Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by OPERATION STAND DOWN RHODE ISLAND.

Totals

Total revenue: $4,448,052
Total expenses: $4,493,207
Contributions and grants received: $3,661,258
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $209,766
Investment income: $5,202
Other revenue: $571,826
Total assets, end of year: $6,045,021
Total liabilities, end of year: $2,388,544
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $3,656,477
Program services expenses (Part IX): $4,315,966
Management and general expenses: $177,241
Fundraising expenses: $0
Program service expenses (Part III): $4,315,966

Program services were 96.1% 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.

1e · Government grants (contributions)

$3,220,849
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$440,409
2a · Program service revenue: VETERAN LEGAL ASSISTAN

total $209,766 · related or exempt $209,766
3 · Investment income

total $5,202 · excluded $5,202
6a · Gross rents

real property $363,757
6b · Less rental expenses

real property $0
6c · Rental income or loss

real property $363,757
6d · Net rental income or loss

total $363,757 · related or exempt $363,757
8a · Fundraising events: gross income

$158,855
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

$24,940
8c · Net income from fundraising events

total $133,915 · excluded $133,915
11a · Other revenue: INVESTMENT INCOME - EN

total $67,026 · excluded $67,026
11b · Other revenue: INSURANCE PROCEEDS, NE

total $4,610 · related or exempt $4,610
11c · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

total $2,518 · excluded $2,518
11e · Other revenue, total

$74,154

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $141,970 · program services $133,452 · management and general $8,518
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $1,705,501 · program services $1,645,336 · management and general $60,165
9 · Other employee benefits

total $142,831 · program services $133,237 · management and general $9,594
10 · Payroll taxes

total $167,684 · program services $161,553 · management and general $6,131
11b · Fees: legal

total $2,325 · program services $2,325
11c · Fees: accounting

total $21,200 · program services $21,200
11f · Fees: investment management

total $3,206 · management and general $3,206
11g · Fees: other

total $17,400 · program services $17,400
13 · Office expenses

total $126,721 · program services $112,448 · management and general $14,273
16 · Occupancy

total $154,179 · program services $154,179
17 · Travel

total $5,659 · program services $3,922 · management and general $1,737
20 · Interest

total $5,117 · program services $5,117
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $190,187 · program services $179,735 · management and general $10,452
23 · Insurance

total $88,514 · program services $85,589 · management and general $2,925
24a · Other expenses: VETERANS ASSISTANCE

total $1,331,403 · program services $1,313,326 · management and general $18,077
24b · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

total $176,078 · program services $142,731 · management and general $33,347
24c · Other expenses: LEASE EXPENSE

total $59,725 · program services $59,725
24d · Other expenses: TELEPHONE

total $54,185 · program services $52,806 · management and general $1,379
24e · All other expenses

total $99,322 · program services $91,885 · management and general $7,437

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $1,393,807 · end of year $592,750
4 · Accounts receivable

beginning of year $78,832 · end of year $210,538
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $7,440 · end of year $2,300
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$6,538,343
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$2,078,179
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $4,147,950 · end of year $4,460,164
12 · Investments: other securities

beginning of year $373,307 · end of year $662,136
14 · Intangible assets

beginning of year $25,689
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $203,299 · end of year $117,133
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $271,988 · end of year $196,437
19 · Deferred revenue

beginning of year $63,110 · end of year $0
23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

beginning of year $2,113,768 · end of year $2,111,997
25 · Other liabilities

beginning of year $79,826 · end of year $80,110
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $3,358,604 · end of year $3,413,782
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $343,028 · end of year $242,695

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

OPERATION STAND DOWN RHODE ISLAND (OSDRI) IS AN INDEPENDENT 501 (C) (3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO PROVIDE A "HAND UP, NOT A HAND OUT." THE MISSION IS TO STRENGTHEN THE VETERAN COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING CRUCIAL WRAP AROUND SERVICES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PROVIDE HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING, AND OTHER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR HOMELESS AND AT RISK.

FOUNDED IN 1993, THE ORGANIZATION HAS GROWN TO BECOME RHODE ISLAND'S INNOVATIVE AND LEADING NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE MISSION OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS AMONG VETERANS IN OUR COMMUNITIES. THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS THE "HOUSING FIRST MODEL" PROVIDING PERMANENT AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING COMBINED WITH A FULL RANGE OF SUPPORTIVE SERVICES DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE INDIVIDUAL VETERAN'S NEEDS WHICH LED TO HIS OR HER STATE OF HOMELESSNESS. SUPPORTIVE SERVICES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, INTENSIVE CASE MANGEMENT, COORDINATION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT, ASSISTANCE WITH VETERAN AFFAIRS (VA) BENEFITS AND EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING, AND JOB PLACEMENT SERVICES. OUR FOCUS IS TO GIVE VETERANS A "HAND UP... NOT A HAND OUT." PRESENTLY THE ORGANIZATION OWNS AND OPERATES 66 UNITS OF PERMANENT AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR DISABLED VETERANS LOCATED IN PROVIDENCE, WEST WARWICK, WOONSOCKET, AND JOHNSTON, RHODE ISLAND. THESE FACILITIES HOUSE DISABLED LOW-INCOME VETERANS WHO PRIOR TO ARRIVING AT THE ORGANIZATION WERE HOMELESS. FOR HOMELESS OR AT-RISK LOW-INCOME VETERANS, WITH OR WITHOUT DISABILITIES, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES THROUGH THE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR VETERAN FAMILIES (SSVF) GRANT.

Expenses $741,963 · Revenue $363,757
THROUGHOUT AMERICA'S HISTORY, IT HAS BEEN OUR MILITARY MEMBERS' TRAINING, VALUES, LEADERSHIP, TEAMWORK, AND "CAN DO ATTITUDE" THAT CARRIED OUR NATION THROUGH GREAT CHALLENGES OF OUR TIMES. THESE SAME SKILLS MAKE VETERANS GOOD FOR AN EMPLOYER'S BOTTOM LINE. DESPITE THESE INVALUABLE ATTRIBUTES, OUR VETERANS FACE MANY CHALLENGES IN REINTEGRATING INTO THE WORKFORCE. WHETHER IT IS LIMITED "IN-DEMAND" WORK SKILLS, UNSTABLE HOUSING, PHYSICAL OR EMOTIONAL INJURIES, THE ORGANIZATION'S VETERAN EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SPECIALISTS CAN HELP. THE ORGANIZATION IS ABLE TO WORK WITH ALL VETERANS IN NEED OF WORK THROUGH BOTH PRIVATE AND STATE GRANT PROGRAMS. THE REAL PATHWAYS PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY THE ORGANIZATION IS FUNDED IN PART BY FUNDS RECEIVED THROUGH THE GOVERNOR'S WORKFORCE BOARD "REAL PATHWAYS RI PROGRAM." REAL PATHWAYS RI IS A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO ADDRESS EMPLOYEMENT CHALLENGES OF INDIVIDUALS WITH BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT. COMBINING THE RESOURCES OF THE ORGANIZATIONS 66 UNITS OF PERMANENT AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR HOMELESS DISABLED VETERANS, THE SSVF, AND THE REAL PATHWAYS PROGRAMS, THE ORGANIZATION IMPLEMENTS THE "WHOLE VETERAN" APPROACH FOCUSING ON REMOVING BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT. THE ORGANIZATION'S REAL PATHWAYS EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM IS FOCUSED ON PROVIDING VETERANS THE EMPLOYEMNT AND TRAINING SERVICES THEY NEED IN ORDER TO RE-ENTER THE LABOR FORCE. JOB PLACEMENT, TRAINING, JOB DEVELOPMENT, CAREER COUNSELING, AND RESUME PREPARATION, ARE AMONG THE SERVICES THAT ARE PROVIDED. SUPPORTIVE SERVICES SUCH AS CLOTHING, TEMPORARY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WITH HOUSING, REFERRAL TO MEDICAL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT, CHILDCARE, LEGAL ASSISTANCE, AND TRANSPORTATION COORDINATION ARE ALSO PROVIDED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THIS TARGET GROUP. ALL VETERANS AND VETERAN SPOUSES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ASSISTANCE. SOME TYPES OF ASSISTANCE UNDER THE PROGRAM MAY BE LIMITED BASED INCOME.

Expenses $723,260
THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES FINANCIAL AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO VETERANS AND VETERAN FAMILIES THAT ARE HOMELESS OR IMMINENTLY AT-RISK OF BEING HOMELESS THROUGH THE SSVF PROGRAM. THROUGH THE SSVF PROGRAM, THE ORGANIZATION AIMS TO IMPROVE VERY LOW-INCOME VETERAN FAMILIES' HOUSING STABILITY BY PROVIDING ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL VETERANS AND VETERAN FAMILIES WITH OUTREACH, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND ASSISTANCE IN OBTAINING VA AND OTHER BENEFITS. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION MAY ALSO PROVIDE TIME-LIMITED PAYMENTS TO THIRD PARTIES (E.G., LANDLORDS, UTILITY COMPANIES, MOVING COMPANIES, AND LICENSED CHILD CARE PROVIDERS) IF THESE PAYMENTS HELP VETERAN'S FAMILIES STAY IN OR ACQUIRE PERMANENT HOUSING ON A SUSTAINABLE BASIS.

Expenses $2,372,844
THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES FREE FOOD AND HYGIENE PRODUCTS TO LOCAL VETERANS IN NEED. THE FOOD PANTRY IS SUPPLIED WITH DONATED GOODS AND ITEMS PURCHASED BY THE ORGANIZATION. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION IS PROUD TO SUPPORT THE RHODE ISLAND VETERAN TREATMENT COURT MENTORS PROGRAM (VETERANS TREATMENT COURT). THE MISSION OF THE VETERANS TREATMENT COURT IS TO SUCCESSFULLY REHABILITATE PARTICIPANTS, ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS, BY PROVIDING THE TOOLS AND SKILLS NECESSARY TO ADDRESS VETERANS' UNIQUE CHALLENGES TO REINTEGRATE SUCCESSFULLY INTO SOCIETY AND TO MAINTAIN A PRODUCTIVE AND LAW ABIDING LIFESTYLE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. GOALS OF THE VETERANS TREATMENT COURT INCLUDES REDUCING CRIMINAL RECIDIVISM, RECOGNIZED AND TREAT UNSEEN AND OR INVISIBLE INJURIES RESULTING FROM COMBAT OR OTHER SERVICE RELATED CONDITIONS, FACILITATE PRODUCTIVE REINTEGRATION INTO COMMUNITY, INCREASE COMPLIANCE WITH COURT ORDERED CONDITIONS, ADDRESSES BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES, PROMOTE ACCOUNTABILITY, AND BALANCE NEEDS AND EXPECTATIONS OF MAINTAINING A SAFE SOCIETY WITH APPROPRIATE TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION. FINALLY, THE ORGANIZATION WORKS WITH ELIGIBLE VETERANS IN INITIAL APPLICATIONS FOR VA AND SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY BENEFITS, MISDEMEANOR CRIMINAL MATTERS BEFORE THE RHODE ISLAND VETERAN TERATMENT COURT, LICENSE RESTORATION MATTERS AT THE RHODE ISLAND TRAFFIC TRIBUNAL/RI DMV, AND LIMITED FAMILY COURT CASES. VA DISABILITY AND SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY APPEALS ARE HANDLED ON A REDUCED FEE CONTINGENCY BASIS REQUIRING NO OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES FOR THE VETERAN. THE ORGANIZATION'S LAWYERS ARE EXPERIENCED AND ACCREDITED BY THE US DEPARTMENT VETERANS AFFAIRS TO REPRESENT VETERANS IN THE VA CLAIMS PROCESS.

Expenses $477,899 · Revenue $214,376

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

ERIK WALLIN ESQ

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$141,970

From this org

$141,970

From related orgs

$0

Other

$0

Hours/week

40
ANTHONY DEQUATTRO

PRESIDENT/CHAIRMAN

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

15
RICHARD LEVESQUE

VP

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
MICHAEL BOUTIETTE

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
JENNIFER SALISBURY

SECRETARY

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
FRANK LOMBARDO III

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
DANIEL ISSA

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
JOHN ROBITAILLE

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
LYNN ST GERMAN-LUNDH

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
ERNEST ALMONTE

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
MICHAEL PREVITY

TREASURER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1

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.

Provenance

Return type: form_990
Tax year: 2023
Filed: 12 November 2024
IRS schema version: 2023v5.1
Source object: 202423199349304962

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