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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by WHEELCHAIRS FOR WARRIORS.

Totals

Total revenue
$769,930
Total expenses
$936,418
Contributions and grants received
$620,684
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$145,948
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$3,298
Total assets, end of year
$183,113
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,177
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$179,936
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$627,741
Management and general expenses
$264,901
Fundraising expenses
$43,776
Program service expenses (Part III)
$627,741

Program services were 67.0% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $9,815

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $610,869

  • 2a · Program service revenue: DONATED EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES

    total $145,948 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $9,815

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLEANOUS

    total $3,298 · related or exempt $3,298 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $3,298

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $119,693 · program services $98,148 · management and general $21,545 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $97,461 · program services $79,918 · management and general $17,543 · fundraising $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $15,799 · program services $12,955 · management and general $2,844 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $22,246 · program services $6,452 · management and general $15,794 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $152,104 · program services $0 · management and general $152,104 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $72,556 · program services $39,308 · management and general $0 · fundraising $33,248

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $8,919 · program services $1,784 · management and general $7,135 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $27,625 · program services $27,625 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $85,990 · program services $85,990 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,676 · program services $2,676 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $8,848 · program services $0 · management and general $8,848 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: WHEELCHAIR EXPENSES

    total $264,786 · program services $264,786 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: BANK CHARGES

    total $21,407 · program services $1,284 · management and general $20,123 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: FUNDRAISER EXPENSE

    total $10,528 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $10,528

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $25,780 · program services $6,815 · management and general $18,965 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $412,671 · end of year $170,700

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $764 · end of year $1,742

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,581 · end of year $588

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

    $24,404

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

    $14,321

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $15,205 · end of year $10,083

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $4,414 · end of year $826

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $90,823 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,819 · end of year $2,351

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $333,165 · end of year $179,936

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

WHEELCHAIRS FOR WARRIORS DESIGNS, BUILDS, AND DELIVERS CUSTOM-FIT, COMPLEX-REHAB MOBILITY SOLUTIONS TO VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS INJURED IN THE LINE OF DUTY

  • WHEELCHAIR PROGRAMS THE ORGANIZATION DESIGNS, BUILDS AND DELIVERS CUSTOMIZED ENHANCED-MOBILITY WHEELCHAIRS TO VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS INJURED IN THE LINE OF DUTY. A REHAB SEATING SPECIALIST/ENGINEER VISITS EACH RECIPIENT IN PERSON TO MEASURE THEIR BODIES, DETERMINE THEIR ABILITIES/DISABILITES, ASSESS THEIR WANTS/NEEDS/DESIRES TO DESIGN A WHEELCHAIR UNIQUE TO THEIR SITUATION, LIFESTYLE AND CAPABILITIES. THE CHAIRS ARE DESIGNED AT THE HEADQUARTERS IN TEXAS, BUILT BY THE MANUFACTURER AND THEN PERSONALLY DELIVERED TO THE RECIPIENT AT THEIR HOME BY THE REHAB SEATING SPECIALIST AND SOMEONE FROM OUR ORGANIZATION. THE RECIPIENT AND FAMILY MEMBERS ARE GIVEN AN EXTENSIVE OVERVIEW OF THEIR NEW EQUIPMENT SO THEY CAN USE IT SAFELY AND CONFIDENTLY.

    Expenses $391,499 · Revenue $352,902

  • COMMUNITY OUTREACH ACTIVITIES:THROUGH GRASS-ROOTS ORGANIZING AND COMMUNITY EVENTS, THE ORGANIZATION ACTIVATES COMMUNITIES AND INDIVIDUALS ACROSS THE NATION TO INVEST IN VETERAN ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT. IT INSPIRES INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES TO SERVE AND LEAD WITHIN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY THROUGH DIRECT INVOLVEMENT IN OUR AMBASSADOR PROGRAM. THE ORGANIZATION ALIGNS ITSELF WITH STRATEGIC PARTNERS TO BRING AWARENESS OF OUR RECIPIENTS NEEDS AND CUSTOMIZED SOLUTIONS WE PROVIDE.

    Expenses $236,242 · Revenue $158,416

  • EDUCATION WE ARE COMMITTED TO EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON THE ADVERSE EFFECTS IMMOBILITY AND ISOLATION CAUSE WITHIN THE INJURED VETERAN COMMUNITY, PSYCHOLOGICALLY AS WELL AS PHYSICALLY. THE RAMIFICATIONS ARE FELT FIRST IN THE VETERANS FAMILY, THEIR IMMEDIATE COMMUNITY AND THE LARGER VETERAN POPULATION. WE EDUCATE TO BRING AWARENESS OF THE OVERSIGHTS AND SHORTFALLS IN CARE OF THIS UNDER-SERVED SEGMENT OF THE VETERAN POPULATION, AND PROMOTE ENGAGEMENT AND INVESTMENT OF TIME AND RESOURCES SO THAT NO VETERAN IS LEFT BEHIND ON THE HOME FIELD. WE ALSO EDUCATE TO INFORM THE PUBLIC OF TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES IN ENHANCED MOBILITY, SO THAT OUR INJURED VETERANS DO NOT HAVE TO MAKE DO. ONCE PEOPLE KNOW OF THE LARGER CHALLENGES, THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO FORM COLLABORATIONS, NETWORKS FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE AND HELP DELIVER SOLUTIONS. EDUCATION IS THE KEY TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR MISSION.

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jay Mincks

    CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • John Ibrahim

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Kelly Baygents

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Crystal Laramore

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $119,693
    From this org
    $119,693
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Brent Stilley

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Myrna Trevino

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Jon Wageman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Nate Olsen

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Jill McElveen

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • James Greene

    TRUSTEE

    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
2023
Filed
30 December 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202640139349301854

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