2015-11-16T11:30:30-08:00 2014-12-31 Jump Perry and Company LLP 12 Lexington Avenue Toms River NJ 087537545 990 2014-01-01 201664531 IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN VETERANS OF AMERICA INC IRAQ 2129829699 292 MADISON AVENUE 10TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10017 PAUL RIECKHOFF CEO 2015-11-16 true KATHRYN PERRY CPA P00044857 7322407377 2014 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z 7614850 false false X WWW.IAVA.ORG X 2004 NY To improve the lives of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans and their families by educating the public about the issues they face, fostering a community for troops, veterans and their families, and advocating on the behalf of the newest generation of veterans. 10 9 78 15 0 6187888 7488976 0 -715 2546 -143126 -212947 6044047 7278575 80000 0 0 3787268 4528511 0 763429 2256724 3184418 6123992 7712929 -79945 -434354 2692019 1077783 2072755 891767 619264 186016 X To improve the lives of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans and their families by educating the public about the issues they face, fostering a community for troops, veterans and their families, and advocating on the behalf of the newest generation of veterans. false false 1654588 ADVOCACY PROGRAMS IAVA CONDUCTS NON-PARTISAN ISSUE ADVOCACY TO ENSURE THAT IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE SUPPORTED, PROTECTED AND NEVER FORGOTTEN. IN 2014, IAVA AND ITS MEMBERS FACED A VA SCANDAL. AS THE FULL EXTENT OF THE BACKLOG, MALFEASANCE AMD COVER-UP AT THE VA CAME TO LIGHT, IAVA LED THE CHARGE FOR TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. DUE TO IAVAS EFFORTS TO HIGHLIGHT THE PROBLEM, THE VA REDUCED ITS BACKLOG BY NEARLY 60 PERCENT FALLING TO ABOUT 250,000 FROM A HIGH OF 611.000. ADDITIONALLY, IAVA CONDUCTED A COMPREHENSIVE MEMBER SURVEY, ONE OF THE LARGEST NON-GOVERNMENTAL SURVEYS, OF 2,828 IAVA MEMBERS, WHICH HELPED US IDENTIFY THE MOST URGENT POLICY ISSUES FACING THE POST-9/11 GENERATION OF VETERANS. IAVA ALSO CONDUCTED OUR ANNUAL STORM THE HILL CAMPAIGN, WHERE 32 VETERANS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY WERE BROUGHT TO WASHINGTON, DC TO RECEIVE COMMUNICATIONS AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING, AND MET DIRECTLY WITH POLICYMAKERS TO ADVOCATE FOR PROGRESS ON KEY VETERANS ISSUES, NAMELY REDUCING VETERAN SUICIDE. IAVA SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED FOR THE PASSAGE OF THE GI BILL TUITION WILL BEGIN SAVING ATHE GOVERNMENT AN ESTIMATED $139 MILLION BEGINNING IN 2014. IN ADDITION, EXPENDITURES RELATED TO ADVOCACY FOR 2014 TOTALED $1,654,588, INCLUDING $679,260 WORTH OF IRS RECOGNIZABLE NON-CASH CONTRIBUTIONS. 1542154 AWARENESS PROGRAMS IAVA WORKS TO PUT NEW VETERANS AT THE CENTER OF THE NATIONAL MEDIA CONVERSATION, AND BUILD PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FACING OUR COMMUNITY. OUR GOAL IS TO CONNECT THE 99% OF THE POPULATION WHO HAVE NOT SERVED IN IRAQ OR AFGHANISTAN WITH THE 1% WHO HAVE. IN 2014, IAVA LEADERSHIP AND MEMBERS WERE FEATURED WIDELY IN MAJOR MEDIA OUTLETS IN PRINT, ONLINE, RADIO AND NETWORK AND CABLE TV. WE ESTIMATE THAT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, MEDIA COVERAGE OF IAVA RESULTED IN 5,450,784,469 IMPRESSIONS REACHING A BROAD NATIONAL AUDIENCE. IN ADDITION, IAVA LAUNCHED WEVE GOT YOUR BACK: IAVAs CAMPAIGN TO COMBAT SUICIDE TO HIGHLIGHT THE CRITICAL IMPORTANCE OF PREVENTING VETERAN SUICIDE AND MAKING MENTAL HEALTH CARE A TOP PRIORITY. THESE EFFORTS WERE SUPPORTED BY OUR EXTENSIVE SOCIAL MEDIA AUDIENCE: IN 2014 FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS SURPASSED THE 500,000 AND TWITTER SAW THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF GROWTH, INCREASING BY 41 PERCENT FROM 2013. 1208022 RAPID RESPONSE REFERRAL PROGRAM (RRRP) TO HELP VETERANS MAKE THE OFTEN-CHALLENGING TRANSITION INTO CIVILIAN LIFE, THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH PERSONALIZED CASE MANAGEMENT AND REFERRAL SERVICES IN A RANGE OF AREAS INCLUDING: HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH, EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING/HOMELESSNESS, LEGAL AID, AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. DURING 2014, THE RRRP TEAM PROVIDED ONE-ON-ONE TRANSITION ASSISTANCE TO A TOTAL OF 2,155 VETERANS AND FAMILY MEMBERS, PROVIDING THEM WITH NEARLY 2,400 REFERRALS TO EXTERNAL SERVICE PROVIDERS AND BENEFITS. NEARLY 30% OF THESE REFERRALS WERE RELATED TO FINANCIAL NEEDS, UP NEARLY 200% OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR AND INDICATIVE OF A SIGNIFICANT AND GROWING NEED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. 1791333 6196097 true true false true false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false true 42 0 true 78 true false false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 10 9 false false false false false false false true false false false true true true true true true true true false NY X X TAXPAYER 2129829699 292 MADISON AVENUE 10TH FLOOR New York NY 10117 PAUL RIECKHOFF CEO 60.00 0.00 X X 245000 0 9412 GREG D'ALBA Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LES GELB VICE CHAIRMAN 0.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ROSANNE HAGGERTY Treasurer 0.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 PETER BERG Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BILL COWHER Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 YANNICK MARCHAL Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CRAIG NEWMARK Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JIM HIRSCHMANN Chairman 0.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL LEVEN Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DEREK BENNETT CHIEF OF STAFF 60.00 0.00 X 110833 0 0 SHANNON CAREY DEVELOPMENT DIR. 60.00 0.00 X 123333 0 0 Devon Collins CHIEF OPERATIONS 60.00 0.00 X 137885 0 0 JOHN J REID CHIEF COMM OFFICER 60.00 0.00 X 153333 0 8021 JOHN A NICHOLSON LEGISLATIVE DIR. 60.00 0.00 X 120000 0 0 890384 17433 6 false true false SAM DORMAN 2803 GOLDEN GATE AVE SAN FRANCISCO CA 94118 CONSULTING 140120 1 138731 832150 6518095 800520 7488976 0 387 387 0 0 0 31396 29237 2159 2159 2159 94091 832150 307038 -212947 0 0 0 7278575 2546 0 0 0 0 245000 186200 31850 26950 0 3442766 2616504 447558 378704 0 486243 369545 63211 53487 354502 269421 46086 38995 0 4400 3344 572 484 21300 16188 2769 2343 0 0 0 23395 22310 588 497 12443 12443 9886 7514 1285 1087 36387 27656 4731 4000 0 496558 377385 64552 54621 523456 444583 40103 38770 0 0 0 0 61789 46959 8033 6797 21940 16675 2852 2413 MEMBERSHIP EXPERIENCES 671170 671170 WEB & GRAPHIC DEVELOPMENT 305969 305969 CRM DEVELOPMENT & MAINT 219257 203310 8638 7309 INFORMATION & PROMOTION MATER. 183441 183441 593027 415480 30575 146972 7712929 6196097 753403 763429 1150826 125128 0 0 1128245 624346 0 0 0 0 28901 17998 472097 195326 332868 276771 29237 11598 0 0 0 21942 21942 2692019 1077783 216872 216856 1653883 674911 202000 2072755 891767 X 619264 186016 619264 186016 2692019 1077783 -434354 1106 X false true X true false X 4394486 7532297 6401343 6310738 7583067 32221931 0 0 4394486 7532297 6401343 6310738 7583067 32221931 0 32221931 553 71 237 387 1248 0 10151 1943 5572 3265 20931 32244110 0.99930 0.99920 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false 2132 266991 269123 7443806 7712929 535646 133912 false 532171 452804 469546 535646 1990167 2985251 230969 205156 254447 269123 959695 133043 113201 117387 133912 497543 746315 1389 7538 17704 2132 28763 256661 77916 178745 81660 57302 24358 133776 60108 73668 276771 X 9220246 1106 1633527 307038 1941671 7278575 7278575 9653494 1633527 307038 1940565 7712929 7712929 Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Organization is exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, except on net income derived from unrelated business activities. The Organization does not have business activities currently subject to tax on unrelated business income. 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 has no open tax years prior to December 31, 2011. Part XI, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990 Special event expenses netted on 990 $307038 Loss on disposal netted on 990 $0 Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/S LOSS ON DISPOSAL NETTED ON 990 $0 SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES NETTED ON 990 $307038 X X X true AL AK AZ CA CT GA HI IL KS KY LA MA ME MD ME MI MN MO MT NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OR PA RI SC UT VA WA WV CO DC DE IA ID MS NV OK SD HEROES GALA 858316 768075 90241 506 247605 HEROES CELEBRATION 57700 53850 3850 793 40444 1 10225 10225 17690 926241 832150 94091 1299 305739 307038 -212947 X false false false false false false false false false false JOHN J REID CHIEF COMM OFFICER 153333 8021 161354 PAUL RIECKHOFF CEO 245000 9412 254412 X MEMBERSHIP EXPERIENCES 1 659520 MARKET VALUE X TRAVEL 1 141000 MARKET VALUE false false false Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO HELP VETERANS UNDERSTAND AND ACCESS THEIR GI BILL BENEFITS, IAVA MAINTAINS A COMPREHENSIVE ONLINE GUIDE AT NEWGIBILL.ORG. THE SITE INCLUDES IAVAS PROPRIETARY NEW GI BILL CALCULATOR, WHICH ENABLES VETERANS TO EASILY CHECK THEIR BENEFITS ELIGIBILITY. IN 2014, NEWGIBILL.ORG RECEIVED 448,000 UNIQUE PAGEVIEWS; THE CALCULATOR TOOL RECEIVED 296,000. IN ADDITION, OVER 550 VETERANS HAD THEIR QUESTIONS ANSWERED THROUGH ONE-ON-ONE EDUCATION SUPPORT. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: COMMUNITY PROGRAMS - EACH YEAR, IAVA HOSTS HUNDREDS OF LOCAL VETTOGETHER EVENTS TO FOSTER A STRONG COMMUNITY FOR NEW VETERANS. OUR GOAL IS TO ELIMINATE THE EXPERIENCES OF ISOLATION MANY VETERANS ENCOUNTER WHEN THEY RETURN HOME. DURING 2014, IAVA AND OUR MEMBER LEADERS HOSTED 304 VETTOGETHERS FOR THOUSANDS OF VETERANS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IAVA ALSO IMPLEMENTED A NATIONAL CONVOY TO COMBAT SUICIDE, RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT THE SUICIDE PREVENTION AND OTHER RESOURCES AT 87 EVENTS WITH MAJOR TOURING MUSICAL ACTS AND NASCAR. TO EMPOWER OUR VETERAN MEMBERS TO LEAD THIS COMMUNITY, IAVA PROVIDED LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, TRAINING AND/OR SUPPORTING OVER 100 INDIVIDUALS TO BE PROGRAM AMBASSADORS, VETTOGETHER HOSTS, OR SPOKESPEOPLE FOR THIS NEW GENERATION OF VETERANS. LASTLY, IAVA TRANSITIONED ITS FORMER COMMUNITY OF VETERANS PROGRAM TO A NEW, UPGRADED PLATFORM, MYIAVA. MYIAVA FUNCTIONS AS A SOCIAL PLATFORM, A SAFE SPACE FOR VETERANS TO HAVE SENSITIVE DISCUSSIONS AROUND MENTAL HEALTH STRUGGLES LIKE PTSD, AND AS A WAY TO CONNECT VETERANS WITH RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY EVENTS. MYIAVA WAS STILL IN EARLY-STAGE BETA AT THE END OF 2014, BUT APPROXIMATELY 1,000[2] VETERANS WERE IN THE NEW PLATFORM. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: AWARENESS PROGRAMS IAVA WORKS TO PUT NEW VETERANS AT THE CENTER OF THE NATIONAL MEDIA CONVERSATION, AND BUILD PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FACING OUR COMMUNITY. OUR GOAL IS TO CONNECT THE 99% OF THE POPULATION WHO HAVE NOT SERVED IN IRAQ OR AFGHANISTAN WITH THE 1% WHO HAVE. IN 2014, IAVA LEADERSHIP AND MEMBERS WERE FEATURED WIDELY IN MAJOR MEDIA OUTLETS IN PRINT, ONLINE, RADIO AND NETWORK AND CABLE TV. WE ESTIMATE THAT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, MEDIA COVERAGE OF IAVA RESULTED IN 5,450,784,469 IMPRESSIONS REACHING A BROAD NATIONAL AUDIENCE. IN ADDITION, IAVA LAUNCHED WEVE GOT YOUR BACK: IAVAs CAMPAIGN TO COMBAT SUICIDE TO HIGHLIGHT THE CRITICAL IMPORTANCE OF PREVENTING VETERAN SUICIDE AND MAKING MENTAL HEALTH CARE A TOP PRIORITY. THESE EFFORTS WERE SUPPORTED BY OUR EXTENSIVE SOCIAL MEDIA AUDIENCE: IN 2014 FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS SURPASSED THE 500,000 AND TWITTER SAW THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF GROWTH, INCREASING BY 41 PERCENT FROM 2013. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The Chief Operations Officer, CEO, and Board of Directors review the 990 prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts Iraq and Afghansitan Veterans of America reviews their conflict of interest policy with all new employees when they are hired. They also review it with current employees on an annual basis. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST OTHER FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES TOTAL PROGRAM MANAGEMENT FUNDRAISING & GENERALDUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS $ 14,891 $ 14,285 $ 327 $ 279FUNDRAISING COSTS $ 121,094 $ 121,094 GRAPHIC DESIGN $ 12,631 $ 12,570 $ 33 $ 28IAVA RESEARCH REPORTS $ 18,296 $ 18,296MISCELLANEOUS $ 24,000 $ 23,999 $ 1OTHER TAXES & FEES $ 39,798 $ 30,247 $ 5,174 $ 4,377OUTREACH EVENTS $ 111,935 $ 111,935PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEOGRAPHY $ 8,024 $ 8,024POLITICAL EVENTS $ 8,100 $ 8,100POSTAGE & SHIPPING $ 16,730 $ 14,589 $ 1,160 $ 981SOFTWARE & ONLINE TOOLS $ 16,186 $ 14,551 $ 885 $ 750STAFF DEVELOPMENT $ 160,963 $ 122,334 $ 20,923 $ 17,706SUPPLIES $ 29,999 $ 26,170 $ 2,073 $ 1,756WEB HOSTING $ 10,380 $ 10,380 TOTAL $593,027 $415,480 $30,575 $146,972 Program Service Accomplishments IAVA fulfills its mission by delivering best-in-class programs to veterans, completely free of charge. In 2013, these programs benefitted approximately 275,000 veterans nationwide. Following, we provide impact summaries for our core program services. IAVA ACTION FUND 292 MADISON AVENUE 10TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10017 201303879 Veteran Advocacy & Education NY 501(C)(4) N/A false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false