Nonprofit · EIN 27-1778360
ORDINARY HERO FOUNDATION INC
Tax-exempt · BRENTWOOD, TN 37024
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,211,976 | $1,148,532 | $63,444 | $363,890 | $35,868 | $328,022 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,249,772 | $1,263,421 | -$13,649 | $314,367 | $49,789 | $264,578 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,291,863 | $1,213,721 | $78,142 | $332,212 | $53,985 | $278,227 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,225,241
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $84
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$13,702
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $353
- Other revenue
- -$13,349
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $717,969
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $60,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $20,268
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $127,422
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $65,786
- Travel
- $4,288
- Program services (functional)
- $976,843
- Management and general (functional)
- $95,517
- Fundraising (functional)
- $76,172
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $314,367
- Total assets, end of year
- $363,890
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $35,868
- Net assets, end of year
- $328,022
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $277,546
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $50,476
- Gross unrelated business income
- $353
- Gross receipts
- $1,239,577
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 2010
- State of legal domicile
- TN
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KELLY PUTTY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $60,000 |
| RYAN DORR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| CHRIS CARRICO | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LINDA EDELL-HOWARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELISSA SMITH LEGHORN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHANE PUTTY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW ORR | DIRECTOR (UNTIL 12/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN LOAR | TREASURER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SLOANE SCOTT | DIRECTOR (UNTIL 5/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARC WATKINS | DIRECTOR (UNTIL 6/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID STEWART | DIRECTOR (UNTIL 6/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KELLY PUTTY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $60,000 |
| RYAN DORR | CHAIRMAN (UNTIL 12/23); DIRECTOR (STARTING 12/23 Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| RAY GUZMAN | SECRETARY (UNTIL 9/23) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS CARRICO | TREASURER (UNTIL 12/23); CHAIRMAN (STARTING 12/23) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LINDA EDELL-HOWARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELISSA SMITH LEGHORN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHANE PUTTY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW ORR | DIRECTOR; TREASURER (STARTING 12/23) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TAMARA CONNIFF | DIRECTOR (UNTIL 9/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN LOAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SLOANE BOCZULAK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARC WATKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KELLY PUTTY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $60,000 |
| RYAN DORR | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| RAY GUZMAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS CARRICO | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LINDA EDELL-HOWARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELISSA SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHANE PUTTY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW ORR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TAMARA CONNIFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN LOAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SLOANE BOCZULAK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 1945, BRENTWOOD, TN 37024-1945
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KELLY PUTTY, PO BOX 1945, BRENTWOOD, TN 37024
- Signed the 990
- KELLY PUTTY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (615) 294-3040
- Website
- WWW.ORDINARYHERO.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MCCLARTY BEAUBIEN PLLC
Mission
TO INSPIRE AND EMPOWER ORDINARY PEOPLE TO MAKE AN EXTRAORDINARY DIFFERENCE IN THE LIFE OF A CHILD IN NEED
Program accomplishments
- SPONSORSHIPS - PARTNERING WITH DIFFERENT MINISTRIES IN ORDER TO HELP FIND SPONSORS FOR CHILDREN IN NEED. CHILD SPONSORSHIPS CAN LITERALLY CHANGE THE WORLD FOR THAT CHILD. CHILDREN LIVING IN POVERTY SITUATIONS IN THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES DREAM OF GOING TO SCHOOL AND BECOMING SOMETHING GREAT WHEN THEY GROW UP. FOR MANY, IT IS ONLY A DREAM, BUT FOR THESE CHILDREN WE CAN MAKE IT A REALITY.Expenses $820,846 · grants $670,377
- THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES THE LIFE CENTER SUPPORT FOR THEIR ONGOING OPERATIONS. THE LIFE CENTER TYPICALLY PROVIDES LODGING, TRANSPORTATION AND MEALS TO THOSE ON TRIPS. THESE TRIPS ARE USED TO PROVIDE AID AND ASSISTANCE TO NGOS AND INDIVIDUALS THAT THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTS IN ETHIOPIA.Expenses $52,780 · grants $47,592
- THE ORGANIZATION LEADS MISSION TRIPS TO ETHIOPIA TO BRING AID, SUPPORT, FOOD, CLOTHING AND LOVE TO ORPHANS AND FAMILIES STRUGGLING TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR CHILDREN.Expenses $89,332
- OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE FUNDING FOR SUPPLIES AND OTHER SUPPORT FOR VARIOUS ETHIOPIAN NGOS.Expenses $13,885
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 27-1778360
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2010
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P31)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $363,890
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,239,577
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,211,976 | $1,148,532 | $363,890 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,249,772 | $1,263,421 | $314,367 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,291,863 | $1,213,721 | $332,212 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $1,140,412 | $1,133,638 | $289,178 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 27-1778360).
Questions about ORDINARY HERO FOUNDATION INC
- What is the EIN of ORDINARY HERO FOUNDATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ORDINARY HERO FOUNDATION INC is 27-1778360.
- Is ORDINARY HERO FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2010.
- Are donations to ORDINARY HERO FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ORDINARY HERO FOUNDATION INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of ORDINARY HERO FOUNDATION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ORDINARY HERO FOUNDATION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of ORDINARY HERO FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names KELLY PUTTY.
- Who are the officers and directors of ORDINARY HERO FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 11 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $60,000 (KELLY PUTTY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does ORDINARY HERO FOUNDATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,211,976, expenses of $1,148,532 and total assets of $363,890 at year end.
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