OPERATION WALK VIRGINIA: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
OPERATION WALK VIRGINIA (EIN 20-3954540)
Tax period
2018-07-01 to 2019-06-30
Filed
2020-05-06
IRS object ID
202011279349302021
Schema version
2018v3.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2020-05-06T15:29:57-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN541342298PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Kositzka Wicks and CompanyBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15270 Shawnee Road Suite 250AddressLine1Txt
CityAlexandriaCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22312ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN203954540EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Operation Walk of Virginia IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlOPERBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7036647000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110904 Watermill CourtAddressLine1Txt
CityOaktonCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22124ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonConstance Roof KohlerPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone7036647000PhoneNum
Signature2020-05-06SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJennifer S Manster CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01383338PTIN
Phone7036422700PhoneNum
Preparation2020-05-06PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

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I Pv4 Address64.88.174.3IPv4AddressTxt
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IP2020-05-06IPDt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerConstance Roof KohlerPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110904 Watermill CourtAddressLine1Txt
CityOaktonCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22124ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$117,903GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addressopwalkvirginia.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2005FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateVALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTo provide needed medical care for individuals with debilitating bone and joint conditions.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body8VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
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CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$17,005PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$20,313CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$293,925PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$91,100CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Other Expenses$85,131CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$93,077PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$141,631CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$200,848PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$50,531CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$378,348TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$330,030TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$952TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$3,165TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$377,396NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$326,865NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionOperation Walk provides surgical procedures and medical care for individuals with arthritis or other debilating bone and joint conditions who are in developing countries and in the US who have no access to life-improving treatment.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$108,500ExpenseAmt
DescTravel and supplies to perform free hip and knee replacement surgeries.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$108,500TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document2IRPDocumentCnt
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Employee0EmployeeCnt
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members8GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member6IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy0ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Business Name Line1The OrganizationBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone7036647000PhoneNum

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Address Line110904 Watermill CourtAddressLine1Txt
CityOaktonCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
Connie Kohler
President3.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$22,500$0$0
Bill Hamilton
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tracy Woodward
Secretary1.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kevin Fricka
Vice President2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Frank Conguista
Director1.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Laura McCormack
Treasurer10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$25,000$0$0
Steve Karp
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gerard Engh
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Total Revenue Column-$20,313TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$20,313ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Total Revenue Column$91,100TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Exclusion-$20,313ExclusionAmt

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Total$56,500TotalAmt
Program Services$27,139ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,388ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,973FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,375TotalAmt
Management And General$2,375ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$388TotalAmt
Fundraising$388FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$272TotalAmt
Management And General$272ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$37,751TotalAmt
Program Services$37,751ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
Medical supplies$43,610$43,610
Shipping, freight & del$710$710
License and registratio$25$25

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$141,631TotalAmt
Program Services$108,500ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$23,770ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,361FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$378,348BOYAmt
EOY$330,030EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$378,348BOYAmt
EOY$330,030EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$952BOYAmt
EOY$3,165EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$952BOYAmt
EOY$3,165EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

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BOY$377,396BOYAmt
EOY$326,865EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$377,396BOYAmt
EOY$326,865EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$378,348BOYAmt
EOY$330,030EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$50,531ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$111,611CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$161,830CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$166,665CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$276,920CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$111,413CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$828,439TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$161,830CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$166,665CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$276,920CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$111,413CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$828,439TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$28,842SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$799,597PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$530CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$530TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$828,969TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.96460PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.96450PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionCentral America and the CaribbeanRegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedProgram ServicesTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedTrip to Panama to provide needed medical care for individuals with debilitating bone and joint conditions. Expenditures include travel to, in, and around Panama as well as medical supplies used for medical care.SpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$81,361RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$81,361SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$81,361TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event15K RaceEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$27,906GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$21,416CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$6,490GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$26,803OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$27,906GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$21,416CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$6,490GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$26,803OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$26,803DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$20,313NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bForm 990 was reviewed by the president and treasurer before being filed.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15Board members consulted other similar charities and Operation Walk teams across the country. The team leaders prepared a breakdown of activities and general amount of time spent per mission. It was presented and reviewed at a Board Meeting, along with the comparative compensation data.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Operation Walk of Virginia, Inc. makes its governing documents available to the public upon request.

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