LEAD THE WAY FUND INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization: LEAD THE WAY FUND INC (EIN 20-8757694)
Tax period: 2014-07-01 to 2015-06-30
Filed: 2015-10-09
IRS object ID: 201522829349300907
Schema version: 2014v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule L
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2015-10-09T09:29:42-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	132702344	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SHEEHAN & COMPANY CPA PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	15 SOUTH BAYLES AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	PORT WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	11050	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2014-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	208757694	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LEAD THE WAY FUND INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	LEAD	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	5164395268	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	390 PLANDOME ROAD NO 221	AddressLine1Txt
City	MANHASSET	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	11030	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JAMES P REGAN	PersonNm
Person Title	CHAIRMAN & CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	5164395268	PhoneNum
Signature	2015-09-11	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	THOMAS J NOVAK	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00934053	PTIN
Phone	5168835510	PhoneNum
Preparation	2015-09-11	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2014	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-02-25 16:41:14Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ARMY RANGER LEAD THE WAY FUND	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	JAMES P REGAN	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	390 PLANDOME ROAD NO 221	AddressLine1Txt
City	MANHASSET	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	11030	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,630,091	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.LEADTHEWAYFUND.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2007	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DE	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO RAISE FUNDS IN SUPPORT OF FAMILIES OF U.S. ARMY RANGERS WHO HAVE DIED, HAVE BEEN DISABLED OR WHO ARE CURRENTLY SERVING IN HARM'S WAY AROUND THE WORLD.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	12	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	12	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	1	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	30	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$3,672,502	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,120,652	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$27,812	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$84,992	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$321,033	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	-$266,460	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$3,379,281	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$939,184	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$699,793	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$324,193	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$83,746	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$65,000	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$52,817	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$129,953	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$197,361	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$894,746	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$605,300	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$2,484,535	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$333,884	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$6,842,374	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$7,440,809	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$115,573	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$342,674	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$6,726,801	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$7,098,135	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO RAISE FUNDS IN SUPPORT OF FAMILIES OF U.S. ARMY RANGERS WHO HAVE DIED, HAVE BEEN DISABLED OR WHO ARE CURRENTLY SERVING IN HARM'S WAY AROUND THE WORLD.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$51,635	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$51,635	GrantAmt
Desc	WOUNDED RANGER RECOVERY PROGRAM: THE ORGANIZATION, IN CONNECTION WITH USSOCOM AND UNIT COMMAND, ASSISTS THE IDENTIFIED WOUNDED RANGER AND HIS FAMILY WITH FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND OTHER SERVICES DETERMINED TO BE VITAL AND NECESSARY DURING THE ACUTE PHASE OF HIS RECOVERY. LEAD THE WAY FUND PROVIDES $3,500 IN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO WOUNDED RANGERS AT THEIR BEDSIDE. THE FUNDS THAT WE PROVIDE ARE NOT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$242,558	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$242,558	GrantAmt
Desc	RANGER AND FAMILY HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS: THE FAMILY READINESS GROUP'S (FRG'S) HELP FAMILIES ENHANCE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE AND WELL BEING BY PROVIDING INFORMATION, OFFER SUPPORT AND OUTREACH, PROMOTE INVOLVEMENT AND SOLIDARITY AMONG THE RANGER FAMILIES. DURING TIMES OF DEPLOYMENT, THE FRG'S IDENTIFY THE NEEDS OF FAMILY MEMBERS AND PROVIDE INFORMATION AND REFERRAL ASSISTANCE.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$30,000	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$30,000	GrantAmt
Desc	RANGER CHAPLAIN SPECIAL PROGRAMS: THESE PROGRAMS IDENTIFY AND ALLOW US TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO SUPPORT SINGLE AND MARRIED RANGERS AND/OR THEIR FAMILIES WITH THE SOLE PURPOSE OF PRESERVING THIS EXTREMELY PRESSURED FORCE. THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS, ARMY RANGER LEAD THE WAY FUND PROVIDES ENRICHMENT FUNDS TO BE USED FOR FAMILY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS SUPPORT GROUPS FOR SPOUSES OF THE DEPLOYED, MARRIAGE ENRICHMENT TRAINING, CHILD CARE AND EVENTS FOR OUR SINGLE RANGERS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	ExpenseExpenseAmt
GOLD STAR WIVES WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN PROGRAM: WHEN A RANGER HAS PAID THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE, WHETHER IN COMBAT OR IN TRAINING, ARMY RANGER LEAD THE WAY FUND BELIEVES THERE IS A NORMAL OBLIGATION TO SUPPORT THE DEPENDENTS OF THESE HEROES.
OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES	$77,208

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$77,208	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$401,401	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (1)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	Yes (1)	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	2	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	1	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form8899 Filedind	0	Form8899Filedind
Form1098 C Filed	0	Form1098CFiledInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	12	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	12	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (1)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LEAD THE WAY FUND INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	5164395268	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	390 PLANDOME ROAD SUITE 221	AddressLine1Txt
City	MANHASSET	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	11030	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
JAMES P REGAN
CHAIRMAN & CEO	10.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT HOTAREK
PRESIDENT & CFO	10.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
FRANK J COUGHLIN JR
SECRETARY	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JAMIE BRODSKY
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BARBARA DONNO
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERT T HOTAREK JR
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DR MARY MCHUGH
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARY REGAN
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRENDAN MCCORMICK
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WALKER GORHAM
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TIMOTHY DURNAN
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL DAUM
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$451,040	FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions	$669,612	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,120,652	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$92,900	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$92,900	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$416,539	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$424,447	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$7,908	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$7,908	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	-$7,908	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$0	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$451,040	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$266,460	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$266,460	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$266,460	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$939,184	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$84,992	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	-$266,460	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$220,700	TotalAmt
Program Services	$220,700	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$103,493	TotalAmt
Program Services	$103,493	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$77,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,867	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$17,906	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$48,227	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,746	TotalAmt
Program Services	$952	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,569	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,225	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$284	TotalAmt
Management And General	$284	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$36,766	TotalAmt
Management And General	$36,766	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$33,785	TotalAmt
Program Services	$30,655	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,130	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$34,172	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,445	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$32,727	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,965	TotalAmt
Management And General	$20,965	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$30,366	TotalAmt
Program Services	$30,366	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,296	TotalAmt
Management And General	$5,296	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,671	TotalAmt
Program Services	$82	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,224	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$365	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE	$27,875	$27,875
MEETINGS AND EVENTS	$3,313	$472	$2,841
LICENSES & FEES	$645	$645
BANK CHARGES	$223	$223

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$605,300	TotalAmt
Program Services	$401,401	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$151,082	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$52,817	FundraisingAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part X	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXInd

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$51,599	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,954	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,294,765	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,638,723	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$197,414	BOYAmt
EOY	$114,802	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$44,545	BOYAmt
EOY	$138,141	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$43,760	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$28,102	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$19,504	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,658	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$102,129	BOYAmt
EOY	$112,366	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,132,418	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,410,165	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,842,374	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,440,809	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$86,636	BOYAmt
EOY	$86,325	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$28,937	BOYAmt
EOY	$256,349	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$115,573	BOYAmt
EOY	$342,674	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,726,801	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,098,135	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,726,801	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,098,135	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,842,374	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,440,809	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$333,884	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$37,450	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,305,597	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,200,720	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$805,825	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,672,502	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,120,652	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$8,105,296	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,305,597	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,200,720	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$805,825	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,672,502	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,120,652	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$8,105,296	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$1,704,175	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$6,401,121	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$15,777	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$14,400	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$6,278	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$29,109	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$92,900	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$158,464	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$8,263,760	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.77460	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.76930	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$5,128,958	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$200,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$105,622	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	$27,875	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$5,406,705	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$3,200,090	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,801,180	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$138,227	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	$10,539	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$5,128,958	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$3,200,000	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$90	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$3,200,090	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributions	$3,200,000	ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance	$3,200,000	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	1.00000	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$21,885	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$7,435	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$14,450	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$21,875	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$20,667	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,208	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$15,658	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
SECURITY DEPOSIT	$3,460
CASH DESIGNATED FOR ENDOWMENT FUND	$1,286,853
INVESTMENTS DESIGNATED FOR ENDOWMENT FUND	$4,119,852

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$5,410,165	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,481,449	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$37,450	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$238,355	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$275,805	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,205,644	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	-$266,460	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	-$266,460	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$939,184	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,110,115	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$238,355	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	$266,460	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$504,815	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$605,300	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$605,300	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:	BOARD DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT FUND IS A GENERAL ENDOWMENT FUND TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION. IT IS THE BOARD'S INTENTION TO INVEST AND GROW THE FUND TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION.
PART X, LINE 2:	THE ORGANIZATION ADOPTED REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCOUNTING STANDARDS. AS OF JUNE 30, 2015, THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT BELIEVE IT HAS ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	FUNDRAISING DIRECT EXPENSES -266,460.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	FUNDRAISING DIRECT EXPENSES 266,460.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Special Fundraising Events	Yes (X)	SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	0	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	FUN RUN/WALK	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$92,986	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$92,986	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$48,016	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$1,000	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$29,927	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	NYC MARATHON	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$159,031	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$159,031	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$51,596	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	5	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$199,023	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events	$199,023	CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events	$14,100	FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events	$121,821	OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$451,040	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$451,040	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$62,116	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$1,000	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$203,344	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$266,460	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$266,460	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY HEADQUARTERS
75TH RANGER REGIMENT	FORT BENNING	GA	31905	$105,600	COST	WE ASSIST OVER 4500 RANGERS AND FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE 75TH RANGER REGIMENT WITH HEALTH WELLNESS AND MORALE PROGRAMS THAT ARE VITALE TO SUSTAIN THESE FORCES, WHO HAVE ENDURED OVER 22 CONSEUTIVE TOURS OF DUTY FIGHTING THE WAR ON TERRORISM.
RANGER SPECIAL ACTIVITIES FUND
1031 INGERSOLL ST BOX 133	FORT BENNING	GA	31905	$78,350	COST	FOR ABOVE PURPOSE AND FOR MORALE FUNCTION FOR SOLDIERS AND FAMILIES
FORT BENNING CTOF-75TH RANGER REGIMENT
6420 DAWSON LP BLDG 2931	FORT BENNING	GA	31905	$30,000	COST	FOR ABOVE PURPOSE AND FOR PRE AND POST DEPLOYMENT NEEDS OF SOLDIERS AND FAMILIES
UNITED STATES OLYMPIC TRAINING CENTER
1750 E BOULDER ST	COLORADO SPRINGS	CO	80909	$6,750	COST	2014 WARRIOR GAMES PARAOLYMPICS SPORTS COMPETITION FOR WOUNDED,ILL AND INJURED SERVICE MEN AND VETERANS

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (2 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc
FAMILY SUPPORT	$33,474	$65,019	COST	ASSISTANCE PROVIDED FOR ACTIVE/WOUNDED RANGERS AND THEIR FAMILIES FOR MEDICAL AND LIVING EXPENSES AND FAMILY MORALE EVENTS
MORALE PACKAGES		$5,000	COST	MORALE PACKAGES SENT TO DEPLOYED ARMY RANGERS

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE LEAD THE WAY FUND, INC. (LTWF) IS AN ACTIVE DUTY, RECOVERY AND VETERAN'S ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS IN DIRECT COLLABORATION WITH THE US SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND CARE COALITION (USSOCOM) AND ACTIVE DUTY US ARMY RANGER COMMUNITY. USSOCOM IS A GOVERNMENT RUN ORGANIZATION WHOSE MAIN PURPOSE IS TO IDENTIFY THE NEEDS OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS SOLDIERS (75TH RANGER REGIMENT) AND THEIR DEPENDENTS. THE LEAD THE WAY FUND IS THE ONLY CHARITY OF IT'S KIND WORKING DIRECTLY WITH USSOCOM TO GIVE ASSISTANCE SPECIFICALLY TO THESE US ARMY RANGERS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS. USSOCOM IDENTIFIES THE RANGER AND THEIR NEEDS. LEAD THE WAY FUND WILL PROVIDE NEEDED RESOURCES TO THOSE SOLDIERS AND FAMILIES WHOSE NEED FOR ASSISTANCE HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY USSOCOM AND NOT COVERED BY THE US GOVERNMENT. LEAD THE WAY FUND ALSO ADDRESSES THE NEEDS OF ACTIVE DUTY RANGERS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH SUPPORT OF THE 75TH RANGER REGIMENT FAMILY READINESS GROUPS (FRG'S) AND THE RANGER CHAPLAIN PROGRAM. THIS AID HELPS ADDRESS THE FAMILIES HEALTH AND WELLNESS STATUS. LEAD THE WAY FUND WILL ALSO PROVIDE SPECIAL SITUATIONAL FINANCIAL AID, WITH LTWF BOARD APPROVAL, TO FAMILIES IDENTIFIED BY THE 75TH RANGER REGIMENT COMMAND FOR SPECIAL SITUATIONS. ALL REQUESTS ARE DONE BY LETTER OR EMAIL FROM USSOCOM OR 75TH RANGER REGIMENT. LEAD THE WAY FUND MONITORS, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF USSOCOM AND REGIMENTAL COMMAND, THAT THE DISBURSED FUNDS WERE USED FOR THEIR INTENDED PURPOSE BY OBTAINING RECEIPTS TO DOCUMENT THE EXPENDITURES.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JILL BACKLIN	PersonNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship Description	FAMILY MEMBER OF CURRENT BOARD MEMBER	RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction	$81,000	TransactionAmt
Transaction	EMPLOYEE OF THE ORGANIZATION. HER DUTIES ARE TO ASSIST WITH FUNDRAISING EVENTS AND WITH OFFICE ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES	TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues	0	SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	LINE 2 EXPLANATION - ROBERT T. HOTAREK (PRESIDENT & CFO) IS THE FATHER OF ROBERT T. HOTAREK, JR. (DIRECTOR). MARY REGAN (DIRECTOR) IS THE WIFE OF JAMES P. REGAN (CHAIRMAN & CEO).
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	LINE 11A EXPLANATION - THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE TAX RETURN BEFORE THE RETURN IS SIGNED AND FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. AS PART OF THIS REVIEW, THE BOARD COMPARES ALL FINANCIAL AMOUNTS WITH THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE ORGANIZATION MONITORS THEIR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AT THEIR BOARD MEETINGS. THE POLICY IS ENFORCED ON AN ONGOING BASIS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	ALL PUBLIC DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE ORGANIZATION'S ADDRESS OF OPERATIONS.
FORM 990, PART X, LINE 2(B)	A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF THE YEAR-END CASH BALANCE WAS DERIVED FROM THE ARMY RANGER LEAD THE WAY FUND GALA WHICH WAS HELD ON MAY 21, 2014. THE BOARD IS IN THE PROCESS OF DETERMINING HOW BEST TO UTILIZE THE FUNDS RAISED TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMS.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THE PROCESS THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS FOR THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT, AS WELL AS THE PROCEDURES FOLLOWED TO PROVIDE NECESSARY OVERSIGHT FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.