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Nonprofit · EIN 59-3184919

MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART SERVICE FOUNDATION INC

Tax-exempt · ANNANDALE, VA 22003

Financials

$14.8M$14.6M2022$5.9M$4.1M2023$5.5M$5.3M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART SERVICE FOUNDATION INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$5,450,844$5,250,752$200,092$3,933,043$565,679$3,367,364
June 30, 2024990$5,948,186$4,145,643$1,802,543$3,650,167$482,895$3,167,272
June 30, 2023990$14,779,045$14,584,428$194,617$1,978,514$613,785$1,364,729
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$6,038,520
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$114,282
Net income from fundraising events
-$31,084
Net income from sales of inventory
-$955,309
Other revenue
-$701,958

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$448,180
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$241,440
Other salaries and wages
$642,818
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,086,593
Professional fundraising fees
$820,473
Legal fees
$79,144
Accounting fees
$19,306
Occupancy
$22,165
Travel
$95,859
Depreciation
$38,170
Program services (functional)
$987,144
Management and general (functional)
$817,341
Fundraising (functional)
$3,446,267

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$3,650,167
Total assets, end of year
$3,933,043
Total liabilities, end of year
$565,679
Net assets, end of year
$3,367,364
Land, buildings and equipment
$422,978
Net assets without donor restrictions
$3,367,364
Gross receipts
$6,446,937
Employees
16
Volunteers
16
Year formed
1957
State of legal domicile
FL

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
STEPHEN L RUCKMANCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Officer
50$195,000$46,439
JAMES M BLAYLOCKCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
NEIL VAN ESSSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
BRUCE G MCKENTYVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
ANTHONY C KOHLTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
JOHN H AGENBROADSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
MARY LOU KEENERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
SONYA T BROADWAYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
BILL HUTTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
KENNY JOHNSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
CARL V JONES SRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
JAMES MITCHELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
PETER PALANDJIANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
KIRSTY PEREZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
JEFF ROYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
2 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
DELBERT E DELL TURNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
BRIAN WRUBELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 17 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
STEPHEN L RUCKMANCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Officer
50$185,000$45,839
JAMES M BLAYLOCKCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
NEIL VAN ESSSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
BRUCE G MCKENTYVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
ANTHONY C KOHLTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
JOHN H AGENBROADSECRETARY
Trustee or director
5$0$0
MARY LOU KEENERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
SONYA T BROADWAYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
BILL HUTTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
KENNY JOHNSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
CARL V JONES SRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
JAMES MITCHELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
PETER PALANDJIANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
KIRSTY PEREZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
JEFF ROYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
DELBERT E DELL TURNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
BRIAN WRUBELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 15 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
STEPHEN L RUCKMANCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Officer
50$185,000$41,223
MARK MCCABECHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Officer
40$109,335$18,955
JAMES M SIMSCHAIRMAN (THRU 2/2023)
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0$0
JAMES M BLAYLOCKCHAIRMAN (AS OF 02/2023)
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
NEIL VAN ESSSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
BRUCE G MCKENTYVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
ANTHONY C KOHLTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
JOHN H AGENBROADSECRETARY
Trustee or director
5$0$0
MARY LOU KEENERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
PETER PALANDJIANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
KIRSTY PEREZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
JAMES MITCHELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
BRIAN WRUBELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
CARL V JONES SRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
DELBERT E DELL TURNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
7008 LITTLE RIVER TPKE STE I, ANNANDALE, VA 22003-3234
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
STEPHEN L RUCKMAN, 7008 LITTLE RIVER TURN PIKE UNIT I, ANNANDALE, VA 22003
Signed the 990
ANTHONY KOHL, TREASURER
Phone
(703) 256-6139
Return prepared by
RSM US LLP

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE PURPLE HEART FOUNDATION IS TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PURPLE HEART RECIPIENTS AND OTHER HONORABLY DISCHARGED VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • VETERAN SERVICE PROGRAM: VETERAN SERVICE PROGRAM PROVIDES FUNDING FOR JOBS, PROGRAMS, AND OTHER SERVICES TO VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
    Expenses $563,964 · grants $25,000
  • VETERAN'S CRITICAL ASSISTANCE GRANT: TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ELIGIBLE VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
    Expenses $268,603 · grants $268,603
  • VETERAN SERVICE GRANTS: VETERAN SERVICE GRANTS ARE GRANTS TO THE MOPH AUXILIARY TO ENABLE THEM TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO DISABLED AND NEEDY VETERANS.
    Expenses $23,177 · grants $23,177
  • ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS, SERVICE DOGS, DISASTER RELIEF, THIRD PARTY GRANTS, PTSD BOOK AND PUBLIC EDUCATION.
    Expenses $131,400 · grants $131,400

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
59-3184919
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1994
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$3,933,043
Income (IRS master file)
$6,446,937

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$5,450,844$5,250,752$3,933,043XML
990June 2024$5,948,186$4,145,643$3,650,167XML
990June 2023$14,779,045$14,584,428$1,978,514XML
990June 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 59-3184919).

Questions about MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART SERVICE FOUNDATION INC

What is the EIN of MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART SERVICE FOUNDATION INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART SERVICE FOUNDATION INC is 59-3184919.
Is MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART SERVICE FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1994.
Are donations to MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART SERVICE FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART SERVICE FOUNDATION INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART SERVICE FOUNDATION INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART SERVICE FOUNDATION INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART SERVICE FOUNDATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names STEPHEN L RUCKMAN.
Who are the officers and directors of MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART SERVICE FOUNDATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 17 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $195,000 (STEPHEN L RUCKMAN, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER).
How much revenue does MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART SERVICE FOUNDATION INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $5,450,844, expenses of $5,250,752 and total assets of $3,933,043 at year end.

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