Special Operations Association Foundation
Donations deductibleSpecial Operations Association Foundation's network
5 people4 organisationsi5 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Violet dotted lines (4) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
5 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 12 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 5 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Paul | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Jim Shorten | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| John Padgett | Executive Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Kenneth Bowra | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Mark Mitchell | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
8 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Brent Lindeman | Vice President | 2025 |
| David Gordon | Director | 2025 |
| Don Haase | Director | 2025 |
| Doug Godshall | President | 2025 |
| Marcus Whitt | Company secretary | 2025 |
| Philip Devon | Treasurer | 2025 |
| Scott White | Director | 2025 |
| Vicki-Chan Padgett | Soaf Auxiliary Director | 2025 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Padgett | Executive Director | 20 | $0 | ||
| Kenneth Bowra | Trustee | 20 | $0 | ||
| Mark Mitchell | Trustee | 20 | $0 | ||
| Doug Paul | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Jim Shorten | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Doug Godshall | President | 5 | $0 | ||
| Brent Lindeman | Vice President | 5 | $0 | ||
| Marcus Whitt | Secretary | 5 | $0 | ||
| Philip Devon | Treasurer | 5 | $0 | ||
| Don Haase | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| David Gordon | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Scott White | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Vicki-Chan Padgett | Soaf Auxiliary Director | 20 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Special Operations Association Foundation
- EIN
- 471679461
- Address
- 4313 North Course Ln, Avon Park, FL, 33825-8598
- State
- Florida
- Mission
- The Special Operations Association Foundation supports Special Operations veterans and active-duty members, along with their families and survivors. The goals are to support the educational awards program, provide emotional support to family members through the Auxiliary Committee, address critical needs of special operators and their family during financial hardship, and support outreach... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- W30 Public and societal benefit
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Public & Societal Benefit
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2014
- Principal officer
- Philip Devon (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 2014
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 1, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥1years on the filingsDoug Paul
≥1years on the filingsJim Shorten
≥1years on the filingsJohn Padgett
≥1years on the filingsKenneth Bowra
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $133k
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $133k
- Contributions and grants received
- $168k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $96k
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 75
Grants paid
3 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Special Opertions Association | Support of the scholarship awards program. This donation is to help the dependents of current and former special operators and their familie | $50k |
| Special Operations Association | To support the soa video history project, preserving the history of the soa members. Through video interviews, the long history of special o | $25k |
| Special Operations Association | Support of the len and nancy fein stem scholarship award to aid the dependents of special operators as they pursue a degree in a stem discip | $20k |