Disabled American Veterans Chapter 234
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 900198406
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2013–2019
- Forms available
- Form 990 2019, Form 990-N 2012
- Location
- Stephenville, TX, USA
- Phone
- 8179079038
- Rating
- 78
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $20,030
- Expenses
- $15,302
- Assets
- $40,153
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2019. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
6 people listed
People named in this filing
- GEORGE BOLT (1 JR VICE CO)
- EDWARD W KING (ADJUTANT)
- BILL F MANESS (COMMANDER)
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 2019. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
A legacy of service, hope for the future dav is the most long-lasting veterans advocacy and assistance group in this country. We've watched this country change and grow, and we've grown along with it. However, dav has never wavered in its core mission to fulfill our country's promises to the men and women who served. We invite everyone, veterans and civilian, men and women, young and old, to join us as we stand up for those veterans who risked it all when they stood up for us, our country, and our ideals.
What it reported doing in 2019
Financial assistance was given to 35 veterans. Van rides to doctor visits were given to 279 veterans, travelling 33,538 miles with 2,702 volunteer hours by drivers and coordinators. Support was given to the local national guard unit by providing breakfast on sunday mornings during drills, assistance was given to veterans seeking assistance from government agencies as 58 such claims were processed during the year. Emergency ptsd treatment was provide to 8 individuals. Referred 10 veterans to other agencies. Information was provided to 71 veterans who had questions regarding services that might be available to them. The tarleton state university veterans organization was give monetary support. Miscellaneous services were provided to 69 individuals. Volunteers to the dav worked 2,310 volunteer hours to provide the above mentioned services to veterans and the stephenville area community.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Grant-funded. 95% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
- 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 - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 76
- Transparency & Controls: 90
- Accountability: 64
- Sustainability: 64
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 76.4%; rating input score 76
- Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd 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: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
- 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: Fail
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Missing
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 23.6%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.62; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 0% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 3.3% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 30.5% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 76.4% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $15K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
- Consistency: 17 of 17 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 5 filing years from 2013 to 2019
- 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.
Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.
- High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 39/100.
- High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.