AMVETS Post 511

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
371562208
IRS 990 coverage
2017–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2015
Location
Washington, PA, United States
Phone
5402940469
Rating
90
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$299,722
Expenses
$271,480
Assets
$393,010
Liabilities
$1,765

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

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

People named in this filing

  • Ken Hale (Commander)
  • Phil Georganzis (1st Vice Commander)
  • Jerome Lane (Finance Officer)

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

AMVETS is launching Homeless Veterans Reintegration Programs in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Phoenix, Arizona, to address the multifaceted, complex issue of veteran homelessness. AMVETS’ program offers comprehensive support tailored to each Veteran’s needs. Services include job training, employment placement, housing assistance, and access to mental health and addiction counseling, aiming to foster long-term stability and reintegration into civilian life. Additionally, AMVETS Service Officers are ready to assist Veterans and family members needing assistance with VA claims.

What it reported doing in 2024

AMVETS provides weekly dart tournaments for its members to give each vet a sense of purpose and brotherhood at no charge. We provide raffles, other fundraisers, and generate gaming income to help provide and take care of Veterans. We have regular flag retirement programs, and we provide Scholarships to youth in ROTC programs for college.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 99% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 75% for direct work, 23% for grants, 0% for affiliated organizations, and 2% for member benefits.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 90
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 57
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 96.6%; rating input score 97
  • Program expense ratio: 99.9%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: $5.91 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 9.4%; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.45; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 22.2% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 13.2% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 31% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 2 operating locations identified
  • Where the money goes: 96.6% of revenue deployed · 99.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 168 of 168 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $271K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2017 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: Fundraising efficiency scored 26/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 6 not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 59/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 51/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 50/100.