Veterans Moving Forward INC

Claim this org

(tell your story, add context, and more) Claim it free, then get the verified mark for $100 a year.

How does your 990 look to donors? Take the 10-Question Audit

To be a leading source of service dogs and canine therapy services provided at no cost to Veterans with physical and/or mental health challenges. To make a meaningful difference in the lives of our Veterans and increase their safety and independence within their homes and communities. And, to educate Veterans, the health care community servicing them, and the public on the efficacy of assistance/service dogs and canine therapy.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 27-3117964) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

Before you give

FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $23K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
66% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$150K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
8.8 mo
of spending, in cash
8.8 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $98K
7 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$712K
57% of total assets
Liabilities are 57% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
9 of 9 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$565K
-12% vs prior year
Spent
$675K
To programs
66%
Net assets
$542K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$565K
FY2024▼ -12%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$211K
FY2021$552K
FY2022$532K
FY2023$644K
FY2024$565K
Expenses
$675K
FY2024▲ +23%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$380K
FY2021$374K
FY2022$412K
FY2023$549K
FY2024$675K
Net assets
$542K
FY2024▼ -22%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$264K
FY2021$387K
FY2022$506K
FY2023$692K
FY2024$542K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2010.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $443K Management & general 21% · $143K Fundraising 13% · $90K

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

Something off? Claim to add context

Who runs it and what they're paid

14 people listed on the 990; $150K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
CEO/President
$149,546Pt VII · Sec A
Interim Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kerri Kline’s $150K as CEO/President is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2167 $100K–1M human services 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kerri Kline$149,546$65,000———
Gordon Sumner—$68,077$98,846$115,000$121,255

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.

See Veterans Moving Forward INC executive salaries →

Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides free service dogs and therapy dogs to veterans with health challenges.

Questions for Veterans Moving Forward INC

Tap to ask. Veterans Moving Forward INC sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Veterans Moving Forward INC answers here, for everyone.

1 program · $443K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Vmf's mission is to provide service dogs, therapy dogs, and emotional support dogs to Veterans with physical and/or mental health challenges at no cost to the veteran or their family. As such, VMF service dogs are the organization's most valuable assets.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 27-3117964) · Dispute this line
$443Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
See all 7 funders →

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$565K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$561K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$675K
Ln 25
Programscol B$443K
Managementcol C$143K
Fundraisingcol D$90K
Owns and owesPt X
$542K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$494K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$712K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$561K
Government grantsLn 1e$100K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$19K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2K
Total revenueLn 12$565K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$494K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$494K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$25K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$663K
Other assetsLn 15$72K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$712K
Net assetsLn 32$542K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$19K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$688K$494K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$53K$663K
Total assetsLn 16$899K$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$207K$712K
Net assetsLn 32$692K$542K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$150K$90K$30K$30K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$202K$151K$28K$23K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$3K$659$608
Payroll taxesLn 10$26K$18K$4K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$9K$3K$6K$582
Accounting feesLn 11c$25K$8K$16K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$1K$3K$293
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$23$2K
Office expensesLn 13$20K$4K$13K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$2K$1K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$69K$57K$7K$5K
TravelLn 17$20K$13K$60$7K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$6K
InterestLn 20$10K$10K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$9K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$3K$3K$126
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$104K$82K$23K
Total functional expensesLn 25$675K$443K$143K$90K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $565K$675K−$110K$542K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 11, 2024 $644K$549K$96K$692K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 9, 2023 $532K$412K$120K$506K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 9, 2022 $552K$374K$178K$387K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Mar 25, 2022 $211K$380K−$169K$264K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990
Part I · Summary $565,117 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $639,201$560,830
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,045$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,211$4,287
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $644,457$565,117
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $348,293$381,301
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $200,414$294,161
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $548,707$675,462
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $95,750−$110,345
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $565,117 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$100,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$460,830
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$19,021
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$560,830
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,817$1,817
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $2,470$2,470
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,287$565,117
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $675,462 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $89,728 · Management $29,909 · Fundraising $29,909$149,546
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $150,607 · Management $27,895 · Fundraising $23,338$201,840
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,742 · Management $659 · Fundraising $608$4,009
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,835 · Management $4,208 · Fundraising $3,863$25,906
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,644 · Management $5,695 · Fundraising $582$8,921
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $7,505 · Management $16,168 · Fundraising $1,653$25,326
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,330 · Management $2,865 · Fundraising $293$4,488
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $23 · Fundraising $2,082$2,105
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,710 · Management $12,679 · Fundraising $4,080$20,469
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,634 · Management $1,052 · Fundraising $5,164$7,850
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $57,296 · Management $6,646 · Fundraising $5,477$69,419
IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,963 · Management $60 · Fundraising $6,740$19,763
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsFundraising $5,954$5,954
IX-20 InterestPrograms $10,418$10,418
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $9,097$9,097
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,090 · Management $2,708 · Fundraising $126$5,924
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $81,528 · Management $22,899$104,427
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $443,030 · Management $142,563 · Fundraising $89,869$675,462
Part X · Balance sheet $1,254,090 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $688,062$493,755
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $100,000$25,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $53,268$662,916
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $55,718$72,419
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $899,157$1,254,090
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $44,129$71,897
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payable$479,893
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $162,703$160,320
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $206,832$712,110
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $522,316$459,284
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $170,009$82,696
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $692,325$541,980
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $899,157$1,254,090
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $541,980 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$565,117
XI-2 Total expenses$675,462
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$110,345
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$692,325
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$40,000
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$541,980

Form 990 e-file FY2024 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

The names, titles, and financial information shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records. More

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown. A filing can only be corrected by the organization filing an amended return with the IRS; the corrected information appears here at our next update.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing, and less than the filing contains. Our pages do not display home addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, contact the filing organization or the IRS directly.

All figures come from public IRS Form 990 filings. Comparisons are computed from the filing against similar orgs. They are not a rating.

Featured nonprofit jobs

All nonprofit jobs → · Hiring? Post a job →