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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA.

Totals

Total revenue
$605,983
Total expenses
$535,966
Contributions and grants received
$390,910
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$89,689
Other revenue
$125,384
Total assets, end of year
$1,469,694
Total liabilities, end of year
$21,730
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,447,964
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$471,786
Management and general expenses
$62,143
Fundraising expenses
$2,037
Program service expenses (Part III)
$471,786

Program services were 88.0% 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

    $390,910

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $35,917 · related or exempt $35,917

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $79,112

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $79,112

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $79,112 · excluded $79,112

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $135,280

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

    securities $81,508

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $53,772

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $53,772 · related or exempt $53,772

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $26,804

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $8,228

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $18,576 · excluded $18,576

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $27,696 · related or exempt $27,696

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $27,696

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $185,349 · program services $160,883 · management and general $22,613 · fundraising $1,853

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $18,393 · program services $15,910 · management and general $2,299 · fundraising $184

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $9,922 · management and general $9,922

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $7,319 · management and general $7,319

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $23,972 · program services $20,376 · management and general $3,596

  • 24a · Other expenses: SPORTS PROGRAM

    total $62,883 · program services $62,883

  • 24b · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP

    total $40,257 · program services $40,257

  • 24c · Other expenses: UTILITIES

    total $34,722 · program services $27,778 · management and general $6,944

  • 24d · Other expenses: REAL ESTATE TAX

    total $32,317 · program services $25,854 · management and general $6,463

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $120,832 · program services $117,845 · management and general $2,987

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $12,519 · end of year $12,198

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

    $1,041,540

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

    $529,439

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $536,073 · end of year $512,101

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $757,064 · end of year $945,395

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,884 · end of year $1,757

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $13,787 · end of year $19,973

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $1,289,985 · end of year $1,447,964

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

THE GATEWAY CHAPTER PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA WILL USE OUR UNIQUE EXPERTISE TO ENSURE QUALITY HEALTHCARE AND PROVIDE PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE ACTIVE LIFESTYLES, EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES, AND ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR VETERANS AND ALL PEOPLE WITH SPINAL CORD INJURY OR DISEASE.

  • OUR PROGRAMS ARE:MEMBERSHIP: GATEWAY PVA HAS A GROWING MEMBERSHIP, CURRENTLY AROUND 630 MEMBERS.PATIENT SERVICES: WE PROVIDE MONTHLY LUNCHEONS AND HOLIDAY DINNERS FOR INPATIENTS AND OUTPATIENTS AT THE VA SPINAL CORD UNIT. WE PROVIDE SNACKS AND REFRESHMENTS FOR INPATIENTS 5 DAYS PER WEEK, AS WELL AS FURNISH LONG DISTANCE CALLING CARDS FOR THEM TO KEEP IN CONTACT WITH THEIR FAMILIES. ONE OF OUR MOST IMPORTANT MISSIONS IS ENSURING OUR MEMBERS RECEIVE THE HEALTHCARE THEY DESERVE FROM THE ST. LOUIS AREA VA FACILITIES.TRANSPORTATION: THE CHAPTER OPERATES OUR OWN VAN TO TRANSPORT MEMBERS TO THERAPY PROGRAMS, DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENTS, AND VARIOUS EVENTS. THIS SERVICE HAS RECENTLY BEEN EXPANDED TO 5 DAYS PER WEEK AND WE ARE NOW PICKING UP MEMBERS FROM AREA NURSING HOMES.COMMUNICATION: WE PRODUCE A BI-MONTHLY NEWSLETTER TO KEEP OUR MEMBERSHIP AND OTHERS INFORMED OF BENEFITS, EVENTS, AND ISSUES OF INTEREST.PEER SUPPORT: THE CHAPTERS MEMBERS PROVIDE COUNSELING SUPPORT FOR NEWLY INJURED VETERANS BEGINNING WITHIN DAYS OF THE INITIAL HOSPITILIZATION.ADVOCACY: THE CHAPTER CONTINUES TO BE INVOLVED IN SECURING ACCESS TO THE RECENTLY RENOVATED ALTON NATIONAL VETERANS CEMETERY, WHICH SITS ON A HILLSIDE WITHOUT ACCESS FOR WHEELCHAIRS. WE INITIATED AND MONITORED AN ONLINE SURVEY CONCERNING THE ACCESSIBILITY OF AIR TRAVEL FOR THE DISABLED. AS A RESULT, WE RECEIVED AND ANALYZED OVER 150 SURVEYS AND PRESENTED THESE FINDINGS TO OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS, AS WELL AS TO CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES, IN HOPES OF FULLY INPLEMENTING THE AIR CARRIER ACCESS ACT. THE CHAPTER HAS AGAIN BECOME ACTIVE WITH THE MISSOURI ASSOCIATION OF VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH WORKS TO SECURE AND IMPROVE VETERANS' BENEFITS IN THE STATE OF MISSOURI.SPORTS & RECREATION: GATEWAY PVA PROVIDES FUNDING AND ENCOURAGES MEMBER PARTICIPATION THROUGH COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS SEASONAL TRAP SHOOTS AND WHEELCHAIR GAMES.

    Expenses $471,786

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Rose Ganz

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    30
  • Cynthea Rockwell

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Derwin Hollis

    BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Don Feldott

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Russell O'Bannon

    BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Harry Brown

    BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Wendie Colvin

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Larry Porter

    BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Brian Richard

    BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ruth Kurt

    BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Matt Schneider

    BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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
2025
Filed
2 September 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202642519349300744

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