Veterans Miracle Center

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Erie, PA501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 47-2295973Revenue $196K in FY2024

On file with the IRSvmcerie.org1573 W 39th St, 16509-1129 · Erie, PATax-exempt since Mar 2015Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Provide basic life necessities to the homeless, at risk, or low income Veterans in erie, crawford, and venango counties.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ 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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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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $40K a year · 25% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 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
Cash reserves
25 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 25.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $68K
Fine: 2 funders name 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
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
$196K
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$131K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$287K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$196K
FY2024▲ +7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$122K
FY2021$104K
FY2022$210K
FY2023$183K
FY2024$196K
Expenses
$131K
FY2024▼ -8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$97K
FY2021$109K
FY2022$134K
FY2023$142K
FY2024$131K
Net assets
$287K
FY2024▲ +29%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$111K
FY2021$105K
FY2022$181K
FY2023$222K
FY2024$287K

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 Mar 2015.

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% · $122K Management & general 3% · $4K Fundraising 4% · $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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Chuck Turner’s $14K as Member is at the 7th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Chuck Turner$13,871$14,150
Bev Sonnenberg$5,410$2,975
John Kowalczyk—$900

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

Supplies essential needs to homeless, at-risk, and low-income veterans in three counties.

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1 program · $122K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Providing basic life necessities to qualified veterans free of charge.

$122Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$68K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$196K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$181K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$15K
Money outPt IX
$131K
Ln 25
Programscol B$122K
Managementcol C$4K
Fundraisingcol D$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$287K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$276K
Total assetsLn 16$287K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$181K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$15K
Total revenueLn 12$196K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$276K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$276K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K
Total assetsLn 16$287K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$287K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$211K$276K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$10K
Total assetsLn 16$222K$287K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$222K$287K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$750$750
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$331$331
Advertising and promotionLn 12$153$153
Office expensesLn 13$5K$2K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$51K$51K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$70K$66K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$1K$585
Total functional expensesLn 25$131K$122K$4K$5K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $196K$131K$65K$287K 990 PDF
FY2023 $183K$142K$41K$222K 990 PDF
FY2022 $210K$134K$76K$181K 990 PDF
FY2021 $104K$109K−$5K$105K 990 PDF
FY2020 $122K$97K$26K$111K 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
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Part I · Summary $196,238 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $182,975$181,238
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$15,000
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $182,975$196,238
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 $142,083$131,395
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $142,083$131,395
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $40,892$64,843
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $196,238 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$181,238
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$181,238
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $15,000$15,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $15,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$196,238
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $131,395 across 8 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $750$750
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $331$331
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $153$153
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,597 · Management $3,746$5,343
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $50,701$50,701
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,305$2,305
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $65,910 · Fundraising $4,131$70,041
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,186 · Fundraising $585$1,771
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $122,183 · Management $4,496 · Fundraising $4,716$131,395
Part X · Balance sheet $286,662 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $211,108$275,614
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $556$556
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,155$10,492
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $221,819$286,662
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $221,819$286,662
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $221,819$286,662
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $221,819$286,662
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $286,662 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$196,238
XI-2 Total expenses$131,395
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$64,843
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$221,819
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$286,662

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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