Educate everyone on the impact of the toxic chemical exposure, advocate for those harmed, and empower veterans and their families to stand up for our community

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2022 · Form 990-TIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
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
FY2025
latest Form 990-T
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $27K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
17 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $28K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 2 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 2 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$259K
-41% vs prior year
Spent
$265K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$377K
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$259K
FY2022▼ -41%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$107K
FY2020$93K
FY2021$441K
FY2022$259K
FY2023$155K
FY2024$240K
FY2025$478K
Expenses
$265K
FY2022▲ +152%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019Not on file
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$105K
FY2022$265K
FY2023$201K
FY2024$310K
FY2025$556K
Net assets
$377K
FY2022▼ -3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$15K
FY2020$50K
FY2021$387K
FY2022$377K
FY2023$332K
FY2024$280K
FY2025$203K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2015-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2015.

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

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $259K Management & general 2% · $6K

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

2 people listed on the 990-T.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rosita Torres’s $88K as Director is at the 68th 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.

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

NameFY2025FY2024
Rosita Torres$87,750$60,000
Julie Tomaska—$6,450

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

Programs and updates

Helps veterans, first responders, and families heal from war-related illnesses through outreach and support.

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1 program · $259K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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To reintegrate, restore and build resilience through facilitating the unmet needs veterans, first responders and their families affected by war related illnesses through outreach,

$259Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · 11 grants · $105K · 2021–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$5,095
Unitemized GrantFY2023$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,040
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$38,820
Unitemized GrantFY2022$14,055
Unitemized GrantFY2022$12,172
Unitemized GrantFY2022$10,164
Unitemized GrantFY2022$6,720
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,600
Unitemized GrantFY2021$8,050

By the numbers

The FY2022 990-T, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$259K
Gifts and grants$260K
Investment income$7
Money out
$265K
Programs$259K
Management$6K
Owns and owes
$377K
net assets
Cash and savings$370K
Total assets$377K
Liabilities$0
People
2
listed
Paid0
Voting board2
Independent2
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Gifts and grants$260K
Government grants$10K
Investment income$7
Total revenue$259K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$370K
Total assets$377K
Liabilities$0
Net assets$377K
Operations
Employees0
Volunteers10
Fiscal year endsDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Records policyYes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $478K$556K−$77K$203K 990 PDF
FY2024 $240K$310K−$71K$280K 990 PDF
FY2023 $155K$201K−$45K$332K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $259K$265K−$6K$377K 990 PDF
FY2021 $441K$105K$336K$387K 990 PDF
FY2020 $93K$50K 990 PDF
FY2019 $107K$15K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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