1lt Rob Seidel Wounded Soldiers Fund Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
This fund is established in memoriam First Lieutenant Robert A. Seidel, III, who was killed in action outside of Baghdad, Iraq on May 18, 2006 when his Humvee was struck by an IED. In his honor, this fund supports charities that provide direct services to military veterans of the War on Terrorism, as well as veterans at large from any other United States military war or conflict. Such services include medical treatment, housing assistance, psychological, physical, occupational, recreational, music and art therapies, companionship, mentoring, employment training, and other services that help veterans lead full and productive lives.
- Income
- $70,029
- Spending
- $81,495
- Reserves
- 3.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- other income, 89%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 57 out of 100. Higher than 27% of charities in its peer group (public benefit, under $250k).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.9 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 16% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 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 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 (1)
- $78,540 spent. Held 19th annual Memorial Golf Tournament and 2nd annual Sportsman's Raffle as annual fundraising activities to generate monies in support of 7 veterans support charities. The Golf Tournament comprised 276 golfers and 84 donors/sponsors generating $47,962 in net revenue, and utilized 15 unpaid volunteers. The Sportsman's Raffle comprised 400 participants and 24 donors/sponsors generating $13,331 in net revenue, and utilized 24 unpaid volunteers. The beneficiaries of grants funded by this tournament and sportsman's raffle (as well as from prior year retained earnings) for this year were Platoon 22, Inc. ($16,000), which uses donations to end veteran suicide through the successful reintegration of service members and their families by assembling critical resources, providing peer support, and developing transitional programs; Pennsylvania Wounded Warriors Inc. ($15,000), which provides emergency financial assistance to veterans to help pay for housing, utilities, transportation, medical and other expenses; For the Love of a Veteran, Inc. ($15,000), which gives aid for Deployed Troops and homeless Veterans, and helps in the fight against PTSD by providing access to a life-changing and life-saving medical procedure known as SGB (Stellate Ganglion Block); Roots for Boots ($15,000), which used the funds towards the acquisition of an all-terrain Action track chair for a mobility-impaired Vietnam veteran; Operation Second Chance, Inc ($15,000) which provides rest, recreation, and tranquility for wounded, injured, and ill combat veterans and their families through the establishment of the Heroes Ridge at Raven Rock retreat program; Warrior Canine Connection ($500) which helps wounded Warriors reconnect with life, their families, their communities, and each other through the healing power of dogs; and the Lebanon VA Medical Center Homeless Veterans Fund #8154 ($1,000) which are used to support the needs and activities of the Homeless Veterans Program.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 August 2021.
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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