Vittles for Vets FY2020 filing

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Provide for food for american military veterans

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ 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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FY2020 · 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 $28K a year · 20% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $11K
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
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$131K
Spent
$150K
To programs
99%
Net assets
$20K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$131K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$131K
FY2021$145K
FY2022$129K
FY2023$133K
FY2024$176K
Expenses
$150K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$150K
FY2021$136K
FY2022$124K
FY2023$88K
FY2024$76K
Net assets
$20K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$20K
FY2021$30K
FY2022$36K
FY2023$81K
FY2024$181K

From the FY2020 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 Jan 2015.

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

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $148K Management & general 1% · $1K Fundraising 1% · $1K

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

1 person listed on the 990.

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

January Gerow’s $8K as President/Director is at the 8th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1171 $100K–1M food & agriculture 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.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Feeds American military veterans.

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1 program · $148K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Vittles for vets provides food for american military veterans

$148Kprogram 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 · FY2025

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$131K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$131K
Money outPt IX
$150K
Ln 25
Programscol B$148K
Managementcol C$1K
Fundraisingcol D$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$20K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$20K
Total assetsLn 16$20K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$131K
Total revenueLn 12$131K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$20K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$20K
Total assetsLn 16$20K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$20K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 61
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$39K$20K
Total assetsLn 16$39K$20K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$39K$20K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Legal feesLn 11b$225$0$225$0
Office expensesLn 13$122$0$122$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$147K$145K$314$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$2K$351$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$150K$148K$1K$1K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Oct 10, 2025 $176K$76K$100K$181K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 20, 2024 $133K$88K$45K$81K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 26, 2023 $129K$124K$5K$36K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jun 1, 2022 $145K$136K$10K$30K 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 14, 2021 $131K$150K−$19K$20K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $130,957 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $111,948$130,957
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $111,948$130,957
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $73,458$149,842
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $73,458$149,842
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $38,490−$18,885
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $130,957 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$130,957
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$130,957
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$130,957
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $149,842 across 4 lines filed
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $225 · Fundraising $0$225
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $122 · Fundraising $0$122
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $145,303 · Management $314 · Fundraising $1,116$146,733
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,411 · Management $351 · Fundraising $0$2,762
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $147,714 · Management $1,012 · Fundraising $1,116$149,842
Part X · Balance sheet $20,384 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $39,269$20,384
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $39,269$20,384
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $39,269$20,384
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $39,269$20,384
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $39,269$20,384
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $20,384 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$130,957
XI-2 Total expenses$149,842
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$18,885
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$39,269
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$20,384

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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