EIN 27-0711063

United Heroes League

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
17
Year formed
2009
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
United Heroes League supports military families by providing free sports gear, grants, and experiences to keep military kids active and healthy.
Also known as...
Defending the Blue Line
Total revenues
$6,019,674
2023
Total expenses
$3,065,156
2023
Total assets
$8,420,682
2023
Num. employees
17
2023

Program areas at United Heroes League

Since inception in 2009, United Heroes League has positively affected the lives of over 100,000 military families from coast to coast and around the world. We accomplish our mission by providing service members and their families free sports equipment, financial grants to offset sports fees, skill development camps, pro sport ticketing for the military families to enjoy a special night out together before or after a deployment, and special experiences of meeting pro athletes face to face. Additionally, "United Heroes League outdoors" continues to grow to provide unique outdoor experiences for military kids that may not play a traditional team sport. The program includes fishing trips around the country with military kids, pro anglers, and sports celebrities. The outdoor platform also recently added archery and bow hunting for our midwest markets and includes a 3d archery course on the uhl campus in Minnesota. United Heroes League continues to develop its corporate campus in hastings, mn, with the intent to build the nation's first sports complex dedicated to serving military kids and veterans. The campus currently includes a large-scale monument that honors individual military members from world war i to present day, a full-scale military obstacle course, archery ranges, land navigation/orienteering, and new in 2023 was the addition of an outdoor, refrigerated, regulation hockey rink. The campus assets are used for charitable purposes in addition to targeted fundraising events and local community usage. To date, the organization has provided over 55,000 pro sports tickets, over 16,000 sets of athletic equipment, sent over 6,000 kids to free sports camps, and assisted with over 700,000 in financial aid to offset registration fees for lower ranking military families. Additionally, tens of thousands of additional military families have been positively impacted by bringing pro athlete ambassadors to active-duty installations, armories, and veteran homes to boost the morale of our service members and their kids. Often times these visits include special private meet and greet sessions for families struggling with severe service-related injuries or a parent who was killed in action. United Heroes League continues to grow and aims to positively impact all five million military kids and twenty-five million veterans and service members. The organization will continue to develop its campus assets, increase giving on an annual basis, and is excited to have our local vfw post moving to our location in the fall of 2024.

Grants made by United Heroes League

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Cape Fear Youth Hockey AssociationUhl Camp$6,000

Who funds United Heroes League

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Scheels All Sports FoundationGeneral Operations$237,500
Tradition Family FoundationGeneral Donation$175,500
Inspire Brands FoundationMission Support$120,100
...and 27 more grants received totalling $852,449

Personnel at United Heroes League

NameTitleCompensation
Shane HudellaPresident and Founder$71,250
Tom PatnodeChief Financial Officer$0
Chad CarlsonChief Information Officer$0
Edwin AdriculaSenior Vice President of Operations
Joey HudellaVice President of Operations
...and 14 more key personnel

Financials for United Heroes League

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$6,131,004
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$1,230
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$-107,415
Net income from fundraising events$-10,449
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$5,304
Total revenues$6,019,674

Form 990s for United Heroes League

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-08-01990View PDF
2022-122023-04-26990View PDF
2021-122022-05-10990View PDF
2020-122021-06-22990View PDF
2019-122020-12-23990View PDF
...and 11 more Form 990s

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Mandan Hockey ClubMandan, ND$2,492,820
Littleton Hockey AssociationLittleton, CO$2,920,121
Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Mid-SouthMemphis, TN$5,010,447
The Hyland Hills Junior Hockey AssociationWestminster, CO$1,533,054
HopeKidsScottsdale, AZ$7,011,371
Hudson Hockey AssociationHudson, WI$2,739,283
Wissahickon Skating ClubPhiladelphia, PA$1,981,479
Minnesota HockeySaint Paul, MN$4,140,084
Data update history
November 18, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 6 new personnel
October 23, 2024
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $120,100 from Inspire Brands Foundation
September 24, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
September 21, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 5 new personnel
July 16, 2024
Received grants
Identified 9 new grant, including a grant for $49,851 from Jeanne M Mithun Foundation
Nonprofit Types
Amateur sports clubsSports organizationsYouth service charitiesCharities
Issues
Human servicesChildrenSports
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsNational levelCommunity engagement / volunteeringFundraising races, competitions, and tournamentsTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
15211 Ravenna Trail
Hastings, MN 55033
Metro area
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
County
Dakota County, MN
Website URL
unitedheroesleague.org/ 
Phone
(651) 319-0737
IRS details
EIN
27-0711063
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2009
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
N68: Winter Sports
NAICS code, primary
624110: Child and Youth Services
Parent/child status
Independent
California AB-488 details
AB 488 status
May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
Charity Registration status
Current
FTB status revoked
Not revoked
AG Registration Number
CT0203187
FTB Entity ID
4206100
AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
2025-02-05
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