Combined Arms FY2023 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.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$196K 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
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
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$196K
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
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
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
$1.8M
68% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 68% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.2M
+35% vs prior year
Spent
$5.9M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$840K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$5.2M
FY2023▲ +35%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.4M
FY2021$3.8M
FY2022$3.8M
FY2023$5.2M
FY2024$5.8M
Expenses
$5.9M
FY2023▲ +26%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$3.7M
FY2022$4.7M
FY2023$5.9M
FY2024$6.7M
Net assets
$840K
FY2023▼ -44%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$840K
FY2024−$9K

From the FY2023 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

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $5.1M Management & general 7% · $405K Fundraising 6% · $368K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

17 people listed on the 990; $196K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$196,097Pt 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
Chairman
$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 $5.1M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
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Combined Arms connects service members, veterans, and their families to the vital resources they need to thrive, both in Texas and across the nation. In 2023, Combined Arms served 26,505 unique veterans, service members and their families through the Texas Veterans Network.

$5.1Mprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$659K
Other incomeLn 4–11$66K
Money outPt IX
$5.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.1M
Managementcol C$405K
Fundraisingcol D$368K
Owns and owesPt X
$840K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$139K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$908K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$85K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$78K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$659K
Investment incomeLn 3$22K
Other incomeLn 4–11$66K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$5.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$135K
SavingsLn 2$4K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$139K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$557K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$105K
Other assetsLn 15$810K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M
Net assetsLn 32$840K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$498K$139K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$647K$557K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$120K$105K
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M$1.8M
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M$840K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$23K$23K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$144K$144K
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$202K$121K$40K$40K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.4M$2.1M$119K$149K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$35K$31K$2K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$199K$172K$12K$15K
Payroll taxesLn 10$211K$183K$13K$16K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$101K$0$101K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$31K$0$31K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$79K$79K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$970K$912K−$2$57K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$166K$166K$29
Office expensesLn 13$32K$29K$2K$291
Information technologyLn 14$460K$437K$23K$51
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$279K$261K$16K$2K
TravelLn 17$260K$241K$17K$2K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$33K$31K$2K$0
InterestLn 20$12K$0$12K$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$48K$41K$3K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$693$550$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$253K$243K$10K$22
All other expensesLn 24e$948$948
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.9M$5.1M$405K$368K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $5.8M$6.7M−$870K−$9K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $5.2M$5.9M−$694K$840K 990 PDF
FY2022 $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 $5,209,561 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$78,400
VIII-1e Government grants$907,747
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,476,242
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$85,290
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,462,389
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $658,680$658,680
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $22,079$22,079
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $124,435$124,435
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$58,022−$58,022
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $783,115 · Excluded from tax −$35,943$5,209,561
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,903,800 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $22,692$22,692
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $144,229$144,229
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 $121,109 · Management $40,370 · Fundraising $40,370$201,849
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,093,895 · Management $118,760 · Fundraising $149,294$2,361,949
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $30,527 · Management $2,193 · Fundraising $2,613$35,333
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $171,937 · Management $12,353 · Fundraising $14,723$199,013
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $182,557 · Management $13,115 · Fundraising $15,632$211,304
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $101,295 · Fundraising $0$101,295
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $30,716 · Fundraising $0$30,716
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $79,045$79,045
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $912,413 · Management −$2 · Fundraising $57,345$969,756
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $166,139 · Fundraising $29$166,168
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $29,436 · Management $2,114 · Fundraising $291$31,841
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $437,351 · Management $23,080 · Fundraising $51$460,482
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $260,849 · Management $16,290 · Fundraising $1,820$278,959
IX-17 TravelPrograms $240,998 · Management $17,059 · Fundraising $2,121$260,178
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $31,192 · Management $2,127 · Fundraising $0$33,319
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $11,557 · Fundraising $0$11,557
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $41,072 · Management $2,951 · Fundraising $3,517$47,540
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $693 · Management $550 · Fundraising $1,402$2,645
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $243,120 · Management $9,840 · Fundraising $22$252,982
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $948$948
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,130,209 · Management $405,316 · Fundraising $368,275$5,903,800
Part X · Balance sheet $2,615,582 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $494,409$134,624
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $4,083$4,090
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $729,236$586,561
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $57,290$383,004
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $66,733$35,916
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $120,376$104,755
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $646,578$556,601
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 $1,058,467$810,031
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,177,172$2,615,582
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $186,536$208,079
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $83,138$52,500
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 $1,405,728$1,514,986
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,675,402$1,775,565
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $813,354$157,974
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $688,416$682,043
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,501,770$840,017
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,177,172$2,615,582
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $840,017 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,209,561
XI-2 Total expenses$5,903,800
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$694,239
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,501,770
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$32,486
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$840,017

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