Vet Triip Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237408422
IRS 990 coverage
2015–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2014
Location
San Antonio, TX, USA
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$61,174
Expenses
$49,527
Assets
$264,025
Liabilities
$96

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

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ROBERT DESCHNER MS (President)
  • MARK SHAPIRO PA-C (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • ROBERT DESCHNER MS (President)
  • MARK SHAPIRO PA-C (Vice President)
  • LAURIE GRAMS MABA (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

Vet triip, inc. (the organization) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to honor and empower veterans, service members, their families and service providers living with post-traumatic stress, chronic pain and related symptoms to create healthy, happy and productive lives.

What it reported doing in 2024

The organization provides complementary and integrative healthcare services, including emotional freedom techniques (eft), aromatherapy, energy techniques (reiki, qigong and other techniques), clothes-on therapeutic massage, gentle exercise techniques and acupressure, music and other modalities, trainings and classes (yoga, qigong, mindfulness meditation, art, music) to promote relaxation, comfort and better sleep for veterans, active duty service members, their families and caregivers, and service providers living with post-traumatic stress and chronic pain. The organization's programs include stage 1 integrative immersion process (iip) sessions, stage 2 healty lifestyle trainings, stage 3 classes, service provider trainings and program research and development. Program evaluations have been reported in poster sessions and a paper in a peer reviewed journal, military medicine.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - 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: 70
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 86
  • Sustainability: 60
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 61.8%; rating input score 62
  • Program expense ratio: 75.9%; rating input score 76
  • Fundraising efficiency: $87.56 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: 85.7%; rating input score 86; 26th 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: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 19%; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.33; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -13.8% per year; rating input score 0; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -9.3% per year; rating input score 0; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 20.1% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 61.8% of revenue deployed · 75.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 7 board members independent · 6 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $38K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 19 of 19 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2015 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 — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 50/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 36/100.