Veterans Heritage Project (VHP) is a growing non-profit organization that facilitates an award-winning, after-school program which strives to develop character and civic responsibility in students by providing experiential learning programs to honor veterans and preserve their legacies. Based in Phoenix, Arizona, VHP is offered in middle schools, high schools, and colleges, impacting thousands of students, while interviewing hundreds of veterans annually. Their stories are preserved in the Library of Congress and through the student-publication, Since You Asked. Program elements also include community book receptions, veteran presentations, civic engagement, and college scholarships. VHPs curriculum is designated as a Character Education Program by the Arizona Department of Education and is aligned with Arizonas College and Career Readiness Standards. VHPs program has been recognized by: Congressional Medal of Honor Society, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, Vetera

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$99K 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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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $140K a year · 20% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$99K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 17.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $155K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$90K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$657K
+26% vs prior year
Spent
$628K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$934K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$657K
FY2023▲ +26%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$905K
FY2022$521K
FY2023$657K
FY2024$686K
FY2025$749K
Expenses
$628K
FY2023▲ +43%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$372K
FY2022$438K
FY2023$628K
FY2024$691K
FY2025$687K
Net assets
$934K
FY2023▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$822K
FY2022$905K
FY2023$934K
FY2024$929K
FY2025$992K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2010.

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Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $454K Management & general 13% · $81K Fundraising 15% · $93K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $99K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$99,410Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Director
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Michelle Dimuro’s $109K as Executive Dir. is at the 92nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Michelle Dimuro$109,298$99,410$94,252$90,176

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Honors veterans and preserves their legacies through student programs.

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3 programs · $428K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Chapter Program-Our program is conducted through school chapters (clubs.) Guided by a trained teacher who volunteers to serve as a Chapter Advisor, students complete our curriculum and program activities over the course of a school year.

$324Kprogram expense
02

VHP awards seven scholarships to high school seniors who have been active in a VHP Chapter for a minimum of two years. Students must have a teacher recommendation and compete via essay contests, where they describe how veterans have impacted their character and encouraged their future, or how they have been of service to their school…

$57Kprogram expense
03

Annual Community Reception and Book Signing-Schools collaborate regionally to plan community events, typically held in April or May, to honor their veterans and present the completed work. The free public events include student emcees and statements, a veteran keynote, student scholarship awards, and a veteran book signing where…

$47Kprogram 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 · 4 grants · $218K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$85,304
Unitemized GrantFY2023$64,014
Unitemized GrantFY2022$57,246
Unitemized GrantFY2020$10,959

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$657K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$651K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$31K
Money outPt IX
$628K
Ln 25
Programscol B$454K
Managementcol C$81K
Fundraisingcol D$93K
Owns and owesPt X
$934K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$929K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$90K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$651K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$77K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$290K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$31K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$657K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$929K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$929K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K
Other assetsLn 15$20K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$90K
Net assetsLn 32$934K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 6125
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$885K$929K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K$10K
Total assetsLn 16$933K$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$28K$90K
Net assetsLn 32$905K$934K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$57K$57K
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$105K$52K$26K$26K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$170K$131K$6K$33K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$10K$6K$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$13K$2K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$35K$2K$25K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K$122
Office expensesLn 13$4K$3K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$28K$20K$951$7K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$24K$17K$7K
TravelLn 17$555$12$543
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$2K$2K$683
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$139K$135K$2K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$27K$12K$4K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$628K$454K$81K$93K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $749K$687K$62K$992K 990 PDF
FY2024 $686K$691K−$5K$929K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $657K$628K$29K$934K 990 PDF
FY2022 $521K$438K$83K$905K 990 PDF
FY2021 $905K$372K$533K$822K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $656,911 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $506,719$651,449
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $25,279$30,966
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$10,862−$25,504
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $521,136$656,911
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $560$57,246
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $267,532$303,647
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $169,641$267,011
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $437,733$627,904
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $83,403$29,007
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $656,911 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $11,575 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$290,119
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$361,330
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$77,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$651,449
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $30,966$30,966
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 events−$37,079
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $42,541$656,911
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $627,904 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $57,246$57,246
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 $52,405 · Management $26,203 · Fundraising $26,202$104,810
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $131,010 · Management $6,094 · Fundraising $32,538$169,642
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,220 · Management $1,690 · Fundraising $1,690$9,600
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,033 · Management $2,454 · Fundraising $4,108$19,595
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,500 · Management $25,079 · Fundraising $7,704$35,283
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,964 · Fundraising $122$3,086
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,766 · Management $1,691$4,457
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $20,269 · Management $951 · Fundraising $7,004$28,224
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,360 · Management $6,923$24,283
IX-17 TravelManagement $12 · Fundraising $543$555
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 $1,725 · Management $683$2,408
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,555$2,555
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $134,539 · Management $1,899 · Fundraising $2,727$139,165
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $12,079 · Management $4,435 · Fundraising $10,481$26,995
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $454,116 · Management $80,669 · Fundraising $93,119$627,904
Part X · Balance sheet $1,024,543 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $884,839$928,661
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,000$37,918
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $183$5,250
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $17,960$19,255
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,299$3,137
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,114$9,832
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $18,858$20,490
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $933,253$1,024,543
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $23,214$29,400
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $5,000$45,000
X-25 Other liabilities$16,097
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $28,214$90,497
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $849,502$900,943
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $55,537$33,103
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $905,039$934,046
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $933,253$1,024,543
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $934,046 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$656,911
XI-2 Total expenses$627,904
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$29,007
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$905,039
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$934,046

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