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← THE MISSION CONTINUES

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by THE MISSION CONTINUES.

Totals

Total revenue
$10,758,597
Total expenses
$11,546,598
Contributions and grants received
$10,191,675
Grants paid
$221,200
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$534,115
Other revenue
$32,807
Total assets, end of year
$16,823,768
Total liabilities, end of year
$595,995
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$16,227,773
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$8,140,512
Management and general expenses
$2,107,962
Fundraising expenses
$1,298,124
Program service expenses (Part III)
$8,140,512

Program services were 70.5% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $10,191,675

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $32,624

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $527,102 · excluded $527,102

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $6,005,681

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

    securities $5,998,668

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $7,013

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $7,013 · excluded $7,013

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $32,807 · excluded $32,807

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $32,807

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $221,200 · program services $221,200

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,210,867 · program services $665,613 · management and general $376,852 · fundraising $168,402

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,470,487 · program services $2,992,528 · management and general $734,356 · fundraising $743,603

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $52,950 · program services $34,312 · management and general $7,324 · fundraising $11,314

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $523,794 · program services $316,717 · management and general $131,855 · fundraising $75,222

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $419,840 · program services $273,475 · management and general $78,988 · fundraising $67,377

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $106,451 · management and general $106,451

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $561,333 · program services $467,414 · management and general $82,518 · fundraising $11,401

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $581,049 · program services $470,594 · management and general $652 · fundraising $109,803

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $160,641 · program services $29,158 · management and general $101,591 · fundraising $29,892

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $573,257 · program services $331,094 · management and general $207,903 · fundraising $34,260

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $195,543 · program services $110,222 · management and general $85,321

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,202,891 · program services $1,130,918 · management and general $41,345 · fundraising $30,628

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $533,167 · program services $501,266 · management and general $18,326 · fundraising $13,575

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $775 · program services $775

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $81,609 · management and general $81,609

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROJECT SUPPLIES

    total $578,935 · program services $578,935

  • 24b · Other expenses: VOLUNTEER & STAFF RECOG

    total $71,809 · program services $16,291 · management and general $52,871 · fundraising $2,647

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $54,314 · end of year $189,196

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,162,792 · end of year $1,808,991

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $3,281,216 · end of year $6,004,408

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $205,664 · end of year $127,262

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

    $442,320

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

    $442,320

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $775 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $11,945,548 · end of year $8,618,018

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $195,740 · end of year $75,893

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $724,928 · end of year $542,080

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $133,798 · end of year $53,915

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $10,980,145 · end of year $9,789,210

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,007,178 · end of year $6,438,563

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

WE CONNECT MILITARY VETERANS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO CONTINUE THEIR SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP IN UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

CONNECT MILITARY VETERANS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE IN UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES

  • SERVICE PLATOON PROGRAM - CONNECTS VETERANS IN A CITY TO TACKLE A NEW MISSION IN THEIR COMMUNITY. VOLUNTEERS WITHOUT PREVIOUS MILITARY SERVICE ARE WELCOME, AND PLATOONS OFTEN FORM PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER COMMUNITY GROUPS. EACH PLATOON IS VETERAN-LED, SUPPORTED BY A LEADERSHIP TEAM, AND DIRECTED BY A PLATOON LEADER. PLATOON LEADERS COMMIT TO ONE YEAR OF SERVICE, PARTICIPATE IN LEADERSHIP TRAINING THROUGH THE SERVICE LEADERSHIP CORPS, AND HAVE ACCESS TO MENTORING AND OTHER INDIVIDUAL GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THE MISSION CONTINUES' STAFF AND PARTNERS.

    Expenses $2,711,238 · Grants $221,200

  • PROGRAM SUPPORT AND THOUGHT LEADERSHIP - ALL OF THE MISSION CONTINUES' PROGRAMS REQUIRE THREE PRIMARY FUNCTIONS THAT ARE DELIVERED IN A SCALABLE WAY: TECHNOLOGY TOOLS, PROGRAM DESIGN AND TRAINING, AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS SUPPORT. THIS ALSO INCLUDES TMC RESEARCH INTO IMPACT ON BOTH VETERANS AND COMMUNITIES AROUND OUR EMPOWERED VETERANS INDEX AND OUR COMMUNITY IMPACT FRAMEWORK.

    Expenses $1,959,462

  • WOMEN VETERANS LEADERSHIP PROGRAM (WVLP) - THIS PROGRAM CHANGES THE NARRATIVE ON WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A WOMAN VETERAN BY LEVERAGING THEIR LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND AUTHENTIC SELVES TO BECOME CHANGE-MAKERS, ALL WHILE ENHANCING THEIR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS. BY THE END OF THIS ONE-OF-A-KIND PROGRAM, COHORT MEMBERS WILL HAVE FORMED LASTING CONNECTIONS WITH OTHER WOMEN VETERANS AND WILL HAVE DEVELOPED THE SKILL SET TO LEAN INTO LEADERSHIP IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND BEYOND.

    Expenses $1,396,196

  • MASS DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM- BRINGS VETERANS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY TOGETHER WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND LOCAL VETERANS FOR A WEEK OF IMPACT IN AN UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITY. OVER SEVEN FULL DAYS, VETERANS CONNECT DEEPLY TO EACH OTHER AND TO A COMMUNITY THAT IS FACING SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES. THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, THEY GAIN NEW SKILLS IN AN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, CONNECTING WITH THEIR FELLOW VETERANS AND WITH THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH THEY SERVE, AND THROUGH THEIR COMMUNITY IMPACT, THEY FIND A RENEWED SENSE OF PURPOSE. FURTHERMORE, THE LARGE INFUSION OF RESOURCES INTO AN UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITY SERVES AS A CATALYST FOR CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT AND ADVOCACY BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS. MASS DEPLOYMENT PARTICIPANTS (AKA "CREW MEMBERS") RETURN HOME PREPARED AND ENERGIZED TO LEAD MOVEMENTS OF CHANGE IN THEIR OWN LOCAL COMMUNITIES.

    Expenses $820,659

  • SERVICE LEADERSHIP CORPS (SLC) - DEVELOPS VETERANS' LEADERSHIP AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT SKILLS USING ASSET-BASED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HUMAN-CENTERED DESIGN PRINCIPLES IN ORDER TO PREPARE THEM FOR LEADERSHIP ROLES WITHIN THE MISSION CONTINUES' SERVICE PLATOON PROGRAM. A VIRTUAL LEARNING CURRICULUM COMPLEMENTS IN-PERSON SESSIONS SPANNING THE SIX-MONTH PROGRAM.

    Expenses $802,269

  • LEADING FOR ALL IS THE MISSION CONTINUES' NEWEST LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE THAT PULLS ON VETERANS' ABILITY TO SERVE AS "BRIDGE BUILDERS" WITH OTHERS AND LEAD IN A WAY THAT TRULY BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER. THIS THREE-DAY INTENSIVE BUILDS UPON THE STRENGTHS AND EXPERIENCES VETERANS HAVE LEADING ACROSS LINES OF DIFFERENCE TO CULTIVATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE ALL FEEL VALUED AND RESPECTED. VETERAN PARTICIPANTS COME AWAY FROM THE WORKSHOP WITH A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING, SPECIFIC TOOLS, AND A PERSONALIZED PLAN OF ACTION FOR PUTTING WHAT THEY LEARNED INTO PRACTICE.

    Expenses $450,688

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Len Kortekaas

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Elizabeth Young-McNally

    VICE CHAIR/TREASURER/FC CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Sally Chan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Rajiv Chandrasekaran

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • John Culver

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Catherine Gonzalez-Pack

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Frederick Humphries

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Bernd Peters

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Anthony Martinez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • William McRaven

    DIRECTOR (THRU 09/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Meghan O'Sullivan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Mary Beth Bruggeman

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $257,603
    From this org
    $247,779
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,824
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $247,779
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,228
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,596
    Filer's total
    $257,603

  • Autumn Smoot

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $246,192
    From this org
    $220,170
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,022
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $220,170
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,717
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,305
    Filer's total
    $246,192

  • James Gillen

    CHIEF DEV & MKTG OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $236,043
    From this org
    $217,581
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,462
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $217,581
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,462
    Filer's total
    $236,043

  • Susan Thaxton

    CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $244,173
    From this org
    $216,781
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,392
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $216,781
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,930
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,462
    Filer's total
    $244,173

  • La Costa Moore

    CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $226,855
    From this org
    $216,695
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,160
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $216,695
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,717
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,443
    Filer's total
    $226,855

  • Meredith Darche

    VP, DEVELOPMENT & BOARD LIASON

    Total calculated
    $179,752
    From this org
    $171,122
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,630
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $171,122
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,630
    Filer's total
    $179,752

  • Heather McCarty

    VP, PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $162,708
    From this org
    $144,758
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,950
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $144,758
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,953
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,997
    Filer's total
    $162,708

  • Julian Serrano

    SENIOR DIRECTOR, TECHNOLOGY

    Total calculated
    $148,617
    From this org
    $132,805
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,812
    Hours/week
    40

  • Keith Thomas

    SR. DIR., MARKETING & COMMUNICATION

    Total calculated
    $132,924
    From this org
    $131,977
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $947
    Hours/week
    40

  • Gloria King

    DIR. NATIONAL EVENTS

    Total calculated
    $134,146
    From this org
    $125,521
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,625
    Hours/week
    40

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT INCLUDED A REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY INDEPENDENT PERSONS, COMPARABILITY DATA FROM VARIOUS NATIONAL VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS, OTHER MIDWEST SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, AND THE PRESIDENT'S SALARY HISTORY, AND CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO UTILIZED THE SERVICES OF AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT TO REVIEW THE OVERALL ORGANIZATION AND PROVIDE SALARY BANDS AND BENCHMARKING FOR COMPENSATION.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
10 July 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202431939349300628

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