEEN TO RECEIVE THE NEWMAN'S OWN 2018 AWARD WHERE HEALING WARRIORS PROGRAM WAS CHOSEN AS 1 OF 5 VETERAN NONPROFITS NATIONALLY TO BE HONORED AT THE PENTAGON AND PRESENTED WITH THE AWARD BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF, GENERAL JOSEPH DUNFORD. IN 2021, HWP EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ANA YELEN, WON 3 PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS, THE 2021 BIZWEST MEDIA-WOMEN OF DISTINCTION AWARDS FOR NON-PROFITS, THE 2021 BIZWEST NOTABLE WOMEN IN NON-PROFITS AND THE AARP 2022 PURPOSE PRIZE FELLOWS AWARD. AND WITH OUR NEWEST RECOGNITION PROCLAIMING APRIL 15TH, "HEALING WARRIORS DAY" BY JENNIFER ARNDT, MAYOR OF FORT COLLINS, OFFICIALLY SIGNED APRIL 15, 2025. HEALING WARRIORS PROGRAM (HWP) BECAME A 501(C)(3) IN OCTOBER 2012 AND HAS BEEN OPERATING A NONPROFIT CLINIC IN FT. COLLINS SINCE JULY 2013. OUR MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE WELLNESS OF SERVICE MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH NON-NARCOTIC CARE. WE UTILIZE A MEDICAL MODEL, WITH PROGRAM CONSULTS AND CLIENT CARE SPECIALIST COORDINATING ACCESS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND TREATMENT MODALITIES, INCLUDING ACUPUNCTURE, CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY, HEALING TOUCH, AND COPING KITS TAILORED TO A CLIENT SPECIFIC TREATMENT NEED. SERVICES ARE FREE TO VETERANS, ACTIVE-DUTY MEMBERS, AND THEIR FAMILY SUPPORT. ALL THESE SERVICES HAVE RESEARCHED-BASED EFFECTIVENESS IN TREATING PAIN, ANXIETY, SLEEPLESSNESS, PTSD, TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI), SUICIDE RISK, AND LOSS OF CONNECTEDNESS. HEALING WARRIORS PROGRAM IS UNIQUE IN THE SERVICES IT PROVIDES, WITH NO ONE ELSE IN COLORADO PROVIDING THESE SERVICES, AND WE HAVE ONLY FOUND ONE OTHER IN THE US PROVIDING SIMILAR SERVICES. HWP CURRENTLY HAS A 5-DAY-A-WEEK CLINIC IN FORT COLLINS AND A ONCE-A-WEEK SATELLITE CLINIC IN AURORA AND COLORADO SPRINGS. WE MAINTAIN ONE MONTHLY WALK-IN/POPUP CLINIC IN DENVER. THE SATELLITE CLINICS ARE IN COUNTIES WITH THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF VETERANS. WE DO AIM TO INCREASE FUNDRAISING EFFORTS TO ADD ADDITIONAL CLINIC DAY TO THE SATELLITE CLINICS. IN ADDITION HWP PARTNERS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ON FUNDRAISING EVENTS, RESOURCE FAIRS, AND IN SUPPORT OF VETERANS THROUGH STAND DOWN AND YELLOW RIBBON EVENTS. WE ARE PART OF A COLLECTIVE EFFORT TO MEET THE NEEDS OF COLORADO VETERANS THROUGH BEING A RECIPIENT OF THE VETERANS ASSISTANCE GRANT AND THE SSG FOX SUICIDE PREVENTION GRANT (THROUGH THE FEDERAL VA), WHICH HELPS INCREASE ACCESS TO NON-NARCOTIC CARE AND DECREASE RISK FACTORS FOR SUICIDE IN SERVICE MEMBERS. AS OF 12/31/2024, HEALING WARRIORS PROGRAM HAS DELIVERED OVER 40,000 CLINIC SESSIONS WITH MEASURABLE IMPACT AND SYMPTOM CHANGES, PRE- AND POST- TREATMENT SESSIONS FOR ALL THREE MODALITIES. FOR 2024, CLIENTS REPORTED THE FOLLOWING DECREASE IN SYMPTOMS. "HEALING TOUCH: 67% DECREASE IN ANXIETY, 60% DECREASE IN EMOTIONAL DISCOMFORT, AND 50% DECREASE IN PHYSICAL PAIN "ACUPUNCTURE: 52% DECREASE IN ANXIETY, 49% DECREASE IN EMOTIONAL DISCOMFORT, AND 50% DECREASE IN PHYSICAL PAIN. "CRANIAL SACRAL THERAPY: 57% DECREASE IN ANXIETY, 53% DECREASE IN EMOTIONAL DISCOMFORT, AND 48% DECREASE IN PHYSICAL PAIN HEALING WARRIORS PROGRAM HAS BEEN THE RECIPIENT OF MANY PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS IN RECOGNITION OF THE IMPORTANCE THAT HEALING WARRIORS PLAYS IN VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES LIVES. AMONG HWP'S GREATEST HONORS HAS BEEN TO RECEIVE THE NEWMAN'S OWN 2018 AWARD WHERE HEALING WARRIORS PROGRAM WAS CHOSEN AS 1 OF 5 VETERAN NONPROFITS NATIONALLY TO BE HONORED AT THE PENTAGON AND PRESENTED WITH THE AWARD BY THE CHA
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 October 2012.
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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