United Service Organization

St Louis, MOUnknown exempt organization EIN 43-1237410Revenue $347K in FY2021

On file with the IRSusomissouri.orgPo Box 10367 · St Louis, MO

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The USO strengthens america's military Service members by keeping them connected to family, home, and country throughout their Service to the nation.

55¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 299 volunteers and 9 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2021
latest Form 990
Concern: the latest return is for FY2021, 5 tax years back; more than 4 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $449K a year · 39% of revenue · last 2 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
55%
of spending
Worth a look: 55% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$43K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$347K
-82% vs prior year
Spent
$662K
To programs
55%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2021
Revenue
$347K
FY2021▼ -82%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$347K
Expenses
$662K
FY2021▼ -74%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$662K
Net assets
$0
FY2021▼ -100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.5M
FY2021$0

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending May 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2021.

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Where the money goes

55 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 55% · $362K Management & general 34% · $222K Fundraising 12% · $78K

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

22 people listed on the 990; $43K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$42,917Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
1st Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Amanda Schmidt$42,917$96,795

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

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

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

Programs and updates

Connects military members to family, home, and country during their service.

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1 program · $362K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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James s. Mcdonnell events for military and their families: the uso of missouri, inc. Hosts several family fun events for the military and their families each year. These events consist of day at the zoo (with breakfast, zoo themed giveaways, family photo, and safari bands which make for-fee amenities free for them), santa's express (with…

$362Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$347K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$308K
Investment incomeLn 3$39K
Money outPt IX
$662K
Ln 25
Programscol B$362K
Managementcol C$222K
Fundraisingcol D$78K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$308K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$45K
Investment incomeLn 3$39K
Gains on assetsLn 7$25K
Total revenueLn 12$347K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 6299
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$172K$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.0M$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$318K$0
Total assetsLn 16$4.6M$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$66K$0
Net assetsLn 32$4.5M$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$231K$123K$63K$45K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$34K$13K$18K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$33K$21K$5K$8K
Legal feesLn 11b$106K$15K$86K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Investment management feesLn 11f$15K$15K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$728$374
Office expensesLn 13$12K$12K$100
Information technologyLn 14$44K$36K$5K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$24K$24K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$44K$23K$12K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$8K$4K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$80K$79K$71$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$662K$362K$222K$78K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2021 Latest Viewing $347K$662K−$315K$0 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.0M$2.5M−$584K$4.5M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $347,488 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,022,961$308,008
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$59,812$39,480
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$4,258$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,958,891$347,488
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 $785,718$297,874
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,756,941$364,148
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,542,659$662,022
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$583,768−$314,534
Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members21
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 $347,488 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$308,008
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$44,510
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$308,008
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $14,811$14,811
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $24,669$24,669
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $39,480$347,488
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $662,022 across 15 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $122,757 · Management $62,545 · Fundraising $45,229$230,531
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $13,412 · Management $17,643 · Fundraising $2,945$34,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,878 · Management $4,542 · Fundraising $7,923$33,343
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $14,783 · Management $85,632 · Fundraising $5,280$105,695
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,118$15,118
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $14,544$14,544
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $728 · Fundraising $374$1,102
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,844 · Fundraising $100$11,944
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $35,719 · Management $4,777 · Fundraising $3,163$43,659
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $24,267$24,267
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,271$6,271
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,590$2,590
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $23,123 · Management $12,475 · Fundraising $8,260$43,858
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,960 · Management $4,295 · Fundraising $2,843$15,098
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $78,536 · Management $71 · Fundraising $1,395$80,002
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $362,140 · Management $222,370 · Fundraising $77,512$662,022
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $141,698$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $29,972$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $100,000$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $15,973$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $318,085$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,974,526$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,038$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,582,292$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $9,991$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $66,336$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,515,956$0
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,515,956$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,582,292$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$347,488
XI-2 Total expenses$662,022
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$314,534
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,515,956
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$352,753
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$4,554,175
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

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