Form 990 for tax year 2022

Totals

Total revenue

$913,403

Total expenses

$1,138,279

Contributions and grants received

$876,971

Grants paid

$282,900

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$15

Other revenue

$36,417

Total assets, end of year

$487,819

Total liabilities, end of year

$192,068

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$295,751

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$969,238

Management and general expenses

$55,235

Fundraising expenses

$113,806

Program service expenses (Part III)

$969,238

Program services were 85.1% 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.

Mission and programs · 2022

• SEE SCHEDULE O ATTACHEDOUR COUNSELING SERVICES DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTES TO THE OVERALL CAMARADERIE FOUNDATION MISSION BY PROVIDING COUNSELING INTERVENTION, EDUCATION, RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH.THIS PROGRAM FACILITATES AN ENGAGED AND RESPONSIVE COMMUNITY EFFORT IN SUPPORT OF MILITARY FAMILIES AND THEIR CRITICAL NEED TO HEAL THE INVISIBLE WOUNDS OF WAR. THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2022 (FY22), THE COUNSELING PROGRAM HAS AWARDED 3,693 HOURS OF COUNSELING SERVICES TO SERVICE MEMBERS, VETERANS, THEIR FAMIIES AND CAREGIVERS. ADDITIONALLY, CAMARADERIE FOUNDATION AND ITS COMMUNITY PARTNERS HAVE WORKED TOGETHER ON NUMBEROUS OUTREACH EVENTS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT POST TRAUMATIC STRESS, TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, AND OTHER INVISIBLE WOUNDS AND/OR MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES THAT PRESENT BARRIERS TO SUCCESSFUL REINTEGRATION. IN FY22, WE CONTINUED TO STREAMLINE OUR OPERATIONS AND STRENGTHEN OUR PARTNERSHIPS THEREBY INCREASING OUR PRESENCE THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES, CENTRAL FLORIDA, TAMPA BAY, AND THE I4 CORRIDOR. COMBINED, THE COUNSELING PROGRAM AND INFORMAL PEER SUPPORT GROUPS PRODUCED BOTH LONG- AND SHORT-TERM RESULTS FOR OUR COMMUNITIES. FOR THE FAMILIES PARTICIPATING IN THESE PROGRAMS THE RESULTS ARE LONG-TERM. THERE WERE 427 UNDUPLICATED COUNSELING SERVICES AWARDED IN 2022. THIS COUNSELING AFFORDS THE PARTICIPANTS TO LEARN BETTER COPING MECHANISMS ENHANCE THEIR COMMUNICATION AND BUILD A STRONGER FAMILY BOND. OF THE 819 TOTAL COUNSELING SCHOLARSHIPS MANAGED THROUGHOUT FY22.ARE CONTINUALLY REFINED BASED ON PARTICIPANT FEEDBACK AND PROGRAM STAFF AND MEDICAL ADVISORY COUNCIL LEADERSHIP. THROUGH COUNSELOR LED GROUP SUPPORT PROGRAMS, PARTICIPANTS LEARN FROM EACH OTHER AND RECEIVE SOUND, CLINICAL GUIDANCE AS TO HOW BEST SUPPORT THEIR LOVED ONES. MEETINGS OFFER PRACTICAL TOOLS FOR IMMEDIATE USE, AS WELL AS RESOURCES IN EDUCATION TO HELP SERVICE MEMBERS AND FAMILY MEMBERS UNDERSTAND AND MODIFY "TRIGGERS" FOR A HEALTHIER TRANSITION. SESSION EVALUATIONS AND FEEDBACK ARE TRACKED TO CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE PROGRAM OUTCOMES IN THE AREAS OF ADJUSTING TO PRE AND POST DEPLOYMENT LIFE, WHILE OFFERING COPING SKILLS, EDUCATION AND SUPPORT FOR CAREGIVERS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY THE CHALLENGES AND STRESSES OF COMBAT, DEPLOYMENTS AND REINTEGRATION.

  Expenses $969,238 · Grants $282,900

• SEE SCHEDULE O ATTACHEDFAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES - THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES FREE FUN-FILLED FAMILY ENGAGEMENT DAYS DESIGNED TO PRODUCE A COMMUNITY WITHIN A COMMUNITY FOR PEER SUPPORT AND POSITIVE INTERACTIONS. THESE ACTIVITIES ARE DESIGNED FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY TO PARTICIPATE IN AND ALLOW POSITIVE INTERACTIONS TO OCCUR BETWEEN FAMILY MEMBERS AND WITH THEIR PEERS. WE HAD MORE THAN 872 SERVICE MEMBERS, VETERANS, AND FAMILY MEMBERS PARTICIPATE IN FAMILY FUN DAYS. ADDITIONALLY, THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES RESOURCE REFERRAL FOR OTHER SERVICES NOT PROVIDED BY CAMARADERIE FOUNDATION.

• SEE SCHEDULE O ATTACHEDTRANSITION SERVICES - THROUGH CAMARADERIE'S MENTOR LEADERSHIP PROGRAM (MLP), TRANSITIONING VETERANS AND SPOUSES ARE PAIRED WITH MENTORS WHO HAVE PRIOR MILITARY EXPERIENCE AND HAVE GONE ON TO BECOME STRONG LEADERS IN THE COMMUNITY. THE PROGRAM OFFERS PROTEGE VETERANS AND SPOUSES OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD PEER SUPPORT, FRIENDSHIPS, AND GUIDANCE IN ORDER TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THIS PAST YEAR, 14 PROTG'S AND 28 MENTORS WERE SELECTED FOR MLP CLASS VIII (ORLANDO) AND MLP CLASS III (TAMPA). DURING THE PROGRAM, BOTH PROTG'S AND MENTORS ATTENDED PROGRAM ORIENTATIONS AND SIX EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT WERE FOCUSED ON KEY TOPICS FOR PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS (I.E., STRATEGIC NETWORKING, MOTIVATION/INSPIRATION, SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORK, ENTEREPENEURSHIP AND COMMUNITY INVOLVMENT), AND PARTICIPATED IN TWO COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS.

• MEDICAL ADVISORY COUNCIL - DURING 2022, THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, PROGRAM STAFF AND MEDICAL ADVISORY COUNCIL (COMPOSED OF LEADERS IN THE MENTAL HEALTH, WELLNESS AND SPIRITUAL COMMUNITIES) MET FOUR TIMES TO DISCUSS, OFFER ADVICE AND RECOMMEND POLICY AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, AND TO EVALUATE IMPLEMENTATION OF CURRENT AND FUTURE PROGRAMMING EFFORTS. WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE PROGRAM STAFF, THIS COUNCIL FOCUSED ON PROVIDING OUR MILITARY SERVICE MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH CONTINUED HELP IN MAINTAINING HEALTHY, MEANIFUL RELATIONSHIPS FREE OF MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.

As filed on the 2022 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

2022

Filed

22 August 2023

IRS schema version

2022v5.0

Source object

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