Wounded Heroes Fund Kern County Chapter
Donations deductibleRevenue
$345k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$349k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$448k
$183k liabilities
Net assets
$264k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
13
3.7y av
Staff
1
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
Wounded Heroes Fund Kern County Chapter's network
13 people17 organisationsi13 people and 17 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (13). Violet dotted lines (17) 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
13 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 13 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Burt | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Brian Krause | Vice President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Chad Carpenter | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Darren Williams | Treasurer | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Jackie Koster | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Kenny Spratt | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Kris Pelster | Company secretary | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Lindsay Barnes | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Matt Riley | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Michelle Gaeta | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Shannon Grove | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Wendy Porter | Executive Dir. | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Xavier Canez | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wendy Porter | Executive Dir. | since 2018 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendy Porter | Executive Dir. | 32 | $65k | ||
| Brian Burt | Director | 4 | $0 | ||
| Kris Pelster | Secretary | 4 | $0 | ||
| Chad Carpenter | Director | 4 | $0 | ||
| Shannon Grove | Director | 4 | $0 | ||
| Michelle Gaeta | Director | 4 | $0 | ||
| Xavier Canez | Director | 4 | $0 | ||
| Lindsay Barnes | Director | 4 | $0 | ||
| Brian Krause | Vice President | 4 | $0 | ||
| Matt Riley | Director | 4 | $0 | ||
| Darren Williams | Treasurer | 4 | $0 | ||
| Jackie Koster | Director | 4 | $0 | ||
| Kenny Spratt | Director | 4 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Wounded Heroes Fund Kern County Chapter
- EIN
- 800215850
- Address
- 3121 Standard St, Bakersfield, CA, 93308-6242
- State
- California
- Mission
- The organization provides financial assistance and moral support to active, discharged and retired military service men and women, with emphasis on those injured in the iraq and afganistan conflicts. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- P80 Human services
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Human Services
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Principal officer
- Wendy Porter (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 2009
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsBrian Burt
≥8years on the filingsBrian Krause
≥4years on the filingsShannon Grove
≥3years on the filingsChad Carpenter
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
- $448k
- Total liabilities
- $183k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $264k
- Contributions and grants received
- $193k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 1
Filed finances
2 yearsiTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $372k | $471k | Deficit $99k |
| 2024 | $372k | $471k | Deficit $99k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.