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Troops First Foundation Incorporated

Mount Airy, Maryland · EIN 26-3494079 · Public & Societal Benefit · tax-exempt since 2024

D

Charity Clarity grade D (score 48.5 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended December 2024.

Graded against 5,198 public & societal benefit nonprofits with revenue $500K–$2M filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.32.8 months50
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.67% of practices67
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.3
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.97% from one source38
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.89.1%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.3.2%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.12not scored

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Year by year

201520162017201820232024grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Dec 2024Form 990$1.54M$3.17M−$1.63M$8.66M32.87D
Dec 2023Form 990$2.88M$2.36M$518K$10.29M52.37D
Dec 2018Form 990$2.73M$1.52M$1.21M$6.28M49.55D
Dec 2017Form 990$2.19M$1.28M$902K$5.08M47.55D
Dec 2016Form 990$2.54M$1.33M$1.21M$4.17M37.65C
Dec 2015Form 990$2.29M$1.08M$1.22M$2.97M33.14C

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

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