HELP HEAL VETERANS

Serving those who have served since1971

aka HELP HEAL VETERANS | Winchester, CA | http://www.healvets.org/

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HELP HEAL VETERANS

EIN: 95-2706737

Contributions tax deductible
as of March 2023

IRS BMF 509(a)(1)
as of March 13, 2023

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Mission

Help Heal Veterans' mission is to support the healing and enrich the lives of veterans and military personnel. Healing arts and crafts provide a therapeutic experience for all veterans including those who are hospitalized, in shelters, in convalescent homes and those undergoing therapy for a wide range of physical and mental challenges. The kits, provided free of charge to the veteran, become a part of the patient's treatment plan, giving them a creative outlet along with tangible therapeutic and rehabilitation benefits.
We work to involve the public in meeting this mission through a broad education outreach program, Heal Vets' therapeutic programs and provide a meaningful way for individuals, corporations or other nonprofit organizations to help veterans rebuild their lives.

Ruling year info

1971

Chief Executive Officer

CAPT Joseph S McClain USN, (Ret)

Main address

36585 Penfield Lane

Winchester, CA 92596 USA

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EIN

95-2706737

Subject area info

Patient social services

Population served info

Veterans

NTEE code info

Patient Services - Entertainment, Recreation (E86)

IRS subsection

501(c)(3) Public Charity

IRS filing requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.

Tax forms

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Communication

Programs and results

Reports and documents

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

When young men and women return from war, they often bring home more than their duffel bags. Tens of thousands of these servicemen and women have been severely wounded in the line of duty, often resulting in long-term rehabilitation. Help Heal Veterans (Heal Vets) believes every veteran should have access to the tools needed to help them heal from the realities of war.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Therapeutic Arts and Crafts

Craft kits are donated through the generosity of patriotic citizens across the country. They provide a needed creative and therapeutic outlet to occupy the hands and minds of all recipients, many of whom face long months of treatment, recovery and aftercare. The kits help patients overcome monotony, boost their morale, and restore self-confidence in their abilities. From leatherwork to jewelry design, from ceramics to needlecrafts, kits are available for every skill level and interest.
HHV’s craft kits are often a prescribed part of a patient’s treatment. Certain kits help develop dexterity or hand control, while others improve coordination or concentration. Kits that require many hours to complete are suggested to patients in extended care facilities. As they recuperate and go through rehabilitation, they look forward to making progress on their arts and crafts project.
In the home setting, family members can also work on the projects, giving the recipient a productive family activity to enjoy together.
Many patients have their own special reasons for selecting certain kits. Since HHV serves veterans of all branches of service, military themes in woodworking, leatherwork and models are always popular.
HHV’s program provides a healthy, meaningful hobby that patients can continue to enjoy for years to come. Often, patients discover a hidden artistic talent they never knew they had.
HHV’s craft kits can also be an asset to craft shows held at rehabilitation and extended care facilities. The shows have sparked additional interest and enthusiasm among patients, motivating even some of the harder-to-reach individuals and encouraging them to participate in crafts. Patients display a genuine sense of pride when their projects are on display.
From all the reports by caregivers, family members and recipients, HHV’s craft kits have done wonders to counteract one of the biggest obstacles of health care recovery – patient boredom – that can manifest itself in separation from family life and endless hours of TV watching or video game playing. By enabling military and veteran patients to become involved in a satisfying, creative activity, the kits greatly improve morale and that enables them to become more responsive to treatment. Among spinal cord injured patients, for example, the kits are particularly valuable in rebuilding self-esteem and confidence. The challenge of completing a kit helps a person discover that he or she can once again be useful and productive. Similarly with geriatric patients, working on kits injects new meaning into the lives of men and women who had given up on themselves. By working on the kits, they gain a sense of accomplishment and personal worth, which often brings about a remarkable change in their entire outlook. Patients begin to show an interest in what’s going on around them, both at home as well as in their local communities.
Working on crafts at HHVs community based arts and crafts centers can also foster a friendly spirit of competition, with patients anxious to do their best so fellow veterans or military service members don’t outdo them. Community arts and crafts centers come alive with activity and conversation. Individuals coping with disease, depression or post-traumatic stress now can regain a new lease on life.

Population(s) Served

Veterans

Craft Care Specialists

Help Hospitalized Veterans developed its Craft Care Specialist (CCS) program to make sure that as many patients as possible had the opportunity to integrate arts and crafts into their treatment plans. A Craft Care Specialist (CCS) is a paid employee of HHV who works at a designated facility, such as a state veterans home, military hospital, nursing home, ambulatory care program or storefront community craft center.
The CCS mission is to enhance HHV’s value to veterans and military patients by providing compassionate and comprehensive therapeutic involvement through the creative arts. This is achieved by incorporating HHV arts and crafts into healing and recovery programs.
Having trained professionals working directly with HHV’s clients allows us to reach more veterans, add arts and crafts to their treatment plans, encourage social interaction, and give patients a chance to creatively express themselves.

Population(s) Served

Veterans

Patient Home Rehabilitation Program

The organization is moving forward to provide its products and services to all military and veteran patients, not only in a hospital setting, but within their home or community as well. The trend of the medical industry has changed in recent years because of technology and ever increasing costs of providing healthcare. The commercial and federal medical industry continues to strive to decrease and/or control these rising costs by prescribing more and more treatment plans that involve a home base setting with as little hospitalization as possible. HHV leadership has recognized this change and the PHR program was created to ensure that veterans have the opportunity to experience the therapuetic benefits of arts and crafts kits.

Population(s) Served

Veterans

Where we work

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Our results

Context Notes

We recently surveyed veteran and active duty military individuals that use our craft kits in various settings including at home and in/out patient. In total 2,043 veterans responded to the survey.

Our Sustainable Development Goals

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

What is the organization aiming to accomplish?

What many veterans need most is support and therapy, not a handout. Help Heal Veterans (Heal Vets) supports our veterans by providing therapeutic arts and crafts kits that help them recover from physical and emotional injuries and conditions. Some of our key goals in meeting our mission include:
• Increase the therapeutic impact of Heal Vets kits on veterans and service members.
• Achieve Leadership in Therapeutic Arts by supporting research and assisting caregivers and clinicians.
• Consistently improve Organizational Excellence.
• Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Heal Vets manufacturing process and improve synergy with program requirements to meet the needs of veterans and caregivers.
• Increase caregiver and clinician involvement in the therapeutic kit design process.
• Secure the resources and donor support required to meet the needs of veteran and active duty service members.
• Increase public awareness of the needs of veterans and the positive role of therapeutic craft kits therapy.

What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?

Our strategic plan includes detailed timelines and metrics for fulfilling our mission objectives. These include, but are not limited to:
• Increase the therapeutic impact of Heal Vets kits on veterans and service members.
o Grow and expand existing distribution channels including Heal Vets community based craft centers (CBCs), military health care facilities, state veteran homes, homeless shelters and other community partners.
o Develop and deploy clinician and veteran surveys to measure impact of craft kits.
o Add new community based craft clinics in communities with dense veteran populations.
• Achieve Leadership in Therapeutic Arts by supporting research and assisting caregivers and clinicians.
o Refine evidence based case to continually improve kit design and therapeutic tool acquisition to best support veteran and caregiver needs.
o Host a clinician forum to discuss types of activities/kits that are most beneficial in the rehab process and prioritize manufacturing.
• Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Heal Vets manufacturing process and improve synergy with program requirements to meet the needs of veterans and caregivers.
o Develop a robust feedback system with clinicians and caregivers to ensure kit design best supports the needs of the clinician, therapist and veteran.
o Design and test new kits in accordance with the needs of veterans and clinicians.

What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?

Since its inception, Help Heal Veterans has delivered over 30 million therapeutic arts and crafts and 2700 computer systems free of charge to veteran and active duty military patients. The total value of products and services provided to military and veteran patients is in excess of $565 million.
• We are the only organization in the U.S. that manufactures and delivers tangible products, in the form of therapeutic craft kits, given directly to each individual veteran who requests it.
• Each kit is provided completely free of charge to veterans.
• Our therapeutic craft kits include leather, wood, painting, models, jewelry and others that veterans can choose from based on their individual interests. The result is a finished product they can keep, share or gift to friends and family.
• All veterans are eligible to participate in the program, whether they are active duty, on medical leave or retired. They do not need to be diagnosed with a medical condition or need to be hospitalized to receive the therapeutic craft kits, eliminating the red tape they so often find when trying to receive support.
• We are not government funded and these veterans need support. That is why, for 45 years, we've relied almost exclusively on individual donations. And we value each and every dollar given, working to maximize the amount of crafts delivered for every dollar we receive.

What have they accomplished so far and what's next?

The Heal Vets team works hard every day to put our therapeutic craft kits into the hands of as many veterans and active duty service members in need as possible:
• We offer Community Based Arts and Craft Centers across the country where veterans can come in and choose the kits that interest them and/or participate in groups to work on the crafts in a supportive and social environment.
• We deliver them directly to veterans in community centers, military hospitals, medical centers and homeless shelters through our Craft Care Specialist program, partners and direct to caregivers in facilities.
• We also ship directly to homebound veterans.
• Our organization needs to continue to grow in our ability to reach all veterans, everywhere who need the therapeutic healing of an arts and crafts kit. Heal Vets will continue growing distribution channels, seeking out and engaging the right partners and increasing the awareness of the organization and the therapeutic experiences that are available from Heal Vets.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

We demonstrated a willingness to learn more by reviewing resources about feedback practice.

We shared information about our current feedback practices.

Who are the people you serve with your mission?

Help Heal Veterans serves veterans and active duty military service members receiving medical care from federal, state or private facilities across the United States or at military bases around the world.
How is your organization collecting feedback from the people you serve?

Electronic surveys (by email, tablet, etc.), Paper surveys,
How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals,
What significant change resulted from feedback?

Help Heal Veterans recently instituted Virtual Crafters Studios based on feedback that during the pandemic many veterans are not able to socialize or take crafting classes. These events provide connection and instruction and were a direct result of feedback from the field regarding challenges during this time.
With whom is the organization sharing feedback?

The people we serve, Our staff, Our board, Our funders, Our community partners,
How has asking for feedback from the people you serve changed your relationship?

This feedback allows the veterans we serve to feel like their needs are being met.
Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive,
What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time, It is hard to come up with good questions to ask people, Timeliness of information received,

Financials

Financial data

Source: IRS Form 990

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HELP HEAL VETERANS

Revenue & expenses

Fiscal Year: Aug 01 - Jul 31

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

Fiscal year ending: Download Data

Revenue
Contributions	$36,845,980
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	($723,172)
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$763,101
Total Revenue	$36,885,909

Expenses
Program Services	$27,720,774
Administration	$2,746,308
Fundraising	$10,761,118
Total Expenses	$41,228,200
Net Gain/Loss	($4,342,291)

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$171,971
Advertising & Promotion	$3,810,136
Information Technology Expenses	$12,751
Insurance Expenses	$120,252
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$240,359
Pension Plan Contributions	$551,837
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$1,589,949

Revenue
Contributions	$35,921,042
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$187,982
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$938,301
Total Revenue	$37,047,325

Expenses
Program Services	$24,420,191
Administration	$3,019,373
Fundraising	$10,398,029
Total Expenses	$37,837,593
Net Gain/Loss	($790,268)

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$175,302
Advertising & Promotion	$3,558,472
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$78,844
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$85,454
Pension Plan Contributions	$823,010
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$1,558,667

Revenue
Contributions	$31,646,715
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$149,096
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$1,155,589
Total Revenue	$32,951,400

Expenses
Program Services	$20,696,643
Administration	$2,842,357
Fundraising	$10,237,393
Total Expenses	$33,776,393
Net Gain/Loss	($824,993)

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$116,098
Advertising & Promotion	$1,613,456
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$21,666
Interest Expenses	$709
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$85,276
Pension Plan Contributions	$860,686
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$1,490,489

Revenue
Contributions	$30,368,155
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$84,418
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$551,351
Total Revenue	$31,003,924

Expenses
Program Services	$17,374,575
Administration	$3,203,153
Fundraising	$10,042,522
Total Expenses	$30,620,250
Net Gain/Loss	$383,674

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$83,719
Advertising & Promotion	$1,820,587
Information Technology Expenses	$8,885
Insurance Expenses	$25,944
Interest Expenses	$362
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$383,433
Pension Plan Contributions	$768,473
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$1,484,970

Revenue
Contributions	$23,729,575
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$90,127
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$894,276
Total Revenue	$24,713,978

Expenses
Program Services	$11,569,112
Administration	$6,431,412
Fundraising	$8,882,151
Total Expenses	$26,882,675
Net Gain/Loss	($2,168,697)

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$102,927
Advertising & Promotion	$1,204,911
Information Technology Expenses	$8,572
Insurance Expenses	$55,474
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$3,614,813
Pension Plan Contributions	$846,307
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$1,342,442

Revenue
Contributions	$22,268,258
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$32,870
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$3,471,397
Total Revenue	$25,772,525

Expenses
Program Services	$11,318,999
Administration	$3,611,635
Fundraising	$7,892,863
Total Expenses	$22,823,497
Net Gain/Loss	$2,949,028

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$134,443
Advertising & Promotion	$1,578,256
Information Technology Expenses	$9,632
Insurance Expenses	$43,037
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$1,036,622
Pension Plan Contributions	$548,184
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$833,340

Revenue
Contributions	$20,400,638
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$33,998
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$337,834
Total Revenue	$20,772,470

Expenses
Program Services	$12,884,588
Administration	$2,277,433
Fundraising	$7,468,141
Total Expenses	$22,630,162
Net Gain/Loss	($1,857,692)

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$110,524
Advertising & Promotion	$1,453,217
Information Technology Expenses	$21,742
Insurance Expenses	$55,567
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$6,888
Pension Plan Contributions	$710,434
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$689,719

Revenue
Contributions	$18,160,873
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$8,216
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$364,367
Total Revenue	$18,533,456

Expenses
Program Services	$9,920,585
Administration	$1,688,600
Fundraising	$7,117,549
Total Expenses	$18,726,734
Net Gain/Loss	($193,278)

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$77,504
Advertising & Promotion	$1,316,751
Information Technology Expenses	$36,536
Insurance Expenses	$43,430
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$27,951
Pension Plan Contributions	$528,693
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$585,319

Revenue
Contributions	$13,150,424
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	($1,921)
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$374,256
Total Revenue	$13,522,759

Expenses
Program Services	$7,978,022
Administration	$1,585,164
Fundraising	$5,679,690
Total Expenses	$15,242,876
Net Gain/Loss	($1,720,117)

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$84,928
Advertising & Promotion	$711,611
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$34,925
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$15,922
Pension Plan Contributions	$170,871
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$638,015

Revenue
Contributions	$13,472,745
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$6,501
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$425,205
Total Revenue	$13,904,451

Expenses
Program Services	$6,282,685
Administration	$1,965,540
Fundraising	$5,041,231
Total Expenses	$13,289,456
Net Gain/Loss	$614,995

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$61,151
Advertising & Promotion	$386,112
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$15,349
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$15,272
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$271,008

Revenue
Contributions	$12,181,254
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$5
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$582,346
Total Revenue	$12,763,605

Expenses
Program Services	$6,006,591
Administration	$1,865,838
Fundraising	$4,433,113
Total Expenses	$12,305,542
Net Gain/Loss	$458,063

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$74,528
Advertising & Promotion	$452,074
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$32,183
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$35,409
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$301,335

Revenue
Contributions	$12,012,829
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	($404)
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$246,125
Total Revenue	$12,258,550

Expenses
Program Services	$6,793,669
Administration	$1,960,985
Fundraising	$4,469,239
Total Expenses	$13,223,893
Net Gain/Loss	($965,343)

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$78,973
Advertising & Promotion	$399,415
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$85,345
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$24,653
Pension Plan Contributions	$728,619
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$191,028

HELP HEAL VETERANS

Balance sheet

Fiscal Year: Aug 01 - Jul 31

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot survive long, but the types of assets and liabilities must also be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan, and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.

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Assets	Aug 01, 2008	Jul 31, 2009	Change
Contributions	$36,845,980
Cash & Equivalents	$3,725,969	$5,412,277	$1,686,308
Accounts Receivable	$443,053	$460,128	$17,075
Pledges & Grants Receivable	$157,064	$0	($157,064)
Receivable, Other	$0	$0	$0
Inventories for Sale or Use	$1,126,190	$1,280,408	$154,218
Investment, Securities	$2,988,570	$223,790	($2,764,780)
Investment, Other	$0	$0	$0
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$2,224,004	$2,098,155	($125,849)
Other	$835,080	$617,464	($217,616)
Total Assets	$11,499,930	$10,092,222	($1,407,708)

Liabilities	Aug 01, 2008	Jul 31, 2009	Change
Accounts Payable	$272,148	$2,792,867	$2,520,719
Grants Payable	$96,000	$213,570	$117,570
Deferred Revenue	$0	$0	$0
Loans and Notes	$0	$0	$0
Tax-Exempt Bond Liabilities	$0	$0	$0
Other	$554,206	$1,857,569	$1,303,363
Total Liabilities	$922,354	$4,864,006	$3,941,652

Fund balance	Aug 01, 2008	Jul 31, 2009	Change
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets	$157,064	$0	($157,064)
Permanently Restricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Total Restricted Net Assets	$157,064	$0	($157,064)
Unrestricted Net Assets	$10,420,512	$5,228,216	($5,192,296)
Net Assets	$10,577,576	$5,228,216	($5,349,360)

Assets	Aug 01, 2009	Jul 31, 2010	Change
Contributions	$35,921,042
Cash & Equivalents	$5,412,277	$2,517,585	($2,894,692)
Accounts Receivable	$460,128	$627,580	$167,452
Pledges & Grants Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Receivable, Other	$0	$14,495	$0
Inventories for Sale or Use	$1,280,408	$1,241,729	($38,679)
Investment, Securities	$223,790	$1,950,739	$1,726,949
Investment, Other	$0	$0	$0
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$2,098,155	$1,647,594	($450,561)
Other	$617,464	$855,996	$238,532
Total Assets	$10,092,222	$8,855,718	($1,236,504)

Liabilities	Aug 01, 2009	Jul 31, 2010	Change
Accounts Payable	$2,792,867	$1,826,388	($966,479)
Grants Payable	$213,570	$675,397	$461,827
Deferred Revenue	$0	$0	$0
Loans and Notes	$0	$0	$0
Tax-Exempt Bond Liabilities	$0	$0	$0
Other	$1,857,569	$1,746,214	($111,355)
Total Liabilities	$4,864,006	$4,247,999	($616,007)

Fund balance	Aug 01, 2009	Jul 31, 2010	Change
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Permanently Restricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Total Restricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Unrestricted Net Assets	$5,228,216	$4,607,719	($620,497)
Net Assets	$5,228,216	$4,607,719	($620,497)

Assets	Aug 01, 2010	Jul 31, 2011	Change
Contributions	$31,646,715
Cash & Equivalents	$2,517,585	$1,174,732	($1,342,853)
Accounts Receivable	$627,580	$435,837	($191,743)
Pledges & Grants Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Receivable, Other	$14,495	$12,360	($2,135)
Inventories for Sale or Use	$1,241,729	$1,382,219	$140,490
Investment, Securities	$1,950,739	$2,247,410	$296,671
Investment, Other	$0	$0	$0
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$1,647,594	$1,582,542	($65,052)
Other	$855,996	$568,291	($287,705)
Total Assets	$8,855,718	$7,403,391	($1,452,327)

Liabilities	Aug 01, 2010	Jul 31, 2011	Change
Accounts Payable	$1,826,388	$1,769,069	($57,319)
Grants Payable	$675,397	$588,878	($86,519)
Deferred Revenue	$0	$0	$0
Loans and Notes	$0	$0	$0
Tax-Exempt Bond Liabilities	$0	$0	$0
Other	$1,746,214	$1,169,196	($577,018)
Total Liabilities	$4,247,999	$3,527,143	($720,856)

Fund balance	Aug 01, 2010	Jul 31, 2011	Change
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Permanently Restricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Total Restricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Unrestricted Net Assets	$4,607,719	$3,876,248	($731,471)
Net Assets	$4,607,719	$3,876,248	($731,471)

Assets	Aug 01, 2011	Jul 31, 2012	Change
Contributions	$30,368,155
Cash & Equivalents	$1,174,732	$1,222,623	$47,891
Accounts Receivable	$435,837	$304,062	($131,775)
Pledges & Grants Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Receivable, Other	$12,360	$9,681	($2,679)
Inventories for Sale or Use	$1,382,219	$1,233,554	($148,665)
Investment, Securities	$2,247,410	$2,340,355	$92,945
Investment, Other	$0	$0	$0
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$1,582,542	$1,527,009	($55,533)
Other	$568,291	$768,652	$200,361
Total Assets	$7,403,391	$7,405,936	$2,545

Liabilities	Aug 01, 2011	Jul 31, 2012	Change
Accounts Payable	$1,769,069	$1,453,844	($315,225)
Grants Payable	$588,878	$572,654	($16,224)
Deferred Revenue	$0	$0	$0
Loans and Notes	$0	$0	$0
Tax-Exempt Bond Liabilities	$0	$0	$0
Other	$1,169,196	$1,510,055	$340,859
Total Liabilities	$3,527,143	$3,536,553	$9,410

Fund balance	Aug 01, 2011	Jul 31, 2012	Change
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Permanently Restricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Total Restricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Unrestricted Net Assets	$3,876,248	$3,869,383	($6,865)
Net Assets	$3,876,248	$3,869,383	($6,865)

Assets	Aug 01, 2012	Jul 31, 2013	Change
Contributions	$23,729,575
Cash & Equivalents	$1,222,623	$1,567,957	$345,334
Accounts Receivable	$304,062	$146,289	($157,773)
Pledges & Grants Receivable	$0	$211,860	$211,860
Receivable, Other	$9,681	$7,050	($2,631)
Inventories for Sale or Use	$1,233,554	$1,190,770	($42,784)
Investment, Securities	$2,340,355	$348,257	($1,992,098)
Investment, Other	$0	$0	$0
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$1,527,009	$1,455,519	($71,490)
Other	$768,652	$753,067	($15,585)
Total Assets	$7,405,936	$5,680,769	($1,725,167)

Liabilities	Aug 01, 2012	Jul 31, 2013	Change
Accounts Payable	$1,453,844	$2,140,082	$686,238
Grants Payable	$572,654	$350,000	($222,654)
Deferred Revenue	$0	$0	$0
Loans and Notes	$0	$0	$0
Tax-Exempt Bond Liabilities	$0	$0	$0
Other	$1,510,055	$1,208,110	($301,945)
Total Liabilities	$3,536,553	$3,698,192	$161,639

HELP HEAL VETERANS

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Fiscal Year: Aug 01 - Jul 31

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

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Business model indicators

Profitability	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Unrestricted surplus (deficit) before depreciation	-$357,910	-$1,411,220	$758,834	-$550,654	$1,629,709
As % of expenses	-1.9%	-9.3%	5.7%	-4.5%	12.4%
Unrestricted surplus (deficit) after depreciation	-$402,689	-$1,455,934	$723,398	-$584,548	$1,595,710
As % of expenses	-2.2%	-9.6%	5.4%	-4.8%	12.1%

Revenue composition
Total revenue (unrestricted & restricted)	$18,533,456	$13,522,759	$13,904,451	$12,763,605	$12,258,550
Total revenue, % change over prior year	-10.8%	-27.0%	2.8%	-8.2%	-4.0%
Program services revenue	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Membership dues	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Investment income	0.2%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Government grants	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
All other grants and contributions	98.0%	97.2%	96.9%	95.4%	98.0%
Other revenue	1.8%	2.7%	3.1%	4.6%	1.9%

Expense composition
Total expenses before depreciation	$18,681,955	$15,198,162	$13,254,020	$12,271,648	$13,189,894
Total expenses, % change over prior year	-17.3%	-18.6%	-12.8%	-7.4%	7.5%
Personnel	13.7%	14.8%	13.8%	12.4%	16.1%
Professional fees	7.1%	8.8%	5.3%	5.5%	3.5%
Occupancy	1.6%	1.8%	1.8%	1.5%	0.4%
Interest	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Pass-through	12.9%	16.6%	18.2%	22.3%	18.0%
All other expenses	64.8%	58.0%	60.9%	58.2%	62.0%

Full cost components (estimated)	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Total expenses (after depreciation)	$18,726,734	$15,242,876	$13,289,456	$12,305,542	$13,223,893
One month of savings	$1,556,830	$1,266,514	$1,104,502	$1,022,637	$1,099,158
Debt principal payment	$0	$0	$0	$1,572	$52,578
Fixed asset additions	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Total full costs (estimated)	$20,283,564	$16,509,390	$14,393,958	$13,329,751	$14,375,629

Capital structure indicators

Liquidity	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Months of cash	0.5	0.6	0.3	0.3	0.4
Months of cash and investments	0.9	0.6	0.3	0.3	1.2
Months of estimated liquid unrestricted net assets	-0.8	-1.8	-1.2	-1.9	-0.3

Balance sheet composition	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Cash	$817,591	$716,345	$292,769	$288,899	$431,320
Investments	$554,136	$26,973	$0	$0	$918,064
Receivables	$762,458	$107,070	$88,690	$78,996	$133,237
Gross land, buildings, equipment (LBE)	$3,095,662	$3,123,363	$3,142,175	$3,149,087	$3,202,648
Accumulated depreciation (as a % of LBE)	59.1%	61.2%	62.7%	64.6%	65.3%
Liabilities (as a % of assets)	63.5%	92.1%	78.0%	88.0%	92.7%
Unrestricted net assets	$58,061	-$1,397,873	-$674,475	-$1,259,023	$336,687
Temporarily restricted net assets	$2,508,976	$1,830,899	$1,854,151	$2,000,000	N/A
Permanently restricted net assets	$0	$0	$0	$0	N/A
Total restricted net assets	$2,508,976	$1,830,899	$1,854,151	$2,000,000	$0
Total net assets	$2,567,037	$433,026	$1,179,676	$740,977	$336,687

Key data checks

Key data checks	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Material data errors	No	No	No	No	No

Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

Documents

Letter of Determination

Form 1023/1024 is not available for this organization

Chief Executive Officer

CAPT Joseph S McClain USN, (Ret)

Board of directors data

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Board chair

John Meagher

No Affiliation

Term: 2020 - 2023

John Meagher

No Affiliation

Nora Egan

No Affiliation

Clint Pearman

Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center

Keith A Stuessi

General Dynamics Information Technology

Jim Scatena

No Affiliation

Ed Meagher

Vetegic

Chris Balcik

Samsung Electronics America

Julie Teahan

Guidehouse

Ani Matson

Digital Marketing Strategies

Meg Vrabel

Freedom Learning Group

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 1/31/2022

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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity

Black/African American

Gender identity

Male

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

No data

Contractors

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Professional fundraisers

Fiscal year ending

SOURCE: IRS Form 990 Schedule G

Solicitation activities

Gross receipts from fundraising

Retained by organization

Paid to fundraiser

HELP HEAL VETERANS

Serving those who have served since1971

Mission

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Programs and results

Reports and documents

What we aim to solve

Our programs

Therapeutic Arts and Crafts

Craft Care Specialists

Patient Home Rehabilitation Program

Where we work

Our results

Evaluation documents

Retail Value of Materials Provided

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Context Notes

Percent of veterans surveyed said therapeutic craft kits helped relieve their pain with an average 63% drop in pain scale.

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Percent of veterans surveyed said the therapeutic craft kits helped them have a more positive outlook on life.

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Percent of veterans surveyed said that therapeutic craft kits helped them improve their relationships with friends and family.

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Percent of veterans surveyed with a history of PTSD, depression, and anxiety said the therapeutic craft kits helped theim feel better an average of 7 on a scale of 10.

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Percent of veterans surveyed said the therapeutic craft kits help take their mind off their problems.

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Percent of veterans surveyed with wounds said the therapeutic craft kits helped their condition.

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Percent of veterans surveyed with a history of traumatic brain injury said the therapeutic craft kits helped them.

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Goals & Strategy

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What is the organization aiming to accomplish?

What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?

What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?

What have they accomplished so far and what's next?

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Financials

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Liquidity in 2020

Months of cash in 2020

Fringe rate in 2020

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