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Veterans Serving Veterans INC

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Cadillac, MI501(c)(3)Since 2014Human Services EIN 47-1605286Revenue $115K in FY2025

On file with the IRSvetsservingvets.org8865 Professional Drive, 49601-8424 · Cadillac, MITax-exempt since Apr 2015Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Veterans Serving Veterans is a cadillac, michigan nonprofit that honors and serves those who have served and protected at home and abroad.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ 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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FY2025 · 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
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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $68K a year · 55% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $7K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
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
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$115K
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$62K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$753K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$115K
FY2025▲ +8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$67K
FY2021$135K
FY2022$137K
FY2023$125K
FY2024$106K
FY2025$115K
Expenses
$62K
FY2025-0.01%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$39K
FY2022$53K
FY2023$62K
FY2024$62K
FY2025$62K
Net assets
$753K
FY2025▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$412K
FY2021$508K
FY2022$593K
FY2023$656K
FY2024$700K
FY2025$753K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2015.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $57K Management & general 8% · $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

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Roger Bandeen
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
William Ewald
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jason Elmore
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Julie Grage
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Derek Olsen
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Honors and serves veterans who served and protected at home and abroad.

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1 program · $57K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Established a food bank for veterans. Was nationally recognized for having achieved "functional zero" for veteran homelessness. Provided recreational opportunities for disabled veterans. Provided volunteer work environments for veterans to reconnect with fellow veterans, giving them hope and purpose.

$57Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Cadillac Area Community FoundationFY2023$7K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$7K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $9K · 2021–2021
Cadillac Area Community FoundationMI · FY2021$8,616

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$115K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$92K
Other incomeLn 4–11$22K
Investment incomeLn 3$37
Money outPt IX
$62K
Ln 25
Programscol B$57K
Managementcol C$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$753K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$45K
Total assetsLn 16$753K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$92K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$37
Other incomeLn 4–11$22K
Total revenueLn 12$115K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$45K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$45K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$708K
Total assetsLn 16$753K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$753K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$21K$45K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$679K$708K
Total assetsLn 16$700K$753K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$700K$753K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$366$366
OccupancyLn 16$6K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$28K$28K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$23K$23K
All other expensesLn 24e$554$554
Total functional expensesLn 25$62K$57K$5K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $115K$62K$53K$753K 990 PDF
FY2024 $106K$62K$44K$700K 990 PDF
FY2023 $125K$62K$63K$656K 990 PDF
FY2022 $137K$53K$84K$593K 990 PDF
FY2021 $135K$39K$96K$508K 990 PDF
FY2020 $67K$412K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $114,637 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $79,882$92,144
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $16$37
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $26,012$22,456
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $105,910$114,637
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 $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $61,709$61,702
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $61,709$61,702
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $44,201$52,935
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $114,637 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$4,427
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$87,717
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$92,144
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $37$37
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $20,805$20,805
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,651$1,651
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $22,493$114,637
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $61,702 across 7 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,250$1,250
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $366$366
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,885$5,885
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $27,591$27,591
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,466$3,466
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $22,590$22,590
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $554$554
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $56,986 · Management $4,716 · Fundraising $0$61,702
Part X · Balance sheet $752,637 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $20,635$44,858
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $679,067$707,779
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $699,702$752,637
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $699,702$752,637
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $699,702$752,637
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $699,702$752,637
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $752,637 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$114,637
XI-2 Total expenses$61,702
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$52,935
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$699,702
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$752,637

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

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