Provide happier, healthier lives for veterans living with trauma.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$60K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $76K a year · 16% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
14
named funders · $379K
Looks good: 14 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$180K
69% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 69% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$241K
Spent
$252K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$80K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$241K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$241K
FY2021$637K
FY2022$501K
FY2023$486K
FY2024$462K
Expenses
$252K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$252K
FY2021$541K
FY2022$660K
FY2023$579K
FY2024$676K
Net assets
$80K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$80K
FY2021$176K
FY2022$17K
FY2023−$77K
FY2024−$289K

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 May 2015.

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Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $194K Management & general 15% · $37K Fundraising 8% · $21K

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; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$60,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Waldron’s $86K as Executive Director is at the 67th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1043 $100K–1M public & societal benefit 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michael Waldron$85,800$82,987$72,014$70,154$60,000

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

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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

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3 programs · $194K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Community Engagement

Education for community groups, universities, military units, and employers. Training post-traumatic stress, why its common in military culture and how to create an environment more conducive for veterans. Nearly Naked Ruck March: The Covid-19 pandemic was a time of great uncertainty and forced many people into isolation.

$104Kprogram expense
02

23V Recon Program: 14 week reconditioning program to train military and veterans to live comfortably and successfully in civilian society. The program encompasses positive psychology, fitness, camaraderie, outdoor wellness and active exposure trigger retraining.

$75Kprogram expense
03

Bladesmithing

Sharp-art therapy program designed to motivate isolated veterans to take part in a weekly team event while creating a piece of useable art. The bladesmithing program is a way for 23V Recon Graduates to remain engaged and share their experience in 23V Recon with other veterans who may be in need of our immersive 14-week program.

$15Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$241K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$235K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6K
Money outPt IX
$252K
Ln 25
Programscol B$194K
Managementcol C$37K
Fundraisingcol D$21K
Owns and owesPt X
$80K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$256K
Total assetsLn 16$260K
LiabilitiesLn 26$180K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$235K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6K
Total revenueLn 12$241K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$256K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$256K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Other assetsLn 15$91
Total assetsLn 16$260K
LiabilitiesLn 26$180K
Net assetsLn 32$80K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 6182
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$103K$256K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$3K
Total assetsLn 16$105K$260K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K$180K
Net assetsLn 32$95K$80K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$60K$48K$6K$6K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$41K$27K$12K$2K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$6K$1K$638
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$0$3K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$32K$30K$139$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K$10K$225$1K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$907$4K$50
Information technologyLn 14$0$0$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$9K$1K$7K$0
TravelLn 17$17K$16K$620$464
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$250$225$0$25
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$455$0$455$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$711$39
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$53K$44K$1K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$7K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$252K$194K$37K$21K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $462K$676K−$214K−$289K 990 PDF
FY2023 $486K$579K−$93K−$77K 990 PDF
FY2022 $501K$660K−$159K$17K 990 PDF
FY2021 $637K$541K$96K$176K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $241K$252K−$11K$80K 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
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Part I · Summary $240,664 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $342,596$234,995
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$5,669
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $18,473$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $361,069$240,664
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $527$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $109,756$109,131
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $1,000$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $167,540$142,485
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $278,823$251,616
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $82,246−$10,952
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $240,664 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$234,995
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$234,995
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,669 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$5,669
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,669 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$240,664
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $251,616 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $48,000 · Management $6,000 · Fundraising $6,000$60,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $26,631 · Management $12,410 · Fundraising $2,332$41,373
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,712 · Management $1,408 · Fundraising $638$7,758
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $2,535 · Fundraising $0$2,535
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $30,204 · Management $139 · Fundraising $2,117$32,460
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,238 · Management $225 · Fundraising $1,013$11,476
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $907 · Management $4,371 · Fundraising $50$5,328
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,350 · Management $7,470 · Fundraising $0$8,820
IX-17 TravelPrograms $15,728 · Management $620 · Fundraising $464$16,812
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $225 · Management $0 · Fundraising $25$250
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $455 · Fundraising $0$455
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,188 · Management $711 · Fundraising $39$3,938
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $44,462 · Management $1,052 · Fundraising $7,984$53,498
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,913 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,913
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $193,558 · Management $37,396 · Fundraising $20,662$251,616
Part X · Balance sheet $259,956 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $102,585$256,421
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$3,444
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,992$91
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $104,577$259,956
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $5,750$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,188$30,175
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,938$180,175
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $94,639$79,781
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $94,639$79,781
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $104,577$259,956
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $79,781 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$240,664
XI-2 Total expenses$251,616
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$10,952
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$94,639
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$3,906
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$79,781

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