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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA.

Totals

Total revenue
$213,137
Total expenses
$220,246
Contributions and grants received
$182,015
Grants paid
$12,346
Program service revenue
$1,797
Investment income
$22,125
Other revenue
$7,200
Total assets, end of year
$1,990,623
Total liabilities, end of year
$377,245
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,613,378
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$190,907
Management and general expenses
$22,760
Fundraising expenses
$6,579
Program service expenses (Part III)
$190,907

Program services were 86.7% 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

    $138,100

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $43,915

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICES

    total $1,797 · related or exempt $1,797

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $22,125 · related or exempt $22,125

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $7,200

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $7,200

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $7,200 · related or exempt $7,200

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $5,000 · program services $5,000

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $7,346 · program services $7,346

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $42,115 · program services $36,432 · management and general $4,408 · fundraising $1,275

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $16,403 · program services $14,189 · management and general $1,717 · fundraising $497

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $4,970 · program services $4,300 · management and general $520 · fundraising $150

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $6,464 · program services $5,592 · management and general $676 · fundraising $196

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $18,922 · program services $16,368 · management and general $1,981 · fundraising $573

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $9,077 · program services $7,852 · management and general $949 · fundraising $276

  • 20 · Interest

    total $24,800 · program services $21,452 · management and general $2,596 · fundraising $752

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $27,782 · program services $24,032 · management and general $2,908 · fundraising $842

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $10,420 · program services $9,014 · management and general $1,091 · fundraising $315

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL FEES

    total $21,557 · program services $17,048 · management and general $3,501 · fundraising $1,008

  • 24b · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $17,706 · program services $15,635 · management and general $1,608 · fundraising $463

  • 24c · Other expenses: TELEPHONE

    total $5,265 · program services $4,555 · management and general $551 · fundraising $159

  • 24d · Other expenses: PROGRAM EVENTS

    total $2,419 · program services $2,092 · management and general $254 · fundraising $73

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $53,446 · end of year $64,923

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $183

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

    $960,229

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

    $205,877

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $782,134 · end of year $754,352

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $554,870 · end of year $564,977

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $577,147 · end of year $606,371

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $30,958 · end of year $14,836

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $383,543 · end of year $362,409

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $976,132 · end of year $1,007,006

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $577,147 · end of year $606,372

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE MISSION OF KENTUCKY-INDIANA CHAPTER OF PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA IS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF U.S. MILITARY VETERANS AND OTHERS WHO HAVE SPINAL CORD DYSFUNCTION THROUGH THE USE OF ADVOCACY, RESEARCH, SPORTS AND RECREATION, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNICATION.

  • THE KENTUCKY/INDIANA CHAPTER OF PVA PROVIDES INFORMATION, RESOURCES, TOOLS AND ENCOURAGEMENT OUR MEMBERS WHO ARE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE MILITARY AND HAVE SUSTAINED A SPINAL CORD INJURY OR DISEASE. OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ALSO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS. OUR ROBUST SPORTS PROGRAM CONSISTS OF MANY ACTIVITIES. WE COORDINATE AND FUND AN ANNUAL FISHING TOURNAMENT WHICH GROUPS UP PARALYZED VETERANS WITH BOAT CAPTAINS. MANY LOCAL BUSINESSES, BOTH IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS IN THE COMMUNITY OF KUTTAWA, DONATE RESOURCES EITHER FINANCIALLY OR VALUE IN KIND LIKE FOOD/MEALS, HANDS-ON ASSISTANCE AND LIFTING PARTICIPANTS INTO AND OUT OF THE BOATS AND OTHER SUPPORT DURING THE TOURNAMENT. OUR MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM INCLUDES MEETINGS AND PICNICS IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT KENTUCKY AND INDIANA. VISITS TO THE LEXINGTON, LOUISVILLE AND INDIANAPOLIS VA HOSPITALS ENSURE WE ADVOCATE FOR THE PATIENT CARE AND PROGRAMS OUR MEMBERS AND ALL VETERANS DESERVE AND HAVE EARNED. INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS CAN REQUEST REIMBURSEMENTS FOR VARIOUS MEANINGFUL ACTIVITIES. SOME COMPETE BOTH LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY IN SPORTS, SUCH AS BOCCIA AND DRAGON BOAT RACING. OTHERS ENJOY HOBBIES SUCH AS WOODWORKING, GARDENING, HUNTING, AIR RIFLES, SCUBA DIVING, FISHING, BOWLING. THE CHAPTER ESTABLISHED THIS GRANT PROGRAM RECENTLY WHICH HAS BECOME AN EFFECTIVE WAY TO SUPPORT THEM IN THEIR SPECIFIC PASSIONS AND REINTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. WE ALSO FUNDED RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS WHICH PURSUE THE EVENTUAL CURE FOR PARALYSIS AND ADVANCE NEW TECHNOLOGIES INTO BETTERING THE LIVES OF ALL PARALYZED. THE COLLABORATION WITH A LOCAL EAGLE RIDERS BIKE CLUB HAS RESULTED IN DOING WORK AROUND THE CHAPTER'S OFFICE BUILDING AND FUNDRAISING INCLUDING DESIGNATED BIKE RIDES. MEMBERSHIP ENGAGEMENT INCLUDES THE SCHEDULING OF MEET & GREET'S EVENTS WHICH CREATE CAMARADERIE, AND WE MAILED OUT A SURVEY TO ATTAIN THEIR INTERESTS AND FEEDBACK WHICH HAS GUIDED FUTURE PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT. WE HOSTED A WOMEN'S RETREAT FOR OUR FEMALE MEMBERS ALONG WITH THEIR CAREGIVERS TO CONNECT AND ENCOURAGE ONE ANOTHER. WE OFFERED WHEELCHAIR YOGA, SPIRITUAL/FAITH ENCOURAGEMENT, PAMPERING ITEMS, GIFT BAGS AND A NICE LUNCH.

    Expenses $190,907 · Grants $12,346

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Lawrita Gomez

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $42,115
    From this org
    $42,115
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Charles Brown

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Josue Cordova

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Tammy Jones

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Lawrence Mullins

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Tom Wheaton

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

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
2 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202512819349300601

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