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Honor for Life Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker San Diego, CA EIN: 85-2239259 Website

Honor for Life Foundation will expand the reach of the honor foundation, a career transition institute created exclusively for the U.S. special operations community.

Honor for Life Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Honor for Life Foundation Inc gave $265K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $265K), mostly in California. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$265,488
+1826.3% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
1
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$265,488
+1826.3% vs 2023
Median grant
$265,488
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Honor for Life Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2024

The Honor Foundation: $265KThe Honor Foundation$265K

The largest 2024 recipient was The Honor Foundation ($265K).

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 4 (75%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

San Diego

How Honor for Life Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 1300% from 2021 to 2024. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024

From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $14K (2023) to $265K (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $265K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Honor Foundation San Diego, CATo Support the Organization's Mission$265,488
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2024—$3,995$265,488$265,4881
2023$262,468$2,000$63,918$13,7821
2022$341,302—$36,858$17,0461
2021$360,270$405,986$45,716$18,9631

About Honor for Life Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Honor for Life Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in San Diego, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $265K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Honor for Life Foundation Inc is led by Joe Musselman, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Joe Musselman

    President

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Larry Solomon

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Nagata

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Matthew P. Stevens (2019–2022) — Secretary

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "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 Honor for Life Foundation Inc

How much does Honor for Life Foundation Inc give each year?

Honor for Life Foundation Inc gave $265K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $14K across 1 grant.

What is Honor for Life Foundation Inc?

Honor for Life Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in San Diego, CA.

Where does Honor for Life Foundation Inc operate?

Honor for Life Foundation Inc has awarded grants in California.

What is Honor for Life Foundation Inc's EIN?

Honor for Life Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-2239259. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 9, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 9, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 5, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 21, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 20, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 18, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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