Disabled American Veterans

Tax-deductible

Sioux Falls, SD501(c)(4)EIN 46-6012372Revenue $362K in FY2025

On file with the IRSdavmembersportal.org/chapters/sd/01/default.a1519 W 51st St, 57105-6648 · Sioux Falls, SDTax-exempt since Jun 1942

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The organization's mission is to build better lives for all of our nation's Disabled veteransand their families.

501(c)(4) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 372 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
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
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $76K a year · 27% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$62K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$4K
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$362K
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$351K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$1.7M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$362K
FY2025▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$180K
FY2022$266K
FY2023$258K
FY2024$331K
FY2025$362K
Expenses
$351K
FY2025▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$333K
FY2022$403K
FY2023$373K
FY2024$316K
FY2025$351K
Net assets
$1.7M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.7M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1942.

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

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $326K Management & general 6% · $20K Fundraising 1% · $5K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $62K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$43,719Pt VII · Sec A
Quartermaster
$18,630Pt VII · Sec A
Commander
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Committee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Committee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Committee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Committee
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Marty T Pennock$43,719$40,352$35,873——
Gaylord Melbrecht————$29,871
Jim Wosje$18,630$19,489$11,964$3,758—

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 disabled veterans and their families build better lives.

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1 program · $326K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Advocacy of veterans' rights and those of all disabled individuals. Provide information on and assist in obtaining veterans' benefits. Provide social activities, transportation, and meals to disabled veterans. 193 volunteers gave 43,173 hours of their time in support of the chapter and veterans.

$326Kprogram 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 · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 26 grants · $491K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$19,421
Unitemized GrantFY2024$17,000
Dav Department of South DakotaSD · FY2024$13,500
Unitemized GrantFY2023$22,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$14,400
Dav Department of South DakotaSD · FY2023$12,340
Wings of Valor INCSD · FY2023$5,350
Unitemized GrantFY2022$60,000
Various Grants Under 5000FY2022$25,488
Dav Department of South DakotaSD · FY2022$12,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$8,558
Wings of Valor INCSD · FY2022$7,500
Unitemized GrantFY2021$55,000
Various Grants Under 5000FY2021$23,960
Unitemized GrantFY2021$15,267
Wings of Valor LodgeFY2021$13,550
Dav Department of South DakotaFY2021$12,000
Dav NationalFY2021$11,725
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$362K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$203K
Investment incomeLn 3$79K
Other incomeLn 4–11$73K
Money outPt IX
$351K
Ln 25
Programscol B$326K
Managementcol C$20K
Fundraisingcol D$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$52K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$203K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7K
Investment incomeLn 3$79K
Other incomeLn 4–11$73K
Gains on assetsLn 7$41K
Total revenueLn 12$362K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$52K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$52K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$451K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 6372
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$35K$52K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$478K$451K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M$1.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$18K$18K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$105K$105K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$68K$67K$1K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$17K$17K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Investment management feesLn 11f$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$12K
OccupancyLn 16$6K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$19K$19K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$27K$27K
InsuranceLn 23$22K$22K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$28K$24K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$546$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$351K$326K$20K$5K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $362K$351K$12K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $331K$316K$15K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $258K$373K−$115K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $266K$403K−$138K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $180K$333K−$153K$2.1M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $362,205 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $166,227$202,904
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,102$6,675
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $70,130$79,415
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $90,731$73,211
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $331,190$362,205
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $115,593$123,342
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $77,951$93,162
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $122,213$134,083
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $315,757$350,587
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $15,433$11,618
Part VI · Governance 12 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $362,205 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$202,904
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$202,904
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $6,675$6,675
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $38,824$38,824
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $73,211$73,211
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $40,591$40,591
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,675 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $152,626$362,205
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $350,587 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $18,425$18,425
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $104,917$104,917
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $66,632 · Management $1,149$67,781
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $17,263$17,263
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,118$8,118
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,560$11,560
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $7,264$7,264
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,601$11,601
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,165$6,165
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $19,333$19,333
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $26,705$26,705
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $21,777$21,777
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $24,220 · Fundraising $3,377$27,597
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $546 · Fundraising $1,535$2,081
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $325,702 · Management $19,973 · Fundraising $4,912$350,587
Part X · Balance sheet $1,729,470 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $35,464$51,694
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $477,929$451,319
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,145,242$1,193,318
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $27,505$33,139
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,686,140$1,729,470
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,571$3,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,571$3,500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,684,569$1,725,970
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,686,140$1,729,470
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,725,970 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$362,205
XI-2 Total expenses$350,587
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$11,618
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,684,569
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$29,783
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,725,970

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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