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.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$701K 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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FY2023 · 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
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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
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$701K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.2 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
$2.5M
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$13.4M
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$9.5M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$23.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$13.4M
FY2023▼ -6%
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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
$9.5M
FY2023▲ +34%
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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
$23.1M
FY2023▲ +20%
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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 FY2023 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $7.9M Management & general 6% · $615K Fundraising 11% · $1.0M

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; $701K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President and Chief Executive Officer
$180,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$151,749Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$135,000Pt VII · Sec A
President of National Expansion
$129,191Pt VII · Sec A
National Director of Corporate
$104,939Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 15aYes
  • 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 · $7.9M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Veteran Outreach/Emergency Wrap-Around Services

VCP'S veteran outreach services are provided through various channels, including physical outreach centers, and community, street, and agency outreach activities. These services offer direct access to life-changing support for any veteran in need.

$3.2Mprogram expense
02

Transitional Housing/Residential Program

The residential program's unique approach revolves around the utilization of tiny homes in VCP villages as transitional housing. VCP villages typically have 25-50 homes, depending on the size of the community in which it operates, and combines the tiny homes with customized and comprehensive wraparound case management services designed…

$3.1Mprogram expense
03

Expansion

The need to fix veteran homelessness is a widespread issue, with veterans sleeping on city streets and in city parks everywhere across the nation. This program starts by raising awareness of the need for transitional housing and wraparound services in communities across the country.

$1.5Mprogram expense

Funders

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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$13.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$113K
Other incomeLn 4–11$78K
Money outPt IX
$9.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$7.9M
Managementcol C$615K
Fundraisingcol D$1.0M
Owns and owesPt X
$23.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.6M
Total assetsLn 16$25.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.0M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1.2M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$306K
Investment incomeLn 3$113K
Other incomeLn 4–11$78K
Gains on assetsLn 7$104K
Total revenueLn 12$13.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20.2M
Total assetsLn 16$25.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.5M
Net assetsLn 32$23.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 582
VolunteersI 62,443
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.7M$2.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17.6M$20.2M
Total assetsLn 16$21.9M$25.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.7M$2.5M
Net assetsLn 32$19.2M$23.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$335K$335K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$908K$750K$33K$125K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.4M$2.8M$124K$465K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$87K$75K$2K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$536K$461K$15K$61K
Payroll taxesLn 10$361K$297K$14K$50K
Legal feesLn 11b$91K$51K$30K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$25K$22K$441$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$967K$867K$74K$27K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$27K$18K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$135K$89K$15K$31K
OccupancyLn 16$505K$360K$134K$11K
TravelLn 17$193K$161K$10K$22K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$947$138
InterestLn 20$84K$84K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$255K$230K$25K
InsuranceLn 23$171K$103K$43K$25K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.4M$1.1M$87K$149K
All other expensesLn 24e$97K$70K$7K$20K
Total functional expensesLn 25$9.5M$7.9M$615K$1.0M

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 Viewing $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 $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 J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $13,421,188 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $14,352,542$13,230,162
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$26,985$112,869
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,184$78,157
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $14,329,741$13,421,188
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $291,584$335,168
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,665,017$5,262,764
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,168,863$3,930,681
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,125,464$9,528,613
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $7,204,277$3,892,575
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $13,421,188 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $13,237 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$27,675
VIII-1c Fundraising events$306,492
VIII-1e Government grants$1,981,604
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$10,914,391
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,203,234
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$13,230,162
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $8,797$8,797
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $104,072$104,072
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$107,302−$107,302
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $172,222$172,222
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $289,531 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$98,505$13,421,188
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $9,528,613 across 19 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $335,168$335,168
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $749,546 · Management $33,296 · Fundraising $125,312$908,154
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,781,840 · Management $123,575 · Fundraising $465,079$3,370,494
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $74,596 · Management $2,427 · Fundraising $9,829$86,852
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $460,789 · Management $14,992 · Fundraising $60,715$536,496
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $297,038 · Management $13,654 · Fundraising $50,076$360,768
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $50,903 · Management $30,279 · Fundraising $9,383$90,565
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $21,939 · Management $441 · Fundraising $2,160$24,540
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $866,600 · Management $73,828 · Fundraising $27,007$967,435
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $18,333 · Fundraising $8,802$27,135
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $89,103 · Management $15,446 · Fundraising $30,753$135,302
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $359,654 · Management $134,310 · Fundraising $11,484$505,448
IX-17 TravelPrograms $161,199 · Management $9,976 · Fundraising $21,857$193,032
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $947 · Management $138$1,085
IX-20 InterestPrograms $84,310$84,310
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $230,240 · Management $24,675$254,915
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $102,506 · Management $43,486 · Fundraising $24,592$170,584
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,143,002 · Management $87,225 · Fundraising $149,105$1,379,332
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $69,604 · Management $6,991 · Fundraising $20,403$96,998
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,897,317 · Management $614,739 · Fundraising $1,016,557$9,528,613
Part X · Balance sheet $25,561,989 assets, 12 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $9,874; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,700,998$2,562,420
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,468,848$2,667,563
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $10,253$10,253
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $44,360$62,490
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $17,625,425$20,249,389
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $21,881,536$25,561,989
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $659,850$461,425
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,713,078$2,500,957
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $15,038,028$18,780,786
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,130,430$4,280,246
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $19,168,458$23,061,032
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $21,881,536$25,561,989
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $23,061,032 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$13,421,188
XI-2 Total expenses$9,528,613
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,892,575
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$19,168,458
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$23,061,032

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