2019-05-15T16:32:33-05:00 2018-12-31 020449197 OSTER & WHEELER PC 86 WEST STREET PO BOX 623 KEENE NH 03431 990EZ 2018-01-01 800644387 RUCK-UP INC RUCK 6039031255 42 UPPER KNIGHT STREET KEENE NH 03431 RICH BACH TREASURER 8024427233 2019-05-15 1 BELINDA S OSTER CPA MST P00033753 6033524500 2019-05-15 72.15.11.254 2019-05-15 16:32:30 ED P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 784F4ED8ACC40CA0F59D8A8B4030E2E219D9754B 2018 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z X X WWW.RUCK-UP.ORG X X 55170 X 52795 2368 7 55170 2150 11733 31433 45316 9854 5982 0 15836 X 4317 4482 0 9832 1665 1522 5982 15836 0 0 5982 15836 X TO 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. ADVOCACY SERVICES RUCK UP PROVIDES FOR VETERANS IN OUR CATCHMENT AREA FREE ADVOCACY AND ASSISTANCE SERVICES TO HELP WITH VA AND SOCIAL SECURITY CLAIMS. IN 2018, THAT MEANT MORE THAN $2,345,000 IN BENEFITS AND SERVICES "WON" ON BEHALF OF OUR CLIENT VETERANS WE SERVE. THAT INCLUDES NOT ONLY DISABILITY BENEFITS, BUT ALSO VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION BENEFITS WITH THE VA. MUCH OF OUR TIME AND EFFORTS GO INTO RECORDS RETRIEVAL, INTERACTION WITH TREATING MEDICAL AGENCIES, FI LING, AND PRESSING CLAIMS. 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. OUR EFFORTS ALSO INCLUDE 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. IN 2018, RUCK UP GAVE OUT MORE THAN 4.75 TONS OF FOOD AND CLOTHING TO VETERANS IN NEED, EST COST $37,500 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 GRANTS" IN COOPERATION WITH AGENCIES SUCH AS EASTER SEALS, FRIENDS OF VETERANS, AND OUR LOCAL VVA AND AMERICAN LEGION CHAPTERS. IN 2018, $5,200 WAS COMMITTED TO AIDING VETERANS WITH RENT, UTILITIES, AND BASIC SERVICES ASSIST ANCE IN WORK WITH OTHER AGENCIES. THIS MEANT WE HELPED PUT 4 VETERANS INTO HOUSING, AND 3 FAMILIES TO KEEP THEIR HOMES.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 2018, RUCK UP PROVIDED MORE THAN 2,211HOURS 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.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 2018, RUCK UP WAS THE BIGGEST TEAM ON THE EAST COAST. OUR SUPPORT HELPS THEM ACCOMPLISH THE MISSION ONE MORE TIME.OVERALL VETERANS SERVED IN NH, VT AND MA = 137. 0 36144 36144 ANTHONY PAIGE DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT 0.00 0 0 0 BILL HATTENDORF DIRECTOR 0.00 0 0 0 RICH BACH DIRECTOR/TREASURER 0.00 0 0 0 BOB SELBY DIRECTOR 0.00 0 0 0 DENNIS LANG DIRECTOR 0.00 0 0 0 KATHY STANTON DIRECTOR 0.00 0 0 0 BOB LAFOND VICE PRESIDENT 0.00 0 0 0 GARY PHELPS DIRECTOR 0.00 0 0 0 DON SPENCER DIRECTOR/SECRETARY 0.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NH RICH BACH 159 MATTESON RD NORTH BENNINGTON VT 05257 8026818590 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 22718 29098 29472 38004 52795 172087 22718 29098 29472 38004 52795 172087 172087 2 2 3 7 14 172101 4418 0.99990 1.00000 X FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 4 - OTHER INVESTMENT INCOME DESCRIPTION: INTEREST INCOME. AMOUNT: 7. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 14: 11,733. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 14 DESCRIPTION: DEPRECIATION. AMOUNT: 154. DESCRIPTION: OTHER EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 11,579. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: LICENSES AND PERMITS. AMOUNT: 115. DESCRIPTION: OUTREACH. AMOUNT: 8,841. DESCRIPTION: FUNDRAISING EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 9,172. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 821. DESCRIPTION: POSTAGE. AMOUNT: 236. DESCRIPTION: SUPPLIES. AMOUNT: 1,567. DESCRIPTION: SUPPLIES. AMOUNT: 10,625. DESCRIPTION: MISCELLANEOUS. AMOUNT: 56. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 31,433. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETS DESCRIPTION: OTHER ASSETS. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 970. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 970. DESCRIPTION: OTHER DEPRECIABLE ASSETS. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 695. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 552. THE 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.