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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 22,268,258 | 20,400,638 | 18,160,873 | 13,150,424 | 13,472,745 | 87,452,938 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 22,268,258 | 20,400,638 | 18,160,873 | 13,150,424 | 13,472,745 | 87,452,938 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 87,452,938 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 22,268,258 | 20,400,638 | 18,160,873 | 13,150,424 | 13,472,745 | 87,452,938 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 32,147 | 335,049 | 357,293 | 295,414 | 224,065 | 1,243,968 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 3,471,397 | 41,105 | 44,964 | 79,426 | 100,406 | 3,737,298 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 92,434,204 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2019 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2019 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2019: | ||||
| a From 2014....... | ||||
| b From 2015....... | ||||
| c From 2016....... | ||||
| d From 2017....... | ||||
| e From 2018....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2014 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2019 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2019, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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Remaining underdistributions for 2019. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: | LIST ROYALTY MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2013 AMOUNT: $ 358,343. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 18,717. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 22,291. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 56,465. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 77,154. INSURANCE RECOVERIES - 2013 AMOUNT: $ 850,125. SETTLEMENT GAIN - 2013 AMOUNT: $ 2,262,929. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 22,388. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 22,673. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 22,961. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 23,252. |
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 | HELP HEAL VETERANS' (HEAL VETS) PRIMARY MISSION IS TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF VETERANS AND MILITARY PERSONNEL. HEALING ARTS AND CRAFTS PROVIDE A THERAPEUTIC EXPERIENCE FOR ALL VETERANS INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE HOSPITALIZED, IN SHELTERS, IN CONVALESCENT HOMES AND THOSE UNDERGOING THERAPY FOR A WIDE RANGE OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL CHALLENGES. MANY VETERANS EXPERIENCE SYMPTOMS OF POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD) AND/OR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI), WHICH INCREASE THE RISK FOR DEPRESSION, PHYSICAL INJURIES, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, AND SLEEP PROBLEMS. THE KITS, PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE TO THE VETERAN, BECOME A PART OF THE PATIENT'S TREATMENT PLAN, GIVING THEM A CREATIVE OUTLET ALONG WITH TANGIBLE THERAPEUTIC AND REHABILITATION BENEFITS. THEY IMPROVE FINE MOTOR SKILLS, COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING, MEMORY IMPROVEMENT, ANGER ISSUES, AND DEXTERITY AS WELL AS DECREASE THE SEVERITY OF PTSD/TBI TRIGGERS INCLUDING ANXIETY, MEMORIES, SADNESS AND FRUSTRATION. WE WORK TO INVOLVE THE PUBLIC IN MEETING THIS MISSION THROUGH A BROAD EDUCATION OUTREACH PROGRAM. HEAL VETS THERAPEUTIC PROGRAMS PROVIDE A MEANINGFUL WAY FOR INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATIONS, AND OTHER NONPROFITS TO HELP WOUNDED OR DISABLED VETERANS; MILITARY PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES REBUILD THEIR LIVES. TOTAL PROGRAM IMPACT: THE TOTAL PROGRAM IMPACT MADE BY HELP HEAL VETERANS IS $18,367,235. THIS INCLUDES: THE RETAIL VALUE OF THE CRAFT KITS, PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS, THERAPEUTIC MATERIALS, ONLINE PUBLIC RELATIONS, VOLUNTEER HOURS INCLUDING COMMUNITY BASED CLINICS, AND VETERANS AWARENESS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | THERAPEUTIC MATERIALS: DURING FY 17-18, HEAL VETS SHIPPED 354,385 THERAPEUTIC ITEMS CONSISTING OF ARTS AND CRAFTS KITS AND COMPUTERS, WITH A TOTAL RETAIL VALUE OF $10,227,897. ON AVERAGE 29,532 INDIVIDUAL CRAFT KITS WERE DISTRIBUTED EACH MONTH. ARTS AND CRAFT KITS WERE SENT TO VETERANS AND ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY RECIPIENTS IN ALL 50 STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND PUERTO RICO. KITS WERE ALSO SENT TO VETERANS AND MILITARY SERVICE MEMBERS STATIONED IN GERMANY, EGYPT, KOREA, GUAM, AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. THE BREAKDOWN AND VALUE OF THESE MATERIALS AS FOLLOWS: RECIPIENTS: # SENT $ VALUE CRAFT KITS TO PATIENT HOME PROGRAM 32,050 $688,345 CRAFT KITS TO 13 COMMUNITY ARTS & CRAFT CENTERS 161,761 $4,722,637 CRAFT KITS TO OTHER PROGRAMS* 114,155 $3,366,554 CRAFT KITS TO 45 STATE VETERANS HOMES 19,637 $653,914 CRAFT KITS TO 9 MILITARY MEDICAL AND OTHER MILITARY FACILITIES 8,302 $269,078 CRAFT KITS TO VA 19 MEDICAL CENTERS 15,072 $434,896 CRAFT KITS TO MISCELLANEOUS OTHER LOCATIONS ** 3,408 $92,473 *67 OTHER VETERANS PROGRAMS SUCH AS SONS OF AMVETS, VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA, US VETS (A TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM FOR VETERANS), AMERICAN LEGION AND VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POSTS, AS WELL AS VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA, HERO BOX AND DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS CHAPTERS. **MISCELLANEOUS OTHER LOCATIONS INCLUDE CRAFT KITS SENT TO INDIVIDUAL VETERANS AS REQUESTED BUT NOT AS PART OF THE PATIENT HOME REHABILITATION PROGRAM AND TO EVENTS SPONSORED BY HELP HEAL VETERANS. CBC LOCATIONS: CURRENTLY, HEAL VETS HAS A PRESENCE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS. OF NOTE, WE SHIP TO VETERANS AND FACILITIES IN ALL STATES. HEAL VETS CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD AND INCREASE VETERAN ACCESS TO ITS COMPREHENSIVE THERAPEUTIC ARTS AND CRAFTS PROGRAM THROUGH STOREFRONT CBC LOCATIONS, MILITARY/STATE-OPERATED VETERANS PROGRAMS, HOMELESS SHELTERS AND OTHER VENUES IN SELECT COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. STATE COMMUNITY FACILITY TYPE CALIFORNIA CHULA VISTA CBC, SVH FRESNO CBC, SVH LOS ANGELES SVH, CBC YOUNTVILLE SVH, CBC COLORADO GRAND JUNCTION CBC (SF), SVH FLORIDA BAY PINES CBC (SF) GAINESVILLE CBC TAMPA CBC, SVH GEORGIA HELEN O HAWAII HONOLULU MI, CBC IDAHO BOISE SVH, CBC ILLINOIS CHICAGO CBC HINES CBC MAYWOOD CBC (SF) IOWA DES MOINES CBC, SVH MARYLAND PERRY POINT CBC MINNESOTA MINNEAPOLIS SVH NEW MEXICO ALBUQUERQUE CBC NEW YORK BUFFALO CBC OKLAHOMA TULSA O, SVH TEXAS SAN ANTONIO MI, SVH TEMPLE CBC (SF), MI, SVH VIRGINIA RICHMOND CBC HEAL VETS CURRENTLY HAS A PRESENCE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS. [KEY: CBC=COMMUNITY BASED CENTER; SF=STOREFRONT HEAL VETS CENTER; SVH=STATE VETERANS HOME; MIL=MILITARY FACILITY; O=OTHER CCS SUPPORT] PATIENT HOME REHABILITATION PROGRAM: BECAUSE MANY MILITARY/ VETERAN PATIENTS ARE RELEASED TO HOME-BASED OR OTHER AMBULATORY CARE AND REHABILITATION PROGRAMS, THEY CANNOT ACCESS HEAL VETS ARTS AND CRAFTS IN A HOSPITAL SETTING. HEAL VETS'S PATIENT HOME REHABILITATION (PHR) PROGRAM MAILS THERAPEUTIC ARTS AND CRAFTS KITS DIRECTLY TO VETERANS AT HOME. APPROXIMATELY 8,700 PATIENTS WERE ENROLLED IN THE PHR PROGRAM AT THE END OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD. HEAL VETS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD AND INCREASE VETERAN ACCESS TO ITS' COMPREHENSIVE THERAPEUTIC ARTS AND CRAFTS PROGRAM THROUGH STOREFRONT CBC LOCATIONS, MILITARY/STATE-OPERATED VETERANS PROGRAMS, HOMELESS SHELTERS AND OTHER VENUES IN SELECT COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B, DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM SERVICE: | VETERANS AWARENESS MAILINGS: TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND VETERANS ABOUT HEAL VETS, MAILINGS WENT TO THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS, INFORMING THEM ABOUT THE THERAPEUTIC NEEDS OF ELIGIBLE VETERANS HEAL VETS SERVES. IN TOTAL, 9,127,572 LETTERS WERE SENT TO INDIVIDUALS WHO PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO HEAL VETS. ADDITIONALLY, 6,097,068 LETTERS WERE MAILED TO OTHER AMERICANS, EDUCATING AND INFORMING THEM ABOUT VETERANS, AND ACTIVE DUTY SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN, WHO ARE HOSPITALIZED OR RECEIVING OTHER MEDICAL CARE. VETERANS' AWARENESS TOPICS INCLUDE CRAFT THERAPY, PARTNERSHIPS, PTSD AWARENESS, HONORING FALLEN HEROES AND VETERAN SUCCESS STORIES. THESE AWARENESS TOPICS WERE ALSO RELEASED THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND E-MAIL CAMPAIGNS. COMMEMORATIVE PARTNER: HEAL VETS IS A PROUD COMMEMORATIVE PARTNER OF THE VIETNAM WAR COMMEMORATION, A PROGRAM RECOGNIZING AMERICA'S VIETNAM VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE COMMEMORATION RECOGNIZES THE HALF-CENTURY ANNIVERSARY OF THE VIETNAM WAR BY THANKING VIETNAM VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES ALL ACROSS AMERICA. THE COMMEMORATIVE PARTNER PROGRAM PROMOTES MEMORABLE EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES THAT EXPRESS THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR NATION'S VETERANS WHO SERVED IN VIETNAM, AND RECOGNIZE THE LOSSES SUFFERED BY MANY DURING THE VIETNAM WAR YEARS. HEAL VETS HONORED VIETNAM VETERANS AT EVENTS IN TEMPLE, TEXAS AND MAYWOOD, ILLINOIS DURING OUR PAST FISCAL YEAR. THESE EVENTS REFLECTED THE HEAL VETS MISSION DEMONSTRATE SUPPORT AND RESPECT TO ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY PERSONNEL, VETERANS AND THEIR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FAMILIES. THE OBJECTIVES OF THE VIETNAM WAR COMMEMORATION ARE TO THANK AND HONOR VETERANS OF THE VIETNAM WAR; TO HIGHLIGHT THE SERVICE OF THE ARMED FORCES DURING THE VIETNAM WAR; TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE ON THE HOME FRONT BY THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES DURING THE VIETNAM WAR; TO HIGHLIGHT ADVANCES IN TECHNOLOGY, SCIENCE AND MEDICINE RELATED TO MILITARY RESEARCH CONDUCTED DURING THE VIETNAM WAR; AND TO IDENTIFY THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND SACRIFICES MADE BY UNITED STATES ALLIES DURING THE VIETNAM WAR YEARS. OTHER AWARENESS INITIATIVES: A SERIES OF 20, 30, AND 60-SECOND PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS (PSAS) WERE RECORDED BY ARTISTS INCLUDING: JENNIFER JO COBB AND LOUIS GOSSETT, JR. AND CONTINUED AIRING IN THIS FISCAL YEAR. THE PSAS RESULTED IN 3,072 AIRINGS REACHING 9,019,500 INDIVIDUALS ON 31 STATIONS IN 31 MARKETS, RESULTING IN AN ESTIMATED $624,970 MILLION IN FREE ADVERTISING/AIRTIME. A SERIES OF 30 AND 60 SECOND PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS (PSAS) WERE AIRED ON 422 RADIO STATIONS RESULTING IN 74,621 AIRINGS WITH 110,202,690 ESTIMATED LISTENERS. THE AIRTIME IS VALUED AT $1,214,944 IN FREE ADVERTISING/AIRINGS. TOTAL PSA AWARENESS VALUATION $1,839,914. CEO RADIO TOUR: DURING THE 2017-2018 FISCAL YEAR, HEAL VETS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, MR. JOSEPH MCCLAIN, DID 19 RADIO SHOWS TO BRING AWARENESS TO THE NEEDS OF VETERANS, PROMOTE THE THERAPEUTIC BENEFITS OF CRAFTING, AND TO INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE MISSION OF HELP HEAL VETERANS. THE CEO DID 5 RADIO INTERVIEWS FOR VETERAN'S DAY INCLUDING MARKETS IN HARTFORD/NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT (2); PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA; MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA; AND ONE NATIONAL BROADCAST ON VETERAN'S RADIO. MR. MCCLAIN DID A RADIO TOUR AT THE END OF NOVEMBER FEATURING MARKETS IN CLEVELAND, OHIO; PORT HURON, MICHIGAN; SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS; PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA; INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA; ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI; TOLEDO, OHIO; ONE REGIONAL BROADCAST FOR MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC BROADCASTING AND ONE NATIONAL BROADCAST ON NBC RADIO. OTHER RADIO INTERVIEWS WERE GIVEN FOR RISE UP RADIO, AN INTERNET RADIO STATION OUT OF SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA; ANGELS RADIO KLAA AM 830 FOR LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA; WMIX.94 IN ILLINOIS; KFRG IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND WINT INTEGRITY RADIO 101.5 IN OHIO. PODCASTS: HEAL VETS CEO ALSO DID 2 PODCASTS DURING THE 2017-2018 FISCAL YEAR. THE PODCAST INTERVIEWS DISCUSSED THE THERAPEUTIC VALUE VETERANS RECEIVE FROM CRAFTING TO THE CRAFT AND HOBBY INDUSTRY THROUGH THEIR TRADE ORGANIZATION ASSOCIATION FOR CREATIVE INDUSTRIES (AFCI) AND THROUGH AN INDUSTRY PUBLISHING COMPANY'S PODCAST "THE BUSINESS OF CRAFT." SOCIAL MEDIA: SOCIAL MEDIA AND ELECTRONIC ADVERTISING THROUGH FACEBOOK, LINKEDIN, INSTAGRAM AND TWITTER WERE USED TO PROMOTE AWARENESS AND SHARE INFORMATION ON HEAL VETS PROGRAMS AND OTHER VETERANS' ISSUES. FACEBOOK LIVE VIDEOS WERE PRODUCED TO INFORM VETERANS AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT HOW THERAPEUTIC CRAFT KITS ARE PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED AT THE HEAL VETS HEADQUARTERS. PUBLISHED ARTICLES: 'MEET JOE MCCLAIN' BY STAFF, FEATURED IN GRADIENT A PUBLICATION OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR CREATIVE INDUSTRIES (AFCI), WINTER 2018. GOOGLE ADS: AS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, HEAL VETS IS ABLE TO HOST ITS OWN GOOGLE ADS, FOCUSING ON AWARENESS AND SUPPORT TO VETERANS. SPECIFIC ADS HAVE APPEARED FOR WEB SEARCHES ON RELATED TOPICS. OUTREACH TO MILITARY: THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO EXPAND ITS CRAFT KIT DISTRIBUTION TO ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY PERSONNEL HOSPITALIZED IN VARIOUS MILITARY MEDICAL FACILITIES AND WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A CRAFT CARE SPECIALISTS TO BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER. HEAL VETS IS NOW DISTRIBUTING CRAFT KITS TO SELECT MILITARY TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY CENTERS. HIRING VETERANS: HEAL VETS CONTINUES TO INCREASE ITS EFFORTS TO HIRE VETERANS WHENEVER POSSIBLE. ONE THIRD OF HEAL VETS'S CCS'S ARE VETERANS WITH 25% OF TOTAL STAFF HAVING SERVED. IN ADDITION TO HIRING EFFORTS, A NEWS RELEASE WAS WRITTEN AND DISTRIBUTED THIS FISCAL YEAR INFORMING THE PUBLIC ABOUT HEAL VETS RECEIVING THE 2018 VETERANS EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR AWARD FROM THE CALIFORNIA EMPLOYER ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR ITS POLICIES FOR VETERAN EMPLOYEES. PARTNERSHIPS: WE AGAIN JOINED WITH SONS OF AMVETS TO PROVIDE ARTS AND CRAFTS TO VETERANS AND ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THEY WERE ALSO NAMED OUR "PARTNER OF THE YEAR" FOR 2017. WE ARE HONORED TO JOIN FORCES WITH THE ELKS VETERANS COMMISSION AND DAV BRISTOL TN CHAPTER FOR CRAFT KIT DISTRIBUTION. OUR PARTNERSHIP CONTINUED WITH THE COFFEE BUNKER IN TULSA, OKLAHOMA, THE HELEN ARTS & HERITAGE CENTER IN HELEN, GA, INCLUDING PROVIDING THESE CENTERS A CRAFT CARE SPECIALIST TO HOLD INSTRUCTIONAL CLASSES, DISTRIBUTION AND WORKSHOPS FOR LOCAL VETERANS. A NEW PARTNERSHIP BEGAN WITH ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY RECREATIONAL THERAPY (ASU-RT) TO DISTRIBUTE AND SEEK FURTHER WAYS TO USE ARTS AND CRAFTS KITS IN THEIR FIELDWORK. HEAL VETS'S PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MILITARY ORDER OF THE COOTIES CONTINUED THIS YEAR IN A REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP THAT ENCOMPASSES FIVE STATES. PARTNERSHIPS HAVE ALSO GENERATED A STRONG BASE OF VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATING IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF OUR CRAFT KITS. PARTNERSHIP VOLUNTEER HOURS FOR THIS PERIOD TOTALED 21,756 HOURS WITH AN EST. VALUE OF $537,156. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C, DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM SERVICE: | CRAFT CARE SPECIALISTS (CCSS) ARE EMPLOYEES OF THE HEAL VETS ORGANIZATION WHO ARE ASSIGNED TO 15 COMMUNITY BASED ARTS & CRAFTS CENTERS, TWO MILITARY HOSPITALS, AND 11 STATE VETERANS HOMES TO ASSIST STAFF IN CREATIVE ARTS AND CRAFT KIT DISTRIBUTION SERVICES. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 17 CCS POSITIONS, PROVIDED AT NO CHARGE TO THE INSTITUTION OR THE VETERAN PATIENT RECIPIENTS. AFTER HEAL VETS PRODUCTS ARE DISTRIBUTED, THE CCSS WORK HAND-IN-HAND WITH BOTH PATIENTS AND FACILITY STAFF IN CRAFT KIT THERAPY. THE CCSS HELP TO RECRUIT VOLUNTEERS FOR AND PROVIDE ONGOING SUPPORT TO COMMUNITY EVENTS IN THEIR LOCATIONS. A TOTAL OF 56 REGULARLY SCHEDULED VOLUNTEERS HAVE GIVEN 4,151 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE THIS YEAR THROUGH THE CCS PROGRAM; THIS IS AN EST. VALUE OF $102,488. ADDITIONALLY, 25 OCCASIONAL VOLUNTEERS GAVE 325 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE AT HEAL VETS HEADQUARTERS; THIS IS AN EST. VALUE OF $8,024. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY A CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM. A DRAFT OF FORM 990 IS SENT TO HHV'S MANAGEMENT FOR THEIR REVIEW. FORM 990 IS THEN PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW BEFORE ITS FILING WITH THE IRS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED AND ACKNOWLEDGED ANNUALLY BY OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW OF CONTRACT AND SALARY REQUIREMENTS IS BASED ON A SALARY COMPARISON DATA PROVIDED BY AN INDEPENDENT SURVEY AND CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTATION OF THE DECISION WAS MADE FOR THE CEO EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 | HHV COMPLIES WITH IRC SECTION 6104 AND MAKES ITS FORM 1023 AND FORM 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST. FORM 990 CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON HHV'S WEBSITE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | HHV MAKES ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE ORGANIZATIONS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS MAY BE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 1G | THIS AMOUNT INCLUDES DONATED LEATHER, ASSORTED MODEL KITS, AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS NONCASH ITEMS. SEE FORM 990 SCHEDULE M FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | PENSION RELATED CHANGES OTHER THAN NET PERIODIC PENSION COST 118,690. |
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