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Operation Honor Guard NFP

Foundation · Grantmaker Danville, IL EIN: 47-5204497 Website

Operation honor guard, nfp provides charitable distributions to honor guards.

Key facts about Operation Honor Guard NFP

In short: Operation Honor Guard NFP gave $109K across 10 grants in 2025 (avg $11K), mostly in Tennessee. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
47-5204497
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$108,758
Grants made (2025)
10
Average grant
$10,876
Median grant
$8,194
Total assets
$145,941
Primary geography
Tennessee (81% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$146K

+32.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$109K

+64.5% YoY

Grant Count

10

+42.9% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$11K

+15.1% YoY

How Operation Honor Guard NFP gives

  • 60% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 42% from 2022 to 2025. Method

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

About Operation Honor Guard NFP

Based on IRS filings

Operation Honor Guard NFP is a nonprofit organization focused on Public, Societal Benefit, based in Danville, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $146K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 10 grants totaling $109K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of all 10 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

KnoxvilleSeviervilleDecaturDanvilleLenoir CityMaynardvilleMorristownGreenevilleHarrimanIndianapolisPowellRoyse City

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K6 grants20208 grants20217 grants20222 grants20237 grants202410 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

East TN Veteran's Honor Guard: $30KEast TN Veteran's Honor Guard$30KTri-County Honor Guard: $17KTri-County Honor Guard$17KVolunteer State Veteran's Honor Guard: $13KVolunteer State Veteran'sHonor Guard$13KIndianapolis Metropolitan Military Honor Guard: $10KIndianapolis MetropolitanMilitary Honor Guard$10KVFW Post 5266 Morristown TN Honor Guard: $10KVFW Post 5266 Morristown TNHonor Guard$10KGreene County Honor Guard: $7KGreene County Honor Guard$7KRoane County Honor Guard: $6KRoane County Honor Guard$6KLoudon County Veteran's Honor Guard: $6KLoudon County Veteran's HonorGuard$6KAmerican Legion Post 210: $6KAmerican Legion Post 210$6KMacon County Honor Guard: $6KMacon County Honor Guard$6K

Grant Size Distribution

34 grants across all recorded years

34<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
EAST TN VETERAN'S HONOR GUARD Knoxville, TNTO PROVIDE FUNDING TO CHARTAIBLE ORGANIZATION$29,977
TRI-COUNTY HONOR GUARD Maynardville, TNTO PROVIDE FUNDING TO CHARTAIBLE ORGANIZATION$17,085
VOLUNTEER STATE VETERAN'S HONOR GUARD Knoxville, TNTO PROVIDE FUNDING TO CHARTAIBLE ORGANIZATION$12,659
INDIANAPOLIS METROPOLITAN MILITARY HONOR GUARD Indianapolis, INTO PROVIDE FUNDING TO CHARTAIBLE ORGANIZATION$10,000
VFW POST 5266 MORRISTOWN TN HONOR GUARD Morristown, TNTO PROVIDE FUNDING TO CHARTAIBLE ORGANIZATION$9,708
GREENE COUNTY HONOR GUARD Greeneville, TNTO PROVIDE FUNDING TO CHARTAIBLE ORGANIZATION$6,679
ROANE COUNTY HONOR GUARD Harriman, TNTO PROVIDE FUNDING TO CHARTAIBLE ORGANIZATION$5,825
LOUDON COUNTY VETERAN'S HONOR GUARD Lenoir City, TNTO PROVIDE FUNDING TO CHARTAIBLE ORGANIZATION$5,825
AMERICAN LEGION POST 210 Danville, ILTO PROVIDE FUNDING TO CHARTAIBLE ORGANIZATION$5,500
MACON COUNTY HONOR GUARD Decatur, ILTO PROVIDE FUNDING TO CHARTAIBLE ORGANIZATION$5,500

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$100K$200K$300K$400K202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$145,941$109,772$150,507
Revenue$331,956$182,498$259,944
Expenses$295,132$223,233$182,778
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income———
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

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

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Operation Honor Guard NFP is led by Richard Darby, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 9 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Richard Darby

    President

    On filings since 2020

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brent Rademacher

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Watson

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Coby Cooper

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Jones

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Don Dare

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Birns

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jill Darby

    Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ethan Darby

    Vice President

    New on the 2025 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Thomas Morse (2020–2023) — Director

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 Operation Honor Guard NFP

How much does Operation Honor Guard NFP give each year?

Operation Honor Guard NFP gave $109K across 10 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $66K across 7 grants.

What is Operation Honor Guard NFP's typical grant size?

Operation Honor Guard NFP's median grant in 2025 was $8,194, and its average grant was $10,876, across 10 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Operation Honor Guard NFP give grants?

Operation Honor Guard NFP gives mostly in Tennessee: 81% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest states were Illinois (10%) and Indiana (9%). The most frequent recipient cities were Knoxville, TN (2 grants).

Does Operation Honor Guard NFP give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 10 grants with a stated purpose on Operation Honor Guard NFP's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "To Provide Funding to Chartaible Organization" (10 grants).

Who are Operation Honor Guard NFP's largest grantees?

Operation Honor Guard NFP's largest 2025 grantees include East TN Veteran's Honor Guard ($29,977), Tri-County Honor Guard ($17,085) and Volunteer State Veteran's Honor Guard ($12,659), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 55% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Operation Honor Guard NFP?

Operation Honor Guard NFP reported $146K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $332K.

What is Operation Honor Guard NFP?

Operation Honor Guard NFP is a nonprofit organization focused on Public, Societal Benefit, based in Danville, IL. It holds $146K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Operation Honor Guard NFP's EIN?

Operation Honor Guard NFP's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-5204497. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

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