Operation Snow Leopard
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Operation Snow Leopard is a nonprofit founded by a group of veterans and civilian allies to support, evacuate, and resettle high-risk Afghan refugees. Our volunteer team helps Afghans being persecuted, including women leaders, human rights defenders, lawyers, journalists, interpreters, and other vulnerable minorities who have been left behind.
- Income
- $54,627
- Spending
- $61,470
- Reserves
- 1.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 49 out of 100. Higher than 18% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 13% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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, 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 (4)
- $29,353 spent. In 2024, Operation Snow Leopard coordinated safe passage, protection, and case management for high-risk Afghan families facing persecution. Our volunteer network helped move individuals to safer locations, maintained safe houses supporting 40 Afghans, and coordinated documentation including SIV, P-1, P-2, and humanitarian parole cases. We supported Afghan students and families in the US, Pakistan, Spain, and Argentina, along with individuals unable to safely return to Afghanistan. These efforts ensured lifesaving protection for vulnerable women leaders, human rights defenders, journalists, interpreters, and other at-risk groups.
- $16,829 spent. OSL provided direct support to Afghan families rebuilding their lives in the United States through legal case assistance, housing placement, and access to essential services. Volunteers coordinated job support, workforce integration, medical and psychological care referrals, and emergency shelter solutions. The team also helped Afghan members launch small businesses and connect with community resources to stabilize long-term resettlement. These comprehensive services ensured that newly arrived Afghans were able to begin rebuilding with dignity, safety, and support.
- $921 spent. Throughout 2024, OSL collaborated with international organizations including the International Parliamentary Union, Parliamentarians for Global Action, the International Association of Women Judges, Jewish Humanitarian Response, and Christian Freedom International. Volunteers traveled at their own expense to meet partners, attend UN and Geneva discussions, and advance evacuation and protection strategies. These partnerships allowed OSL to elevate the cases of Afghan women leaders and other high-risk individuals in order to secure vital pathways for relocation.
- $1,460 spent. In 2024, OSL hosted its first in-person Annual Gathering in Los Angeles, bringing together veterans, civilians, donors, and Afghan families to strengthen mission unity. OSL also partnered with The Moth to run a four-week storytelling program culminating in a live event highlighting Afghan and veteran voices. Media efforts included a Global Washington article, a Goalmakers Podcast feature, and transitioning The Afghan Digest to the Association of Wartime Allies, where it continues as an independent weekly intelligence report supported by OSL collaborators. These storytelling and community efforts expanded awareness, advocacy, and support for Afghan families still at risk.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 February 2022.
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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