Captain Joseph House Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE CAPTAIN JOSEPH HOUSE FOUNDATION PROVIDES A CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR THE FAMILIES OF THE FALLEN (KNOWN AS GOLD STAR FAMILIES) IN HONOR AND MEMORY OF CAPTAIN JOSEPH WILLIAM SCHULTZ, ARMY SPECIAL FORCES, WHO DIED IN WARDAK PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN. THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES AN EXPENSE PAID RESPITE ON THE OLYMPIC PENINSULA FOR FAMILIES FROM ALL BRANCHES OF THE MILITARY, FROM THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND FROM A POST 9/11 LOSS. FAMILIES QUALIFY TO PARTICIPATE IF THEIR FALLEN MEMBER WAS KILLED IN ACTION (KIA), DIED AS A DIRECT RESULT OF UNHEALED INJURIES SUSTAINED WHILE IN COMBAT, OR DIED AS A RESULT OF A COMBAT PTSD SELF INFLICTED/SUICIDE EVENT. ELIGIBILITY IS LIMITED TO IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS WHO HAVE PAID THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE. IF THERE IS NO IMMEDIATE FAMILY, A NON-FAMILY MEMBER MAY BE PERMITTED TO ATTEND AND SUPPORT THE GOLD STAR FAMILY MEMBER. A SCHOLARSHIP FUND WILL BE CREATED AND ADMINISTERED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL REVENUE FOR THOSE SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF THE FALLEN WHO WISH TO PERSUE POST
- Income
- $189,462
- Spending
- $294,852
- Spent on programs
- 80%
- Reserves
- -0.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 52%
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 54
- Highest pay
- $69,306, executive dir.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 38 out of 100. Higher than 19% of charities in its peer group (mental health, under $250k).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 56% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 7% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1580% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 36 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 91% of charities in its peer group (mental health, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 255 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.
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, 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)
- $235,342 spent. THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES AN EXPENSE PAID RESPITE ON THE OLYMPIC PENINSULA FOR GOLD STAR FAMILIES OF THE FALLEN FROM ALL BRANCHES OF THE MILITARY, FROM THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, AND FROM A POST 9/11 LOSS. FAMILIES QUALIFY TO PARTICIPATE IF THEIR FALLEN MEMBER WAS KILLED IN ACTION (KIA), DIED AS A DIRECT RESULT OF UNHEALED INJURIES SUSTAINED WHILE IN COMBAT, OR DIED AS A RESULT OF A COMBAT PTSD SELF INFLICTED/SUICIDE EVENT. ELIGIBILITY IS LIMITED TO IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS WHO HAVE PAID THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE. IN A SITUATION WHERE A GOLD STAR FAMILY MEMBER HAS NO IMMEDIATE FAMILY, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MAY PERMIT THE GOLD STAR FAMILY MEMBER TO BRING A NON-FAMILY MEMBER FOR SUPPORT. THERE IS NO COST FOR THIS NON-FAMILY INDIVIDUAL.
Source: Form 990 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 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 2025.
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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