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Wounded Warrior Umpire Academy

EIN 47-3816725 · Daytona Beach, FL

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

The Wounded Warrior Umpire Academys mission is to provide instruction training placement and peer to peer support for military veterans interested in baseball.

Income
$148,258
Spending
$149,281
Reserves
3.6 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 77%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending March 31, 2025, 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 March 31, 2025, 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 March 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)
  1. $95,077 spent. WWUA 2024: Our initial membership course. This is a 10-day camp and was held in Carlisle Pennsylvania. We welcomed 21 new members 3 returning Alumni and 30 staff and volunteers. This course teaches the initial instruction of baseball umpiring while providing all necessary equipment training manuals and experience necessary to reconnect to their local communities and work as an umpire. The camp provides a renewed sense of purpose and belonging while also developing a peer to peer support network to achieve deeper connections between Veterans struggling with transition or disabilities. Cost per participant is approximately $3500 each and includes lodging airfare and meals. To date we have trained 186 veterans.
  2. $7,000 spent. LEGACY CAMP 2024: This was the second year we were able to bring our Alumni AND a one of their Family Members to Daytona Beach Florida for umpire training together! In an effort to build bonds which may have been weakened from military service at the Legacy Camp we trained 7 Alumni and Family member pairs for a total of 14 participants. This camp builds stronger family bonds and allows for our Alumni to work on the diamond with their family member in a combined love for the game. Cost per participant is $1000 for the Family Member and for the Alumni.
  3. $4,000 spent. BSL 2024 2025: The Baseball Scouting League came to Daytona Beach to scout players for professional baseball. Our veterans came to town to umpire these mock games to allow the players to showcase their talents. After a day of scouting our veterans enjoyed time for peer to peer support either pool side a the beach or our for a meal. BSL held scouting events in December and March. WWUA provided 20 umpires for these two events. Cost per umpire was $200.
  4. $2,000 spent. ST. LOUIS 2024: We were unable to come together for our normal Veterans Day baseball tournament in Tuscon so we set up a camping trip for our veterans to get together and get in their peer to peer support time. We welcomed 10 veterans on this cold endeavor and enjoyed some light hiking tent camping camp fire conversation and field expedient meals. Cost per participant was $200.
  5. MLB Event 2024: This partnership with UmpsCare Charities allows our Alumni and their families to attend MLB Baseball games across the country sponsored by the MLB Umpires working their games.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending March 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since July 2017.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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