Quick Reaction Fund
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
QUICK REACTION FOUNDATION (QRF) IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION FOUNDED BY VETERANS TO PROVIDE RAPID RESPONSE TO THE DEVELOPING NEEDS OF ELITE OPERATORS AND THEIR FAMILIES FROM WITHIN SELECT U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND ("USSOCOM") TEAMS. QRF IDENTIFIES NICHE AREAS OF GIVING THAT ARE OVERLOOKED AND UNDERSERVED, WHICH WHEN REMEDIED, WILL MATERIALLY INCREASE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR SERVICE MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
- Income
- $101,700
- Spending
- $108,797
- Reserves
- 3.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2023, 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, 2023, 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, 2023, 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 (4)
- MILITARY SCIENCES QRF FACILITATES THE INCLUSION OF SPECIAL OPERATION WARRIORS IN SELECT MEDICAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING PROGRAMS. THE FINDINGS FROM THESE STUDIES ARE INTENDED TO HELP EDUCATE, TRAIN AND ENHANCE THE FUTURE CAPABILIEIS AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMUNITY AND MEDICAL COMMUNITY AT LARGE. LEGACY STUDY WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH LEADING NEUROSCIENTISTS FROM THE MCNAIR MEDICAL INSTITUTE AND OTHER FINE INSTITUTIONS TO CHARACTERIZE THE HISTORICAL, COGNITIVE, NEURAL AND GENETIC ATTRIBUTES OF TOP PERFORMERS ABND THEIR SPOUSES INCLUDING WORLD LEADERS, EXECUTIVES, AND SPECIAL OPERATION WARRIORS. CONCUSSIVE EXHAUSTION STUDY IN ADDITION, WE ARE WORKING WITH THE NEUROSCIENTISTS TO STUDY, DIAGNOSE, AND TREAT HORMONAL DEFICIENCIES (LIKE LOW TESTOSTERONE) THAT RESULT FROM CONCUSSIONS AND OTHER BRAIN TRAUMA IN SPECIAL OPERATION WARRIORS.
- PATRIOT M.D. YEARS OF COMBAT AND TRAINING HAVE TAKEN A PHYSICAL TOLL ON SPECIAL OPERATION WARRIORS IN UNIQUE AND CHALLENGING WAYS. THE QRF WILL PARTNER WITH PHYSICIONS, SURGEONS, AND HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS TO FACILITATE SURGERIES ON NON LFE-THREATENING INJURIES THAT WILL MATERIALLY INCREASE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. THE QRF WILL INCUR ALL TRAVEL-RELATED EXPENSES FOR BENEFICIARIES AND THEIR FAMILIES. QRF HOUSE QRF WILL MAINTAIN A HOME AT BLUEJACK NATIONAL IN PINEHURST, TEXAS. THE QRF HOUSE WILL BE USED BY SERVICE MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES FOR RECOVERY AFTER DISCHARGE FROM MEDICAL FACILITIES, GOLD STAR FAMILIES AS A PLACE TO GRIEVE UPON THE LOSS OF A LOVED ONE, AND SERVICE MEMBERS AND GOLD STAR FAMILIEIS FOR MORAL WELFARE RECREATION. THE QRF HOUSE WILL BE DECORATED WITH SEAL MEMORABILIA PROVIDED FROM THE PERSONAL COLLECTIONS OF NAVY SEALS ACCUMULATED OVER DECADES OF SERVICE.
- $108,676 spent. GOLDEN GIVING GOLD STAR FAMILIES ARE THOSE WHO HAVE MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE: LOSING THEIR LOVED ONE IN COMBAT. FAMILIES FIND THEMSELVES IN FINANCIAL STRAIGHTS DUE TO UNEXPECTED COSTS AND NEEDS NOT MET THROUGH OTHER AGENCIES. QRF WILL BRIDGE THIS GAP BY PROVIDING EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR UNEXPECTED HEALTH, WELFARE, OR MAINTENANCE OF FAMILIES OF SPECIAL OPERATION WARRIORS WHO LOST THEIR LIFE DURING OR AFTER SERVICE.
- MILITARY ORGANIZATION PARTNERSHIPS QUICK REACTION FOUNDATION HAS PARTNERED WITH OTHER 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE VETERANS AND FAMILIES OF VETERANS. QRF FEELS IT IS IMPORTANT TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE ALSO WORKING TOWARDS MATERIALLY INCREASING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR SERVICE MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2023, 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 2023.
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 June 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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