Support Veterans and their families

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 112 volunteers and 5 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: 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
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
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $158K a year · 37% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$70K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
17 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$185K
21% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 21% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$278K
-56% vs prior year
Spent
$320K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$696K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$278K
FY2024▼ -56%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$445K
FY2022$308K
FY2023$327K
FY2024$631K
FY2024$278K
Expenses
$320K
FY2024▼ -20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$146K
FY2022$228K
FY2023$303K
FY2024$400K
FY2024$320K
Net assets
$696K
FY2024▼ -8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$407K
FY2022$478K
FY2023$505K
FY2024$758K
FY2024$696K

From the FY2024 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 Sep 2014.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $261K Management & general 10% · $30K Fundraising 9% · $28K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $70K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$69,769Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shelia Schneider’s $70K as Executive Director is at the 60th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024
Shelia Schneider$69,769$61,154

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps veterans and their families with essential resources and support.

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1 program · $72K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Grants provided to organizations that support Veterans and children in the St. Louis region who are at risk of abuse or poverty, needing food, shelter, clothing, medical care and basic needs through financial aid.

$72Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K
Grants paid · 16 grants · $236K · 2020–2024
Missouri Veterans EndeavorMO · FY2024$7,500
Tri-County Veterans in Need TeamIL · FY2024$5,000
Artists FirstMO · FY2023$10,230
404 St Louis Service WomensMO · FY2023$7,500
Amvets Riders Chapter 1FY2023$5,000
St Patrick CenterMO · FY2021$5,000
Champ Assistance Dogs INCMO · FY2020$25,000
St Patrick CenterMO · FY2020$5,500

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$278K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$246K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Money outPt IX
$320K
Ln 25
Programscol B$261K
Managementcol C$30K
Fundraisingcol D$28K
Owns and owesPt X
$696K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$450K
Total assetsLn 16$880K
LiabilitiesLn 26$185K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$246K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$278K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$84K
SavingsLn 2$366K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$450K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$93K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$337K
Total assetsLn 16$880K
LiabilitiesLn 26$185K
Net assetsLn 32$696K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6112
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$509K$450K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$108K$93K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$336K$337K
Total assetsLn 16$953K$880K
LiabilitiesLn 26$195K$185K
Net assetsLn 32$758K$696K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$59K$59K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$35K$17K$9K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$24K$15K$6K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$371$205$95$71
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$3K$1K$921
Legal feesLn 11b$50$50
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$263$3K$263
Investment management feesLn 11f$629$629
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$90K$84K$205$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$400$70$330
Office expensesLn 13$15K$8K$4K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$11K$7K$1K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$14K$10K$3K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$3K$425$805
InsuranceLn 23$5K$3K$443$911
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$53K$51K$1K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$320K$261K$30K$28K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $631K$400K$231K$758K 990 PDF
FY2023 $327K$303K$24K$505K 990 PDF
FY2022 $308K$228K$80K$478K 990 PDF
FY2021 $445K$146K$298K$407K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $277,824 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $579,596$246,217
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $10,012$8,866
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $17,314$13,034
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $24,562$9,707
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $631,484$277,824
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $50,280$59,250
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $97,330$63,548
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $252,766$196,950
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $400,376$319,748
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $231,108−$41,924
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $277,824 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$134,500
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$246,217
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $8,866$8,866
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $13,034$13,034
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$9,707
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $8,866 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $13,034$277,824
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $319,748 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $59,250$59,250
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $17,442 · Management $8,721 · Fundraising $8,721$34,884
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $14,756 · Management $6,248 · Fundraising $2,498$23,502
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $205 · Management $95 · Fundraising $71$371
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,642 · Management $1,228 · Fundraising $921$4,791
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $50$50
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $263 · Management $2,763 · Fundraising $263$3,289
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $629$629
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $84,411 · Management $205 · Fundraising $5,000$89,616
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $70 · Fundraising $330$400
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,578 · Management $4,192 · Fundraising $3,444$15,214
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,271 · Management $1,365 · Fundraising $2,189$10,825
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $9,910 · Management $3,075 · Fundraising $1,477$14,462
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,011 · Management $425 · Fundraising $805$4,241
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,404 · Management $443 · Fundraising $911$4,758
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $50,625 · Management $1,029 · Fundraising $1,812$53,466
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $260,888 · Management $30,418 · Fundraising $28,442$319,748
Part X · Balance sheet $880,182 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $384,378$83,840
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $124,156$366,274
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$170
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $336,061$336,755
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $108,442$93,143
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $953,037$880,182
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,598$3,767
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $194,769$184,514
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $676,132$691,047
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $758,268$695,668
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $953,037$880,182
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $695,668 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$277,824
XI-2 Total expenses$319,748
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$41,924
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$758,268
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,044
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$2
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$695,668

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