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Hope For The Warriors

Public charity · Grantmaker Springfield, VA EIN: 20-5182295 Website

The mission of the Hope For The Warriors is to enhance the quality of life for United States Service Members and their families who have been adversely affected by injuries or death in the line of duty. for continuation

Hope For The Warriors at a glance

In short: Hope For The Warriors gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in North Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$10,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$10,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$3,907,279
-25.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
North Carolina (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Hope For The Warriors funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

MCCS Lejeune-New River: $10KMCCS Lejeune-New River$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was MCCS Lejeune-New River ($10K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

RockvilleBelle HarborCamp LejeuneMinden

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K1 grant2019 0 grants2020 2 grants2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2019) to $29K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
MCCS Lejeune-New River Camp Lejeune, NCPresenting Sponsor MCCS Kids Day - 8/9/2025$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$3,907,279$5,876,453$7,791,105$10,0001$58,140
2024$5,260,385$10,964,983$10,428,206$10,0001$264,984
2023$4,318,688$9,314,978$9,267,595$28,9341$252,343
2022$4,942,513$8,470,010$8,260,272——$30,326
2021$4,615,443$8,207,781$6,917,988$29,1762$110,669
2020$3,721,441$6,035,032$6,501,189——$190,779
2019$4,162,508$6,899,139$8,072,976$10,0001$35,631

About Hope For The Warriors

Based on IRS filings

Hope For The Warriors is a public charity, based in Springfield, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $10K. Net investment income was $58K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Hope For The Warriors is led by Robin Kelleher, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; none of the 13 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Robin Kelleher

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $189K (2019) → $0 (2025)

  • Jack W Marin

    Chair

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bill Nelson

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Craig Proctor

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Wood

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • JoAnn Stonier

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • LTC Jay Soupene

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tina Dolph

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Capt Dan Moran

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • COL Gregory D Gadson

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul McTear

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • MajGen Robert Dickerson

    Vice Chair & Secretary

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gregory Bowman

    Senior Vice President

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (22)
  • Former: Emma Walsh (2019–2024) — Chief Impact Officer
  • Former: David Martin (2021–2024) — Head of People & Culture
  • Former: Patricia Winklosky (2021–2024) — Head of Well Being Programs & Services
  • Former: Erin Lester (2022–2024) — Head of Operations & Warrior Experience
  • Former: Christopher Hunt (2023–2024) — Cohen Veteran Network Clinic at Hope for the Warri
  • Former: Kelly Sokalski (2024) — Head of Development
  • Former: Capt Dan Moran USMC Ret (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: LTC Jay Soupene USA Ret (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: MajGen Robert Dickerson USMC (2020–2023) — Vice Chair & Secretary
  • Former: COL Gregory D Gadson USA Ret (2023) — Director
  • Former: Jason Madden (2023) — Head of Philanthrophy
  • Former: Tom Lyons (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Cheryl Holley (2022) — Controller
  • Former: Karen Lee Davis (2019–2021) — Head of Brand & Donor Experience
  • Former: Beverly King (2021) — Cvn Clinic Director
  • Former: Jeanne Long (2019–2020) — Vice President & Development
  • Former: Oren Ganz (2019–2020) — Vice President & Well Being
  • Former: Caroline Shaw (2019) — Director
  • Former: Christopher Hrudka (2019) — Acting COO
  • Former: Courtney B Spaeth (2019) — Director
  • Former: James Whaley (2019) — Director
  • Former: MajGen Robert Dickerson USMC Ret (2019) — Vice Chair & Secretary

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Robin Kelleher — President/CEO: $200KRobin KelleherPresident/CEO$200KEmma Walsh — Chief Impact Officer: $173KEmma WalshChief Impact Officer$173KErin Lester — Head of Operations and Warrior Experience: $129KErin LesterHead of Operations and Warrior…$129KPatricia Winklosky — Head of Well Being Programs and Services: $127KPatricia WinkloskyHead of Well Being Programs and…$127KDavid Martin — Head of People and Culture: $127KDavid MartinHead of People and Culture$127KChristopher Hunt — Cohen Veteran Network Clinic at Hope For The Warri: $124KChristopher HuntCohen Veteran Network Clinic at…$124KKelly Sokalski — Head of Development: $119KKelly SokalskiHead of Development$119K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $200K, to Robin Kelleher (President/CEO). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Hope For The Warriors

How much does Hope For The Warriors give each year?

Hope For The Warriors gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $10K across 1 grant.

How large is Hope For The Warriors?

Hope For The Warriors reported $3.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.9M.

Where does Hope For The Warriors operate?

Hope For The Warriors has awarded grants in Maryland, North Carolina, Nevada, New York.

What is Hope For The Warriors's EIN?

Hope For The Warriors's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-5182295. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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