Combined Arms FY2022 filing

Tax-deductible

Houston, TX501(c)(3)Public & Societal BenefitEIN 47-5648923

Combined Arms is simplifying and accelerating the connection point between veterans and resources through streamlined assessments and customized resources based on individual veteran needs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$139K 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
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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $382K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$139K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $27K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.7M
53% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 53% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.8M
+0.3% vs prior year
Spent
$4.7M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.8M
FY2022+0.3%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.4M
FY2021$3.8M
FY2022$3.8M
FY2023$5.2M
FY2024$5.8M
Expenses
$4.7M
FY2022▲ +26%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$3.7M
FY2022$4.7M
FY2023$5.9M
FY2024$6.7M
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2022▼ -38%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$840K
FY2024−$9K

From the FY2022 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2016.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $4.1M Management & general 6% · $290K Fundraising 6% · $280K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

19 people listed on the 990; $139K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$138,710Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
At-Large Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mike Hutchings’s $193K as CEO is at the 69th percentile of top reported officer pay among 731 $1–10M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mike Hutchings$192,910$196,097$138,710$146,080$120,853
John Boerstler————$161,050

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

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

Programs and updates

Connects veterans with needed resources through personalized assessments.

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1 program service account for $4.1M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
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Combined Arms has now improved quality of life for over 60,000 veterans and service-connected individuals in Texas and across the nation. Combined Arms streamlined the connection between active service members, veterans, their families, special immigrant visas (SIVs) and the organizations that assist them, growing to a network of 240…

$4.1Mprogram expense

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$27K
Grants paid · 8 grants · $563K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$210,437
VirginiafreeVA · FY2024$6,650
Unitemized GrantFY2023$144,230
Unitemized GrantFY2022$109,189
Unitemized GrantFY2021$40,054
Lone Survivor FoundationTX · FY2021$7,066
Unitemized GrantFY2020$20,383

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$382K
Other incomeLn 4–11$146K
Money outPt IX
$4.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.1M
Managementcol C$290K
Fundraisingcol D$280K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$498K
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$987K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$55K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$382K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Other incomeLn 4–11$146K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$3.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$494K
SavingsLn 2$4K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$498K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$647K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$120K
Other assetsLn 15$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 525
VolunteersI 6100
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M$498K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$726K$647K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$135K$120K
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$389K$1.7M
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$38K$38K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$109K$109K
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$144K$86K$29K$29K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.9M$1.7M$114K$115K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$37K$32K$3K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$181K$156K$13K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$163K$140K$11K$11K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$19K$19K
Accounting feesLn 11c$29K$29K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$62K$62K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$675K$669K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$61K$61K
Office expensesLn 13$34K$30K$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$329K$319K$7K$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$299K$258K$21K$21K
TravelLn 17$168K$162K$4K$3K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$30K$28K$426$1K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$35K$30K$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$6K$375$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$330K$304K$18K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$13K$1K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.7M$4.1M$290K$280K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $5.8M$6.7M−$870K−$9K 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.2M$5.9M−$694K$840K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $3.8M$4.7M−$829K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.8M$3.7M$119K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.4M$3.0M$363K$2.3M 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,849,778 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$986,523
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,316,736
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$55,159
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,303,259
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $382,197$382,197
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $18,441$18,441
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $126,716$126,716
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$19,165
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $508,913 · Excluded from tax $18,441$3,849,778
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,678,927 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $37,736$37,736
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $109,189$109,189
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 $86,302 · Management $28,767 · Fundraising $28,767$143,836
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,680,106 · Management $113,717 · Fundraising $115,075$1,908,898
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $31,835 · Management $2,568 · Fundraising $2,592$36,995
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $156,162 · Management $12,597 · Fundraising $12,717$181,476
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $139,838 · Management $11,280 · Fundraising $11,387$162,505
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $19,133$19,133
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $28,731$28,731
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $61,793$61,793
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $668,667 · Management $5,864$674,531
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $60,634$60,634
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $29,676 · Management $2,394 · Fundraising $2,417$34,487
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $319,112 · Management $7,182 · Fundraising $2,390$328,684
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $257,703 · Management $20,787 · Fundraising $20,985$299,475
IX-17 TravelPrograms $161,609 · Management $3,515 · Fundraising $3,025$168,149
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $27,934 · Management $426 · Fundraising $1,296$29,656
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $30,495 · Management $2,460 · Fundraising $2,483$35,438
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,422 · Management $375 · Fundraising $7,209$14,006
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $303,864 · Management $18,100 · Fundraising $8,210$330,174
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,394 · Management $12,007$13,401
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,108,678 · Management $289,903 · Fundraising $280,346$4,678,927
Part X · Balance sheet $3,177,172 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,188,897$494,409
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $84,110$4,083
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $421,081$729,236
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $168,098$57,290
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $86,623$66,733
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $134,560$120,376
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $726,007$646,578
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 $0$1,058,467
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,809,376$3,177,172
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $160,787$186,536
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $62,053$83,138
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $165,889$1,405,728
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $388,729$1,675,402
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,457,309$813,354
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $963,338$688,416
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,420,647$1,501,770
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,809,376$3,177,172
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,501,770 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,849,778
XI-2 Total expenses$4,678,927
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$829,149
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,420,647
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$102,728
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$13,000
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,501,770

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