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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA.

Totals

Total revenue
$243,961
Total expenses
$363,549
Contributions and grants received
$239,551
Grants paid
$10,368
Program service revenue
$11,176
Investment income
-$8,241
Other revenue
$1,475
Total assets, end of year
$914,183
Total liabilities, end of year
$25,305
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$888,878
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$281,787
Management and general expenses
$64,946
Fundraising expenses
$16,816
Program service expenses (Part III)
$281,787

Program services were 77.5% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $150,655

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $2,370

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $86,526

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $3,255

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TRAPSHOOT: REGISTRATIO

    total $11,176 · related or exempt $11,176

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $22,136 · excluded $22,136

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $602,904

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

    securities $633,281

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$30,377

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$30,377 · excluded -$30,377

  • 11a · Other revenue: NEWSLETTER ADVERTISING

    total $1,100 · unrelated business $1,100

  • 11b · Other revenue: NEWSLETTER BULLETIN IN

    total $150 · related or exempt $150

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $225 · excluded $225

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,475

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $3,000 · program services $3,000

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $7,368 · program services $7,368

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $85,981 · program services $73,084 · management and general $8,598 · fundraising $4,299

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $75,023 · program services $63,769 · management and general $7,503 · fundraising $3,751

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $1,289 · program services $1,096 · management and general $129 · fundraising $64

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $7,739 · program services $6,578 · management and general $774 · fundraising $387

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $12,072 · program services $10,261 · management and general $1,207 · fundraising $604

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $26,900 · management and general $26,900

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $6,333 · management and general $6,333

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $11,061 · program services $3,380 · fundraising $7,681

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $8,048 · program services $7,020 · management and general $998 · fundraising $30

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $8,266 · program services $7,436 · management and general $830

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $27,292 · program services $26,049 · management and general $1,243

  • 17 · Travel

    total $60,195 · program services $60,195

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $12,551 · program services $12,551

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $10,431 · management and general $10,431

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $63,480 · end of year $89,243

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $6,050 · end of year $6,000

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $39,151 · end of year $39,236

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $6,860 · end of year $8,096

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

    $444,108

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

    $279,000

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $170,822 · end of year $165,108

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $663,316 · end of year $606,500

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $28,565 · end of year $25,305

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $917,493 · end of year $887,457

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,621 · end of year $1,421

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA, A CONGRESSIONALLY CHARTERED VETERANS SERVICE ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 1946, HAS DEVELOPED A UNIQUE EXPERTISE ON A WIDE VARIETY OF ISSUES INVOLVING THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF OUR MEMBERS - VETERANS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED SPINAL CORD INJURY OR DYSFUNCTION.PVA WILL USE THAT EXPERTISE TO BE THE LEADING ADVOCATE FOR: - QUALITY HEALTHCARE FOR OUR MEMBERS, - RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ADDRESSING SPINAL CORD INJURY AND DYSFUNCTION, - BENEFITS AVAILABLE BECAUSE OF OUR MEMBERS' MILITARY SERVICE, - CIVIL RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT MAXIMIZE THE INDEPENDENCE OF OUR MEMBERS. TO ENABLE PARALYZED VETERANS TO CONTINUE TO HONOR THIS COMMITMENT, WE MUST RECRUIT AND RETAIN MEMBERS WHO HAVE THE EXPERIENCE, ENERGY, DEDICATION, AND PASSION NECESSARY TO MANAGE THE ORGANIZATION AND ENSURE ADEQUATE RESOURCES TO SUSTAIN THE PROGRAMS ESSENTIAL FOR PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA TO ACHIEVE ITS MISSION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO SERVE VETERANS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED A SPINAL CORD INJURY OR DYSFUNCTION.

  • THE PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA NORTH CENTRAL CHAPTER CONTINUALLY WORKS TO BE A LEADING ADVOCATE FOR HEALTH CARE, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION, BENEFITS, AND CIVIL RIGHTS OPPORTUNITIES. THREE OF THE BENEFITS INCLUDE A FISHING EVENT, TRAPSHOOT EVENT, AND PHEASANT HUNT. ALL OF THE EVENTS ARE PUT ON WITH THE HELP OF VOLUNTEERS TO HELP PARALYZED VETERANS EXPERIENCE THESE ACTIVITIES DESPITE THEIR INJURY LEAVING THEM IN A WHEELCHAIR.

    Expenses $281,787 · Grants $10,368 · Revenue $11,326

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Lisa Cummings

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $85,980
    From this org
    $82,087
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,893
    Hours/week
    37.5
  • Chuck Doom

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Harlan Schmidt

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Greg Brandner

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Gene Murphy

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Duane Biesboer

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Rodney Melcher

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Michael Olson

    NATIONAL DIRECTOR/BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Perry Grimme

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

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
2022
Filed
13 February 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202410459349300531

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