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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,767,194
Total expenses
$2,386,847
Contributions and grants received
$610,247
Grants paid
$476,093
Program service revenue
$30,753
Investment income
$52,066
Other revenue
$2,074,128
Total assets, end of year
$2,837,834
Total liabilities, end of year
$536,395
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,301,439
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,959,658
Management and general expenses
$427,189
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,959,658

Program services were 82.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $32,695

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $321,023

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $256,529

  • 2a · Program service revenue: REGISTRATION FEES

    total $30,753 · related or exempt $30,753

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $41,954 · excluded $41,954

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,172,998

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $1,162,886

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $10,112

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $10,112 · excluded $10,112

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $4,776,116

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $2,784,712

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $1,991,404 · excluded $1,991,404

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $82,724 · excluded $82,724

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $82,724

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $476,093 · program services $476,093

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $118,566 · program services $71,140 · management and general $47,426

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $647,869 · program services $569,294 · management and general $78,575

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $95,052 · program services $81,599 · management and general $13,453

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $62,137 · program services $52,135 · management and general $10,002

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $193 · management and general $193

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $62,141 · management and general $62,141

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $170,651 · program services $62,244 · management and general $108,407

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $225,387 · program services $190,062 · management and general $35,325

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $41,673 · program services $27,014 · management and general $14,659

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $12,245 · program services $9,981 · management and general $2,264

  • 17 · Travel

    total $91,221 · program services $73,513 · management and general $17,708

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $95,756 · program services $95,756

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $25,338 · program services $21,418 · management and general $3,920

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $44,030 · program services $42,770 · management and general $1,260

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $104,038 · program services $104,038

  • 24b · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $47,099 · program services $47,099

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $26,117 · program services $10,945 · management and general $15,172

  • 24d · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

    total $18,508 · program services $18,370 · management and general $138

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $22,733 · program services $6,187 · management and general $16,546

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $585,085 · end of year $740,794

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $119,284 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $294,514 · end of year $495,078

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $78,399 · end of year $50,256

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $294,715

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $142,433

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $162,630 · end of year $152,282

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $844,596 · end of year $1,068,031

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $374,947 · end of year $331,393

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $178,839 · end of year $189,938

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $384,294 · end of year $346,457

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,886,587 · end of year $2,264,789

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $9,735 · end of year $36,650

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO ASSIST IN PROVIDING FOR THE REHABILITATION AND CONTINUING WELFARE OF AMERICA'S DISABLED VETERANS, THEIR FAMILIES, DEPENDENTS AND SURVIVORS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

ASSIST IN PROVIDING FOR THE REHABILITATION AND CONTINUING WELFARE OF AMERICA'S DISABLED VETERANS

  • VETERANS SERVICES:AS VETERANS OF THE WARS OF THE 20TH CENTURY AGE, THEY REQUIRE MORE SERVICES AND MEDICAL ATTENTION THAN EVER. PROVIDING FREE, PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE TO VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN OBTAINING BENEFITS AND SERVICES EARNED THROUGH MILITARY SERVICE AND PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (VA) AND OTHER AGENCIES OF GOVERNMENT. REPRESENTING THE INTERESTS OF DISABLED VETERANS, THEIR FAMILIES, THEIR WIDOWED SPOUSES AND THEIR ORPHANS BEFORE CONGRESS, THE WHITE HOUSE AND THE JUDICIAL BRANCH, AS WELL AS STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE DISABLED VETERANS PARTICIPATING THE RECREATIONAL THERAPY OPPORTUNITIES, CONNECTING DISABLED VETERANS WITH DONATED MEDICAL EQUIPMENT. THE DAV MN DEVELOPS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FOR THE ASSISTANCE, AID, MAINTENANCE, CARE, SUPPORT AND REHABILITATION OF SICK AND INJURED VETERANS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS, EITHER DIRECTLY OR BY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SERVICE PROGRAMS OFFERED THROUGH OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

    Expenses $1,293,077 · Grants $400,230 · Revenue $30,753

  • TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM:ONE OF THE KEY DELIVERABLES THAT DAV PROVIDES NATIONALLY IS TRANSPORTATION. EACH DAY, A CADRE OF VOLUNTEERS DRIVE VETERANS FROM THEIR HOME TO MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS AT NO COST TO THE VETERAN.`

    Expenses $497,781 · Grants $75,863

  • DSO:DEPARTMENT SERVICE OFFICERS ARE STAFF MEMBERS WHO ASSIST DISABLED VETERANS WITH THEIR CLAIMS. AS SERVICEMEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN DISABLED IN OUR NATION'S DEFENSE THEMSELVES, OUR DSO'S HAVE HAD SPECIAL TRAINING TO ALLOW THEM TO ASSIST VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THIS FREE SERVICE HAS HELPED THOUSANDS OF VETERANS APPLY FOR VA DISABILITY COMPENSATION, EDUCATION PROGRAMS, DEATH BENEFITS, REHABILITATION PROGRAMS, PENSIONS, AND EMPLOYMENT TRAINING PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $168,800

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • ELLSWORTH FIELDS

    PAST DEPARTMENT COMMANDER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10 + 4 related

  • OATHER MARTIN

    DEPARTMENT COMMANDER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 4 related

  • JOHN WALKER

    SENIOR VICE COMMANDER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 3 related

  • MIKE MEDHAUG

    1ST JUNIOR VICE COMMANDER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • SANDI BRAUNSTEIN

    2ND JUNIOR VICE COMMANDER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • RICH BATCHO

    3RD JUNIOR VICE COMMANDER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • RICK JARVIS

    JUDGE ADVOCATE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • BOB HEINZ

    CHAPLAIN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • WILLIAM GORDON

    4TH JUNIOR VICE COMMANDER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • JOSEPH LITZENGER

    INSPECTOR GENERAL

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • STEPHEN WHITEHEAD

    ADJUTANT

    Total calculated
    $125,831
    From this org
    $108,475
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,356
    Hours/week
    40 + 3 related

  • SCOTT BERNDT

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10 + 10 related

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
14 January 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202620149349300217

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