Texas · Nonprofit
BAND OF RUNNERS
BAND OF RUNNERS (Texas) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $98,897 to it, the largest being PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND ($41,934). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 77% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $102k
- Funders on record
- 5
- Grants received
- $99k
- Net assets
- $123k
What Band of Runners does
Mission
Band of Runners provides community, mentorship, and running-based programs for veterans, active-duty service members, and their families. Through training, coaching, and organized events, the organization promotes physical and mental wellness, supports reintegration into civilian life, and fosters a sense of purpose and belonging among participants.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
Trail Camp is a multi-day immersive program that brings together veterans and families of fallen service members for guided trail running, mentorship, and team-based activities in a supportive environment. Participants engage in physical training & community engagement to foster improved mental/physical health.
$31,358 spent62% of program spendingFast packing is a multi-day endurance activity combining trail running and hiking while carrying essential gear, helping veterans and families of fallen service members build resilience, confidence and peer connections.
$6,564 spent13% of program spendingBadger Races are endurance trail running events which Band of Runners supports and sponsors veterans and families of fallen service members to participate in - promoting goal setting, resilience, and community connections.
$2,644 spent5% of program spendingOther Program Services, coaching services
$10,140 spent20% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $50,706.
Leadership and staff
Chief executive
Elizabeth Howard
Executive Director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Who funds it, year by year
2019 → 2023: the base broadened from 3 funders to 4 funders, grant income rose $19k → $26k.
4 of 5 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 77% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of BAND OF RUNNERS’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
BAND OF RUNNERS leans on a few funders — its largest provides 42% of grant income and the top three 94%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
77% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund BAND OF RUNNERS.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2019 58% · 2020 99% · 2021 71% · 2022 69% · 2023 41% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
77% of BAND OF RUNNERS's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $23k that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from funders outside Texas, across 1 state.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $76k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
BAND OF RUNNERS runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 10,453 recreation & sports nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 10,453 recreation & sports nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like BAND OF RUNNERS
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Texas
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for BAND OF RUNNERS: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds BAND OF RUNNERS?
- BAND OF RUNNERS (Texas) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $98,897 to it, the largest being PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND ($41,934). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 77% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does BAND OF RUNNERS have?
- IRS filings report 5 organizations giving $98,897 in grants to BAND OF RUNNERS, 4 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of BAND OF RUNNERS?
- PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND is the largest funder on record, with $41,934 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like BAND OF RUNNERS find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Texas. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2025–2025), and the filings of 5 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing