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OPERATION SUPPORT OUR TROOPS - AMERICA INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
OPERATION SUPPORT OUR TROOPS - AMERICA INC (EIN 20-4275756)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-11-06
IRS object ID
201823109349300447
Schema version
2017v2.3
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-11-06T10:13:39-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN363321958PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Desmond & Ahern LtdBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line110827 S Western AveAddressLine1Txt
CityChicagoCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60643ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN204275756EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1Operation Support Our Troops -BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2America IncBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlOPERBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6309711150PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11807 S Washington No 110AddressLine1Txt
CityNapervilleCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60565ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDan DexterPersonNm
Person TitleTreasurerPersonTitleTxt
Phone6309711150PhoneNum
Signature2018-11-06SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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Preparer PersonPaul BetlinskiPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01960501PTIN
Phone7737794720PhoneNum
Preparation2018-11-06PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

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I Pv4 Address96.84.64.45IPv4AddressTxt
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Tax2017TaxYr
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Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerJustin SmithermanPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line11807 S Washington No 110AddressLine1Txt
CityNapervilleCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60565ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,597,410GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.osotamerica.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
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Formation2006FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
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MissionTo support the morale and well-being of American forces by providing comfort, resources, and education to them and their families while they are deployed and after their return. To provide grants to veterans who are in need of one-time financial assistance.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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Grant$121,574GrantAmt
DescSent care packages of items that are not readily available to our troops in deployed locations, along with letters, cards, and notes of support from the community at large. Over 4,200 care packages were sent to our troops during 2017 and approximately 65,200 to date. Neary 8,200 volunteer hours were donated to the Organization for this program during 2017. OSOT provides one-time grants to veterans who are in need of financial assistance.Desc

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DescSupport other organizations with the similar purpose of supporting our troops in harms way and supporting returning veterans.Desc

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Expense$40,887ExpenseAmt
Desc"Leap of Faith" is a three day seminar and healing experience based on the idea that those families of fallen service members could live life fully and in a way that honors the life of their service member, despite their terrible loss.The seminar teaches new ideas about the grieving process, coping skills to keep moving forward, healthy living and encourages participants to strive to make a difference in the country for which their loved one had sacrificed his/her life.Desc
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Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
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Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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PersonColleen Benson WiestPersonNm
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

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Justin Smitherman
Chairman5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Deborah Rickert
President5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Betty Krupp
Vice President5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dan Dexter
Treasurer5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
William Strening
Recording Secretary5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bruce Kannry
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ron Darin
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John Schwan
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Allen J Lynch
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Jennifer Keip
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Matt Metzger
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Program Services$42,729ProgramServicesAmt

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Program Services$121,574ProgramServicesAmt

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Program Services$711ProgramServicesAmt
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Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Fundraising$49FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

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Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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Package delivery$129,465$129,465
Events$26,511$6,609$27$19,875
Miscellaneous$10,963$948$10,015

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Fundraising$1,061FundraisingAmt

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Management And General$106,556ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$289BOYAmt
EOY$313EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$1,229,144BOYAmt
EOY$848,237EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$3,751BOYAmt
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BOY$16,006BOYAmt
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BOY$8,580BOYAmt
EOY$4,384EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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EOY$4,384EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$1,236,884BOYAmt
EOY$865,417EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$3,726BOYAmt
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Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$1,240,610BOYAmt
EOY$882,992EOYAmt

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EOY$887,376EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,179,666CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,420,022CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,244,620CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,938,151TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,179,666CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,491,326CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,420,022CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,244,620CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,938,151TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Public Support Total170$6,908,004PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,611CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,517CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,904CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$14,277CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$54,512TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$6,992,663TotalSupportAmt
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Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
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Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,216,792RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,216,792TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
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Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,574,410ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,574,410TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFIN 48 Note from Audited Financial Statements by the Internal Revenue Service pursuant to the provisions of Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3). The Organization qualifies for the charitable contribution deduction under Section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) and has been classified as an Organization that is not a private foundation under Section 509(a)(1). The tax exempt purpose of the Organization and the nature in which it operates is described above. The Organization continues to operate in compliance with its tax exempt purpose. The Organization's annual information and income tax returns filed with the federal and state governments are subject to examination for three years from the date filed.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1ConcertEvent1Nm
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Gross Revenue Event1$273,113GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$77,885RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$8,758FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$253,223EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$7,950OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2Clay shootingEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$46,954GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$33,730CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$13,224GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$3,389FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$3,845OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total1OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$32,380GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$11,700CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$20,680GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$7,245RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$5,540FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$352,447GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$45,430CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$307,017GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$85,130RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$17,687FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$253,223EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$11,795OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$367,835DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$60,818NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Gaming Information GamingInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Revenue Other Gaming$17,852GrossRevenueOtherGamingAmt
Non Cash Prizes Other Gaming$2,110NonCashPrizesOtherGamingAmt
Volunteer Labor Other GamingYes (1)VolunteerLaborOtherGamingInd
Volunteer Labor Other Gaming1.00000VolunteerLaborOtherGamingPct
Gross Revenue Total Gaming$17,852GrossRevenueTotalGamingAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Gaming$2,110NonCashPrizesTotalGamingAmt
Direct Expense Summary Gaming$2,110DirectExpenseSummaryGamingAmt
Net Gaming Income Summary$15,742NetGamingIncomeSummaryAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
States Where Gaming ConductedILStatesWhereGamingConductedCd
Licensed0LicensedInd
Explanation If NoLicensing by the state of Illinois is not required for raffles.ExplanationIfNoTxt
License Suspended Etc0LicenseSuspendedEtcInd
Gaming With NonmembersYes (1)GamingWithNonmembersInd
Member Of Other Entity0MemberOfOtherEntityInd
Gaming Other Facility1.00000GamingOtherFacilityPct
Individual With BooksColleen Benson WeistIndividualWithBooksNm

Persons With Books US Address PersonsWithBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11807 S WashingtonAddressLine1Txt
CityNapervilleCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60565ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct With3rd Prty For Game Rev0CntrctWith3rdPrtyForGameRevInd
Gaming Manager PersonSusan ListonGamingManagerPersonNm
Gaming Manager Compensation$0GamingManagerCompensationAmt
Gaming Manager Services ProvRaffle administrator-sold raffle tickets, collected proceeds and distributed prizes with supporting teamGamingManagerServicesProvTxt
Gaming Manager Is EmployeeYes (X)GamingManagerIsEmployeeInd
Charitable Distribution Rqr0CharitableDistributionRqrInd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
College of DuPage Foundation
425 Fawell BlvdGlen EllynIL60137362594972501(C)(3)$10,000Scholarship fund
Sharing Connections Inc
5111 Chase AvenueDowners GroveIL60515364363123501(C)(3)$10,029Veterans support-household goods
Island Dolphin Care
150 Lorelane PlKey LargoFL33037650728047501(C)(3)$5,000Recreational and educational animal assisted therapy
Fox Valley Entrepreneur Center
140 First StreetBataviaIL60510452779311501(C)(3)$10,000To assist veteran owned business

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (5 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
Rent assistance74$85,656
Vehicle assistance24$25,142
Utilities and phone assistance14$4,979
General assistance5$1,878
Education5$3,919

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Organization maintains accounting records of all grants. Prior to disbursing money, grants are approved by the Board of Directors and recorded in the board minutes.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescCare PackagesDesc
Contribution8230ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$823,027NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues$100 per donationMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (1)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 32b:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOperation Support Our Troops solicits companies, such as Jewel, to hold food drives for OSOT. The participating company is not compensated by OSOT.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2Bruce Kannry and Dan Dexter are both members of the Board of Directors. They have a business relationship with one another as they are both officers in the same business.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6The Organization has three categories of members. Active members have military association either by way of prior service or immediate family members currently serving or a verteran of the service. Associate members are individuals who wish to support the Organization but have no military association. Honorary membership bestowed by the Board of Directors, for one year, upon an individual in recognition of outstanding service to the Organization.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aActive members of the Organization elect the Board of Directors at the annual meeting.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe Form 990 was reviewed by the Treasurer and accountant. It was then forwarded to the Exeuctive Committee for review and approval prior to filing. It was made avialable to the entire Board of Directors prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cAn inquiry relating to additional conflict of interest disclosure is made at the beginning of each board meeting.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15Compensation of the Executive Director and all employees was reviewed, approved and documented by the Board of Directors. Salary studies of positions in similar organizations were done as a part of the process.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Governing documents are available on the Organization's website or upon request.