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ARMED FORCES THANKSGIVING

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Plain text ARMED FORCES THANKSGIVING. Strategy Studio, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2016–2024. https://strategystudio.org/org/810798712. Retrieved 2026-10-20.

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MLA “ARMED FORCES THANKSGIVING.” Strategy Studio, tax years 2016–2024, https://strategystudio.org/org/810798712. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

Retrieved 2026-10-20; covers tax years 2016–2024. Data: Strategy Studio, CC BY 4.0.

2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $160K · expenses $155K · assets $22K

Also known as
C/O ADVANTAGE BENEFITS
EIN
81-0798712
Address
1 IONIA AVE SW STE 300, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49503-4145
Website
WWW.ARMEDFORCESTHX.ORG
NTEE code
A70
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2016
Cross-check
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Mission

PROVIDE A FORUM FOR THE COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND, HONOR AND THANK OUR MILITARY FOR THEIR SERVICE; EDUCATE STUDENTS ABOUT THE DEDICATION AND SACRIFICES OF OUR MILITARY PERSONNEL AND RAISE FUNDS FOR THE BENEFIT OF WEST MICHIGAN VETERANS COALITION, INCLUDING THE GRAND RAPIDS HOME FOR VETERANS, AND OTHER EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS BENEFITING MILITARY VETERANS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 7 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

7 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Robert Hughes PRESIDENT2022-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Joe Dibenedetto VICE PRESIDE2022-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Krista Flynn TREASURER2022-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Suzanne Wickman SECRETARY2022-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Peter G Ruppert (former) PRESIDENT2016-2021 0 $0 reported 1
John Irwin (former) TREASURER2016-2021 0 $0 reported 1
Jeff Lambert (former) SECRETARY2016-2021 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT HUGHES PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
JOE DIBENEDETTO VICE PRESIDE0 $0-- $01
KRISTA FLYNN TREASURER0 $0-- $01
SUZANNE WICKMAN SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT HUGHES PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
JOE DIBENEDETTO VICE PRESIDE0 $0-- $01
KRISTA FLYNN TREASURER0 $0-- $01
SUZANNE WICKMAN SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT HUGHES PRESIDENT1 $0-- $01
JOE DIBENEDETTO VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $01
KRISTA FLYNN TREASURER1 $0-- $01
SUZANNE WICKMAN SECRETARY1 $0-- $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PETER G RUPPERT PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
JOHN IRWIN TREASURER0 $0-- $01
JEFF LAMBERT SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PETER G RUPPERT PRESIDENT1 $0-- $01
JOHN IRWIN TREASURER1 $0-- $01
JEFF LAMBERT SECRETARY1 $0-- $01
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PETER G RUPPERT PRESIDENT1 $0-- $01
JOHN IRWIN TREASURER1 $0-- $01
JEFF LAMBERT SECRETARY1 $0-- $01
2018 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PETER G RUPPERT PRESIDENT1 $0-- $01
JOHN IRWIN TREASURER1 $0-- $01
JEFF LAMBERT SECRETARY1 $0-- $01
2017 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PETER G RUPPERT PRESIDENT1 $0-- $01
JOHN IRWIN TREASURER1 $0-- $01
JEFF LAMBERT SECRETARY1 $0-- $01
2016 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PETER G RUPPERT PRESIDENT1 $0-- $01
JOHN IRWIN TREASURER1 $0-- $01
JEFF LAMBERT SECRETARY1 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$160,231$155,301 $22,400$22,400 $160,231- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$179,145$186,869 $17,470$17,470 $179,145- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$150,808$149,926 $25,194$25,194 $150,808- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$91,878$133,154 $24,312$24,312 $91,878- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$122,269$104,804 $65,588$65,588 $122,269- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$144,857$129,839 $48,122$48,122 $126,257$18,600 ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$148,321$136,216 $33,103$33,103 $129,721$18,600 ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$140,542$130,431 $20,997$20,997 $121,942$18,600 ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$116,100$105,214 $10,886$10,886 $100,600$15,500 ---

Funders of this organization

5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $38,800 in all, tax years 2020 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
PETER C AND EMAJEAN COOK FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ARMED FORCES THANKSGIVING” 2021-2024 4$9,500 2024$2,500
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OLD TRAIL FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ARMED FORCES THANKSGIVING” 2020-2022, 2024 4$9,500 2024$2,500
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DANIEL & PAMELLA DEVOS FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ARMED FORCES THANKSGIVING” 2021-2024 4$8,500 2024$2,500
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$6,300 2023$6,300
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WEST MICHIGAN ALLIANCE FOR VETERANS Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Armed Forces Thanksgiving”, “ARMED FORCES THANKSGIVING” 2023-2024 2$5,000 2024$2,500
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $155,301 spent · pay $0 · grants $62,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
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Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $52,471 33.8%
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Total$155,301100%

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LineAs describedTotalShare
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Fees to independent contractors $36,540 19.6%
Total$186,869100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $129,839 spent · pay $0 · grants $21,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
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Fees to independent contractors $38,750 29.8%
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Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $15,150 11.7%
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2018 · Form 990EZ · $136,216 spent · pay $0 · grants $51,000 · events $0
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Printing, publications, postage $5,159 3.8%
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2017 · Form 990EZ · $130,431 spent · pay $0 · grants $50,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $50,000 38.3%
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Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,929 1.5%
Printing, publications, postage $1,443 1.1%
Total$130,431100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $105,214 spent · pay $0 · grants $35,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $35,000 33.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $34,422 32.7%
Fees to independent contractors $24,870 23.6%
Printing, publications, postage $7,698 7.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,224 3.1%
Total$105,214100%

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