Honor Veterans Now

Public charity · Grantmaker Fredericksbrg, TX EIN: 47-4994310

Meals for Vets mission is to reduce hunger in Texas Veteran population. Meals for Vets goal is to fund the delivery of nutritious meals to all qualifying Texas Veterans their families and surviving spouses.

Honor Veterans Now at a glance

Total assets
$452,260
+27.5% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$852,307
+18.1% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$734,994
+0.1% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Honor Veterans Now funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

ArkenyAbileneAmarilloBoston

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K3 grants2020 2 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $63K (2021) to $97K (2020). In 2021 it made 2 grants totaling $63K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Mom's Meals Arkeny, IATo Provide Meals to Veterans.$56,755
Chartwell Dining Services Boston, MATo Provide Meals to Veterans.$5,872
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$452,260$852,307$734,994——
2024$354,637$721,905$734,296——
2023$387,597$812,678$854,056——
2022$442,694$619,515$623,864——
2021$380,964$489,189$416,346$62,6272
2020$159,517$554,658$439,429$96,6423

About Honor Veterans Now

Based on IRS filings

Honor Veterans Now is a public charity focused on public and societal benefit, based in Fredericksbrg, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $452K in total assets.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Honor Veterans Now is led by Melinda Froess, Executive Director since 2022 (on filings since 2020); none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Melinda Froess

    Executive Director

    Director → Executive Director, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ray Geistweidt

    President

    Director → President, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Schoessow

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dudley Kiefer

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Manley

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Caroline Wollny-Emeritus

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (7)
  • Former: Caroline Wollny (2020–2024) — Emeritus
  • Former: Samantha W. Perez (2020–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Kristy Errington (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: George Allen (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jan Allen (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: John W. Schrock (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Tom Wollny (2020–2021) — Chairman & Founder

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Honor Veterans Now

How large is Honor Veterans Now?

Honor Veterans Now reported $452K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $852K.

What is Honor Veterans Now?

Honor Veterans Now is a public charity focused on public and societal benefit, based in Fredericksbrg, TX. It holds $452K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Honor Veterans Now operate?

Honor Veterans Now has awarded grants in Iowa, Massachusetts, Texas.

What is Honor Veterans Now's EIN?

Honor Veterans Now's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-4994310. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 7, 2023)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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