philanthropy.org | 990 Resource | FAQ Verify yourself
Sign in

Veterans First Initiative INC

Tax-deductible

Manhattan, KS501(c)(3)Health Care EIN 87-1091823Revenue $20K in FY2024Latest return filed Nov 13, 2025

On file with the IRSManhattan, KSTax-exempt since Sep 2023Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

Claim this org

(tell your story, add context, and more) Claim it free, then get the verified mark for $100 a year.

How does your 990 look to donors? Take the 10-Question Audit

Provide active duty military personnel and veterans suffering from chronic joint pain, non-healing wounds, anxiety, or sleep deprivation, access to platelet richplasma injections, cannabidiol (CBD) and CBD-related products.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 6 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

Before you give

FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $6K a year · 25% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 6 voting members
Concern: none of 6 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$20K
-34% vs prior year
Spent
$25K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$12K
By yearFY2023–FY2024
Revenue
$20K
FY2024▼ -34%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$30K
FY2024$20K
Expenses
$25K
FY2024▲ +115%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$12K
FY2024$25K
Net assets
$12K
FY2024▼ -31%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$18K
FY2024$12K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

990 PDF Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2023.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $25K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

Something off? Claim to add context

Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
James R Lamb
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John W Grace
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Patti Noriega
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
See Veterans First Initiative INC executive salaries →

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

Offers military and veterans access to advanced treatments for pain, wounds, anxiety, and sleep issues.

Questions for Veterans First Initiative INC

Tap to ask. Veterans First Initiative INC sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Veterans First Initiative INC answers here, for everyone.

1 program · $25K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Provide active duty military personnel and veterans suffering from chronic joint pain, non-healing wounds, anxiety, or sleep deprivation, access to platelet richplasma injections, cannabidiol (CBD) and CBD-related products.

$25Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust INCFY2023$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

Download 990
from philanthropy.org
1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$20K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$20K
Investment incomeLn 3$49
Money outPt IX
$25K
Ln 25
Programscol B$25K
Owns and owesPt X
$12K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$12K
Total assetsLn 16$12K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$20K
Investment incomeLn 3$49
Total revenueLn 12$20K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$12K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$12K
Total assetsLn 16$12K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$12K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 66
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
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$18K$12K
Total assetsLn 16$18K$12K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$18K$12K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$16K$16K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$798$798
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$700$700
TravelLn 17$356$356
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$669$669
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$25K$25K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 13, 2025 $20K$25K−$6K$12K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 $30K$12K$18K$18K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $19,594 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $29,805$19,545
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $16$49
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $29,821$19,594
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $11,729$25,189
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $11,729$25,189
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $18,092−$5,595
Part VI · Governance 0 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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 $19,594 across 4 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $19,545$19,545
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $49$49
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $19,594 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$19,594
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $25,189 across 8 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,606$1,606
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $15,911$15,911
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $798$798
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,889$1,889
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $700$700
IX-17 TravelPrograms $356$356
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $669$669
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,260$3,260
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $25,189 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$25,189
Part X · Balance sheet $12,497 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $18,092$12,497
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $18,092$12,497
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $18,092$12,497
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $18,092$12,497
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $18,092$12,497
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $12,497 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$19,594
XI-2 Total expenses$25,189
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$5,595
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$18,092
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$12,497

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

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.