AMVETS: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization: AMVETS (EIN 39-0940733)
Tax period: 2010-08-01 to 2011-07-31
Filed: 2011-11-23
IRS object ID: 201123279349300007
Schema version: 2010v3.4
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
Form 990
Schedule G
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2011-11-23T12:25:11-06:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2011-07-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CHARLES J FINK SC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1355 S 100th Street	AddressLine1
City	West Allis	City
State	WI	State
ZIP Code	53214	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2010-08-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	390940733	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AMVETS AMERICAN VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	AMVE	NameControl

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	750 N LINCOLN MEMORIAL DRIVE	AddressLine1
City	MILWAUKEE	City
State	WI	State
ZIP Code	532024018	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	DENNIS MAEDER	Name
Title	FINANCE OFFICER	Title
Date Signed	2011-11-22	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	false	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	CHARLES J FINK	Name
Phone	4144536600	Phone
Date Prepared	2011-11-23	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2010	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	696403	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c	X	Organization501c
Web Site	AMVET-WI.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1947	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	WI	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	FOR THE GOOD AND WELFARE OF MILITARY VETERANS PROVIDE SUPPORT TO VETERANS THROUGH SERVICE PROGRAMS VOLUNTEERS AT THE VA HOPSITALS AND VETERANS HOMES	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	75	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	0	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	3	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income	0	NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year	130795	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	662532	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue CY	0	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	-279	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	4736	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	19546	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	16774	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	150062	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	684042	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	20120	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	4574	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	26317	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	26860	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	541329	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	565553	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	114624	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	97669	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	161061	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	670432	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	-10999	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	13610	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	197127	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	210662	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	582	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	508	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	196545	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	210154	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	FOR THE GOOD AND WELFARE OF MILITARY VETERANS PROVIDE SUPPORT TO VETERANS THROUGH SERVICE PROGRAMS VOLUNTEERS AT THE VA HOPSITALS AND VETERANS HOMES	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	4574	Expense
Description	AMVETS GRANTED 400 TO START NEW POSTS AND 4174 TO AMVETS HOSPITAL & SERVICE FOUNDATION	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	3296	Expense
Description	AMVETS SPONSORS MANY PROGRAMS INCLUDING AMERICANISM FLAG DRAWING ALCOHOL & DRUG ABUSE SAVINGS BONDS AND PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AMVETS ALSO GIVES PALQUES AND CERTIFICATES TO VOLUNTEERS	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	3050	Expense
Description	AMVETS DONATES TO MANY AREA HOSPITALS VA CENTERS AND MILITARY CHARITIES	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expense	10920	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	false	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	false	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	false	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	true	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	true	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	false	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity	false	TransactionRelatedEntity
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	0	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Number Of Employees	3	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributions
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Form8899 Filed	false	Form8899Filed
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiled
Taxable Distributions	false	TaxableDistributions
Distribution To Donor	false	DistributionToDonor
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	75	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	0	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	false	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	DENNIS MAEDER	NamePerson
Telephone Number	4143536080	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	8811 W DAPHNE ST	AddressLine1
City	MILWAUKEE	City
State	WI	State
ZIP Code	53224	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (11 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer
STEVE CHESNA
TRUSTEE	2.00	X	0	0	0
TED STERLETSKE
TRUSTEE	2.00	X	0	0	0
ALAN WILLIS
PROGRAMS OFFICER	3.00		0	0	0	X
ARNOLD MILLER
NATL EXEC COMM	3.00		0	0	0	X
DENNIS BARRINGTON
ALT NATL EXEC COMM	3.00		0	0	0	X
DENNIS MAEDER
FINANCE OFFICER	25.00		8280	0	0	X
GENE WAGNER
MEMBERSHIP OFFICER	5.00		0	0	0	X
JIM SMEJKAL
JUDGE ADVOCATE	2.00		0	0	0	X
MIKE MAHONEY
EXECUTIVE OFFICER	25.00		8280	0	0	X
RALPH BECK
STATE COMMANDER	15.00		0			X
TOM WOLF
ASST EXECUTIVE OFFICER	18.00		5016	0	0	X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	21576	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs	0	TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation	0	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	0	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
Membership Dues	13532	MembershipDues
Fundraising Events	646858	FundraisingEvents
All Other Contributions	2142	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	662532	TotalContributions

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	4736	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	4736	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Income Fundraising Events	21404	GrossIncomeFundraisingEvents
Cntrbtns Rprtd Fundraising Events	646858	CntrbtnsRprtdFundraisingEvents
Fundraising Direct Expenses	12361	FundraisingDirectExpenses

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	9043	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$9,043	ExclusionAmount

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
DEPARTMENT CONVENTION	900099	7731	7731
	900099
	900099

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	7731	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	684042	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	12467	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$9,043	ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4574	Total
Program Services	4574	ProgramServices

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	24711	Total
Management And General	24711	ManagementAndGeneral

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2149	Total
Management And General	2149	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	800	Total
Management And General	800	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	541329	Total
Fundraising	541329	Fundraising

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	500	Total
Fundraising	500	Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	13546	Total
Management And General	13546	ManagementAndGeneral

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	776	Total
Management And General	776	ManagementAndGeneral

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	11675	Total
Management And General	11675	ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	7801	Total
Management And General	7801	ManagementAndGeneral

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	29867	Total
Management And General	29867	ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	927	Total
Management And General	927	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	Program ServicesProgramServices
PARKING	1237	1237
AWARDS	3296		3296
DONATIONS	3050		3050
MISCELLANEOUS	470	470

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	23724	Total
Fundraising	23724	Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	670432	Total
Program Services	10920	ProgramServices
Management And General	93959	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	565553	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	7341	BOY
EOY	11541	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	185191	BOY
EOY	155311	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	4595	BOY
EOY	43810	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	197127	BOY
EOY	210662	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	582	BOY
EOY	508	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	582	BOY
EOY	508	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Do Not Follow SFAS117	X	DoNotFollowSFAS117

Retained Earnings Endowment Etc RetainedEarningsEndowmentEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	196545	BOY
EOY	210154	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	196545	BOY
EOY	210154	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	197127	BOY
EOY	210662	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartXI
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	13610	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	-1	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Cash	X	MethodOfAccountingCash
Accountant Compile Or Review	true	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	false	FSAudited

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone Solicitations	X	PhoneSolicitations
Agreement Ref Fundraising	true	AgreementRefFundraising

Fundraiser Activity Information FundraiserActivityInformation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Individual	XENTEL INC	NameOfIndividual
Activity	TELE MARKETING	Activity
Fundraiser Control Of Funds	true	FundraiserControlOfFunds
Gross Receipts	646858	GrossReceipts
Amount Retained By Contractor	541329	AmountRetainedByContractor
Net To Organization	105529	NetToOrganization

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	646858	TotalGrossReceipts
Total Retained By Contractors	541329	TotalRetainedByContractors
Total Net To Organization	105529	TotalNetToOrganization

Events Information EventsInformation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1	RAFFLE	NameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1	19120	GrossReceiptsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event1	19120	GrossRevenueEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event1	10947	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Gross Receipts Total	19120	GrossReceiptsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events	19120	GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events	10947	OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events	10947	DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary	8173	NetIncomeSummary

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (3 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	ExplanationExplanation
01. Form 990 governing body review (Part VI, line 11)	RETURN AVAILABLE PRIOR TO FILING
02. Governing documents, etc, available to public (Part VI, line 19)	RECORDS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
03. Explanation of other changes in net assets or fund balances (Part XI, line 5)	ROUNDING -1