Florida · Nonprofit
SPECIAL OPERATIONS ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION
SPECIAL OPERATIONS ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION (Florida) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $30,000 to it, the largest being AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION ($30,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $170k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $30k
- Net assets
- $133k
What Special Operations Association Foundation does
Mission
The Special Operations Association Foundation supports Special Operations veterans and active-duty members, along with their families and survivors. The goals are to support the educational awards program, provide emotional support to family members through the Auxiliary Committee, address critical needs of special operators and their family during financial hardship, and support outreach and educational opportunities through the Agent Orange Legacy project.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
- $50,000 donation to the special operations association, a 501 ( c ) 19 organizati0n (ein 74-2619854) in support of the scholarship awards program. This donation is to help the dependents of current and former special operators and their families who have given so much in the defense of our country. The donation is designed to aid those who choose to attend a trade or vocational program instead of a traditional college pathway, with awards determined by the special operations association scholarship committee. Though not restricted, the money will augment the scholarship awards program that was begun in 1983 and has since awarded $453,000 to over 141 deserved young scholars.
$50,000 spentof which $50,000 as grants$50,000 earned by the program47% of program spending$20,000 DONATION TO THE SPECIAL OPERATIONS ASSOCIATION, A 501 ( c ) 19 ORGANIzaTI0N (EIN 74-2619854 in support of the Len and Nancy Fein STEM scholarship award to aid the dependents of Special Operators as they pursue a degree in a STEM discipline. Over the past previous two years a total of $24,000 in awards were given, having a financial impact on those attending college.
$20,000 spentof which $20,000 as grants19% of program spending$20,000 donation to the special operations association (soa), a 501 ( c ) 19 organizati0n (ein 74-2619854) to support the soa video history project, preserving the history of the soa members. Through video interviews, the long history of special operators will be preserved for future generations. This program has not only created a reposit of experiences, accomplishments, and sacrifices, but has also helped those operators who were afforded a chance to tell their stories, thus fulfilling one of the goals of the Special Operations Association Foundation in addressing the well being of the special operators.
$20,000 spentof which $20,000 as grants$20,000 earned by the program19% of program spendingOther Service Expenses
$15,858 spent$15,858 earned by the program15% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $105,858.
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.
Chief executive
John Padgett
Executive director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2022 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income held at $10k.
1 of 1 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 100% 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 SPECIAL OPERATIONS ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION’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.
Where its funders are
100% of SPECIAL OPERATIONS ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION'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. Too little is directly attributable to place on a map.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $30k arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state 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
SPECIAL OPERATIONS ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 1,934 public benefit nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,934 public benefit nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
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In Florida
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
100% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds SPECIAL OPERATIONS ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION?
- SPECIAL OPERATIONS ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION (Florida) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $30,000 to it, the largest being AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION ($30,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does SPECIAL OPERATIONS ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $30,000 in grants to SPECIAL OPERATIONS ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of SPECIAL OPERATIONS ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION?
- AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $30,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like SPECIAL OPERATIONS ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Florida. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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 1 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