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Fishers IN | IRS ruling year: 2011 | EIN: 45-2913544
The Marine Raider Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides benevolent support to World War II Marine Raiders, Marine Corps Forces Special Opera ... (More)
The Marine Raider Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides benevolent support to World War II Marine Raiders, Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) personnel, and their families, including Gold Star Families who have lost a Marine or Sailor. The Foundation focuses on funding needs unmet by the government and other agencies that build personal, professional and family resiliency. (Less)
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This charity's score is 90%, earning it a Four-Star rating. If this organization aligns with your passions and values, you can give with confidence.
This overall score is calculated from multiple beacon scores: 32% Accountability & Finance, 50% Impact & Results, 7% Leadership & Adaptability, 10% Culture & Community. Learn more about our criteria and methodology.
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The IRS is significantly delayed in processing nonprofits' annual tax filings (Forms 990). As a result, the Accountability & Finance score for Marsoc Foundation is outdated and the overall rating may not be representative of its current operations. Please check with the charity directly for any questions you may have.
Marsoc Foundation has earned a 100% for the Accountability & Finance beacon. See the metrics below for more information.
This beacon provides an assessment of a charity's financial health (financial efficiency, sustainability, and trustworthiness) and its commitment to governance practices and policies.
This Accountability & Finance score represents IRS Form 990 data up until FY 2019, which is the most recent Form 990 currently available to us.
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Not ApplicableBoard Composition - 8/8 - 25/25 ptsBoard Composition - 8/8 - 25/25 pts
Charity Navigator looks for at least 3 board members, with more than 50% of those members identified as independent (not salaried).
The presence of an independent governing body is strongly recommended by many industry professionals to allow for full deliberation and diversity of thinking on governance and other organizational matters.
Source: IRS Form 990
Independent Audit or Financial Review - Audited - 20/20 ptsIndependent Audit or Financial Review - Audited - 20/20 pts
An Audit, Review, or Compilation provides important information about financial accountability and accuracy. Organizations are scored based on their Total Revenue Amount:
| Total Revenue Amount | Expectation to Receive Credit |
|---|---|
| $1 million or higher | Expected to complete an audit |
| $500,000 - $1 million | Expected to complete an audit, review, or compilation |
| Less than $500,000 | No expectation (removed from scoring methodology) |
Source: IRS Form 990
Conflict of Interest Policy - Listed - 3/3 ptsConflict of Interest Policy - Listed - 3/3 pts
Charity Navigator looks for the existence of a conflict of interest policy on the Form 990 as an accountability and transparency measure.
This policy protects the organization and by extension those it serves, when it is considering entering into a transaction that may benefit the private interest of an officer, director and/or key employee of the organization.
Source: IRS Form 990
Board Meeting Minutes - Documented - 3/3 ptsBoard Meeting Minutes - Documented - 3/3 pts
Charity Navigator looks to confirm on the Form 990 that the organization has this process in place as an accountability and transparency measure.
An official record of the events that take place during a board meeting ensures that a contemporaneous document exists for future reference.
Source: IRS Form 990
Document Retention and Destruction - Listed - 3/3 ptsDocument Retention and Destruction - Listed - 3/3 pts
Charity Navigator looks for the existence of a document retention and destruction policy per the Form 990 as an accountability and transparency measure.
This policy establishes guidelines for the handling, backing up, archiving and destruction of documents. These guidelines foster good record keeping procedures that promote data integrity.
Source: IRS Form 990
Whistleblower Policy - Listed - 3/3 ptsWhistleblower Policy - Listed - 3/3 pts
Charity Navigator looks for the existence of a whistleblower policy per the Form 990 as an accountability and transparency measure.
This policy outlines procedures for handling employee complaints, as well as a confidential way for employees to report financial or other types of mismanagement.
Source: IRS Form 990
Website - Listed - 3/3 ptsWebsite - Listed - 3/3 pts
Charity Navigator looks for a website on the Form 990 as an accountability and transparency metric.
Nonprofits act in the public trust and reporting publicly on activities is an important component.
Source: IRS Form 990
Full CreditPartial CreditNo CreditNot ApplicableLiabilities to Assets Ratio - 2.89% - 15/15 ptsLiabilities to Assets Ratio - 2.89% - 15/15 pts
The Liabilities to Assets Ratio is determined by Total Liabilities divided by Total Assets (most recent 990). This ratio is an indicator of an organization’s solvency and/or long-term sustainability.
| Liabilities to Assets Ratio | Amount of Credit Received |
|---|---|
| Less than 50% | Full Credit |
| 50% - 59.9% | Partial Credit |
| 60% or more | No Credit |
Source: IRS Form 990
Program Expense Ratio - 80.73% - 25/25 ptsProgram Expense Ratio - 80.73% - 25/25 pts
The Program Expense Ratio is determined by Program Expenses divided by Total Expense (average of most recent three 990s). This measure reflects the percent of its total expenses a charity spends on the programs and services it exists to deliver.
| Program Expense Percentage | Amount of Credit Received |
|---|---|
| 70% or higher | Full Credit |
| 60% - 69.9% | Partial Credit |
| 50% - 59.9% | Zero Points for Program Expense Score |
| Below 50% | Zero Points for Both Program Expense AND Liabilities to Assets Scores |
Source: IRS Form 990
This chart displays the trend of revenue and expenses over the past several years for this organization, as reported on their IRS Form 990.
Presented here are up to five of this organization's highest compensated employees. This compensation data includes salary, cash bonuses, and expense accounts and is displayed exactly how it is reported to the IRS. The amounts do not include nontaxable benefits, deferred compensation, or other amounts not reported on Form W-2. In some cases, these amounts may include compensation from related organizations. Read the IRS policies for compensation reporting
Source: IRS Form 990 (page 7), filing year 2019
Below are some key data points from the Exempt Organization IRS Business Master File (BMF) for this organization. Learn more about the BMF on the IRS website
Activities:
Activity data not reported from the IRS
Foundation Status:
Organization which receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) (BMF foundation code: 15)
Affiliation:
Independent - the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations). (BMF affiliation code: 3)
The Form 990 is a document that nonprofit organizations file with the IRS annually. We leverage finance and accountability data from it to form Encompass ratings. Click here to search for this organization's Forms 990 on the IRS website (if any are available). Simply enter the organization's name (Marsoc Foundation) or EIN (452913544) in the 'Search Term' field.
This organization was impacted by COVID-19 in a way that effected their financial health in 2020. This normally would have reduced their star rating. Due to the unprecedented nature of the pandemic, we give charities such as this one the opportunity to share the story of COVID's impact on them, and doing this pauses our revision of their rating. Charities may submit their own pandemic responses through their nonprofit portal.
Marsoc Foundation reported being impacted by COVID-19 in the following ways:
Fundraising Capacity
Revenue
How COVID-19 impacted the organization's operations financially:
Due to not being able to host in-person events, fundraising revenue declined 32%. We also applied for and received the PPP Loan and were able to stay fully staffed (the loan was fully forgiven by the end of 2020).
How COVID-19 impacted the organization's delivery of programs:
Due to drastic reduction in revenue from fundraising, the Foundation placed a hold on its transition assistance grants from March through December of 2020.
How this organization adapted to changing conditions caused by COVID-19:
We shifted resources from one of our programs to our three remaining programs. We hosted virtual events in place of live events.
Innovations the organization intends to continue permanently after the pandemic:
Our virtual challenge was a huge success, and we have continued to create virtual challenges, as well as hybrid live/virtual options. This will continue moving forward.
Marsoc Foundation has earned a 80% for the Impact & Results beacon. See the metrics below for more information.
This beacon estimates the actual impact a charity has on the lives of those it serves, and determines whether it is making good use of donor resources to achieve that impact.
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Program
Tragedy Assistance
Activities
The nonprofit provides financial assistance to patients with medical conditions.
Program Type
Financial Assistance for Patients with Medical Conditions
Beneficiaries Served
Program Geography
Time Period of Data
1/1/21 to 12/31/21
Outcomes: Changes in the lives of those served by a nonprofit. They can be caused by the nonprofit.
Costs: The money spent by a nonprofit and its partners and beneficiaries.
Impact: Outcome caused by a nonprofit relative to its cost.
Cost-effectiveness: A judgment as to whether the cost was a good use of resources to cause the outcome.
Outcome Metric
Increase in income for a patient with medical conditions
Outcome Data Source
Ratings are based on data the nonprofit itself collects on its work. We use the most recent year with sufficient data. Typically, this data allows us to calculate direct changes in participants' lives, such as increased income.
Outcome data collected during the program. The nonprofit submitted data on the dollar value of all financial assistance provided to patients, which we use to calculate the additional income received.
Method for Attributing Outcomes
We don't know if the observed changes were caused by the nonprofit's program or something else happening at the same time (e.g., a participant got a raise). To determine causation, we take the outcomes we observe and subtract an estimate of the outcomes that would have happened even without the program (i.e., counterfactual outcomes).
We estimate the dollar amount of financial assistance attributable to the nonprofit by comparing the financial assistance given by the nonprofit to the financial assistance that would have been provided in the absence of the nonprofit (the “counterfactual”). In this case, we estimate the counterfactual to be zero based on two assumptions. First, we assume there is functionally no upper limit to the amount of cash transfers that continue to be valuable to patients as they are far from reaching the point of diminishing marginal returns, such that aid provided by one nonprofit does not displace aid provided by another. Second, we assume that nonprofits work independently and do not coordinate the provision of aid to the same patient. As a result, all aid provided by the nonprofit to patients with medical conditions can be directly attributable to the nonprofit.
Cost Data Source
After estimating the program's outcomes, we need to determine how much it cost to achieve those outcomes. All monetary costs are counted, whether they are borne by a nonprofit service deliverer or by the nonprofit’s public and private partners.
Program cost data reported by the nonprofit. Partner and beneficiary costs reported by the nonprofit or estimated by Charity Navigator.
Cost Calculation
$93,693 program costs + partner costs + $0 beneficiary costs = $93,693 total costs
We calculate impact, defined as the change in outcomes attributable to a program divided by the cost to achieve those outcomes.
Impact Calculation
$93,693 total costs / $67,693 of financial assistance provided = roughly $2,400 provides $1,700 in financial assistance to a patient.
Benchmark for Rating
Impact & Results scores of financial assistance to patients programs are based on income generated relative to cost. Programs receive an Impact & Results score of 100 if they increase income for a recipient by more than $1.50 for every $1 spent and a score of 80 if income increases by more than $0.85 for every $1 spent. If a nonprofit reports impact but doesn't meet the benchmark for cost-effectiveness, it earns a score of 65.
Determination
Cost-effective
Marsoc Foundation reported its largest program on its FY 2019 Form 990 as:
Spent in most recent FY
Percent of program expenses
DURING 2019 WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AS FOLLOWS:1)LEGACY/PRESERVATION PROJECTS - 1 memorial was updated; 4 World War II Raiders received assistance; 3 commemorative events; 2 legacy projects ... (More)
DURING 2019 WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AS FOLLOWS:1)LEGACY/PRESERVATION PROJECTS - 1 memorial was updated; 4 World War II Raiders received assistance; 3 commemorative events; 2 legacy projects were funded2)FAMILY RESILIENCY SUPPORT - 17 family resiliency events were funded (each event impacted between 50 and 150 family members); 17 families received assistance in dealing with crises including medical/health emergencies, loss of family member, natural disaster assistance, etc.3)RAIDER SUPPORT - 27 Awards were funded; 9 professional resiliency events were funded; 70 Raiders received Transition Assistance Grants; funding to support East Coast Raider Transition Program4)TRAGEDY ASSISTANCE/SURVIVOR SUPPORT - 50 families with a wounded/ill/injured Raider were assisted; 45 Gold Star Families received assistance; 8 commemorative events were funded. (Less)
Marsoc Foundation has earned a 96% for the Culture & Community beacon. See the metrics below for more information.
This beacon provides an assessment of the organization's culture and connectedness to the community it serves.
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Full CreditPartial CreditNo CreditNot ApplicableConstituent Feedback - Data Available - 100/100 ptsConstituent Feedback - Data Available - 100/100 pts
30% of beacon score
This organization reported that it is collecting feedback from the constituents and/or communities it serves. Charity Navigator believes nonprofit organizations that engage in inclusive practices, such as collecting feedback from the people and communities they serve, may be more effective.
Who are the people you serve with your mission? Describe briefly.
We serve Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) personnel and their families, World War II Marine Raiders, and Gold Star Families of MARSOC personnel who gave their lives while serving our Nation.
How is your organization collecting feedback from the people you serve?
Electronic surveys (by email, tablet, etc.), Focus groups or interviews (by phone or in person), Suggestion box/email, Other means
How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve
With whom does your organization share the feedback you got from the people you serve?
Our staff, Our board
How has asking for feedback from the people you serve changed your relationship with them or shifted power - over decisions, resources, rules or in other ways - to them?
Through asking for feedback from the people we serve, the Marine Raider community feels it has strengthened relationships with them. The Foundation is committed to providing services that are needed and impactful, as well as hosting events that are successful and mirror our mission.
What challenges does your organization face in collecting feedback from the people you serve?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback
Briefly describe a recent change that your organization made in response to feedback from the people you serve.
The Marine Raider Foundation created a Human Capital Committee to monitor Board, Advisor and Ambassador performance and participation after speaking with current Ambassadors, Advisors and Board members to gauge how these programs could increase their overall impact to the Foundation and its mission.
Equity Practices - Data Available - 95/100 ptsEquity Practices - Data Available - 95/100 pts
70% of beacon score
This organization's score of 95 is a passing score. The organization reported that it is implementing 9 Equity Practices. Charity Navigator believes nonprofit organizations implementing effective equity policies and practices can enhance a nonprofit's decision-making, staff motivation, innovation, and effectiveness.
Equity Practices (3/7) | |
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We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race. | |
We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and/or portfolios. | |
We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization/'s programs, portfolios, and the populations served. | |
We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support. | |
We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders. | |
We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured | |
We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization. | |
Equity Policies and Procedures (6/7) | |
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We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity. | |
We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions. | |
We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization. | |
We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board. | |
We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability. | |
We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team. | |
We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization. | |
Marsoc Foundation has earned a 100% for the Leadership & Adaptability beacon. See the metrics below for more information.
This beacon provides an assessment of the organization's leadership capacity, strategic thinking and planning, and ability to innovate or respond to changes in constituent demand/need or other relevant social and economic conditions to achieve the organization's mission.
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Full CreditPartial CreditNo CreditNot ApplicableMission - 10/10 ptsMission - 10/10 pts
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization's mission
The MARSOC Foundation d/b/a Marine Raider Foundation was established to provide benevolent support to active-duty and former Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) personnel and their families, World War II Marine Raiders, and the families of MARSOC Marines and Sailors who gave their lives while serving our Nation and protecting our freedom, focusing on resiliency and meeting needs unmet by the government and other entities.
Vision - 10/10 ptsVision - 10/10 pts
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization’s vision.
The Foundation strives to provide the Marine Raider community with tools and resources needed to navigate the unique and challenging lifestyle associated with serving at the tip of the spear. The Foundation is focused on supporting and enhancing resiliency at the personal, professional and family levels.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
Goals - 20/20 ptsGoals - 20/20 pts
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking and goal setting through sharing their most important strategic goals.
Goal One: Provide access to innovative and effective treatments and equipment for wounded/ill/injured Marine Raiders.
Goal Type: Grow, expand, scale or increase access to the existing programs and services.
Goal Two: Provide ongoing support to Marine Raider Gold Star Families, keeping them connected to the Marine Raider community and one another while honoring and remembering their loved one.
Goal Type: This goal reflects our commitment to further our advocacy work for our organization and or cause area.
Goal Three: Provide support to Marine Raider families facing health challenges through funding for innovative treatments and equipment not covered by health insurance.
Goal Type: Grow, expand, scale or increase access to the existing programs and services.
Leadership Development - 15/15 ptsLeadership Development - 15/15 pts
The nonprofit provides evidence of investment in leadership development
In response to COVID19 and its impact on funding streams, the Foundation's Board created two committees, a Fundraising Committee and a Human Capital Committee. Both committees provide updates to the Board quarterly and focus on growth and expansion of the Foundation through new supporters and programs that best meet the current needs of the Marine Raider community.
Mobilizing for Mission - 15/15 ptsMobilizing for Mission - 15/15 pts
The nonprofit provides evidence of leadership through focusing externally and mobilizing resources for the mission.
Strategic Partnerships
Networks of Collective Impact Efforts
Raising Awareness
The Foundation has multiple connections with like-minded non-profit entities and has always been open to best practices and collaborative efforts. The Foundation continuously seeks out corporations/organizations to connect them to the Foundation and Marine Raider community. The Foundation posts regularly on multiple social media channels, including Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.
Adaptability Story - 30/30 ptsAdaptability Story - 30/30 pts
The nonprofit has an opportunity to tell the story of how the organization adapted to tremendous external changes in the last year.
In response to COVID19 and its overall impact, the Foundation focused on creating interactive virtual events to keep its current supporters engaged while also attracting new supporters. The Foundation also took time to update its promotional video and highlighted each of its four mission programs. The Foundation also engaged its Board Members through the formation of two committees to help with growth/expansion.
Impact & Results
Accountability & Finance
Culture & Community
Leadership & Adaptability
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