To assist military veterans and their families with their transition back to civilian life, by providing employment, education, housing, and va benefit opportunities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$380K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $130K a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$380K
to officers and key staff · 32% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 32% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $138K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$27K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$289K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$810K
FY2022$913K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$703K
FY2025$732K
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$901K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$945K
FY2025$659K
Net assets
$289K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$289K
FY2021$287K
FY2022$65K
FY2023−$54K
FY2024−$297K
FY2025−$345K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending February 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2008.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $1.0M Management & general 7% · $83K Fundraising 9% · $107K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990; $380K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chairman/Executive Director
$129,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair/Deputy Director/CFO
$127,500Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Dir-Communications
$124,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jack Fanous’s $123K as President CEO is at the 85th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1043 $100K–1M public & societal benefit nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jack Fanous$123,000$150,000$150,000$141,334$126,000$129,000
Alexander Manis$121,500$148,500$148,500$139,536$124,500$127,500
James Fanous$118,000$145,000$145,000$135,782$121,000$124,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps veterans and families transition to civilian life with jobs, education, housing, and VA benefits.

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1 program · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2019
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The organization provides assistance to veterans in the following ways. First, the organization offers career counseling, resume support, and job searching assistance that connect veterans with employers, as well as work one-on-one with veterans at the office to provide direct employment assistance to veterans looking for work.

$1.0Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 7 grants · $281K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$15,577
Unitemized GrantFY2023$49,551
Unitemized GrantFY2022$91,557
Unitemized GrantFY2021$73,540
Unitemized GrantFY2020$12,500
Unitemized GrantFY2020$2,079
Unitemized GrantFY2019$35,764

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$83K
Fundraisingcol D$107K
Owns and owesPt X
$289K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$180K
Total assetsLn 16$316K
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$8K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$180K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$180K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$80K
Other assetsLn 15$10K
Total assetsLn 16$316K
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K
Net assetsLn 32$289K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6250
Fiscal year endsHeaderFebruary
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$217K$180K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$128K$80K
Total assetsLn 16$383K$316K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$27K
Net assetsLn 32$381K$289K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$10K$10K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$36K$36K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$405K$385K$12K$9K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$95K$90K$3K$2K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$68$65$2$1
Payroll taxesLn 10$40K$38K$1K$861
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$20K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$15K$15K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$120K$87K$26K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$29K$17K$1K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$124K$61K$5K$58K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$174K$164K$5K$4K
TravelLn 17$44K$43K$414
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$48K$45K$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$18K$18K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12K$5K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$1.0M$83K$107K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $732K$659K$73K−$345K 990 PDF
FY2024 $703K$945K−$243K−$297K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$1.2M−$120K−$54K 990 PDF
FY2022 $913K$1.2M−$309K$65K 990 PDF
FY2021 $810K$901K−$91K$287K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.1M$1.2M−$93K$289K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,098,335 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $865,296$1,108,072
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $203,178$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$533−$9,737
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,067,941$1,098,335
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $37,601$46,117
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $566,363$540,304
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $15,100$15,000
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $484,160$589,552
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,103,224$1,190,973
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$35,283−$92,638
Part VI · Governance 7 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,098,335 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$8,001
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,100,071
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,108,072
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$9,737−$9,737
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax −$9,737$1,098,335
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,190,973 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $10,353$10,353
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $35,764$35,764
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $384,804 · Management $11,736 · Fundraising $8,703$405,243
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $90,121 · Management $2,748 · Fundraising $2,038$94,907
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $65 · Management $2 · Fundraising $1$68
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $38,064 · Management $1,161 · Fundraising $861$40,086
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $19,700$19,700
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $15,000$15,000
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $87,193 · Management $26,407 · Fundraising $6,600$120,200
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $17,391 · Management $1,463 · Fundraising $10,490$29,344
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $61,472 · Management $4,602 · Fundraising $57,948$124,022
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $164,306 · Management $5,468 · Fundraising $4,055$173,829
IX-17 TravelPrograms $43,365 · Management $414$43,779
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $45,445 · Management $1,386 · Fundraising $1,028$47,859
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $18,460$18,460
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,501 · Management $7,858$12,359
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,001,304 · Management $82,945 · Fundraising $106,724$1,190,973
Part X · Balance sheet $315,583 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $216,530$180,134
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $17,912$33,333
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $11,727$12,672
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $127,728$79,869
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $9,575$9,575
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $383,472$315,583
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,062$26,811
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,062$26,811
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $381,410$288,772
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $381,410$288,772
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $383,472$315,583
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $288,772 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,098,335
XI-2 Total expenses$1,190,973
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$92,638
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$381,410
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$288,772

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