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Congressional Medal of Honor Society of the United States of America

Congressional Medal of Honor Society of the United States of America (South Carolina) receives grants from 24 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,189,894 to it, the largest being CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR CONVENTION ANNAPOLIS 2018 INC ($750,000). 11 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2024
$3.4M
Funders on record
24
Grants received
$2.2M
Net assets
$8.7M
11/24 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 31%
01What it does

What Congressional Medal of Honor Society of the United States of America does

Mission

The Congressional Medal of Honor Society is dedicated to preserving the legacy of the Medal of Honor, inspiring America to live the values the Medal represents, and supporting Recipients of the Medal as they connect with communities across America.

As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.

Programs

  1. The Medal of Honor Museum: Located on the hangar deck of the USS Yorktown at Patriots Point in Mount Pleasant, SC, the Congressional Medal of Honor Society's Medal of Honor Museum serves as the home of the Medal of Honor, preserving the legacy of the Recipients who wear it and the values it represents: courage, commitment, integrity, sacrifice, citizenship, and patriotism. The museum chronicles the history of the Medal of Honor from the Civil War through the Global War on Terrorism. Designed to be both educational and memorable, the exhibits invite visitors to experience history in a way that is thought-provoking and inspiring. Through these stories, it is our hope that guests gain a renewed respect for the valor of those who have answered the call to defend our nation's freedom, and that they leave inspired by the extraordinary individuals who went "above and beyond the call of duty." Exhibits feature memorabilia and artifacts relating to Medal of Honor Recipients. In addition to permanent displays, rotating and interactive exhibits highlight related themes and areas of interest, ensuring that each visit offers a new perspective on service and sacrifice.

    $1,995,931 spent$11,440 earned by the program
    59% of program spending
  2. Character Development Program: The Medal of Honor Character Development Program teaches courage, commitment, integrity, sacrifice, citizenship, and patriotism to students through lessons grounded in cross-curricular academics and developed by teachers for teachers. Based on the non-fiction stories of medal of honor recipients and citizen honors awardees, the lessons are appropriate in all school and homeschool settings as well as extra-curricular activities. Both the middle/high school, elementary school materials, and an abundance of supporting resources are available online and free of charge, for anyone who wishes to use them.

    $978,570 spent
    29% of program spending
  3. Education Assistance: The Society provides financial assistance to the children of Medal of Honor Recipients pursuing education or training at accredited institutions, including trade and technical schools, colleges, and universities. This support fosters leadership development, ethical reasoning, cultural awareness, teamwork, and meaningful connections with mentors and peers.

    $255,437 spentof which $25,518 as grants
    8% of program spending
  4. The Healthcare and Advocacy Program is a comprehensive resource dedicated to enhancing the well-being of Medal of Honor Recipients and their families. By integrating essential services under a centralized system, it provides access to a broad range of medical, health, and wellness options. This program delivers more effective, ongoing support while fulfilling two of the Society's charter guidelines: to protect Recipients and to provide for Recipients and their families.

    $168,030 spent
    5% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $3,397,968.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.

100 = 20172017 Revenue 100 ($1.1M) Expenses 100 ($694k) Net assets 100 ($3.8M)2018 Revenue 116 ($1.3M) Expenses 136 ($942k) Net assets 109 ($4.1M)2019 Revenue 258 ($2.9M) Expenses 302 ($2.1M) Net assets 130 ($4.9M)2020 Revenue 241 ($2.7M) Expenses 319 ($2.2M) Net assets 142 ($5.4M)2021 Revenue 266 ($3.0M) Expenses 445 ($3.1M) Net assets 139 ($5.2M)2022 Revenue 331 ($3.7M) Expenses 500 ($3.5M) Net assets 144 ($5.5M)2023 Revenue 604 ($6.7M) Expenses 488 ($3.4M) Net assets 236 ($8.9M)2024 Revenue 304 ($3.4M) Expenses 535 ($3.7M) Net assets 230 ($8.7M)
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Revenue (304)Expenses (535)Net assets (230)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $5.7M to $9.5M (+66%).

$3.8M
$4.2M
$5.0M
$5.6M
$5.4M
$5.7M
$9.5M
$8.8M
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Total assetsTotal liabilities

How it's funded, over time

Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.

2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

Government-grant reliance: 2021 10% · 2022 4%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.

98% of Congressional Medal of Honor Society of the United States of America’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (88% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 1,090 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.

$419k
’17
$347k
’18
$776k
’19
$468k
’20
−$122k
’21
$215k
’22
$3.3M
’23
−$324k
’24
3.2
months of
reserve

Leadership and staff

The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.

'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24
Listed1212101112141413
Joined·+0+3+4+6+2+7+4
No longer listed·0535075
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 3 funders to 8 funders, grant income rose $165k → $191k.

5 of 24 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 7% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.

Left out of every figure on this page: $18M from 2 payers (the payer shares this organization's board, largest Medal Of Honor Foundation Inc). These are real filings, and they are not money Congressional Medal of Honor Society of the United States of America raised.

From the IRS filings of Congressional Medal of Honor Society of the United States of America’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

Congressional Medal of Honor Society of the United States of America leans on a few funders — its largest provides 34% of grant income and the top three 66%; half comes from just 2 funders.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left

61% 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 Congressional Medal of Honor Society of the United States of America.

34%
largest funder
66%
top three
~5
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 91% · 2019 83% · 2020 28% · 2021 69% · 2022 38% · 2023 47% — 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.

How long its funders stay

38% of Congressional Medal of Honor Society of the United States of America's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 46% give in more than one year at all.

first grant+1y+2y+3y+4y

Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.

Where its funders are

Congressional Medal of Honor Society of the United States of America draws 98% of its grant income from funders outside South Carolina, across 13 states in all.

WA
NY
MA
OH
CA
CO
VA
MD
TN
NC
SC
TX
FL

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

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’19
’20
’21
’22
’23
South Carolina out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $156k arriving through sponsors registered in 5 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.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

Congressional Medal of Honor Society of the United States of America has grown faster than half of the 1,003 public benefit nonprofits its size.

Operating margin−10% · bottom quartile
Months of reserve3.2mo · below the median
Revenue growth (annualized)17% · above the median

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,003 public benefit nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024

Government funding Congressional Medal of Honor Society of the United States of America receives

Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $14k on record.

Federal$14k
grants $0contracts $14k
19
20
Top agencies
  • Department of Defense$14k

Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.

Organizations like Congressional Medal of Honor Society of the United States of America

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 South Carolina

Nationally

05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

92% of spending goes to programs.

Program 92%Management 8%Fundraising 0%

Governance

8
board members
100%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy✓Whistleblower policy✓Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990✓Audited financials

Public support

99%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 2 states

NY
SC

Part of a family of 1 related entity

  • Medal of Honor Foundation Inc · exempt

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Questions and answers

Who funds Congressional Medal of Honor Society of the United States of America?
Congressional Medal of Honor Society of the United States of America (South Carolina) receives grants from 24 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,189,894 to it, the largest being CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR CONVENTION ANNAPOLIS 2018 INC ($750,000). 11 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does Congressional Medal of Honor Society of the United States of America have?
IRS filings report 24 organizations giving $2,189,894 in grants to Congressional Medal of Honor Society of the United States of America, 11 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of Congressional Medal of Honor Society of the United States of America?
CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR CONVENTION ANNAPOLIS 2018 INC is the largest funder on record, with $750,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like Congressional Medal of Honor Society of the United States of America find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in South Carolina. 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 FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 24 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