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RUCK-UP INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2020

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Organization
RUCK-UP INC (EIN 80-0644387)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-05-04
IRS object ID
202111249349201111
Schema version
2020v4.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2021-05-04T13:20:51-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Business Name Line1OSTER & WHEELER PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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CityKEENECityNm
State AbbreviationNHStateAbbreviationCd
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EIN800644387EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Phone6039031255PhoneNum

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Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Website AddressWWW.RUCK-UP.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$123,798GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
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Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$21,890OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$1,370PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$65,195OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$91,779TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$32,019ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
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Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

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BOY$52,272BOYAmt
EOY$85,389EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

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BOY$10,923BOYAmt
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BOY$5,342BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeTO HELP VETERANS IN CRISIS OR NEED, AND HELP SOLVE FINANCIAL, PHYSICAL, OR ADVOCACY NEEDS THAT CANNOT BE MET BY MEANS OF MAINSTREAM VETERAN'S ORGANIZATIONS, OR THE VETERAN'S ADMINISTRATION ALONE.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomADVOCACY SERVICES RUCK UP PROVIDES FOR VETERANS IN OUR CATCHMENT AREA FREE ADVOCACY AND ASSISTANCE SERVICES TO HELP WITH VA AND SOCIAL SECURITY CLAIMS. IN 2020 THAT MEANT MORE THAN $1,716,000 IN BENEFITS AND SERVICES "WON" ON BEHALF OF OUR CLIENT VETERANS WE SERVE; $6,106,000 IN THE LAST 3 YEARS ALONE. THAT INCLUDES NOT ONLY DISABILITY BENEFITS, BUT ALSO VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION BENEFITS WITH THE VA., AND FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR, 2020, OUR FIRST ADVOCACY "WINS" IN LONG-TERM DISABILITY DUE TO MEDICAL INJURY, AND A CASE WITH THE US DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION, HELPING ONE OF OUR ALLIED VETERANS BECOME A US RESIDENT. MUCH OF OUR TIME AND EFFORTS GO INTO RECORDS RETRIEVAL, INTERACTION WITH TREATING MEDICAL AGENCIES, FILING, AND PRESSING CLAIMS. THIS TAKES MUCH OF OUR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.OUTREACH SERVICES WHILE OUR OUTREACH SERVICES INCLUDE OTHER EFFORTS, A LARGE PART OF THEM IS OUR FOOD AND CLOTHING SHELF FOR VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN NEED. WE HELP FILL A GAP OFTEN NOT MET BY OTHER LOCAL AGENCIES, AND WE WORK SIDE BY SIDE WITH THE KEENE COMMUNITY KITCHEN IN OUR EFFORTS. UNTIL THE RECENT PANDEMIC OUR EFFORTS ALSO INCLUDED FEEDING LOCAL AREA VETS EVERY FRIDAY WITH A " NO-COST COOKOUT AND EVERY YEAR WE FEED AREA VETS AT THANKSGIVING WHO HAVE NO ONE TO SHARE IT WITH. THIS YEAR THAT WAS NOT POSSIBLE. HOWEVER, OUR FOOD SHELF WAS STILL OPERATIONAL, AND IN 2020, RUCK UP GAVE OUT MORE THAN 5.1 TONS OF FOOD AND CLOTHING TO VETERANS IN NEED, WITH AN EST COST OF $54,500 IN FOOD & CLOTHING. IN OUR LOCAL KEENE COMMUNITY, WE INTERACT WITH OTHER COMMUNITY AGENCIES IN HELPING VETERANS WITH EMERGENCY HOUSING AND FOOD, BUT ALSO IN THE LAST FEW YEARS WE HAVE HELPED VETERANS OBTAIN HOUSING OR SAVE THE HOMES THEY ARE IN WITH "HOMELESS PREVENTION" FUNDS IN COOPERATION WITH AGENCIES SUCH AS EASTER SEALS, FRIENDS OF VETERANS, AND OUR LOCAL VVA, VFW AND AMERICAN LEGION CHAPTERS. THESE GRANTS, PAYABLE ONLY TO UTILITIES AND MORTGAGE FIRMS/LANDLORDS, ARE A MAXIMUM OF $500 PER VETERAN, PER YEAR. WE CANNOT DO MORE. BUT THE COORDINATION BETWEEN US AND OTHER AGENCIES HAS KEPT FAMILIES HOUSED IN SEVERE CIRCUMSTANCES. IN 2018, $5,200 WAS COMMITTED TO AIDING VETERANS WITH RENT, UTILITIES, AND BASIC SERVICES ASSISTANCE IN WORKING WITH OTHER AGENCIES, $13,205 IN 2019. THIS YEAR, 2020, RUCK UP HELPED PROVIDE DIRECT AID TO 71 VEREANS AND FAMILIES TO KEEP OR OBTAIN THEIR HOMES AT A COST OF $37,400. ALONG WITH THE OTHER COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORTS WE MAKE, RUCK UP EVERY YEAR FOR THE LAST 9 NOW, HAS HOSTED AND PROVIDED TO AREA VETERANS AND FAMILIES ALL THE SUPPORTS AND SUPPLIES TO DO THE YEARLY "CANDLE VIGIL IN THE PARK". EACH MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, IN AN EFFORT SIMILAR TO THE "MOVING WALL" VETERANS GATHER TO PAY HONOR TO THE MEN AND WOMEN LOST IN SERVICE TO OUR NATION FROM OUR AREA. EVERY YEAR, MORE THAN 3,000 CANDLES THAT RUCK UP PROVIDES, ALONG WITH ALL THE SUPPORTIVE STAFF AND EQUIPMENT, HELP LIGHT UP THE CENT ER OF KEENE, NH IN HONOR OF OUR VETERANS AND THE FALLEN.COUNSELING SERVICES- RUCK UP HELPS PROVIDE VET2VET PEER COUNSELING AND AA SERVICES FOR VETERANS FROM NOT ONLY NH, BUT ALSO VT, AND WESTERN MA. IN 2020, RUCK UP PROVIDED MORE THAN 2,500 HOURS OF FREE COUNSELING SERVICES TO THE VETERANS WE SERVE. THIS INCLUDED CASE MANAGEMENT AND INTERACTION WITH THE VA MEDICAL SYSTEMS MEDICATION MANAGER AT OUR LOCAL VA CBOC, AS WELL AS DIRECT COOPERATION WITH THE VA MEDICAL CENTERS IN THE REGION FOR HOSPITALIZATION AND PSYCHIATRY FOLLOW UP SERVICES. THAT PART ALONE BECAME VERY SIGNIFICANT WITH THE VA HOSPITALS REGIONALLY "SHUTTING THEIR DOORS" FOR MENTAL HEALTH HOSPITALIZATION FOR 4 MONTHS OF THE PANDEMIC, AND RUCK UP'S STAFF COORDINATING 5 SEPERATE HOSPITALIZATIONS WITH OUTSIDE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCIES TO HELP VETERANS IN CRISIS.VETERAN'S SUICIDE PREVENTION- IN ADDITION TO OUR PRIMARY EFFORTS IN ADVOCACY, OUTREACH, AND COUNSELING, RUCK UP HAS BUILT A CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION [AFSP] . RUCK UP IS NOT ONLY THE ONLY TEAM OF VETERANS THAT ATTENDS AFSP'S NATIONAL "WALK OUT OF THE DARKNESS" IN EFFORTS TO FIGHT BACK AGAINST THE SPECTRE OF VETERAN'S SUICIDE. RUCK UP HELPS PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION, AND ASSISTANCE TO THE VETERANS WHO MAKE UP THE TEAM AND MAKE THE WALK, PRIMARILY TO HELP THE TEAM GIVE THEIR BEST EFFORTS. NONE OF RUCK UP'S FUNDS GO TO AFSP DIRECTLY, BUT IN SUPPORT OF THE VETERAN'S MAKING THE GRUELING 18 MILE WALK AGAINST SUICIDE. THE TEAM OFVETERAN' S THEMSELVES, [MANY OF WHOM MAKE THE EFFORT DESPITE DISABILITIES], RAISE DIRECT SPONSOR MONIES TO HELP AFSP IN THEIR MISSION. IN 2020, RUCK UP WAS TASKED TO OVERCOME THE DIFFICULTIES OF COVID, WHILE SUPPORTING THE EFFORTS AGAINST SUICIDE, WHICH HAS HAD ITS NUMBERS INCREASED DRAMATICALLY NATIONWIDE SINCE THE FIRST "LOCKDOWNS" OF THE PUBLIC. THE SITUATION HAS BECOME SO CRITICAL, THAT THE VETERAN'S ADMINISTRATION HAS ADMITTED THAT SUICIDES AMONGST VETERANS ARE AT AN ALL-TIME HIGH. SO, IN TRUE RUCK UP FASHION, AND WORKING DIRECTLY WITH AFSP, RUCK UP HOSTED A 3-MILE COMMUNITY WALK AGAIN THIS YEAR IN KEENE NH, AND AN 11 MILE "OVERNIGHT" FOR A TEAM OF VETERANS DEDICATED TO THE CAUSE. WITH THAT EFFORT, IN COMBINATION WITH THE WORK OVER THE PAST 9 YEARS, RUCK UP HAS HELPED RAISE MORE THAN $400,000 IN FUNDS RAISED FOR AFSP FOR THE FIGHT AGAINST SUICIDE.OVERALL VETERANS SERVED IN NH, VT AND MA = 311.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$0GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
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Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (9 entries)

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KATHY STANTON
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GARY PHELPS
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GEORGE J LEGACE
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PersonRICH BACHPersonNm

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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Current Tax Year$120,446CurrentTaxYearAmt
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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 4 - OTHER INVESTMENT INCOMEDESCRIPTION: INTEREST INCOME. AMOUNT: 2. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 14: 21,890.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 14DESCRIPTION: DEPRECIATION. AMOUNT: 1,098. DESCRIPTION: OTHER EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 20,792.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSESDESCRIPTION: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE. AMOUNT: 9,664. DESCRIPTION: LICENSES AND PERMITS. AMOUNT: 675. DESCRIPTION: OUTREACH. AMOUNT: 19,367. DESCRIPTION: FUNDRAISING EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 17,703. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 747. DESCRIPTION: SUPPLIES. AMOUNT: 11,035. DESCRIPTION: SUPPLIES. AMOUNT: 5,411. DESCRIPTION: MISCELLANEOUS. AMOUNT: 593. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 65,195.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETSDESCRIPTION: OTHER ASSETS. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 970. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 970. DESCRIPTION: OTHER DEPRECIABLE ASSETS. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 4,372. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 3,619.

Transfer Prsnl Bnft Contracts Decl TransferPrsnlBnftContractsDecl

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DeclarationTHE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.DeclarationDesc