Forever Warriors Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Ft Walton Beach, FL EIN: 88-3573253

Forever Warriors Inc is a private foundation focused on public and societal benefit, based in Ft Walton Beach, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2022 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $16K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 10 grants totaling $151K.

Forever Warriors Inc at a glance

In short: Forever Warriors Inc gave $151K across 10 grants in 2025 (avg $15K), mostly in Florida. 50% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$150,750
+80.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
10
+11.1% vs 2024
Average grant
$15,075
+62.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$15,125
Total assets
$15,516
+46.6% vs 2024
New grantees (estimate)
50% first-time grantees (5 of 10, 2025; small sample)
Primary geography
Florida (67% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated November 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Who Forever Warriors Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Healing Hoof Steps: $25KHealing Hoof Steps$25KUnited Way Emerald Coast: $24KUnited Way Emerald Coast$24KCommunity Solutions of the Emerald Coast: $22KCommunity Solutions of theEmerald Coast$22KChris Walsh Racing: $20KChris Walsh Racing$20KThe McDavid Group Charities: $17KThe McDavid Group Charities$17KEOD Warrior Foundation: $13KEOD Warrior Foundation$13KThe Fisher House: $11KThe Fisher House$11KFeeding the Gulf Coast: $10KFeeding the Gulf Coast$10KThe Honor Foundation: $6KThe Honor Foundation$6KSpecial Operations Transition Foundation: $3KSpecial Operations TransitionFoundation$3K

The largest 2025 recipient was Healing Hoof Steps ($25K). Together the top 10 received $151K.

Grant Size Distribution

49 grants across all recorded years

49<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 49 grants of 49 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 10 itemized grants.

Cities

Eglin AFBFort WaltonHulburtFort Walton BeachMiltonCrestviewIrvineMiamiNicevilleRockvilleSan DiegoTampaAltonBala CynwydCharlestonGautierHurlburt FieldMary EstherNavarreSanta Rosa Beach

Is Forever Warriors Inc open to new grantees?

50%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 5 of 10 grantees (50%) were first-time recipients. With only 10 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 10 points. First grants averaged $14K; repeat grants $16K. How we count

Medians: $17K first-time, $13K repeat.

  • 40% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 113% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2022–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K16 grants2022 14 grants2023 9 grants2024 10 grants2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $71K (2022) to $151K (2025). In 2025 it made 10 grants totaling $151K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Healing Hoof Steps Crestview, FLSponsorship and Support$25,000
United Way Emerald Coast Fort Walton, FLSponsorship and Support$24,000
Community Solutions of the Emerald Coast Fort Walton, FLSponsorship and Support$21,500
Chris Walsh Racing Alton, VASponsorship and Support$20,000
The McDavid Group Charities Tequesta, FLSponsorship and Support$17,250
EOD Warrior Foundation Niceville, FLSponsorship and Support$13,000
The Fisher House Rockville, MDSponsorship and Support$11,000
Feeding the Gulf Coast Theodore, ALSponsorship and Support$10,000
The Honor Foundation San Diego, CASponsorship and Support$6,000
Special Operations Transition Foundation Charleston, SCSponsorship and Support$3,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$15,516$188,500$183,570$150,75010$164,212$1,115
2024$10,585$93,332$199,051$83,5509$83,550$1,136
2023$116,304$505,555$389,251$106,41914$212,996$12,187
2022—$197,537$197,537$70,61916$184,436—

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Forever Warriors Inc reported a distributable amount of $1K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Forever Warriors Inc's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Juan Carlos Correa

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maureen Bierman

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Sauls

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Forever Warriors Inc

How much does Forever Warriors Inc give each year?

Forever Warriors Inc gave $151K across 10 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $84K across 9 grants.

What is Forever Warriors Inc's typical grant size?

Forever Warriors Inc's median grant in 2025 was $15,125, and its average grant was $15,075, across 10 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Forever Warriors Inc that year got $14K on average.

Where does Forever Warriors Inc give grants?

Forever Warriors Inc gives mostly in Florida: 67% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Virginia (13%) and Maryland (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were Fort Walton, FL (2 grants).

Does Forever Warriors Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 10 grants with a stated purpose on Forever Warriors Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Sponsorship and Support" (10 grants).

Who are Forever Warriors Inc's largest grantees?

Forever Warriors Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Healing Hoof Steps ($25,000), United Way Emerald Coast ($24,000) and Community Solutions of the Emerald Coast ($21,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 47% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Forever Warriors Inc?

Forever Warriors Inc reported $16K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $164K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Forever Warriors Inc?

Forever Warriors Inc is a private foundation focused on public and societal benefit, based in Ft Walton Beach, FL. It holds $16K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Forever Warriors Inc's EIN?

Forever Warriors Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 88-3573253. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.

Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 15, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2022–2024

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