Disabled Veterans Rest Camp Association Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
410795253
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Marine on St Croix, MN, USA
Phone
6514332699
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,911,925
Expenses
$1,651,015
Assets
$3,003,572
Liabilities
$955,126

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • TOM BISHOP (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • KELLY AMMERMAN (PLANNING COM)
  • CHRIS ANDERSON (B & G)
  • DAN BRONK (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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of this 501(c)(3)organization is to provide relief and recreation to military veterans and thier families as part of the continuous reintegration process.the camp board of directors, the organization and the camp staff actively seek out military members and veterans dealing with reintegration issues, such as post traumatic stress disorder, as well as thier families to offer them rest and relaxation through various outdoor recreational activities. The camp provides many outdoor experiences, including camping, swimming, boating, softball, volleyball, horseshoes and fishing for the families of military veterans. This is all possible due to the accessibility of the camp for handicapped and disabled guests. The camp reaches out to all ages, races, and abilities as a service to our nation disabilities affect without discrimination.

What it reported doing in 2025

The mission of this 501(c)(3)organization is to provide relief and recreation to military veterans and thier families as part of the continuous reintegration process.the camp board of directors, the organization and the camp staff actively seek out military members and veterans dealing with reintegration issues, such as post traumatic stress disorder, aswell as thier families to offer them rest and relaxation through various outdoor recreational activities. The camp provides many outdoor experiences, including camping, swimming, boating, softball, volleyball, horseshoes and fishing for the families of military veterans. This is all possible due to the accessibility of the camp for handicapped and disabled guests. The camp reaches out to all ages, races, and abilities as a service to our nation disabilities affect without discrimination.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 69% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program 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 - 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 some filed totals do not add up.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 75
  • Transparency & Controls: 83
  • Accountability: 64
  • Sustainability: 59
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 70.4%; rating input score 70
  • Program expense ratio: 81.4%; rating input score 81
  • Fundraising efficiency: $98.74 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 91.7%; rating input score 92; 15th 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: 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: 13.6%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.82; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.32; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 12.8% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 14% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.4% per year; rating input score 100; 28th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 70.4% of revenue deployed · 81.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 14 of 14 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $1.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 14 people listed
  • Consistency: 21 of 22 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule D land buildings reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 19/100.