Nonprofit · EIN 95-2706737
HELP HOSPITALIZED VETERANS
Tax-exempt · WINCHESTER, CA 92596
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | 990 | $6,087,449 | $4,718,082 | $1,369,367 | $4,413,627 | $493,221 | $3,920,406 |
| July 31, 2024 | 990 | $8,108,208 | $7,958,793 | $149,415 | $3,994,457 | $1,467,232 | $2,527,225 |
| July 31, 2023 | 990 | $10,515,895 | $12,200,626 | -$1,684,731 | $5,424,823 | $3,020,967 | $2,403,856 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $5,945,712
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $8,432
- Royalties
- $89,509
- Other revenue
- $133,305
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,468,896
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $242,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $536,325
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $885,038
- Professional fundraising fees
- $217,148
- Legal fees
- $5,115
- Accounting fees
- $41,409
- Occupancy
- $70,933
- Travel
- $27,042
- Depreciation
- $44,432
- Program services (functional)
- $3,022,825
- Management and general (functional)
- $502,141
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,193,116
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,994,457
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,413,627
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $493,221
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,920,406
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $673,647
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,019,403
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,920,406
- Gross receipts
- $6,087,449
- Employees
- 20
- Volunteers
- 142
- Year formed
- 1971
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOSEPH S MCCLAIN | CEO Officer | 40 | $176,100 | $12,462 |
| JIM SCATENA | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANI MATSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLINT PEARMAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THE HONORABLE JOHN MEAGHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MEG VRABEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH STUESSI MD | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ED MEAGHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS BALCIK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE TEAHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended July 31, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOSEPH S MCCLAIN | CEO Officer | 40 | $241,567 | $15,157 |
| KRISTEN BENNET | VP OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $174,723 | $6,864 |
| THE HONORABLE JOHN MEAGHER | CHAIRMAN/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM SCATENA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLINT PEARMAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH STUESSI MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ED MEAGHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS BALCIK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE TEAHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANI MATSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MEG VRABEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended July 31, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOSEPH S MCCLAIN | CEO Officer | 40 | $241,638 | $1,927 |
| JAMES FISHER | VP OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $170,759 | $306 |
| VERNE PURKEY | DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $116,721 | $12,250 |
| THE HONORABLE JOHN MEAGHER | CHAIRMAN/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM SCATENA | TREASURER/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLINT PEARMAN | SECRETARY/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH STUESSI MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NORA EGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ED MEAGHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS BALICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE TEAHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANI MATSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MEG VRABEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 36585 PENFIELD LN, WINCHESTER, CA 92596-9672
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JOSEPH MCCLAIN, 36585 PENFIELD LANE, WINCHESTER, CA 92596
- Signed the 990
- JOSEPH MCCLAIN, CEO
- Phone
- (951) 926-4500
- Website
- WWW.HEALVETS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- LAVINE LOFGREN MORRIS & ENGELBERG LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-2706737 or by the name HELP HOSPITALIZED VETERANS.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
SEE SCHEDULE O.
Program accomplishments
- THERAPEUTIC CRAFT KITS AND MATERIALS:DURING FY 24.25, HEAL VETS SHIPPED 181,567 THERAPEUTIC ITEMS CONSISTING OF ARTS AND CRAFTS KITS, WITH A TOTAL RETAIL VALUE OF $4,091,130, AVERAGING 15,100 KITS MONTHLY. KITS WERE DISTRIBUTED ACROSS 45 STATES, WASHINGTON D.C., AND PUERTO RICO.THE BREAKDOWN AND VALUE OF THESE MATERIALS ARE AS FOLLOWS:RECIPIENTS:# SENT $ VALUECRAFT KITS TO 32 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CTRS42,629 $1,007,622CRAFT KITS TO 3 HEAL VETS COMMUNITY ARTS & CRAFT CENTERS83,291 $1,917,429CRAFT KITS TO OTHER PROGRAMS*48,728 $1,006,611CRAFT KITS TO PATIENT HOME REHABILITATION PROGRAM2,144 $49,936CRAFT KITS TO 4 MILITARY MEDICAL AND OTHER MILITARY FACILITIES1,520 $38,878CRAFT KITS TO 8 STATE VETERANS HOMES2,451 $55,938CRAFT KITS TO MISCELLANEOUS OTHER LOCATIONS **824 $14,717*50+ 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.COMMUNITY-BASED CENTERS (CBCS):HEAL VETS MAINTAINED A PRESENCE IN MULTIPLE COMMUNITIES THROUGH CBC STOREFRONTS, STATE VETERANS HOMES, AND MILITARY FACILITIES IN ILLINOIS AND TEXAS. THESE CENTERS EXPAND ACCESS TO CRAFT THERAPY FOR HOSPITALIZED, RECOVERING, OR HOME BASED VETERANS.PATIENT HOME REHABILITATION PROGRAM (PHR):FOR VETERANS RECOVERING AT HOME, HEAL VETS MAILS THERAPEUTIC KITS DIRECTLY TO INDIVIDUALS WHO CANNOT PARTICIPATE IN HOSPITAL BASED CRAFT THERAPY.SUSTAINABILITY AND UP CYCLING PARTNERSHIPS:HEAL VETS PARTNERS WITH ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING SOUTHWEST AIRLINES, JOANN, LA Z BOY, THE ELKS, AND OTHERS TO UP CYCLE MORE THAN 1 MILLION POUNDS OF MATERIALS SINCE 2017. THESE DONATIONS ENABLED THE CREATION OF MORE THAN 122,000 UP CYCLED THERAPY KITS, VALUED AT ALMOST $3 MILLION DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR. UP CYCLED LEATHER AND OTHER MATERIALS REDUCE LANDFILL IMPACT WHILE BECOMING MEANINGFUL, THERAPEUTIC CREATIONS FOR VETERANS.Expenses $2,011,284 · grants $1,468,896
- VETERANS ASSISTANCE AND AWARENESS:HEAL VETS CONDUCTED EXTENSIVE PUBLIC OUTREACH TO RAISE AWARENESS OF VETERANS' NEEDS AND THERAPEUTIC CRAFT INTERVENTIONS.MAIL AND DIGITAL OUTREACH:1,867,145 LETTERS SENT TO PRIOR SUPPORTERSTOPICS INCLUDED PTSD, SUICIDE PREVENTION, PARTNERSHIPS, CRAFT THERAPY, AND VETERAN SUCCESS STORIESSOCIAL MEDIA AND DIGITAL CAMPAIGNS:EDUCATIONAL CONTENT WAS SHARED ACROSS FACEBOOK, LINKEDIN, INSTAGRAM, TWITTER, AND EMAIL MARKETING. FACEBOOK VIDEOS PROVIDED INSIGHT INTO KIT PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION.GOOGLE ADS:AS A GOOGLE AD GRANT RECIPIENT, HEAL VETS PROMOTED AWARENESS AND SUPPORT FOR VETERANS THROUGH TARGETED KEYWORD ADVERTISING.OUTREACH TO ACTIVE-DUTY MILITARY:KITS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO MILITARY HOSPITALS AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY TREATMENT CENTERS. A CRAFT CARE SPECIALIST WAS ASSIGNED TO BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER TO SUPPORT THERAPEUTIC PROGRAMMING.Expenses $568,817
- CRAFT CARE SPECIALISTS (CCSS) PROGRAM:CRAFT CARE SPECIALISTS-EMPLOYEES OF HEAL VETS-SUPPORT PROGRAM EXECUTION AT COMMUNITY CENTERS, MILITARY HOSPITALS, AND STATE VETERANS' HOMES. CCS EMPLOYEES ASSIST IN DISTRIBUTING KITS, WORKING DIRECTLY WITH PATIENTS, COLLABORATING WITH STAFF, RECRUITING VOLUNTEERS, AND SUPPORTING COMMUNITY EVENTS.4 ACTIVE CCS POSITIONS142 REGULAR VOLUNTEERS3,902 VOLUNTEER HOURS, VALUED AT $135,750CCSS ENSURE THAT VETERANS RECEIVE HANDS ON GUIDANCE AND TAILORED THERAPEUTIC SUPPORT.Expenses $442,724
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in July, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | July 31, 2026 | December 15, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | July 31, 2025 | December 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | July 31, 2024 | December 16, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 95-2706737
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1971
- Accounting year ends
- July
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Health care (E86Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,413,627
- Income (IRS master file)
- $6,087,449
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | July 2025 | $6,087,449 | $4,718,082 | $4,413,627 | IRS |
| 990 | July 2024 | $8,108,208 | $7,958,793 | $3,994,457 | IRS |
| 990 | July 2023 | $10,515,895 | $12,200,626 | $5,424,823 | XML |
| 990 | July 2022 | $13,587,931 | $13,463,818 | $5,957,028 | IRS |
| 990 | July 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 95-2706737).
Questions about HELP HOSPITALIZED VETERANS
- What is the EIN of HELP HOSPITALIZED VETERANS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of HELP HOSPITALIZED VETERANS is 95-2706737.
- Is HELP HOSPITALIZED VETERANS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1971.
- Are donations to HELP HOSPITALIZED VETERANS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does HELP HOSPITALIZED VETERANS file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of HELP HOSPITALIZED VETERANS due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending July 31, 2026) is due December 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did HELP HOSPITALIZED VETERANS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended July 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of HELP HOSPITALIZED VETERANS?
- The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 names JOSEPH MCCLAIN.
- Who are the officers and directors of HELP HOSPITALIZED VETERANS?
- The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 lists 10 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $176,100 (JOSEPH S MCCLAIN, CEO).
- How much revenue does HELP HOSPITALIZED VETERANS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $6,087,449, expenses of $4,718,082 and total assets of $4,413,627 at year end.
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