Built by Veterans for Veterans. Veterans Community Project (vcp) has a long-term goal of fixing veteran homelessness nationwide. We combine exceptional wrap-around services and transitional housing solutions to Veterans in need. All Veterans qualify for services, regardless of time in service, discharge status, or service type.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$547K 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $6.3M a year · 45% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$547K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $443K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.5M
21% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 21% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.7M
Spent
$3.8M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$5.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.7M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.7M
FY2021$11.1M
FY2022$14.3M
FY2023$13.4M
FY2024$16.3M
FY2025$22.7M
Expenses
$3.8M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.8M
FY2021$4.8M
FY2022$7.1M
FY2023$9.5M
FY2024$9.5M
FY2025$10.8M
Net assets
$5.7M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.7M
FY2021$12.0M
FY2022$19.1M
FY2023$23.1M
FY2024$29.9M
FY2025$41.8M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2016.

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $3.0M Management & general 7% · $271K Fundraising 15% · $568K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $547K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President of National Exp
$117,670Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Executive Officer
$115,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Development Officer
$105,000Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary, CFO
$104,917Pt VII · Sec A
Cheif Operations Officer
$104,125Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bryan Meyer’s $200K as President and Chief Execut is at the 21st percentile of top reported officer pay among 232 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Bryan Meyer$200,000$197,276$180,000$178,474$160,000$115,000
Vanessa Van Goethem-Piela$165,763—————
Vanessa Vangoethem-Piela—$160,306$151,749$150,129$138,413$105,000
Angela Gum$144,679$140,612$135,000$133,856$120,000$104,917
Jason Kander—$134,307$129,191$126,492$116,387$117,670
Elizabeth Mueller$115,076$113,367$104,939———
Jennifer Seybold$110,498$106,388————
Marqueia Watson$109,538—————

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Provides housing and services to end veteran homelessness.

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3 programs · $3.0M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Transitional Housing

This program provides transitional housing for homeless veterans or those veterans in danger of becoming homeless within 3 days. This program provides a 240 - 320 square foot tiny-house to provide shelter to homeless Veterans.

$1.3Mprogram expense
02

Outreach/Emergency Wrap Around Services

This program helps Veterans make the most of the benefits and successfully transition from homelessness to permanent housing. VCP provides the tools they need to become financially secure. The Veterans Community Project team ensures Veterans and their families have the information and access to government and non-profit benefits and…

$894Kprogram expense
03

Expansion

This program starts by raising awareness of the need for transitional housing and wrap around services in other communities. As city officials in other communities come to understand how important the work is, Veterans Community Project will move forward with due diligence to determine feasibility of the program in therespective…

$813Kprogram 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 · FY2025
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Grants paid · 32 grants · $2.3M · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$454,165
Unitemized GrantFY2025$31,818
Unitemized GrantFY2025$11,277
Unitemized GrantFY2025$2,100
Unitemized GrantFY2025$1,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$332,883
Unitemized GrantFY2024$23,901
Unitemized GrantFY2024$19,341
Unitemized GrantFY2024$15,404
Unitemized GrantFY2023$274,844
Unitemized GrantFY2023$31,956
Unitemized GrantFY2023$18,448
Unitemized GrantFY2023$6,775
Unitemized GrantFY2023$3,144
Unitemized GrantFY2022$238,008
Unitemized GrantFY2022$238,008
Unitemized GrantFY2022$26,456
Unitemized GrantFY2022$26,456
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$179K
Money outPt IX
$3.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.0M
Managementcol C$271K
Fundraisingcol D$568K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.7M
Total assetsLn 16$7.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.5M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$345K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$28K
Other incomeLn 4–11$179K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$58K
Total revenueLn 12$5.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.0M
Total assetsLn 16$7.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M
Net assetsLn 32$5.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 582
VolunteersI 62,443
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$1.5M$2.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.1M$4.0M
Total assetsLn 16$5.9M$7.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.1M$1.5M
Net assetsLn 32$3.8M$5.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$202K$202K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$547K$423K$43K$81K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$947K$8K$179K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$155K$128K$5K$22K
Payroll taxesLn 10$136K$111K$4K$21K
Legal feesLn 11b$112K$35K$70K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$28K$21K$1K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$370K$161K$47K$161K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$10K
Information technologyLn 14$63K$36K$15K$12K
OccupancyLn 16$154K$141K$9K$4K
TravelLn 17$57K$42K$7K$8K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$67$1K
InterestLn 20$60K$55K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$209K$199K$2K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$53K$41K$4K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$500K$421K$33K$46K
All other expensesLn 24e$20K$7K$6K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.8M$3.0M$271K$568K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $22.7M$10.8M$11.9M$41.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $16.3M$9.5M$6.8M$29.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $13.4M$9.5M$3.9M$23.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $14.3M$7.1M$7.2M$19.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $11.1M$4.8M$6.3M$12.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $5.7M$3.8M$1.9M$5.7M 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $5,682,266 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,007,663$5,503,523
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,946−$58,429
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$114,312$237,172
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,896,297$5,682,266
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $74,062$202,126
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,394,538$1,971,191
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,296,319$1,636,974
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,764,919$3,810,291
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,131,378$1,871,975
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $5,682,266 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$34,801 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$28,420
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,475,103
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$344,597
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,503,523
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$58,429−$58,429
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $270,858$270,858
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,115$1,115
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$92,115 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $270,858$5,682,266
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,810,291 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $202,126$202,126
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $422,974 · Management $42,909 · Fundraising $80,829$546,712
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $946,866 · Management $7,944 · Fundraising $179,370$1,134,180
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $128,103 · Management $4,564 · Fundraising $22,006$154,673
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $110,816 · Management $4,035 · Fundraising $20,775$135,626
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $35,294 · Management $69,996 · Fundraising $6,445$111,735
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $21,148 · Management $1,155 · Fundraising $5,198$27,501
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $161,427 · Management $47,093 · Fundraising $161,348$369,868
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $10,000$10,000
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $36,400 · Management $15,070 · Fundraising $11,989$63,459
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $141,071 · Management $8,936 · Fundraising $3,504$153,511
IX-17 TravelPrograms $41,856 · Management $6,958 · Fundraising $7,859$56,673
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $67 · Management $1,256$1,323
IX-20 InterestPrograms $54,740 · Management $5,344$60,084
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $199,246 · Management $1,823 · Fundraising $8,205$209,274
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $41,215 · Management $4,465 · Fundraising $7,339$53,019
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $421,441 · Management $32,647 · Fundraising $46,221$500,309
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,620 · Management $6,469 · Fundraising $7,129$20,218
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,971,410 · Management $270,664 · Fundraising $568,217$3,810,291
Part X · Balance sheet $7,231,993 assets, 12 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $43,562; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,457,255$2,738,288
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $261,750$401,623
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $9,736$10,253
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $66,117$26,066
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,094,611$4,012,201
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,934,069$7,231,993
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $825,789$368,694
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,112,244$1,538,193
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,046,649$3,196,552
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $775,176$2,497,248
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,821,825$5,693,800
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,934,069$7,231,993
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,693,800 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,682,266
XI-2 Total expenses$3,810,291
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,871,975
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,821,825
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,693,800

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