Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF ACTIVE-DUTY AND RECENT-VETERAN WOUNDED,ILL AND INJURED SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES (SOF) AND THEIR FAMILIES BY STARTING OR CONTINUING THE PROCESS OF MENTALLY, PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY HEALING IN PREPARATION TO RETURN TO THE FIGHT OR TRANSITION SUCCESSFULLY INTO CIVILIAN LIFE.
THROUGH THERAPEUTIC RETREATS, THE ORGANIZATION ENABLES THESE WAR-TORN MEN, WOMEN AND FAMILIES TO BREAK THROUGH THE SILENCE TO OPENLY DISCUSS THEIR BATTLEFIELD AND PERSONAL HARDSHIPS. A SAFE, PROTECTED ENVIRONMENT ALLOWS OUR PARTICIPANTS TO LET THEIR GUARD DOWN AND SHARE. REALIZING THEY ARE NOT ALONE, PARTICIPANTS DISCOVER IT IS APPROPRIATE - AND NOT A STIGMA - TO SEEK HELP, SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE WHEN NEEDED FROM FELLOW SPECIAL OPERATION FORCES PROFESSIONALS AND THEIR FAMILIES.THE RETREAT ENVIRONMENT COMBINED WITH PEER-TO-PEER COUNSELING AND RECREATIONAL THERAPIES ENABLE SINCERE BONDING BETWEEN COUPLES, WITH OTHER SPOUSES GOING THROUGH SIMILAR HARDSHIPS, AND AMONG FELLOW SPECIAL OPERATION FORCES SERVICE MEMBERS.THE ORGANIZATION HAD A PHENOMENAL YEAR IN 2020, WHICH INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS:- THE NUMBER OF DONORS INCREASED TO 1,276 IN 2020 (FROM 972 IN 2019).- DONATED PROPERTIES FOR RETREATS TOTALLED 32 IN 2020 DESPITE COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS.- MORE THAN 224 SPECIAL OPERATION FORCES AND SPOUSES FROM MORE THAN 15 STATES ATTENDED RETREATS IN 2020.ADDITIONALLY, A RECENT SURVEY OF PARTICIPANTS OF OHF THERAPEUTIC RETREATS RESULTED IN THE FOLLOWING:- OVER 96% OF RESPONDENTS REPORTED IMPROVED COMMUNICATION WITH THEIR SPOUSES FOLLOWING THE OHF RETREAT.- 94% OF RESPONDENTS BELIEVE THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR SPOUSE REMAINS IMPROVED FOLLOWING THE OHF RETREAT (MOST RESPONDENTS WERE SIX MONTHS TO ONE YEAR PAST RETREAT).- 83% OF RESPONDENTS BELIEVE THAT THE PEER TO PEER EXCHANGE DURING THE RETREAT AIDED IN THEIR PERSONAL RECOVERY.- OVER 96% REPORTED INCREASED SENSE OF CONFIDENCE IN THEIR PHYSICAL ABILITIES FOLLOWING THE RETREAT.- 100% OF RESPONDENTS WOULD RECOMMEND OHF RETREATS TO OTHER SOF COUPLES.- 100% OF RESPONDENTS REPORTED IMPROVEMENTS IN MULTIPLE MENTAL HEALTH SYMPTOMS FOLLOWING THEIR RETREAT WHILE 88% REPORTED CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT 6 MONTHS TO A YEAR OR MORE LATER.
THROUGH THE IMMEDIATE NEEDS PROGRAM, THE ORGANIZATION WORKS DIRECTLY WITH THE US SOCOM WARRIOR CARE PROGRAM TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE FINANCIAL/CRISIS REQUEST ASSISTANCE WITH EMERGENCY MEDICAL, TRAVEL, RESPITE, AND FAMILY NEEDS. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROGRAM PROVIDES ASSISTANCE WITH EMPLOYMENT AND TRANSITION GRANT REQUESTS FOR SPECIAL OPERATIONS SERVICE MEMBERS TRANSITIONING OUT OF THE MILITARY AND MILITARY SPOUSES SEEKING EMPLOYMENT. THE SPECIAL OPERATIONS ADDITIONAL RESOURCES PROGRAM HAS ASSISTED MORE THAN 1,489 WOUNDED OPERATORS AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH IMMEDIATE NEEDS AND CRISIS SUPPORT THROUGH 341 REQUESTS FROM THE UNITED STATES SPECIAL OPERATION COMMAND'S WARRIOR CARE PROGRAM.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Jeff Hudson | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $174,154 |
| James Zuba | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT | 40 | $171,144 |
| Billy Delong | PROGRAM MANAGER | 40 | $117,789 |
| Mike Denton | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Robert Mizell | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Philip Connell | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Bruce Connell | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Royce Imhoff Ii | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Keith Leclerc | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Joshua Onyschuk | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Robert Mcbride | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Cynthia Schwartzkopf | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Ronald Campbell | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| James Chadwick | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| James Attkisson | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Anthony Markel | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Gary Markel | CHAIRMAN | 2 | $0 |
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