Amvets 265 Ladies Auxiliary

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
100000719
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Parishville, NY, USA
Phone
3152507778
Rating
63
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$72,254
Expenses
$41,274
Assets
$96,777
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MICHELLE HAYES GARDNER (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • LOIS BUMP (HOSPITAL)
  • NORMA CYRUS (CHAPLAIN)
  • BARBARA GALLAGHER (TREASURER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

We, the mothers, wives, widows, grandmothers, sisters, daughters, stepdaughters and granddaughters of the american veteran and female veterans, fully realizing our responsibilities to the community, state and nation, associate ourselves for the following purposes: to uphold and defend the constitution of the united states of america; to safeguard the principles of freedom, liberty and justice for all; to promote the cause of peace and good will among nations; to maintain inviolate the freedom of our country; to preserve the fundamentals of democracy and americanism; to perpetuate the friendship and associations of the american veteran and to dedicate ourselves to the cause of mutual assistancethis by the grace of god.

What it reported doing in 2024

1. To serve our country in peace as in war; to build and maintain the welfare of the united states of america toward lasting prosperity and peace for all its inhabitants. 2. To encourage, in keeping with the policies of our government, the establishment of a concrete plan to secure permanent international peace and to assist in the maintenance of international peace. 3. To inspire in our membership a sense of responsibility and to develop leadership for the preservation of our american democratic way of life. 4. To help unify divergent groups in the overall interest of american democracy. 5. To train our youth to become purposeful citizens in a democracy with full knowledge of the responsibilities as well as the privileges of citizenship. 6. To cooperate with all duly recognized existing veteran's organizations in the furtherance of the aims of the american veteran. 7. To keep the public forever reminded that the american veteran fought, served and died to preserve peace, liberty and democracy for their nation. 8. To aid in the fulfillment of the aims and purposes of the american veteran, our parent organization. 9. To promote the welfare and fellowship of our members and families. 10. To expedite and assist in the rehabilitation of the veteran by sponsoring and giving support to educational opportunities, to recreational advantages, to hospitalization and personal problems, and to support the veteran in all legislation for veterans benefits. 11. To recognize that the organization known as amvets, and chartered by congressional action on july 23, 1947, is the parent organization, and that all organizational divisions of the auxiliary exist solely to promote the interest of the parent body; therefore, they cannot act independently except as it favors the objectives of amvets.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 95% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 34
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 66
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 29.3%; rating input score 29
  • Program expense ratio: 51.2%; rating input score 51
  • Fundraising efficiency: $0.15 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 42.9%; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.34; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 200% per year; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 20.6% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 46.9% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 29.3% of revenue deployed · 51.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 13 people listed
  • Consistency: 14 of 14 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 29/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 51/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 10/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 36/100.