Service organization for members who served in the armed forces.

501(c)(19) veterans' organization; the IRS lists gifts to it as tax-deductible.
$4K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(19)
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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $6K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$4K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $193K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 14.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$3K
0.8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 245 voting members
Concern: none of 245 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$156K
+22% vs prior year
Spent
$127K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$390K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$156K
FY2022▲ +22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$89K
FY2021$128K
FY2022$156K
FY2023$159K
FY2024$124K
Expenses
$127K
FY2022▲ +19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$99K
FY2021$107K
FY2022$127K
FY2023$144K
FY2024$148K
Net assets
$390K
FY2022▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$350K
FY2021$371K
FY2022$390K
FY2023$407K
FY2024$394K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 1946.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990; $4K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Adjutant
$2,400Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Officer
$1,600Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Barry Knaus$2,400$2,400$2,400$2,400$1,400
Paul Schmitt$2,000$1,800$1,600$2,400$1,400

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 15aNo

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Service organization for members who served in the armed forces.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$156K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$115K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$41K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$127K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$390K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$152K
Total assetsLn 16$393K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a245
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$41K
Government grantsLn 1e$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$115K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$9K
Total revenueLn 12$156K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$152K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$152K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$193K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$45K
Total assetsLn 16$393K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$390K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 519
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$125K$152K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$210K$193K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$37K$45K
Total assetsLn 16$374K$393K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$371K$390K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$69K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$522
Office expensesLn 13$905
OccupancyLn 16$16K
TravelLn 17$346
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K
InsuranceLn 23$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$17K$17K
All other expensesLn 24e$589
Total functional expensesLn 25$127K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $124K$148K−$24K$394K 990 PDF
FY2023 $159K$144K$15K$407K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $156K$127K$29K$390K 990 PDF
FY2021 $128K$107K$21K$371K 990 PDF
FY2020 $89K$99K−$10K$350K 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
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $156,280 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $17,760$41,093
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,165−$6,317
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $103,556$121,504
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $128,481$156,280
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $70,073$79,558
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $37,154$47,892
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $107,227$127,450
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $21,254$28,830
Part VI · Governance 0 of 245 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body245
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $156,280 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $120,504 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$8,311
VIII-1e Government grants$2,973
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$29,809
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$41,093
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2,346$2,346
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $1,000$1,000
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$8,663−$8,663
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $115,187 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$156,280
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $127,450 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$4,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$69,414
IX-10 Payroll taxes$6,144
IX-11c Accounting fees$1,100
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$522
IX-13 Office expenses$905
IX-16 Occupancy$16,265
IX-17 Travel$346
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$7,038
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$1,702
IX-23 Insurance$2,666
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $16,759$16,759
IX-24e All other expenses$589
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$127,450
Part X · Balance sheet $393,131 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $124,877$152,191
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $2,350$2,325
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $37,150$45,178
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $210,034$193,437
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $374,411$393,131
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,994$3,163
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,994$3,163
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $371,417$389,968
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $374,411$393,131
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $389,968 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$156,280
XI-2 Total expenses$127,450
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$28,830
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$371,417
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$8,868
XI-7 Investment expenses−$1,411
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$389,968

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