Paralyzed Veterans of America Mountain States Chapter
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 846036190
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2017–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Aurora, CO, USA
- Phone
- 3035970038
- Rating
- 83
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $481,656
- Expenses
- $364,844
- Assets
- $836,201
- Liabilities
- $108,235
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
10 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- ERIC ALLEN (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- ERIC ALLEN (PRESIDENT)
- IZZY ABBASS (VICE - PRESI)
- RACHEL PLOEGER (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
The key objective of pva is to take those actions necessary to restore spinal cord injured or diseased veterans' bodies and life potentials as closely as is humanly possible to those americans not suffering spinal cord dysfunction. This is accomplished by the coordinated efforts of the pva organization through programs: to advocate for and monitor the delivery of high quality and appropriate health care benefits and services. To assist in identifying and securing veterans' benefits and other benefits for spinal cord injured and diseased veterans and others as appropriate. To promote medical research to cure spinal cord dysfunction and other related problems. To educate society on the attitudinal, physical and legal barriers which confront persons with disabilities and to influence the removal of those barriers. To provide information to and opportunities for health promotion, recreation, employment, sports, services, and camaraderie for spinal cord injured and diseased veterans and oth
What it reported doing in 2024
Sports and recreation: mscpva believes that physical and emotional well-being go hand in hand. This year, we strengthened connections between veterans and health professionals through partnerships with va recreation therapists and adaptive sports programs across our region. Our adaptive sports and recreation initiatives help veterans build strength and confidence. In turn, these experiences promote healing as veterans rediscover purpose and connect with others who understand what it's like to live with a disability. This year, mscpva supported more than 30 members who competed in national events, including the national veterans wheelchair games, the golden age games and the national disabled veterans winter sports clinic. Chapter funding made it possible for many members to participate who otherwise could not have attended. Participants reported improved mood, greater confidence and stronger social connections-key indicators of long-term well-being. Locally, mscpva hosted adaptive clinics in paracycling, pickleball, bowling, archery, shooting, boccia and fishing, offering members new ways to stay active and engaged. Members also participated in move united's annual education conference, strengthening partnerships with organizations across the region that support people with disabilities. This year's theme was "catalyzing change through sport." in the year ahead, mscpva will continue expanding access to these opportunities, with special focus on reaching rural veterans and first-time participants. Callout box: during the national veterans wheelchair games in minneapolis, athletes from the mountain states won 60 medals.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
- 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. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 70
- Transparency & Controls: 92
- Accountability: 94
- Sustainability: 66
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 65%; rating input score 65
- Program expense ratio: 84.5%; rating input score 84
- Fundraising efficiency: $16.09 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 52; 52nd 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: 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: 6 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 86
- 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: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 24.3%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.29; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.13; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 5.4% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 4.2% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 14.2% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 65% of revenue deployed · 84.5% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 6 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $308K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
- Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
- Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Filing history: 8 filing years from 2017 to 2024
- 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.
- Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 52/100.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Form 990 shared with the board not reported.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 24/100.