2019-05-15T15:43:26-05:00 2018-07-31 541156733 FRANK & COMPANY PC 1360 BEVERLY ROAD SUITE 300 MCLEAN VA 22101 990 2017-08-01 952706737 HELP HOSPITALIZED VETERANS INC HELP 9519264500 36585 PENFIELD LANE WINCHESTER CA 92596 JOSEPH MCCLAIN CEO 9519264500 2019-04-30 1 ROBERT FRANK P00943320 7038210702 2019-04-30 70.169.161.142 2019-04-30 10:52:06 ED P 523AB772328A1B4EBEE824738C2114CD34D048F7 75479B6E3AEC647DBF8A4F55284B05D1AAB50AE1 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z HELP HEAL VETERANS JOSEPH MCCLAIN 36585 PENFIELD LANE WINCHESTER CA 92596 15000107 0 X WWW.HEALVETS.ORG X 1971 CA HHV'S PRIMARY MISSION IS TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF VETERANS AND MILITARY PERSONNEL. 5 5 74 100 0 0 13150424 13472745 0 0 -1921 6501 374256 425205 13522759 13904451 2527582 2414707 0 0 2248350 1826673 638015 271008 5041231 9828929 8777068 15242876 13289456 -1720117 614995 5461544 5364295 5028518 4184619 433026 1179676 X SEE SCHEDULE O 0 0 3114885 2806216 THERAPEUTIC MATERIALS: SEE SCHEDULE O 2258470 VETERANS ASSISTANCE AND AWARENESS: SEE SCHEDULE O 909330 CRAFT CARE SPECIALISTS: SEE SCHEDULE O 6282685 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 0 1 74 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AL AK AR AZ CA CO CT FL GA IL LA KY ME MD MI MA MN MS MO NH NJ NY NM NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC TN TX VA WA WV WI X X THE ORGANIZATION 9519264500 36585 PENFIELD LANE WINCHESTER CA 92596 JOHN MEAGHER CHAIRMAN/DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL LAWSON TREASURER/DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 NORA EGAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEITH STUESSI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CLINT PEARMAN SECRETARY/DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOSEPH MCCLAIN CEO 40.00 X 226238 0 1886 VERNE PURKEY PLANT MANAGER 40.00 X 111344 0 9315 JAMES FISHER VP OF DEVELOPMENT 40.00 X 130000 0 941 467582 0 12142 3 0 1 0 TRUESENSE PO BOX 641114 PITTSBURGH PA 15264 DIRECT MAIL 1069663 MAGNET DIRECT 140 WOOD ROAD STE 201 BRAINTREE MA 02184 DIRECT MAIL 890891 RESOURCE ONE 2900 E APACHE TULSA OK 74135 DIRECT MAIL 804229 DIRECT MAIL PROCESSORS 1150 CONRAD CT HAGERSTOWN MD 21740 CAGING 363243 DATA MANAGEMENT INC PO BOX 846 STONEVILLE NC 27048 DATA PROCESSING 335451 8 X 373 13472372 1305920 13472745 5638 5638 218490 218490 1096519 1095656 863 863 863 NET PERIODIC PENSION INCOME 900099 106309 106309 OTHER INCOME 900099 77154 77154 SETTLEMENT GAIN 900099 23252 23252 206715 13904451 206715 0 224991 450 450 2414257 2414257 221886 218175 1851 1860 1295121 746002 323738 225381 211267 160333 34088 16846 98399 62492 21148 14759 15272 15272 61151 61151 271008 271008 356001 244797 107136 4068 386112 173784 37812 174516 88702 65846 22137 719 240717 236978 3739 29176 20715 8461 18324 597 17727 35436 28349 7087 15349 9748 3299 2302 PRINTING 3933068 1062456 511347 2359265 POSTAGE 2405409 649460 312704 1443245 LIST RENTAL 370685 100085 48189 222411 DATA PROCESSING 325631 87920 42332 195379 496035 241 386322 109472 13289456 6282685 1965540 5041231 X 8880592 2397760 976865 5505967 716345 292769 1000 1000 106070 87690 1244061 1695917 152968 82302 3142175 1970870 1211784 1171305 26973 0 2002343 2033312 5461544 5364295 3157598 2334369 376130 474150 1494790 1376100 5028518 4184619 X -1397873 -674475 1830899 1854151 433026 1179676 5461544 5364295 X 614995 12965 118690 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 22268258 20400638 18160873 13150424 13472745 87452938 22268258 20400638 18160873 13150424 13472745 87452938 87452938 32147 335049 357293 295414 224065 1243968 3471397 41105 44964 79426 100406 3737298 92434204 0.94610 0.94590 X 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. 675738 675738 1490682 1029092 461590 474054 442367 31687 501701 499411 2290 1171305 SETTLEMENT RECEIVABLE 1854151 CASH SURRENDER VALUE OF LIFE INSURANCE 179161 2033312 UNDERFUNDED PENSION LIABILITY 1376100 1376100 X 16391757 12965 2355651 118690 2487306 13904451 0 13904451 15645107 2355651 2355651 13289456 0 13289456 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION ACCOUNTS FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FASB ASC 740, INCOME TAXES. FASB ASC 740 CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN AN ENTERPRISE'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. FASB ASC 740 PRESCRIBES A COMPREHENSIVE MODEL FOR RECOGNIZING, MEASURING, PRESENTING, AND DISCLOSING IN FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN ON A TAX RETURN, INCLUDING POSITIONS THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES. THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX (FORM 990) IS SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY ARE FILED. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: PENSION RELATED CHANGES OTHER THAN NET PERIODIC PENSION INCOME 118,690. X X X 1 TRUESENSE MARKETING 502 KEYSTONE DRIVE WARRENDALE PA 15086 CONSULTS ON DIRECT MAIL PROGRAM 0 5955966 389793 5566173 MAGNET DIRECT 140 WOOD ROAD STE 201 BRAINTREE MA 02184 CONSULTS ON DIRECT MAIL PROGRAM 0 4214081 1895593 2318488 THE HERITAGE COMPANY 2402 WILDWOOD AVENUE STE 500 SHERWOOD AR 72120 TELEMARKETING 0 87610 29838 57772 WORLDWIDE PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTION 2900 EAST APACHE STREET TULSA OK 74110 CONSULTS ON DIRECT MAIL PROGRAM 0 13234 277065 -263831 10270891 2592289 7678602 AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT FL GA HI IL KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC TN TX VA WA WV WI SCHEDULE G, PART I, LINE 2B, COLUMN (V) THE AGREEMENT WITH WORLDWIDE PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTION AND THE AGREEMENT WITH TRUESENSE MARKETING PROVIDES FOR THE PAYMENT OF FEES FOR PROFESSIONAL FUNDRAISING SERVICES AND ALSO FOR THE PAYMENT OF REIMBURSABLE MAILING EXPENSES SUCH AS PRINTING, POSTAGE, DATA PROCESSING AND MAILING SERVICES. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF PAYMENTS FOR THESE TYPES OF REIMBURSABLE MAILING EXPENSES DURING THE YEAR PAID TO WORLDWIDE PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTION WAS $143,592. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF PAYMENTS FOR REIMBURSABLE MAILING EXPENSES DURING THE YEAR PAID TO TRUESENSE MARKETING WAS $2,127,122. INVOICES FOR FUNDRAISING SERVICE FEES AND MAILING REIMBURSEMENTS SEPARATELY OR SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFY THE AMOUNT OF THE INVOICE THAT IS ATTRIBUTED TO FUNDRAISING SERVICES FROM THE AMOUNT OF THE INVOICE FOR REIMBURSABLE MAILING EXPENSES. THE AGREEMENT WITH THE HERITAGE COMPANY PROVIDES FOR THE PAYMENT OF FEES FOR FUNDRAISING SERVICES AND ALSO FOR THE PAYMENT OF REIMBURSABLE TELEMARKETING EXPENSES SUCH AS: TELEPHONE, LICENSES, POSTAGE, RENT, PERMITS, ADVERTISING AND SUPPLIES. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF PAYMENTS FOR THESE TYPES OF REIMBURSABLE TELEMARKETING EXPENSES DURING THE YEAR WAS $52,113. 1 THERAPEUTIC MATERIALS FOR HOSPITALIZED AND HOMEBOUND VETERANS INCLUDING CRAFT KITS CONTAINING LEATHER, PAINT AND MODELING ACTIVITIES AND OTHER CRAFTS 354409 10227898 FMV DESCRIPTION OF NON-CASH ASSISTANCE: 354,409 THERAPEUTIC ARTS AND CRAFT KITS WERE SHIPPED TO MILITARY AND VETERAN PATIENTS AND HOMEBOUND VETERANS. HHV'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE MILITARY AND VETERAN PATIENTS OF FEDERAL, STATE, COMMERCIAL HOSPITALS, NURSING HOMES AND MILITARY FACILITIES WITH ACTIVITIES THAT KEEP THEIR HANDS ACTIVE AND THEIR MINDS ALERT WHILE ASSISTING IN THEIR RECOVERIES. ARTS AND CRAFTS KITS ALONG WITH OTHER THERAPEUTIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES HHV PROVIDES, COME AS A VERY WELCOME ASSURANCE TO PATIENTS THAT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN FORGOTTEN - THAT SOMEONE OUT THERE REALLY DOES CARE. WITH INCREASED DEMAND FOR SERVICES PLACED UPON FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL MEDICAL FACILITIES, HHV'S PROGRAMS FOCUS ON AUGMENTING THEIR DELIVERY OF SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO THE PATIENTS. PART I, LINE 2: GRANT FUNDS ARE MONITORED THROUGH RECEIPTS OF AFTER ACTION REPORTS FROM THE GRANTEE. SCHEDULE I, PART III, LINE 1, COLUMN B: THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUAL RECIPIENTS ASSISTED IS AN ESTIMATE CALCULATED AS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF THERAPEUTIC ARTS AND CRAFT KITS SHIPPED TO VARIOUS FACILITIES AND VETERANS RECEIVING THERAPEUTIC ARTS AND CRAFT KITS AT THEIR HOMES. X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JOSEPH MCCLAIN CEO 226238 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1886 0 228124 0 0 0 X LEATHER 28 1212084 COST X MISC. ITEMS 42 57175 COST X MODEL KITS 13 36661 COST 0 0 1 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS IN SCHEDULE M, PART I, COLUMN (B). 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.