Veterans Stand Together

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South Gate, CA501(c)(3)Public & Societal BenefitEIN 47-5330369

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To provide training and course

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 40 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $6K a year · 2% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$135K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 63% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.2 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$170K
81% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 81% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
1
of 5 voting members
Worth a look: 1 of 5 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$597K
+35% vs prior year
Spent
$568K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$40K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$597K
FY2024▲ +35%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$56K
FY2022$340K
FY2023$441K
FY2024$597K
Expenses
$568K
FY2024▲ +14%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$20K
FY2022$327K
FY2023$496K
FY2024$568K
Net assets
$40K
FY2024▲ +256%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$36K
FY2022$66K
FY2023$11K
FY2024$40K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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 2020.

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $411K Management & general 20% · $114K Fundraising 8% · $43K

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; $135K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Dir Operations
$80,658Pt VII · Sec A
$27,300Pt VII · Sec A
$27,300Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Claudia M Dzul’s $81K as Dir Operations is at the 63rd 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Claudia M Dzul$80,658$62,473—
George Casillas$27,300$27,300$1,050
Mark Treston$27,300$27,300$1,050

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Veterans Stand Together is a public benefit nonprofit based in South Gate, CA.

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1 program · $411K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Empowering veterans and their communities through cooperation, support, and advocacy by providing educational activities.

$411Kprogram 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 1 funder$8K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$597K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$533K
Other incomeLn 4–11$38K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$25K
Money outPt IX
$568K
Ln 25
Programscol B$411K
Managementcol C$114K
Fundraisingcol D$43K
Owns and owesPt X
$40K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9K
Total assetsLn 16$210K
LiabilitiesLn 26$170K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$25K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$533K
Other incomeLn 4–11$38K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$597K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$9K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$9K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K
Other assetsLn 15$159K
Total assetsLn 16$210K
LiabilitiesLn 26$170K
Net assetsLn 32$40K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 640
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2K$9K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11K$9K
Total assetsLn 16$286K$210K
LiabilitiesLn 26$275K$170K
Net assetsLn 32$11K$40K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$135K$95K$20K$20K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$111K$78K$17K$17K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$14K$3K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$779$779
Advertising and promotionLn 12$55$55
Office expensesLn 13$1K$547$547
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$103K$77K$26K
TravelLn 17$12K$6K$3K$3K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$766
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$177K$136K$41K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$500$937
Total functional expensesLn 25$568K$411K$114K$43K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $597K$568K$29K$40K 990 PDF
FY2023 $441K$496K−$55K$11K 990 PDF
FY2022 $340K$327K$13K$66K 990 PDF
FY2021 $56K$20K$36K$36K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $596,537 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$25,358
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$25,358
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $532,825$532,825
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$23,967
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $14,387$14,387
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $547,212$596,537
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $567,624 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $94,681 · Management $20,288 · Fundraising $20,289$135,258
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $77,702 · Management $16,651 · Fundraising $16,650$111,003
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,350 · Management $3,075 · Fundraising $3,075$20,500
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $779 · Management $779$1,558
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $55$55
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $547 · Management $547$1,094
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $76,931 · Management $25,644$102,575
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,171 · Management $3,086 · Fundraising $3,085$12,342
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,164 · Management $1,163$2,327
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,787 · Management $766$2,553
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $136,181 · Management $40,741$176,922
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $500 · Management $937$1,437
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $410,793 · Management $113,677 · Fundraising $43,154$567,624
Part X · Balance sheet $210,132 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,687$8,859
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $9,827$33,845
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $11,125$8,798
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $263,317$158,630
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $285,956$210,132
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,340$11,290
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $263,317$158,630
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $274,657$169,920
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $11,299$40,212
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $11,299$40,212
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $285,956$210,132
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $40,212 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$596,537
XI-2 Total expenses$567,624
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$28,913
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$11,299
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$40,212

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

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