2024-06-03T11:47:48-05:00 2023-07-31 061667465 PRAGER METIS CPAS LLC 1951 KIDWELL DRIVE SUITE 200 TYSONS CORNER VA 22182 990 2022-08-01 952706737 HELP HOSPITALIZED VETERANS INC HELP 9519264500 36585 PENFIELD LANE WINCHESTER CA 92596 JOSEPH MCCLAIN CEO 9519264500 2024-05-31 1 JOSEPH MCCLAIN 999009999 1 HIN CHIU LO P00968200 7038210702 3 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z HELP HEAL VETERANS JOSEPH MCCLAIN 36585 PENFIELD LANE WINCHESTER CA 92596 10515895 0 X WWW.HEALVETS.ORG X 1971 CA HHV'S PRIMARY MISSION IS TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF VETERANS AND MILITARY PERSONNEL. 10 10 40 130 0 0 12278336 10312984 0 0 1098833 66300 210762 136611 13587931 10515895 1388838 1200038 0 0 1228171 1265384 298723 309106 5071625 10548086 9426098 13463818 12200626 124113 -1684731 5957028 5424823 2135212 3020967 3821816 2403856 X SEE SCHEDULE O 0 0 2781858 1200038 THERAPEUTIC MATERIALS: SEE SCHEDULE O 2269193 VETERANS ASSISTANCE AND AWARENESS: SEE SCHEDULE O 581798 CRAFT CARE SPECIALISTS: SEE SCHEDULE O 5632849 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 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 17 0 1 40 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 1 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 THE HONORABLE JOHN MEAGHER CHAIRMAN/DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JIM SCATENA TREASURER/DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CLINT PEARMAN SECRETARY/DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KEITH STUESSI MD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NORA EGAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ED MEAGHER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS BALICK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JULIE TEAHAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANI MATSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MEG VRABEL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH S MCCLAIN CEO 40.00 X 241638 0 1927 VERNE PURKEY DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION 40.00 X 116721 0 12250 JAMES FISHER VP OF DEVELOPMENT 40.00 X 170759 0 306 529118 0 14483 3 0 1 0 TRUESENSE PO BOX 641114 PITTSBURGH PA 15264 DIRECT MAIL 2598815 MAGNET DIRECT 140 WOOD ROAD STE 201 BRAINTREE MA 02184 DIRECT MAIL 1189101 DIRECT MAIL PROCESSORS 1150 CONRAD CT HAGERSTOWN MD 21740 CAGING 328031 CORPORATE MAILING SERVICES 1625 KNECHT AVE HALETHORPE MD 21227 DIRECT MAIL 318692 DATA MANAGEMENT INC PO BOX 846 STONEVILLE NC 27048 DATA PROCESSING 160667 3 X 1600 10311384 821682 10312984 66300 66300 101607 101607 OTHER INCOME 35004 35004 35004 10515895 35004 0 167907 619683 619683 580355 580355 244225 174159 23854 46212 915127 651370 89798 173959 -93997 -66904 -9225 -17868 125616 107715 6095 11806 74413 52965 7303 14145 7774 7774 67280 67280 309106 309106 182959 169581 6899 6479 536480 266821 36940 232719 106033 97529 7814 690 77965 75430 2535 69424 22107 47317 61270 49016 12254 117444 103532 4737 9175 PRINTING 3567455 963213 356746 2247496 POSTAGE 3230638 1416400 248526 1565712 LIST RENTAL 433519 117050 43352 273117 CAGING 306827 306827 661030 232827 229326 198877 12200626 5632849 1496152 5071625 X 7374223 1991040 737422 4645761 489650 261938 74267 52823 1985043 1863859 23464 10972 3195158 2333122 951265 862036 1877453 1508753 555886 864442 5957028 5424823 1979721 2820238 155491 200729 2135212 3020967 X 3821816 2403856 3821816 2403856 5957028 5424823 X -1684731 266771 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 12177376 12012829 13487693 12278336 10312984 60269218 12177376 12012829 13487693 12278336 10312984 60269218 60269218 228699 202338 184897 145776 167907 929617 297525 52703 102961 67874 35004 556067 61754902 0.97590 0.97530 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 151,676. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 52,703. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 102,961. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 67,874. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 35,004. 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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. 1 EAST ASIA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES THERAPEUTIC ARTS AND CRAFT KITS WERE SHIPPED TO U.S. VETERANS AND MILITARY RECEIVING MEDICAL CARE. 118112 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES THERAPEUTIC ARTS AND CRAFT KITS WERE SHIPPED TO U.S. VETERANS AND MILITARY RECEIVING MEDICAL CARE. 462243 0 0 0 0 0 0 580355 0 580355 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY HEAL VETS TO UNITED STATES ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY PATIENTS AT VARIOUS UNITED STATES FOREIGN MILITARY FACILITIES AND MEDICAL CENTERS ARE MONITORED THROUGH FREQUENT COMMUNICATION BETWEEN HEAL VETS AND PERSONNEL AT THE UNITED STATES MILITARY FACILITIES AND POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM UNITED STATES MILITARY PATIENTS WHO RECEIVED CRAFT KITS. PART I, LINE 3: EXPENDITURES ARE REPORTED BASED ON THE ACCRUAL ACCOUNTING METHOD. PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: X X X 1 TRUESENSE MARKETING PO BOX 641114 PITTSBURGH PA 15264 CONSULTS ON DIRECT MAIL PROGRAM 0 5829135 2331446 3497689 MAGNET DIRECT 140 WOOD ROAD STE 201 BRAINTREE MA 02184 CONSULTS ON DIRECT MAIL PROGRAM 0 2770285 440211 2330074 8599420 2771657 5827763 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 TRUESENSE MARKETING PROVIDES FOR THE PAYMENT OF FEES FOR PROFESSIONAL FUNDRAISING SERVICES AND ALSO FOR THE PAYMENT OF REIMBURSABLE MAILING EXPENSES SUCH AS POSTAGE, DATA PROCESSING AND MAILING SERVICES. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF PAYMENTS FOR REIMBURSABLE MAILING EXPENSES DURING THE YEAR PAID TO TRUESENSE MARKETING WAS $1,500,209. 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 MAGNET DIRECT PROVIDES FOR THE PAYMENT OF FEES FOR PROFESSIONAL FUNDRAISING SERVICES AND ALSO FOR THE PAYMENT OF REIMBURSABLE MAILING EXPENSES SUCH AS POSTAGE. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF PAYMENTS FOR REIMBURSABLE MAILING EXPENSES DURING THE YEAR PAID TO MAGNET DIRECT WAS $175,166. 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. 1 THERAPEUTIC MATERIALS FOR HOSPITALIZED AND HOMEBOUND VETERANS INCLUDING CRAFT KITS CONTAINING LEATHER, PAINT AND MODELING ACTIVITIES AND OTHER CRAFTS 396031 8512766 FMV DESCRIPTION OF NON-CASH ASSISTANCE: 396,031 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, HEAL VETS 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 S MCCLAIN CEO 241638 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1927 0 243565 0 0 0 JAMES FISHER VP OF DEVELOPMENT 170759 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 306 0 171065 0 0 0 X LEATHER & FABRIC 23 713353 COST X MISC 18 67058 COST X PLASTIC MODELS AND RELATED MATERIALS 9 41271 COST 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 HEAL THE INVISIBLE WOUNDS OF WAR THROUGH CREATIVITY. WE PROVIDE THERAPEUTIC CRAFT KITS FREE OF CHARGE TO VETERANS AND ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS THAT ADDRESS THE NEED FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS RESOURCES. HEAL VETS' CRAFT KITS ARE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF MILITARY HEROES. THESE KITS HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO HAVE NUMEROUS BENEFITS FOR MENTAL HEALTH, INCLUDING REDUCING STRESS, ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION. FOR VETERANS WHO MAY BE STRUGGLING WITH POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD) OR OTHER MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, THE KITS PROVIDE A HEALTHY OUTLET FOR EMOTIONS AND HELP THEM COPE WITH THEIR SYMPTOMS. ADDITIONALLY, THE KITS IMPROVE FINE MOTOR SKILLS AND HAND-EYE COORDINATION, WHICH CAN BE PARTICULARLY BENEFICIAL FOR VETERANS WHO HAVE SUFFERED PHYSICAL INJURIES. EACH KIT INCLUDES A KEY THAT DESCRIBES WHAT IS IN THE KIT AND WHAT KIND OF SUPPORT IT CAN PROVIDE, INCLUDING WHETHER FINE MOTOR SKILLS ARE REQUIRED, AND APPROXIMATELY HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE TO COMPLETE. THIS INFORMATION ALLOWS INDIVIDUALS TO RECEIVE KITS THAT ADDRESS THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS. FOR EXAMPLE, COMPLEX INSTRUCTIONS MAY BE IDEAL FOR SOMEONE WITH A SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDER OR WHO IS SEEKING PAIN MANAGEMENT AND NEEDS A KIT THAT ALLOWS THEM TO FOCUS FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME; WHILE SOMEONE WHO HAS SUFFERED A TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO CONCENTRATE FOR LONG AND MAY REQUIRE A LESS COMPLEX KIT. THE CORPORATION MANUFACTURES AND DISTRIBUTES THERAPEUTIC KITS TO SUPPORT THE HEALING OF VETERANS AND ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY, EDUCATES THE PUBLIC ON THE NEEDS OF VETERANS AND STRIVES TO MAKE A POSITIVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT. HELP HEAL VETERANS HAS EXPANDED ITS VETERANS' WELLNESS EDUCATION BY INCLUDING INFORMATION ABOUT SUICIDE PREVENTION AND MINDFULNESS NOT ONLY TO VETERANS BUT TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH ITS MAIL AND PSA CAMPAIGNS. COMMITTED TO MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT, MANY OF THE KITS WE MANUFACTURE ARE MADE OF UP-CYCLED MATERIAL. A 2018 VETERAN SURVEY USING THE PATIENT GLOBAL IMPRESSION OF CHANGE SCALE THAT MEASURES CHANGES IN SYMPTOMS, EMOTIONS, AND OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE FOUND: 81% SAID THE KITS HELPED IMPROVE THEIR RELATIONSHIPS WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS. 97% OF RESPONDENTS WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES (PTSD, DEPRESSION, ANXIETY) SAID THE KITS HELPED THEM FEEL BETTER (AN AVERAGE OF 7 OUT OF 10). 75% OF RESPONDENTS WITH A HISTORY OF TBI SAID OUR KITS HELPED THEM. 89% SAID OUR KITS HELPED RELIEVE THEIR PAIN. 78% OF RESPONDENTS WHO HAD A PHYSICAL INJURY OR WOUND SAID OUR KITS HELPED WITH THEIR CONDITION. WE WORK TO INVOLVE THE PUBLIC IN MEETING OUR 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 $78.2M. THIS INCLUDES: THE RETAIL VALUE OF THE CRAFT KITS, THE THERAPY PROVIDED BY THE KITS, PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS, THERAPEUTIC MATERIALS, ONLINE PUBLIC RELATIONS, VOLUNTEER HOURS INCLUDING COMMUNITY-BASED CLINICS, AND VETERAN'S AWARENESS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM SERVICE: THERAPEUTIC MATERIALS: DURING FY 22.23, HEAL VETS SHIPPED 428,565 THERAPEUTIC ITEMS CONSISTING OF ARTS AND CRAFTS KITS, WITH A TOTAL RETAIL VALUE OF $9,093,121. ON AVERAGE 43,100 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, BELGIUM, ITALY, JAPAN, AND SOUTH KOREA. THE BREAKDOWN AND VALUE OF THESE MATERIALS ARE AS FOLLOWS: RECIPIENTS: # SENT $ VALUE CRAFT KITS TO 81 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CTRS 103,341 $2,439,820 CRAFT KITS TO 5 HEAL VETS COMMUNITY ARTS & CRAFT CENTERS 155,682 $3,270,519 CRAFT KITS TO OTHER PROGRAMS* 52,718 $1,141,866 CRAFT KITS TO PATIENT HOME REHABILITATION PROGRAM 4,233 $109,684 CRAFT KITS TO 41 MILITARY MEDICAL AND OTHER MILITARY FACILITIES 102,168 $1,903,763 CRAFT KITS TO 26 STATE VETERANS HOMES 9,437 $207,564 CRAFT KITS TO MISCELLANEOUS OTHER LOCATIONS ** 986 $19,905 *70+ OTHER VETERANS' PROGRAMS SUCH AS ELKS NATIONAL SERVICE COMMISSION, SONS OF AMVETS, MILITARY ORDER OF THE COOTIES, VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA, HEROES AT HOME, AMERICAN RED CROSS, AMERICAN LEGION, AMVETS AND VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POSTS, AS WELL AS 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 FRESNO CBC, SVH ILLINOIS CHICAGO CBC HINES CBC MAYWOOD CBC (SF) NEW YORK BUFFALO CBC TEXAS SAN ANTONIO MI, SVH TEMPLE CBC (SF), MI, SVH 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] 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 1,400 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. PARTNERSHIPS: WE ARE HONORED TO JOIN FORCES WITH SOUTHWEST AIRLINES, ARISE VETERANS FOUNDATION, LAZ BOY, AND ELKS TO KEEP OVER 1 MILLION POUNDS OF MATERIALS UPCYCLED AND OUT OF LANDFILLS SINCE 2017. THERAPEUTIC CRAFT KITS PRODUCED BY THE DONATIONS CREATED 60 DIFFERENT TYPES OF KITS: BILLFOLDS, WALLETS, CHECKBOOK COVERS, POUCHES, MOCCASINS, DREAMCATCHERS, BAGS, PURSES, BOXES, AND BIRDHOUSES WERE UPCYCLED INTO 135,300 THERAPY KITS WITH A RETAIL VALUE OF $2,914,983. SUSTAINABILITY MATTERS. AT HELP HEAL VETERANS SUSTAINABILITY MATTERS IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF OUR MISSION AND IT SHOWS, WE GO ABOVE AND BEYOND TO REDUCE THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT OUR EARTH IS OUR FUTURE. WE UPCYCLE MATERIALS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE END UP IN LANDFILLS AND GIVES THEM A NEW PURPOSE- HEALING VETERANS. MANY OF THE LEATHER THERAPEUTIC CRAFT KITS ARE BUILT FROM GENEROUSLY DONATED EXCESS MATERIALS BY COMPANIES SUCH AS THE ELKS, SOUTHWEST AIRLINES, AMERICAN WOODMARK AND LA-Z-BOY. THE LEATHER KITS TURN INTO LIFE-LONG KEEPSAKES THAT ALLOW VETERANS TO CREATE CRAFTS THEY ARE PROUD OF, THAT IMPROVE VETERANS' SELF-ESTEEM AND GIVE THEM A RENEWED ENERGY FOR HEALING FROM THEIR WOUNDS OF WAR. MAINTAINING OUR GOAL OF CREATING HIGH-QUALITY PRODUCTS WHILE PRODUCING THE LEAST ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT CANNOT BE ACHIEVED ALONE. WE RELY ON A COOPERATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN DONORS AND SPONSORS, THAT IS WHY THEY HAVE COMMITTED TO INTEGRATING ENVIRONMENTALLY ALL-ENCOMPASSING AND SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS PRACTICES TO ENSURE THERE IS A FUTURE FOR HEALING IN THE YEARS TO COME. 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. BY INCLUDING INFORMATION ABOUT SUICIDE PREVENTION AND MINDFULNESS, HELP HEAL VETERANS INCREASED ITS PUBLIC EDUCATION OUTREACH. IN TOTAL, 6,915,000 LETTERS WERE SENT TO INDIVIDUALS WHO PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO HEAL VETS. ADDITIONALLY, 5,035,000 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 EMAIL 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' MISSION IS TO 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: 30 AND 60 SECOND PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS (PSAS) WERE AIRED TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON 'WHAT IS YOUR HEALING POWER?'. THESE INITIATIVES WERE BROADCAST ON 877 RADIO STATIONS AND TV/CABLE STATIONS RESULTING IN 83,470 AIRINGS. THE AIRTIME IS VALUED AT $22,324,773 IN FREE ADVERTISING/AIRINGS. 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 VIDEOS WERE PRODUCED TO INFORM VETERANS AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT HOW THERAPEUTIC CRAFT KITS ARE PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED AT THE HEAL VETS HEADQUARTERS. 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 SPECIALIST TO BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER. HEAL VETS IS NOW DISTRIBUTING CRAFT KITS TO SELECT MILITARY TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY CENTERS. HELP HEAL VETERANS SPONSORED THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY'S FAMILY AND MORALE, WELFARE AND RECREATION TO BRING THERAPEUTIC CRAFT KITS TO ARMY FAMILIES, VETERANS AND ALL ELIGIBLE MWR PATRONS. FOR 2023, MWR HAS REQUESTED MORE THAN 76,000 KITS FOR 31 GARRISONS INCLUDING A LOCATION IN POLAND, USAG VINCENZA IN ITALY, USAG BAVARIA IN GERMANY AND SHAPE HEALTHCARE FACILITY IN BELGIUM. 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. 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 8 COMMUNITY BASED ARTS & CRAFTS CENTERS, TWO MILITARY HOSPITALS, AND 3 STATE VETERANS HOMES TO ASSIST STAFF IN CREATIVE ARTS AND CRAFT KIT DISTRIBUTION SERVICES. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 9 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 130 REGULARLY SCHEDULED VOLUNTEERS HAVE GIVEN 5,977 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE THIS YEAR THROUGH THE CCS PROGRAM; THIS IS AN EST. VALUE OF $190,069. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 BOARD MEMBERS JACK MEAGHER AND ED MEAGHER HAVE FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. 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 266,771. 990 PART XII, LINE 2C THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED EITHER ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR.