Public Charity

VIGILANT TORCH FOUNDATION

VIGILANT TORCH FOUNDATION, of ALEXANDRIA, VA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $1.5M in revenue, $1.3M in expenses, $1.4M in total assets. 16 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.1M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 471084970 ALEXANDRIA, VA Human Service Organizations NTEE: P20 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.5M
Total Expenses$1.3M
Total Assets$1.4M
Grant Records16
Funding Total$1.1M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

FOUNDED IN 2009, VIGILANT TORCH SUPPORTS A UNIQUE SUBSET OF THE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMUNITY AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH HOLISTIC WELL-BEING INITIATIVES. OUR PROGRAMS, RANGING FROM MENTORSHIP AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS TO EMERGENCY RELIEF AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES ARE TAILORED TO ADDRESS THE SPECIFIC CHALLENGES OF MILITARY LIFE, TRANSITION TO CIVILIAN LIFE, AND BEYOND. WE PROVIDE PERSONALIZED RESOURCES THAT EMPOWER AND UPLIFT, MAKING US A TRUSTED, ESSENTIAL RESOURCE FOR THOSE WE SERVE.

Where $100 goes at Vigilant Torch Foundation

How Vigilant Torch Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$82 Programs the work itself
$15 Management running the organization
$3 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $82 for programs

$31
Family connectedness
38% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 500 families
$31
Philo project
38% of program spending
$14
Scholarships
17% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 80 scholarships

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Brian Gellman
DIRECTOR Bryan Fenton
DIRECTOR Charlie Cleveland
DIRECTOR Christie Blake
VICE CHAIRMAN Dave Paul
SECRETARY Jennifer Vydareny

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$773,877 8 grants
Education
$280,000 6 grants
Human & Social Services
$51,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.5M $1.3M $1.4M
2024 $1.4M $345K $1.2M
2023 $163K $116K $228K
2022 $60K $111K $273K
2020 $59K $67K $92K

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $59K to $1.5M (+2476%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.4M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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