OPERATION SUPPORT OUR TROOPS - AMERICA INC: Form 990, tax year 2011
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- Organization
- OPERATION SUPPORT OUR TROOPS - AMERICA INC (EIN 20-4275756)
- Tax period
- 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
- Filed
- 2012-07-16
- IRS object ID
- 201242009349300614
- Schema version
- 2011v1.2
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Timestamp | 2012-07-16T13:04:58-05:00 | Timestamp |
| Tax Period End Date | 2011-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDate |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirm
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 363321958 | EIN |
Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Desmond & Ahern Ltd | BusinessNameLine1 |
Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 10827 S Western Ave | AddressLine1 |
| City | Chicago | City |
| State | IL | State |
| ZIP Code | 60643 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990 | ReturnType |
| Tax Period Begin Date | 2011-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDate |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 204275756 | EIN |
Name Name
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Operation Support Our Troops - Illinois Inc | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Control | OPER | NameControl |
| Phone | 6309711150 | Phone |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1807 S Washington No 110 | AddressLine1 |
| City | Naperville | City |
| State | IL | State |
| ZIP Code | 60565 | ZIPCode |
Officer Officer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Thomas Evans | Name |
| Title | Treasurer | Title |
| Phone | 6309711150 | Phone |
| Date Signed | 2012-07-12 | DateSigned |
| Authorize Third Party | 1 | AuthorizeThirdParty |
Preparer Preparer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Hugh J Ahern CPA | Name |
| PTIN | P00010788 | PTIN |
| Phone | 7737794720 | Phone |
| Date Prepared | 2012-07-12 | DatePrepared |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax Year | 2011 | TaxYear |
| Build TS | 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z | BuildTS |
Form 990 IRS990
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Of Principal Officer Person | Deborah Rickert | NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson |
Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1807 S Washington No 110 | AddressLine1 |
| City | Naperville | City |
| State | IL | State |
| ZIP Code | 60565 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Gross Receipts | 1699384 | GrossReceipts |
| Group Return For Affiliates | 0 | GroupReturnForAffiliates |
| Organization501c3 | X | Organization501c3 |
| Web Site | www.osotamerica.org | WebSite |
| Type Of Organization Corporation | X | TypeOfOrganizationCorporation |
| Year Formation | 2006 | YearFormation |
| State Legal Domicile | IL | StateLegalDomicile |
| Activity Or Mission Description | Support needs of members of the armed forces in harms way | ActivityOrMissionDescription |
| Nbr Voting Members Governing Body | 9 | NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody |
| Nbr Independent Voting Members | 8 | NbrIndependentVotingMembers |
| Total Nbr Employees | 2 | TotalNbrEmployees |
| Total Nbr Volunteers | 700 | TotalNbrVolunteers |
| Total Gross UBI | 0 | TotalGrossUBI |
| Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income | 0 | NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome |
| Contributions Grants Prior Year | 1185465 | ContributionsGrantsPriorYear |
| Contributions Grants Current Year | 1383186 | ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear |
| Program Service Revenue Prior Year | 0 | ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear |
| Program Service Revenue CY | 0 | ProgramServiceRevenueCY |
| Investment Income Prior Year | 7278 | InvestmentIncomePriorYear |
| Investment Income Current Year | 16799 | InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear |
| Other Revenue Prior Year | 82986 | OtherRevenuePriorYear |
| Other Revenue Current Year | 98588 | OtherRevenueCurrentYear |
| Total Revenue Prior Year | 1275729 | TotalRevenuePriorYear |
| Total Revenue Current Year | 1498573 | TotalRevenueCurrentYear |
| Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year | 92656 | GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear |
| Grants And Similar Amnts CY | 221080 | GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY |
| Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year | 0 | BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear |
| Benefits Paid To Members CY | 0 | BenefitsPaidToMembersCY |
| Salaries Etc Prior Year | 102234 | SalariesEtcPriorYear |
| Salaries Etc Current Year | 109314 | SalariesEtcCurrentYear |
| Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year | 0 | TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear |
| Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY | 0 | TotalProfFundrsngExpCY |
| Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year | 43372 | TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear |
| Other Expense Prior Year | 936354 | OtherExpensePriorYear |
| Other Expenses Current Year | 1087369 | OtherExpensesCurrentYear |
| Total Expenses Prior Year | 1131244 | TotalExpensesPriorYear |
| Total Expenses Current Year | 1417763 | TotalExpensesCurrentYear |
| Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year | 144485 | RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear |
| Revenues Less Expenses CY | 80810 | RevenuesLessExpensesCY |
| Total Assets BOY | 911327 | TotalAssetsBOY |
| Total Assets EOY | 965255 | TotalAssetsEOY |
| Total Liabilities BOY | 30338 | TotalLiabilitiesBOY |
| Total Liabilities EOY | 3456 | TotalLiabilitiesEOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | 880989 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | 961799 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY |
| Info In Schedule O Part III | X | InfoInScheduleOPartIII |
| Mission Description | To provide a process and forum for Americans of diverse interests, backgrounds, and walks of life to come together to demonstrate to members of the armed forces and their Commander in Chief that they are supported and deeply appreciated for their service. The goal is to ensure that they know "United we stand and divided we fall" are not empty words, but words to which we subscribe. | MissionDescription |
| Significant New Program Services | 0 | SignificantNewProgramServices |
| Significant Change | 0 | SignificantChange |
| Expense | 1077350 | Expense |
| Description | Send 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 39,000 care packages have been sent to our troops to date. Over 22,300 volunteer hours were donated to the Organization for this program during 2011. | Description |
Activity2 Activity2
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Expense | 221080 | Expense |
| Grants | 221080 | Grants |
| Description | Support other organizations with the similar purpose of supporting our troops in harms way and supporting returning veterans. | Description |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expense | 1298430 | TotalProgramServiceExpense |
| Described In501 C3 | 1 | DescribedIn501C3 |
| Schedule B Required | 1 | ScheduleBRequired |
| Political Activities | 0 | PoliticalActivities |
| Lobbying Activities | 0 | LobbyingActivities |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | 0 | SubjectToProxyTax |
| Donor Advised Funds | 0 | DonorAdvisedFunds |
| Conservation Easements | 0 | ConservationEasements |
| Collections Of Art | 0 | CollectionsOfArt |
| Credit Counseling | 0 | CreditCounseling |
| Term Or Permanent Endowments | 0 | TermOrPermanentEndowments |
| Report Land Bldg Equip | 0 | ReportLandBldgEquip |
| Report Invest Oth Securities | 0 | ReportInvestOthSecurities |
| Report Prog Rel Invest | 0 | ReportProgRelInvest |
| Report Other Assets | 0 | ReportOtherAssets |
| Report Other Liabilities | 0 | ReportOtherLiabilities |
| Report Fin48 Footnote | 1 | ReportFin48Footnote |
| Independent Audit Financial Stmt | 1 | IndependentAuditFinancialStmt |
| Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt | 0 | ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt |
| School | 0 | School |
| Foreign Office | 0 | ForeignOffice |
| Foreign Activities | 0 | ForeignActivities |
| More Than5000 K To Organizations | 0 | MoreThan5000KToOrganizations |
| More Than5000 K To Individuals | 0 | MoreThan5000KToIndividuals |
| Professional Fundraising | 0 | ProfessionalFundraising |
| Fundraising Activities | 1 | FundraisingActivities |
| Gaming | 1 | Gaming |
| Hospital | 0 | Hospital |
| Grants To Organizations | 1 | GrantsToOrganizations |
| Grants To Individuals | 0 | GrantsToIndividuals |
| Schedule J Required | 0 | ScheduleJRequired |
| Tax Exempt Bonds | 0 | TaxExemptBonds |
| Excess Benefit Transaction | 0 | ExcessBenefitTransaction |
| Prior Excess Benefit Transaction | 0 | PriorExcessBenefitTransaction |
| Loan To Officer Or DQP | 0 | LoanToOfficerOrDQP |
| Grant To Related Person | 0 | GrantToRelatedPerson |
| Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization | 0 | BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization |
| Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member | 0 | BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember |
| Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp | 0 | OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp |
| Deductible Non Cash Contributions | 1 | DeductibleNonCashContributions |
| Deductible Contributions Of Art | 0 | DeductibleContributionsOfArt |
| Terminated | 0 | Terminated |
| Partial Liquidation | 0 | PartialLiquidation |
| Disregarded Entity | 0 | DisregardedEntity |
| Related Entity | 0 | RelatedEntity |
| Related Org Controlled Entity | 0 | RelatedOrgControlledEntity |
| Transaction Related Entity | 0 | TransactionRelatedEntity |
| Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org | 0 | TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg |
| Activities Conducted Partnership | 0 | ActivitiesConductedPartnership |
| Schedule O Required | 1 | ScheduleORequired |
| Number Forms Transmitted With1096 | 12 | NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096 |
| Number W2 G Included | 6 | NumberW2GIncluded |
| Compliance With Backup Witholding | 1 | ComplianceWithBackupWitholding |
| Number Of Employees | 2 | NumberOfEmployees |
| Employment Tax Returns Filed | 1 | EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled |
| Unrelated Business Income | 0 | UnrelatedBusinessIncome |
| Foreign Financial Account | 0 | ForeignFinancialAccount |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | 0 | ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans |
| Taxable Party Notification | 0 | TaxablePartyNotification |
| Non Deductible Contributions | 0 | NonDeductibleContributions |
| Quid Pro Quo Contributions | 1 | QuidProQuoContributions |
| Quid Pro Quo Disclosure | 1 | QuidProQuoDisclosure |
| Form8282 Property Disposed Of | 0 | Form8282PropertyDisposedOf |
| Funds To Pay Premiums | 0 | FundsToPayPremiums |
| Premiums Paid | 0 | PremiumsPaid |
| Indoor Tanning Services | 0 | IndoorTanningServices |
| Info In Schedule O Part VI | X | InfoInScheduleOPartVI |
| Nbr Voting Governing Body Members | 9 | NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers |
| Number Independent Voting Members | 8 | NumberIndependentVotingMembers |
| Family Or Business Relationship | 1 | FamilyOrBusinessRelationship |
| Delegation Of Management Duties | 0 | DelegationOfManagementDuties |
| Changes To Organizing Docs | 0 | ChangesToOrganizingDocs |
| Material Diversion Or Misuse | 0 | MaterialDiversionOrMisuse |
| Members Or Stockholders | 1 | MembersOrStockholders |
| Election Of Board Members | 1 | ElectionOfBoardMembers |
| Decisions Subject To Approval | 0 | DecisionsSubjectToApproval |
| Minutes Of Governing Body | 1 | MinutesOfGoverningBody |
| Minutes Of Committees | 1 | MinutesOfCommittees |
| Officer Mailing Address | 0 | OfficerMailingAddress |
| Local Chapters | 0 | LocalChapters |
| Form990 Provided To Governing Body | 1 | Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody |
| Conflict Of Interest Policy | 1 | ConflictOfInterestPolicy |
| Annual Disclosure Covered Persons | 1 | AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons |
| Regular Monitoring Enforcement | 1 | RegularMonitoringEnforcement |
| Whistleblower Policy | 1 | WhistleblowerPolicy |
| Document Retention Policy | 1 | DocumentRetentionPolicy |
| Compensation Process CEO | 1 | CompensationProcessCEO |
| Compensation Process Other | 0 | CompensationProcessOther |
| Investment In Joint Venture | 0 | InvestmentInJointVenture |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed | IL | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled |
| Own Website | X | OwnWebsite |
| Upon Request | X | UponRequest |
The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Person | Colleen Benson Wiest | NamePerson |
| Telephone Number | 6309711150 | TelephoneNumber |
Address US AddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1807 S Washington | AddressLine1 |
| City | Naperville | City |
| State | IL | State |
| ZIP Code | 60565 | ZIPCode |
Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (9 entries)
| TitleTitle | Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek | Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector | OfficerOfficer | Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization | Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs | Other CompensationOtherCompensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Kannry | ||||||
| Chairman | 5.00 | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deborah Rickert | ||||||
| President | 50.00 | X | X | 53500 | 0 | 0 |
| Betty Krupp | ||||||
| Vice President | 10.00 | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Evans | ||||||
| Treasurer | 5.00 | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Dexter | ||||||
| Director | 2.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| William Strenning | ||||||
| Director | 2.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bruce Weigel | ||||||
| Director | 2.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Greg Perchatsch | ||||||
| Director | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gene Grant | ||||||
| Director | 2.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Reportable Comp From Org | 53500 | TotalReportableCompFromOrg |
| Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs | 0 | TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs |
| Total Other Compensation | 0 | TotalOtherCompensation |
| Number Individuals GT100 K | 0 | NumberIndividualsGT100K |
| Formers Listed | 0 | FormersListed |
| Total Comp GT150 K | 0 | TotalCompGT150K |
| Compensation From Other Sources | 0 | CompensationFromOtherSources |
| Number Of Contractors GT100 K | 0 | NumberOfContractorsGT100K |
| Fundraising Events | 339899 | FundraisingEvents |
| All Other Contributions | 1043287 | AllOtherContributions |
| Noncash Contributions | 857396 | NoncashContributions |
| Total Contributions | 1383186 | TotalContributions |
Investment Income InvestmentIncome
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 16799 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Exclusion | $16,799 | ExclusionAmount |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Gross Income Fundraising Events | 277895 | GrossIncomeFundraisingEvents |
| Cntrbtns Rprtd Fundraising Events | 339899 | CntrbtnsRprtdFundraisingEvents |
| Fundraising Direct Expenses | 200811 | FundraisingDirectExpenses |
Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 77084 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Exclusion | $77,084 | ExclusionAmount |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Gross Income Gaming | 21504 | GrossIncomeGaming |
Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGaming
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 21504 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Exclusion | $21,504 | ExclusionAmount |
Total Revenue TotalRevenue
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 1498573 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Related Or Exempt Function Income | 0 | RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome |
| Unrelated Business Revenue | 0 | UnrelatedBusinessRevenue |
| Exclusion | $115,387 | ExclusionAmount |
Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 221080 | Total |
| Program Services | 221080 | ProgramServices |
Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 53500 | Total |
| Program Services | 32100 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 10700 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 10700 | Fundraising |
Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 47500 | Total |
| Program Services | 15833 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 31158 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 509 | Fundraising |
Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 8314 | Total |
| Program Services | 3991 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 3408 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 915 | Fundraising |
Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 4595 | Total |
| Management And General | 4595 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 13742 | Total |
| Program Services | 4584 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 9158 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Advertising Advertising
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 2893 | Total |
| Program Services | 353 | ProgramServices |
| Fundraising | 2540 | Fundraising |
Office Expenses OfficeExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 17550 | Total |
| Program Services | 8506 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 4057 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 4987 | Fundraising |
Occupancy Occupancy
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 29297 | Total |
| Program Services | 14063 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 12011 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 3223 | Fundraising |
Travel Travel
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 10563 | Total |
| Program Services | 9898 | ProgramServices |
| Fundraising | 665 | Fundraising |
Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 19056 | Total |
| Program Services | 19056 | ProgramServices |
Insurance Insurance
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 7165 | Total |
| Program Services | 962 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 822 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 5381 | Fundraising |
Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)
| DescriptionDescription | TotalTotal | Program ServicesProgramServices | FundraisingFundraising | Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donated materials | 832123 | 832123 | ||
| Package delivery | 129059 | 129059 | ||
| Special event | 13994 | 13994 | ||
| Miscellaneous | 3770 | 3701 | 17 | 52 |
All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 3562 | Total |
| Program Services | 3121 | ProgramServices |
| Fundraising | 441 | Fundraising |
Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 1417763 | Total |
| Program Services | 1298430 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 75961 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 43372 | Fundraising |
Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 904742 | BOY |
| EOY | 963170 | EOY |
Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 6585 | BOY |
| EOY | 2085 | EOY |
Total Assets TotalAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 911327 | BOY |
| EOY | 965255 | EOY |
Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 30338 | BOY |
| EOY | 3456 | EOY |
Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 30338 | BOY |
| EOY | 3456 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Follow SFAS117 | X | FollowSFAS117 |
Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 880989 | BOY |
| EOY | 961799 | EOY |
Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 880989 | BOY |
| EOY | 961799 | EOY |
Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 911327 | BOY |
| EOY | 965255 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Reconcilation Revenue Expenses | 80810 | ReconcilationRevenueExpenses |
| Reconcilation Other Changes | 0 | ReconcilationOtherChanges |
| Method Of Accounting Accrual | X | MethodOfAccountingAccrual |
| Accountant Compile Or Review | 0 | AccountantCompileOrReview |
| FS Audited | 1 | FSAudited |
| Audit Committee | 1 | AuditCommittee |
| Financial Statement Separate | X | FinancialStatementSeparate |
| Federal Grant Audit Required | 0 | FederalGrantAuditRequired |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi | X | PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi |
Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 352114 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 1103759 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 1396087 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 1185465 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 1383186 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 5420611 | Total |
Total170 Total170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 352114 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 1103759 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 1396087 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 1185465 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 1383186 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 5420611 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Amounts Subst Contributors Total | 47249 | AmountsSubstContributorsTotal |
| Public Support Total170 | 5373362 | PublicSupportTotal170 |
Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 6584 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 5030 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 11219 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 7278 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 16799 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 46910 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Support | 5467521 | TotalSupport |
| Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc | 2128687 | GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc |
| Public Support Pertcentage170 | 0.98280 | PublicSupportPertcentage170 |
| Public Support Pertcent Prior Year | 0.98390 | PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear |
| Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170 | X | ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170 |
Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB
Contributor Info ContributorInfo
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Contributor Number | RESTRICTED | ContributorNumber |
Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | RESTRICTED | BusinessNameLine1 |
Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine1 |
| Address Line2 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine2 |
| City | RESTRICTED | City |
| State | RESTRICTED | State |
| ZIP Code | RESTRICTED | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Aggregate Contributions | RESTRICTED | AggregateContributions |
Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Of Book Value Land Buildings | 0 | TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings |
| Total Revenue | 1498573 | TotalRevenue |
| Total Expenses | 1417763 | TotalExpenses |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | 80810 | ExcessOrDeficitForYear |
| Excess Or Deficit Per FS | 80810 | ExcessOrDeficitPerFS |
| Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt | 1537891 | TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt |
| Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities | 39318 | DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities |
| Revenue Not Rptd F990 | 39318 | RevenueNotRptdF990 |
| Revenue Subtotal | 1498573 | RevenueSubtotal |
| Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt | 0 | RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt |
| Total Revenue Per Form990 | 1498573 | TotalRevenuePerForm990 |
| Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt | 1457081 | TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt |
| Donated Services Use Of Facilities | 39318 | DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities |
| Expenses Not Rptd F990 | 39318 | ExpensesNotRptdF990 |
| Expenses Subtotal | 1417763 | ExpensesSubtotal |
| Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt | 0 | ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt |
| Total Expenses Per Form990 | 1417763 | TotalExpensesPerForm990 |
Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Identifier | Description of Uncertain Tax Positions Under FIN 48: | Identifier |
| Return Reference | Part X: | ReturnReference |
| Explanation | FIN 48 Foot note Operation Support Our Troops was granted an exemption from federal income taxes 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 the statutory period. | Explanation |
Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG
Events Information EventsInformation
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Of Event1 | Concert | NameOfEvent1 |
| Gross Receipts Event1 | 617794 | GrossReceiptsEvent1 |
| Charitable Contributions Event1 | 339899 | CharitableContributionsEvent1 |
| Gross Revenue Event1 | 277895 | GrossRevenueEvent1 |
| Rent Facility Costs Event1 | 41167 | RentFacilityCostsEvent1 |
| Entertainment Event1 | 70868 | EntertainmentEvent1 |
| Other Direct Expenses Event1 | 88776 | OtherDirectExpensesEvent1 |
| Gross Receipts Total | 617794 | GrossReceiptsTotal |
| Charitable Contributions Total | 339899 | CharitableContributionsTotal |
| Gross Revenue Total Events | 277895 | GrossRevenueTotalEvents |
| Rent Facility Costs Total Events | 41167 | RentFacilityCostsTotalEvents |
| Entertainment Total Events | 70868 | EntertainmentTotalEvents |
| Other Direct Expenses Total Events | 88776 | OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents |
| Direct Expense Summary Events | 200811 | DirectExpenseSummaryEvents |
| Net Income Summary | 77084 | NetIncomeSummary |
Gaming Information GamingInformation
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Gross Revenue Other Gaming | 21504 | GrossRevenueOtherGaming |
| Volunteer Labor Other Gaming | 1 | VolunteerLaborOtherGaming |
| Volunteer Labor Prcnt Other Gaming | 1.00000 | VolunteerLaborPrcntOtherGaming |
| Gross Revenue Total Gaming | 21504 | GrossRevenueTotalGaming |
| Net Gaming Income Summary | 21504 | NetGamingIncomeSummary |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| States Where Gaming Conducted | IL | StatesWhereGamingConducted |
| Licensed | 0 | Licensed |
| Explanation If No | Licensing by the state of Illinois is not required for raffles. | ExplanationIfNo |
| License Suspended Etc | 0 | LicenseSuspendedEtc |
| Gaming With Nonmembers | 1 | GamingWithNonmembers |
| Member Of Other Entity | 0 | MemberOfOtherEntity |
| Percentage Of Gaming Othr Facility | 1.00000 | PercentageOfGamingOthrFacility |
| Name Of Gaming Rec Keeper Person | Colleen Benson Wiest | NameOfGamingRecKeeperPerson |
Address Of Gaming Rec Keeper US AddressOfGamingRecKeeperUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1807 S WASHINGTON | AddressLine1 |
| City | Naperville | City |
| State | IL | State |
| ZIP Code | 60565 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Contract With3rd Party For Gam Rev | 0 | ContractWith3rdPartyForGamRev |
| Gaming Manager Name Person | Steve Allen and Dori Allen | GamingManagerNamePerson |
| Gaming Manager Services Provided | The volunteer event coordinator responsible for raffle which includes obtaining prizes, depositing raffle ticket revenue and witnessing the raffle drawing. | GamingManagerServicesProvided |
| Charitable Distrib Required | 0 | CharitableDistribRequired |
Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Records Maintained | 1 | RecordsMaintained |
Recipient Table RecipientTable (7 entries)
| Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1 | CityAddressUS/City | StateAddressUS/State | ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode | EIN Of RecipientEINOfRecipient | IRC SectionIRCSection | Amount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrant | Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMSUS | |||||||
| 9320 Old Georgetown Rd | Bethesda | MD | 20814 | 530029355 | 501(C)(3) | 50000 | Research TBI and PTS |
| Disabled Patriots Fund | |||||||
| 10767 W 163rd Street | Orland Park | IL | 60467 | 300290399 | 501(C)(3) | 5000 | Truck for wounded |
| I-Save Foundation | |||||||
| PO Box 4677 | Chicago | IL | 60680 | 271276493 | 501(C)(3) | 5000 | Supporting all veterans equally-sponsorship for Warrior Summit 2011 |
| Pits for Patriots | |||||||
| PO Box 256 | Bensenville | IL | 60106 | 371638083 | 501(C)(3) | 10000 | Train rescue dogs |
| Stephen Siller Foundation | |||||||
| 2361 Hylan Blvd | Staten Island | NY | 10306 | 020554654 | 501(C)(3) | 125000 | Help build home for marine quadruple amputee |
| United States Veterans | |||||||
| 41 East 8th Street 2505 | Chicago | IL | 60605 | 481269085 | 501(C)(3) | 5000 | Veteran art program |
| Veterans of Foreign Wars | |||||||
| 3573 S Waverly Rd | Eaton Rapids | MI | 48827 | 381359597 | 501(C)(3) | 10000 | Funding expansion of VFW Nation Home for Children |
Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Identifier | Procedure for Monitoring Grants in the U.S.: | Identifier |
| Return Reference | Part I, Line 2: | ReturnReference |
| Explanation | Schedule I, Part I, Line 2: The 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. | Explanation |
Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM
Other Non Cash Contributions Table OtherNonCashContributionsTable
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Non Cash Checkbox | X | NonCashCheckbox |
| Description | Care Packages | Description |
| Number Of Contributions | 8321 | NumberOfContributions |
| Noncash Contribs Rptd F990 | 832123 | NoncashContribsRptdF990 |
| Method Of Determining Revenues | Based on $100/donation | MethodOfDeterminingRevenues |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Any Property That Must Be Held | 0 | AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld |
| Review Process Unusual NC Gifts | 0 | ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts |
| Third Parties Used | 0 | ThirdPartiesUsed |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
General Explanation GeneralExplanation (7 entries)
| Return ReferenceReturnReference | ExplanationExplanation |
|---|---|
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2 | Bruce Kannry and Dan Dexter members of the Board of Directors have a business relationship with one another as they are both officers in the same business. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6 | The 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 7a | Active members of the Organization elect the Board of Directors at the annual meeting. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 | The 990 was reviewed by the President, Treasurer, and accountant. It was then provided to the Board of Directors for review and approval prior to filing the return. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c | An inquiry relating to additional conflict of interest disclosure is made at the beginning of each board meeting. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a | Salary of the president was reviewed and approved by the board of directors. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 | Governing documents are available on the Organization's website or upon request. |