This Able Veteran: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 27-5103356)

Malia Nix’s $70K as Executive Director is at the 56th 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.

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

Programs and updates

Provides service dogs and trauma resilience programs for veterans with PTSD.

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1 program · $238K · in their own filed words · FY2023

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Provide service dogs and PTSD training for veterans throughout the us living with physical and psychological disabilities by utilizing an extensive network of professional dog trainers, veterinarians, medical professionals, and support personnel. 40 volunteers assisted with program activities during 2023.

$238Kprogram expense

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Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2024

Department of Illinois VFW Auxiliary INCFY2024$24K

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$5K

Essendant Charitable FoundationFY2024$100

Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$29K

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$195K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$185K

Other incomeLn 4–11$7K

Investment incomeLn 3$3K

Money outPt IX

$332K

Ln 25

Programscol B$238K

Managementcol C$87K

Fundraisingcol D$7K

Owns and owesPt X

$322K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$322K

Total assetsLn 16$322K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

5

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a5

IndependentVI 1b5

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$185K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$12K

Investment incomeLn 3$3K

Other incomeLn 4–11$7K

Total revenueLn 12$195K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$54K

SavingsLn 2$268K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$322K

Total assetsLn 16$322K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$322K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 59

VolunteersI 686

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$460K	$322K
Total assetsLn 16	$460K	$322K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$460K	$322K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$137K	$88K	$49K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$50K	$34K	$15K
Legal feesLn 11b	$8K	$615	$7K	$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$3K		$3K	$219
Office expensesLn 13	$28K	$22K	$4K	$2K
TravelLn 17	$33K	$32K	$189
InsuranceLn 23	$7K		$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$65K	$61K		$4K
All other expensesLn 24e	$2K	$173	$2K	$137
Total functional expensesLn 25	$332K	$238K	$87K	$7K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$483K	$512K	−$29K	$612K	990 PDF
FY2024	$740K	$433K	$307K	$641K	990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing	$195K	$332K	−$137K	$322K	990 PDF
FY2022	$290K	$318K	−$29K	$460K	990 PDF
FY2021	$274K	$323K	−$49K	$488K	990 PDF
FY2020	$282K	$404K	−$123K	$538K	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 $194,687 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $285,261$184,740

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,016$2,537

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,375$7,410

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $289,652$194,687

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 $171,164$186,378

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $147,116$145,657

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $318,280$332,035

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$28,628−$137,348

Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5

VI-1b Independent voting members5

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $194,687 across 7 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$11,550

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$173,190

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$184,740

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2,537$2,537

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $5,168$5,168

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,242$2,242

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,779 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $5,168$194,687

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $332,035 across 9 lines filed

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $87,754 · Management $48,892$136,646

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $34,283 · Management $15,449$49,732

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $615 · Management $6,602 · Fundraising $1,115$8,332

IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $2,652 · Fundraising $219$2,871

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $21,971 · Management $4,406 · Fundraising $1,671$28,048

IX-17 TravelPrograms $32,461 · Management $189$32,650

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $7,005$7,005

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $60,641 · Fundraising $4,028$64,669

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $173 · Management $1,772 · Fundraising $137$2,082

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $237,898 · Management $86,967 · Fundraising $7,170$332,035

Part X · Balance sheet $322,462 assets, 7 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $114,241$54,368

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $345,569$268,094

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $459,810$322,462

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $459,810$322,462

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $459,810$322,462

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $459,810$322,462

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $322,462 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$194,687

XI-2 Total expenses$332,035

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$137,348

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$459,810

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$322,462

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