Disabled American Veterans

Tax-deductible

Anchorage, AK501(c)(4)EIN 52-1648345Revenue $280K in FY2024

On file with the IRS1201 N Muldoon Rd Room 2a210, 99504-6104 · Anchorage, AKTax-exempt since Jun 1942

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Informational services to u.s. Military Veterans as to how and where to obtain Veterans benefits within the government system.

501(c)(4) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 60 volunteers and 4 employees.
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)(4)
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
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $2K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$64K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.8 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$280K
+20% vs prior year
Spent
$283K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$22K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$280K
FY2024▲ +20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$243K
FY2022$257K
FY2023$234K
FY2024$280K
Expenses
$283K
FY2024▲ +18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$250K
FY2022$251K
FY2023$240K
FY2024$283K
Net assets
$22K
FY2024▼ -12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$24K
FY2022$31K
FY2023$24K
FY2024$22K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · see the original

Form 990 (PDF) Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 1942.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $259K Management & general 9% · $24K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $64K 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
Employee
$63,500Pt VII · Sec A
Advocate/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
SR Vice Commander
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Commander
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Walter Petru$63,500$55,476$53,000$56,000

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

Helps veterans find and get government benefits.

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1 program · $259K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

To help veterans obtain veteran benefits. Employees travel to help disabled veterans recieve benefits within the government system.

$259Kprogram 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$10K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$280K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$280K
Money outPt IX
$283K
Ln 25
Programscol B$259K
Managementcol C$24K
Owns and owesPt X
$22K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$19K
Total assetsLn 16$26K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$280K
Government grantsLn 1e$263K
Total revenueLn 12$280K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$19K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$19K
Total assetsLn 16$26K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$22K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 660
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$23K$19K
Total assetsLn 16$31K$26K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$24K$22K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$500$500
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$64K$64K$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$168K$168K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$20K$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$5K$5K$0
Office expensesLn 13$2K$883$794$0
OccupancyLn 16$4K$0$4K$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$17K$2K$15K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$130$0$130$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$283K$259K$24K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $280K$283K−$3K$22K 990 PDF
FY2023 $234K$240K−$6K$24K 990 PDF
FY2022 $257K$251K$6K$31K 990 PDF
FY2021 $243K$250K−$7K$24K 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 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $280,342 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $233,508$280,342
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $233,510$280,342
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$500
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $206,784$250,790
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $32,814$31,928
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $239,598$283,218
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$6,088−$2,876
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $280,342 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$263,322
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$17,020
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$280,342
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$280,342
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $283,218 across 9 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $500$500
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $63,500 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$63,500
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $167,500 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$167,500
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,790 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$19,790
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,590 · Management $4,590 · Fundraising $0$9,180
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $883 · Management $794 · Fundraising $0$1,677
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $3,954 · Fundraising $0$3,954
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,225 · Management $14,762 · Fundraising $0$16,987
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $130 · Fundraising $0$130
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $258,988 · Management $24,230 · Fundraising $0$283,218
Part X · Balance sheet $26,015 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $23,358$18,620
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $7,395$7,395
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $30,753$26,015
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,253$4,391
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,253$4,391
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $24,500$21,624
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $30,753$26,015
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $21,624 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$280,342
XI-2 Total expenses$283,218
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$2,876
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$24,500
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$21,624

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

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