Great Lakes Dryhootch

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Milwaukee, WI501(c)(3)Mental HealthEIN 81-3879969Revenue $638K in FY2024

On file with the IRSdryhootch.org4801 W National Ave, 53214-3523 · Milwaukee, WITax-exempt since Oct 2016Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Dryhootch of america (dhoa)s mission statement is simple: helping veterans and their families who survived the war, thrive in the peace. This mission is accomplished in two ways: 1) by providing a social space (coffee house) where veterans, their families and friends, and community members can gather in a stigma-free environment, and 2) by delivering a peer support program that allows veterans and their family members to receive one-on-one peer mentoring or participate in peer support groups.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$172K 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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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
0 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $91K a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$172K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 98% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
2
named funders · $99K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$511K
×10 of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 1000% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$638K
-27% vs prior year
Spent
$786K
To programs
69%
Net assets
−$456K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$638K
FY2024▼ -27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$435K
FY2021$528K
FY2022$901K
FY2023$878K
FY2024$638K
Expenses
$786K
FY2024▼ -24%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$453K
FY2021$612K
FY2022$944K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$786K
Net assets
−$456K
FY2024▼ -48%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$21K
FY2021−$105K
FY2022−$147K
FY2023−$308K
FY2024−$456K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2016.

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

Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $542K Management & general 31% · $244K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $172K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$172,405Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Otis Winstead’s $172K as Executive Di is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2094 $100K–1M mental health 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.

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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

Programs and updates

Supports veterans and families by offering a social coffee house and peer mentoring programs.

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1 program · $508K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Delivering a peer support program that allows veterans and their family members to receive one-on-one peer mentoring or participate in peer support groups.

$508Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$99K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$638K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$638K
Money outPt IX
$786K
Ln 25
Programscol B$542K
Managementcol C$244K
Owns and owesPt X
−$456K
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$55K
LiabilitiesLn 26$511K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$638K
Government grantsLn 1e$635K
Total revenueLn 12$638K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$37K
Total assetsLn 16$55K
LiabilitiesLn 26$511K
Net assetsLn 32−$456K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
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 FY24End FY24
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$84K$37K
Total assetsLn 16$173K$55K
LiabilitiesLn 26$481K$511K
Net assetsLn 32−$308K−$456K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$496K$342K$154K
Payroll taxesLn 10$39K$27K$12K
Legal feesLn 11b$18K$12K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$37K$26K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K$683
Office expensesLn 13$12K$7K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$11K$8K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$73K$51K$23K
TravelLn 17$26K$18K$8K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$1K$591
InterestLn 20$7K$5K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$49K$34K$15K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$10K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$786K$542K$244K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $638K$786K−$148K−$456K 990 PDF
FY2023 $878K$1.0M−$161K−$308K 990 PDF
FY2022 $901K$944K−$42K−$147K 990 PDF
FY2021 $528K$612K−$84K−$105K 990 PDF
FY2020 $435K$453K−$17K−$21K 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 $637,788 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $871,833$637,788
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $6,398$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $878,231$637,788
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $562,364$534,761
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $476,463$251,285
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,038,827$786,046
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$160,596−$148,258
Part VI · Governance 4 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $637,788 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$635,108
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,680
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$637,788
VIII-12 Total revenue$637,788
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $786,046 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $341,954 · Management $153,631$495,585
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $27,031 · Management $12,145$39,176
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $12,370 · Management $5,557$17,927
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $25,798 · Management $11,590$37,388
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,521 · Management $683$2,204
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,481 · Management $4,130$11,611
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,538 · Management $3,387$10,925
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $50,667 · Management $22,763$73,430
IX-17 TravelPrograms $18,244 · Management $8,000$26,244
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,317 · Management $591$1,908
IX-20 InterestPrograms $4,504 · Management $2,024$6,528
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $33,825 · Management $15,198$49,023
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,727 · Management $4,370$14,097
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $541,977 · Management $244,069 · Fundraising $0$786,046
Part X · Balance sheet $54,599 assets, 10 lines filed
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $8,400$8,400
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $9,480$9,480
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $84,242$36,719
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $172,899$54,599
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$49,679
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $480,610$460,925
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $480,646$510,604
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$307,747−$456,005
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$307,747−$456,005
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $172,899$54,599
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$456,005 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$637,788
XI-2 Total expenses$786,046
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$148,258
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$307,747
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$456,005

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

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