Associates of Vietnam Veterans of America

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
522159459
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Silver Spring, MD, USA
Phone
3015854000
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Military, Veterans' Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$136,636
Expenses
$151,776
Assets
$742,882
Liabilities
$21,597

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

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Sharon Hobbs (National President)
  • Kathy Andras (National Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Terri Rangel (Director)
  • Jennifer Ellis (Director)
  • Bobbie Morris (Director)

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

To provide support to veterans and their families through programs, projects, and education.

What it reported doing in 2024

Membership - regular membership shall be granted to any person who wishes to further the purposes of both VVA and AVVA; regular membership is granted to any person ineligible for VVA. Supporting membership shall be granted to those eligible for VVA. Education - Educating families on recognizing and managing issues affecting Vietnam veterans through seminars and printed materials; printed materials guiding the veteran on gathering and organizing important documents related to his/her service and end-of-life requests; educating families of the veterans exposure to dioxins and the affects passed onto the next generation through seminars and town hall meetings; printed materials listing and explaining benefits due to spouses of Vietnam veterans through the VA system. Liberty and Justice for All - This is a booklet of instructions on displaying, folding, and retiring the American Flag. It is designed for middle and high school student awareness. Other Programs- We strive to create a positive impact on our veterans by reaching out in the community assisting with annual homeless grants and supporting various veterans projects throughout the year. We encourage volunteering in our communities throughout the US by having our members donate their time and talents, over 23,000 hours reported in the last year. Our Secondary PTSD Peer Support Program brings awareness to the existence of the condition with the needed interaction and support of other military spouses experiencing the symptoms of PTSD disorder in their veteran partner. We also bring caregiving support through online peer groups to our veterans spouses and families. We introduced one new program in 2022. Heartbreak to Hope. A peer-support program for widows of veterans and for families of veterans in hospice care.

Operating model

Revenue model
Membership-supported. 65% of the money available for current operations came from membership dues.
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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 86
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 46
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 89.9%; rating input score 90
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

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: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • 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: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -11.1%; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.89; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -3.2% per year; rating input score 0; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -2.8% per year; rating input score 0; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.9% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 89.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $136K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 17 of 17 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2013 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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 — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 21/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 37/100.