Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$470,316

Total expenses

$388,735

Contributions and grants received

$109,099

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$353,642

Investment income

$163

Other revenue

$7,412

Total assets, end of year

$297,378

Total liabilities, end of year

$30,730

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$266,648

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$384,328

Management and general expenses

$4,365

Fundraising expenses

$42

Program service expenses (Part III)

$384,328

Program services were 98.9% 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.

Mission and programs · 2023

• OPERATION REACH ONE MORE ORGANIZES AND HOSTS RALLY POINTS ACROSS MULTIPLE LOCATIONS IN OKLAHOMA, SERVING AS CENTRAL HUBS WHERE SERVICE MEMBERS, VETERANS, AND THEIR FAMILIES GATHER TO ACCESS ESSENTIAL SUPPORT, RESOURCES, AND SOCIAL CONNECTIONS. THESE GATHERINGS ARE DESIGNED TO ALLEVIATE ISOLATION AND LONELINESS-KEY CONTRIBUTORS TO VETERAN SUICIDE-BY FOSTERING A WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT THAT PROMOTES CAMARADERIE AND COMMUNITY. OUR PROGRAM CONTINUALLY SEEKS TO EXPAND ITS OFFERINGS WITH SOCIAL EVENTS THAT ALIGN WITH OUR MISSION TO SUPPORT VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THROUGH OPERATION REACH ONE MORE, WE CONNECT VETERANS WITH FINANCIAL COUNSELING, HEALTHCARE NAVIGATION, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, JOB PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE, MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, AND LEGAL RESOURCES. WE ALSO STRENGTHEN ACCESS TO CRITICAL SERVICES BY COLLABORATING WITH OTHER OKLAHOMA NONPROFITS TO CONNECT PARTICIPANTS WITH HOUSING ASSISTANCE, EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, RESUME-BUILDING SUPPORT, VA CLAIMS AND BENEFITS GUIDANCE, MENTAL HEALTH CARE, AND ADDITIONAL VITAL COMMUNITY RESOURCES. THE PROGRAM'S FLAGSHIP EVENT, THE WELCOME HOME 5K & HONOR MILE, IS HELD ANNUALLY AND HONORS OVER 200 FALLEN SERVICE MEMBERS. THIS 5K EVENT, CO- HOSTED WITH THE OK DAV, SERVES AS THE LARGEST RALLY POINT OF THE YEAR, BRINGING TOGETHER VETERANS, FAMILIES, AND SUPPORTERS IN A JOINT FUNDRAISER TO FURTHER OUR MISSION.

  Expenses $342,040 · Grants $14,720 · Revenue $341,892

• OPERATION OUTREACH FOCUSES ON ESTABLISHING RELATIONSHIPS WITH GOVERNMENT AND TRIBAL ENTITIES, STATE AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND VETERAN SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS TO CREATE A ROBUST NETWORK OF SUPPORT TO AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE OVERALL WELL-BEING OF VETERANS. THE PROGRAM AIMS TO BRIDGE GAPS IN SERVICE PROVISIONS BY IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITES FOR COLLEABORATION AND RESOURCE SHARING. OPERATION OUTREACH COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP EVENTS DESIGNED TO ENHANCE THE EFFECTIVENESS AND ASSESSIBILITY OF SERVICES AND RESOURCES FOR VETERANS WHILE ESTABLISHING CONNECTIONS WITH GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, POLICYMAKERS, AND LEGISLATIVE OFFICES TO ENSURE VETERAN VOICES ARE HEARD IN POLICY DISCUSSIONS AND DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES.

  Expenses $17,385 · Revenue $53,386

• OPERATION HAND-UP IS A GRANT-BASED PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES ESSENTIAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO VETERAN SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS AND VETERANS EXPERIENCING HARDSHIP. BY IDENTIFYING CRITICAL AREAS OF NEED, THE PROGRAM OFFERS GRANTS TO ALLEVIATE FINANCIAL BURDENS, DIRECTLY ENHANCING THE OVERALL WELL-BEING OF VETERANS. GRANTS ARE PROVIDED TO ADDRESS A WIDE RANGE OF NEEDS, INCLUDING UTILITY ASSISTANCE, VEHICLE REPAIRS OR INSURANCE, TEMPORARY HOTEL STAYS, RENT OR MORTGAGE SUPPORT, ADAPTIVE HOME REPAIRS OR MODIFICATIONS, JOB PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE, LEGAL SUPPORT, AND TRAVEL EXPENSES. THROUGH OPERATION HAND-UP, WE AIM TO EMPOWER VETERANS WITH THE STABILITY AND RESOURCES NECESSARY FOR A HEALTHIER, MORE SECURE FUTURE.

  Expenses $19,285 · Grants $19,285 · Revenue $11,750

• THE DIFFERENCE MAKER VOLUNTEER PROGRAM EMPOWERS VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR COMMUNITIES THROUGH A DIVERSE ARRAY OF VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES THAT ALIGN WITH THEIR INDIVIDUAL INTERESTS, SKILLS, AND PASSIONS. THIS PROGRAM NOT ONLY BENEFITS THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES BUT ALSO ENHANCES THE PERSONAL FULFILLMENT AND WELL-BEING OF PARTICIPANTS BY PROVIDING THEM WITH A MEANINGFUL WAY TO CONTINUE MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT BEYOND THEIR MILITARY SERVICE. EACH YEAR, DIFFERENCE MAKERS CONTRIBUTE OVER 2,000 VOLUNTEER HOURS ACROSS VARIOUS COMMUNITY EVENTS, FOSTERING A SPIRIT OF SERVICE AND CONNECTION THAT ENRICHES BOTH THE LIVES OF PARTICIPANTS AND THE COMMUNITIES THEY SUPPORT.

  Expenses $5,618 · Revenue $63,288

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

Listed in Part VII

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

21 November 2024

IRS schema version

2023v5.0

Source object

202413309349300511

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