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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by NATIONS FINEST.

Totals

Total revenue
$32,834,938
Total expenses
$32,608,214
Contributions and grants received
$32,688,934
Grants paid
$1,469
Program service revenue
$94,554
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$51,450
Total assets, end of year
$7,131,646
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,537,096
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,594,550
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$29,050,135
Management and general expenses
$3,140,676
Fundraising expenses
$417,403
Program service expenses (Part III)
$29,050,135

Program services were 89.1% 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.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $32,452,923

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $236,011

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES

    total $94,554 · related or exempt $94,554

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $59,819

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $39,734

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $20,085 · excluded $20,085

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $31,365 · excluded $31,365

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $31,365

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $1,469 · program services $1,469

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $546,405 · program services $469,908 · management and general $71,033 · fundraising $5,464

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $10,836,924 · program services $9,303,718 · management and general $1,444,275 · fundraising $88,931

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $1,094,741 · program services $1,010,067 · management and general $83,425 · fundraising $1,249

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $879,496 · program services $588,692 · management and general $283,977 · fundraising $6,827

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,835,500 · program services $1,718,101 · management and general $111,235 · fundraising $6,164

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $127,509 · management and general $127,509

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $39,805 · fundraising $39,805

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $512,625 · program services $392,234 · management and general $92,553 · fundraising $27,838

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $155,772 · program services $117,202 · management and general $30,068 · fundraising $8,502

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $177,601 · program services $96,096 · management and general $73,128 · fundraising $8,377

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,277,718 · program services $1,094,962 · management and general $171,253 · fundraising $11,503

  • 17 · Travel

    total $164,324 · program services $114,557 · management and general $44,762 · fundraising $5,005

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,315 · management and general $1,315

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $261,564 · program services $36,055 · management and general $225,509

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $168,864 · program services $79,921 · management and general $88,808 · fundraising $135

  • 24a · Other expenses: DVA SSVF ASSISTANCE

    total $13,397,571 · program services $13,345,169 · management and general $500 · fundraising $51,902

  • 24b · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT/VEHICLE EXPEN

    total $365,010 · program services $310,268 · management and general $48,503 · fundraising $6,239

  • 24c · Other expenses: CLIENT EXPENSE

    total $348,698 · program services $200,258 · management and general $31,084 · fundraising $117,356

  • 24d · Other expenses: FEES/LICENSES

    total $229,947 · program services $139,212 · management and general $85,182 · fundraising $5,553

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $185,356 · program services $32,246 · management and general $126,557 · fundraising $26,553

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $26,052 · end of year $823,887

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $3,116,957 · end of year $3,088,494

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $248,358 · end of year $96,713

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

    $6,956,713

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

    $4,402,277

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,744,400 · end of year $2,554,436

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $52,177 · end of year $568,116

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $957,128 · end of year $1,020,951

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $7,868 · end of year $139,493

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $836,761 · end of year $819,565

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $18,361 · end of year $557,087

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,809,062 · end of year $4,065,786

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $558,764 · end of year $528,764

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

NATION'S FINEST, FORMERLY KNOWN AS VIETNAM VETERANS OF CALIFORNIA, INC. AND FORMERLY DOING BUSINESS VETERANS RESOURCE CENTERS OF AMERICA (VRCA) WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1972. NATION'S FINEST OFFERS COMMUNITY BASED ACTIVITIES FOR VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES. WITH 14 SERVICE CENTERS IN CALIFORNIA, ARIZONA AND NEVADA, WE ARE FOCUSED ON THE COMPLEX REALITIES OF VETERANS' ISSUES AND WORK DILIGENTLY TO DESIGN INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS, WHICH RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF VETERANS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

NATION'S FINEST OFFERS COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

  • HOMELESS PREVENTION/RAPID REHOUSINGNATION'S FINEST PROVIDES SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO VERY LOW-INCOME VETERAN FAMILIES LIVING IN OR TRANSITIONING TO PERMANENT HOUSING THROUGH THE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR VETERAN FAMILIES GRANT. NATION'S FINEST PROVIDES ELIGIBLE VETERAN FAMILIES WITH OUTREACH, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND ASSISTANCE AND OTHER MAINSTREAM BENEFITS THAT PROMOTE HOUSING STABILITY AND COMMUNITY INTEGRATION.

    Expenses $23,420,509 · Grants $1,469

  • SUPPORTIVE HOUSINGPERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING - NATION'S FINEST PROVIDES CASE MANAGEMENT, SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, AND PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. NATION'S FINEST OPERATES 210 PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING UNITS. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING - NATION'S FINEST PROVIDES TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR HOMELESS VETERANS TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROVISION OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND/OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES WITH THE GOAL OF HELPING HOMELESS VETERANS ACHIEVE RESIDENTIAL STABILITY, INCREASE THEIR SKILL LEVELS AND/OR INCOME, AND OBTAIN GREATER SELF-DETERMINATION. NATION'S FINEST CURRENTLY OPERATES 127 BEDS OF HOUSING WHERE HOMELESS VETERANS MAY STAY FOR UP TO TWO YEARS. NATION'S FINEST ALSO HAS TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROJECTS WHICH OFFER A SAFE ENVIRONMENT WHERE VETERANS ARE SUPPORTED IN THEIR EFFORTS TO OVERCOME A VARIETY OF OBSTACLES.

    Expenses $4,683,400 · Revenue $94,554

  • EMPLOYMENT & TRAININGNATION'S FINEST PROVIDES AN EMPLOYMENT TRAINING PROGRAM THAT FOCUSES ON HELPING INDIVIDUALS ACHIEVE RESULTS BY PROVIDING A PERSONALIZED CAREER EXPLORATION AND JOB-SEARCH PROGRAM. NATION'S FINEST ALSO OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE PLACEMENT SERVICES BY PROVIDING CLIENTS WITH JOB LEADS, RESUME PREPARATION, INFORMATIONAL RESOURCES AND INTERVIEW PREPARATION.

    Expenses $14,104

  • BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT - THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES DUAL DIAGNOSIS MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES INCLUDING 62 BEDS FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL RECOVERY SERVICES.NUTRITION SERVICES - THROUGH THE CALFRESH PROGRAM AND LOCAL FOOD DRIVES, ALL OF THE ORGANIZATION'S RESIDENTIAL CLIENTS AND MANY LOW INCOME VETERANS THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA BENEFIT FROM IMPROVED ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS MEALS AND INFORMATION PRESENTED TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF QUALIFIED VETERAN HOUSEHOLDS AND INDIVIDUALS.CASE MANAGEMENT - THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES CULTURALLY COMPETENT, CRITICAL TIME INTERVENTION CASE MANAGEMENT IN ORDER TO HELP VETERANS LIVE HEALTHY LIVES AND ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS. ALL VETERANS MEET WITH A CASE MANAGER FROM THE ORGANIZATION UPON ARRIVAL TO PERFORM AN INITIAL ASSESSMENT. BASED ON THIS ASSESSMENT, THE CASE MANAGER WORKS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE VETERAN TO DEVISE A SERVICE PLAN ADDRESSING IDENTIFIED NEEDS AND OBJECTIVES. EACH VETERANHAS A PERSONALIZED SERVICE PLAN OUTLINING BARRIERS AND GOALS RELATED TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE, MENTAL HEALTH, MEDICAL NEEDS, FINANCES, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND HOUSING. THE CASE MANAGER MEETS WITH THE VETERAN ON A REGULAR BASIS TO MONITOR PROGRESS. THE GOAL OF CASE MANAGEMENT IS TO HELP VETERANS DEVELOP THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE AND MAINTAIN INDEPENDENCE.RESOURCE CENTERS - THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES FOURTEEN CENTERS ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN ARIZONA AND NORTHERN NEVADA AND PROVIDES CRITICAL SERVICE AND SUPPORT FOR VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE SERVICE CENTERS ARE STAFFED BY A DIVERSE, PROFESSIONAL AND TALENTED STAFF IN ORDER TO SERVE ALL VETERANS IN A RESPECTFUL AND POSITIVE WAY, INCLUDING CASE MANAGERS, DRUG AND ALCOHOL COUNSELORS, PROGRAM SUPPORT STAFF, TEACHERS AND MENTAL HEALTH THERAPISTS.HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS - THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMITMENT TO SERVICE EXTENDS TO OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD. IN 1997, THE ORGANIZATION OPENED A MOBILE HEALTH CLINIC IN LUONG SON PROVINCE IN NORTHERN VIETNAM. THIS CLINIC PROVIDES MEDICAL TREATMENT TO HUNDREDS OF IMPOVERISHED PEOPLE OF VIETNAM WHO OTHERWISE WOULD NOT RECEIVE HEALTH CARE. IN 2002, PARTNERING WITH THE EAST MEETS WEST FOUNDATION, THE ORGANIZATION WAS ABLE TO BUILD THE FIRST OF THREE SCHOOLS,WHICH SERVE 300 CHILDREN ANNUALLY. ALL THREE SCHOOLS REPLACE DILAPIDATED AND SUBSTANDARD SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND SERVE THE MOST IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITIES IN VIETNAM. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THE MISSION WITH FREQUENT RENOVATIONS OF THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS ON THE TECHNOLOGY OF THE FACILITIES.

    Expenses $932,122

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Philip Williams

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Daniel Rusch

    VICE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Larry Connolly

    BOARD SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Anne Fabiny

    BOARD TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Chuck Helget

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • James Larson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jim Radford

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Lacey Szekely

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mary Nicholson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Koby Langley

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Chris Johnson

    CEO/PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $328,551
    From this org
    $276,508
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $52,043
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $269,305
    Bonus
    $5,679
    Other
    $1,524
    Deferred
    $19,546
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,497
    Filer's total
    $328,551

  • Chris Cabral

    CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $233,065
    From this org
    $208,900
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,165
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $199,912
    Bonus
    $8,896
    Other
    $92
    Deferred
    $14,681
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,484
    Filer's total
    $233,065

  • Jason Henry

    PERFORM. IMPROVEMENT & INNOVATION

    Total calculated
    $176,455
    From this org
    $156,079
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,376
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $145,624
    Bonus
    $10,286
    Other
    $169
    Deferred
    $11,021
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,355
    Filer's total
    $176,455

  • Kendra Barter

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $154,497
    From this org
    $143,036
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,461
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $132,133
    Bonus
    $10,820
    Other
    $83
    Deferred
    $10,155
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,306
    Filer's total
    $154,497

  • Brad Long

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR VHDC

    Total calculated
    $143,547
    From this org
    $122,655
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,892
    Hours/week
    40

  • Tom Isakson

    COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATOR

    Total calculated
    $141,177
    From this org
    $120,461
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,716
    Hours/week
    40

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7
BONUSES WERE DISCRETIONARY AND ARE BASED ON PERFORMANCE.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
15 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202303199349327085

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