Veteran Village USA

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
833376834
IRS 990 coverage
2021–2021
Forms available
Form 990 2021, Form 990-EZ 2019
Location
Flint, MI, USA
Phone
8106053033
Rating
51
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Homeless Shelters

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$201,565
Expenses
$220,981
Assets
$14,284
Liabilities
$37,645

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2021. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ERIC PICKARD (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • JOHNNY BURKE (DIRECTOR SAL)
  • VALARIE PICKARD (DIRECTOR MAR)
  • DAMIEN SIWIK (TRUSTEE)

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 2021. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

We feed, house and assist homeless and at-risk veterans. With over 37,000 homeless veterals in the untited states, our goal is to help as many as possible. We plan to purchase and renovate 7 hotels throughout the untited states for homeless housing. We plan to engage as many music groups as possible to perform for a goodwill donation toward vvusa.

What it reported doing in 2021

Veteran village USA has assisted over 180 veterans/veteran's families with food, clothing, housing, school supplies and holiday gifts. We have secured three vehicles for transportation of veterans/veteran's families to/from va hospitals and other appointments. We have secured a business office, computers, phones, copy machine and office supplies. We parnter with the Michigan chorale and the Michigan chamber of orchestra who help raise funds by hosting holiday and patriotic concerts. We have secured a network of donation boxes throughout the midwest. We have found tow different properties, in the greater mid-Michigan are, hoping to purchase with funds from grant and our generous donors.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% 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.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 21
  • Transparency & Controls: 86
  • Accountability: 64
  • Sustainability: 18
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 20.1%; rating input score 20
  • Program expense ratio: 18.2%; rating input score 18
  • Fundraising efficiency: $11.73 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 21st 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: 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: -9.6%; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.06; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 2.64; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 21.5% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 94.2% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 20.1% of revenue deployed · 18.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $40K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 28 of 29 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 1 filing year from 2021
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 20/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 18/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 39/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 18/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 4/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Schedule G fundraiser detail did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 1/100.