Impact a Hero Inc
To make a positive impact in the lives of Military Veterans, Active Service Members and their families through advancing leadership and personal growth development, strengthening community and encouraging esprit de corp.
Impact a Hero Inc at a glance
In short: Impact a Hero Inc reported $55K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $54,625 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- +1981.0% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $404,304
- -7.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $494,568
- +4.7% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Impact a Hero Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2020) to $55K (2025). In 2025 it reported $55K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Combined Arms Houston, TX | Financial support | $12,846 |
| Waves Project Temecula, CA | Financial support | $8,750 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | $404,304 | $494,568 | $54,625 | Total only |
| 2024 | $93,849 | $435,631 | $472,187 | $2,625 | Total only |
| 2023 | $127,585 | $319,045 | $396,164 | $7,226 | Total only |
| 2022 | $210,337 | $564,607 | $661,709 | $21,596 | 2 |
| 2021 | $303,547 | $497,182 | $528,063 | $6,315 | Total only |
| 2020 | $333,697 | $316,672 | $330,573 | $1,500 | Total only |
| 2019 | $359,605 | $665,565 | $630,239 | $4,870 | Total only |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Impact a Hero Inc
Based on IRS filings
Impact a Hero Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Houston, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. In 2025, it reported $55K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Impact a Hero Inc is led by Michael Acuff, Chairman since 2023 (on filings since 2020); none of the 9 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Michael Acuff
Chairman
Director → Secretary, 2021
Secretary → Chairman, 2023
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rick Miller
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
$38K (2020) → $0 (2025)
Scott Livingston
Director
Director → Chairman, 2020
Chairman → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brendan Gilbert
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nick Patterson
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Graybill
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jack Goodroe
Vice Chairman
Director → Vice Chairman, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brent Smith
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Vik Bakshi
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (11)
- Former: Dean Hrbacek (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Bruce Colborne (2019–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Rob Ritchie (2019–2022) — Vice Chairman
- Former: Loren Westerfield (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Hilary Thomas (2022) — Director
- Former: Neil Campbell (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Constance White (2021) — Director
- Former: Kimberly Rawson (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Rob Paiva (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Bill Norwood (2019) — Director
- Former: Doug Hall (2019) — Chairman
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
No officer or director reported compensation in the available filings.
Frequently asked questions about Impact a Hero Inc
How much does Impact a Hero Inc give each year?
Impact a Hero Inc reported $55K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $3K in grants paid.
What is Impact a Hero Inc?
Impact a Hero Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Houston, TX.
Where does Impact a Hero Inc operate?
Impact a Hero Inc has awarded grants in California, Texas.
What is Impact a Hero Inc's EIN?
Impact a Hero Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-1189015. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS November 16, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 4, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 28, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 23, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 27, 2023)
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