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US nonprofit · EIN 521765222 · Arlington, VAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 521765222) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Special Operations Fund

Donations deductible
Revenue
$2.9m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$2.2m
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$15.1m
$270k liabilities
Net assets
$14.8m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
27
5.5 years on average
Staff
2
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Chair observed
≥4 yrs
D Michael Walden
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
How am I connected?

Special Operations Fund's network

27 people3 organisationsi27 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (27). Violet dotted lines (3) 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

27 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 26 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
D Michael Walden ChairChairman2020
6 yrs
Andrew N Milani IIVice Chairman2020
6 yrs
Anthony DowdDirector2024
2 yrs
Charles L McHarney IVDirector2020
6 yrs
David C Miller JrChairman/Founder Emeritus2020
6 yrs
David F CooperPresident2020
6 yrs
Geoffrey StoneDirector2020
6 yrs
George LundDirector2020
6 yrs
Heather MoranDirector2020
6 yrs
Henry EisenbarthDirector2020
6 yrs
Jeffrey W EggersDirector2020
6 yrs
Joel KaczorowskiDirector2020
6 yrs
John D BowlinVice Chairman2020
6 yrs
Jonathan DawsonDirector Emeritus2020
6 yrs
Joshua RichterDirector2023
3 yrs
Jacob CroweDirector2024
2 yrs
Jessica HallingDirector2024
2 yrs
Kevin O'BrienDirector2023
3 yrs
Larry RichDirector (to May 2024)2020
6 yrs
Michael KohlsdorfDirector2020
6 yrs
Matthew C FlavinDirector2020
6 yrs
Michael R BoyceDirector2022
4 yrs
Randy MartinezDirector2022
4 yrs
Rick WoolardPresident Emeritus2020
6 yrs
Stephen J FitzgeraldDirector2020
6 yrs
Timothy J WalshVice Chairman2020
6 yrs
Timothy M WolfeDirector2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 27 →

Officers and senior leadership

3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Becki ChambersExecutive Directorsince 2023
Ginny OwenTreasurer2024
Susan GrantExecutive Director Emeritussince 2020

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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Becki ChambersExecutive Director40$101k$12k
Susan GrantExec Dir Emerita/Secretary20$76k$8k
Ginny OwenTreasurer2$8k
David C Miller JrChairman/Founder Emeritus1.5$0
Randy MartinezDirector1.5$0
D Michael WaldenChairman20$0
Rick WoolardPresident Emeritus1.5$0
John D BowlinVice Chairman1.5$0
David F CooperPresident1.5$0
Henry EisenbarthDirector1.5$0
Stephen J FitzgeraldDirector1.5$0
Matthew C FlavinDirector (LEFT 2025)1.5$0
Michael R BoyceDirector1.5$0
George LundDirector1.5$0
Andrew N Milani IIVice Chairman1.5$0
Timothy J WalshVice Chairman1.5$0
Jeffrey W EggersDirector (Left 2025)1.5$0
Jonathan DawsonDirector Emeritus1.5$0
Heather MoranDirector1.5$0
Geoffrey StoneDirector1.5$0
Michael KohlsdorfDirector1.5$0
Charles L McHarney IVDirector (LEFT 2025)1.5$0
Joel KaczorowskiDirector1.5$0
Timothy M WolfeDirector1.5$0
Kevin O'brienDirector1.5$0
Joshua RichterDirector1.5$0
Jacob CroweDirector1.5$0
Anthony DowdDirector1.5$0
Jessica HallingDirector1.5$0
Joe WeirskyDirector1.5$0

About

Legal name
Special Operations Fund
EIN
521765222
Address
901 N Stuart St Ste 1200, Arlington, VA, 22203-4129
State
Virginia
Mission
The Special Operations Fund (the "Fund") is a nonprofit organization that provides educational grants and support to the families of special mission unit warriors killed in action, killed in training, died in the line of duty, suicide, and Medal of Honor recipients. We also support the families of current and veteran special mission units' warriors with merit scholarships and other... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B82Z Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
8 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1992
Principal officer
Becki Chambers (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 October 1992
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
4, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsD Michael Walden
≥6years on the filingsAndrew N Milani II
≥6years on the filingsCharles L McHarney IV
≥6years on the filingsDavid C Miller Jr

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
$15.1m
Total liabilities
$270k
Net assets or fund balances
$14.8m
Contributions and grants received
$2.5m
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$1.6m
Employees
2

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$3.6m$2.1m$1.5m

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

6 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.
RecipientPurposeAmount
The Rangers Scholarship FundScholarships$50k
Night Stalker FoundationScholarships$50k
Unit Scholarship FundScholarships$50k
Vigilant Torch FoundationScholarships$50k
Mayo ClinicMedical training$20k
The AssociationScholarships$20k