THANKS USA: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization: THANKS USA (EIN 20-3973151)
Tax period: 2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed: 2014-11-18
IRS object ID: 201433229349301253
Schema version: 2013v3.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2014-11-18T12:55:28-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2013-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WATKINS MEEGAN LLC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6720B ROCKLEDGE DRIVE SUITE 750	AddressLine1
City	BETHESDA	City
State	MD	State
ZIP Code	20817	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2013-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	203973151	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THANKS USA	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
In Care Of	% MICHELE STORK	InCareOfNm
Business Name Control	THAN	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7035564259	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1390 CHAIN BRIDGE ROAD	AddressLine1
Address Line2	Suite 260	AddressLine2
City	MCLEAN	City
State	VA	State
ZIP Code	22101	ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MICHELE STORK	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7035564259	PhoneNum
Signature	2014-11-11	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	DANIEL D O'SHEA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00957510	PTIN
Phone	7035564259	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2013	TaxYr
Build TS	2015-11-30 17:44:51Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	MICHELE STORK	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1390 CHAIN BRIDGE ROAD	AddressLine1
City	MCLEAN	City
State	VA	State
ZIP Code	22101	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,361,345	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.THANKSUSA.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2005	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	VA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	Thanks U.S.A. is a non-partisan, charitable effort to mobilize Americans of all ages to "thank" the men and women of the United States Armed Forces. (Continued in schedule O)	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	26	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	26	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	3	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	55	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,512,279	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,206,301	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$458	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$744	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$93,763	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	-$95,754	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,418,974	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,111,291	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$912,832	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$831,350	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$175,121	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$204,793	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$58,799	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$560,992	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$463,874	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,648,945	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,500,017	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$229,971	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$388,726	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,987,877	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,536,519	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$552,552	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$486,351	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,435,325	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,050,168	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	Thanks U.S.A. is a non-partisan, charitable effort to mobilize Americans of all ages to "thank" the men and women of the United States Armed Forces. We do this by providing need-based college, technical, and vocational-school scholarships for their children and spouses.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,327,753	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$831,350	GrantAmt
Desc	In 2013, 282 scholarships were awarded, bringing the total since 2006 to 3,000 scholarships awarded totaling nearly $10 Million. Recipients come from each of the 50 states and the district of Columbia, and represent all military branches including the Guard and Reserve.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$51,173	ExpenseAmt
Desc	Treasure Hunt Program - Thanks U.S.A.'s on-line American History Treasure Hunt raises awareness, excitement, and funds for the scholarship program in an educational, family-friendly way. The treasure-hunt program is underwritten by the Entertainment Software Association for the years 2009 through 2014.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,378,926	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	Yes (true)	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (true)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	false	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (true)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (true)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (true)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	13	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	3	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	26	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	26	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (true)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	DC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MICHELE STORK	PersonNm
Phone	7038554108	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1390 CHAIN BRIDGE ROAD	AddressLine1
City	MCLEAN	City
State	VA	State
ZIP Code	22101	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (27 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
Jorge Adeler
Director	2.0	Yes (X)
Stephen E Baskin
Director	2.0	Yes (X)
Fred Cannon
Director	0.5	Yes (X)
General George W Casey Jr
Director	2.0	Yes (X)
Major General Jack Catton
Director	2.0	Yes (X)
Tom Cooper
Director	0.5	Yes (X)
Jill A Dyal
Director	2.0	Yes (X)
Alexander Ehrlich
Director	2.0	Yes (X)
Frank Fahrenkopf Jr
Director	0.5	Yes (X)
Timothy H Gillis
Director	2.0	Yes (X)
William Hansen
Director	1.0	Yes (X)
Gillian Jaeger
Director	1.0	Yes (X)
General James L Jones
Director	0.5	Yes (X)
Gary M Kittay
Director	2.0	Yes (X)
Lt General Normand Lezy
Director	2.0	Yes (X)
Harry I Martin Jr
Director	2.0	Yes (X)
Laura A Odell
Director	0.5	Yes (X)
Deanna Tanner Okun
Director	3.0	Yes (X)
Rachel Okun
Director	3.0	Yes (X)
Russ Owen
Director	1.0	Yes (X)
Rod Paige
Director	0.5	Yes (X)
Peter L Thoren
Director	2.0	Yes (X)
Honorable Zach Wamp
Director	2.0	Yes (X)
Patricia St George
Treasurer	3.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)
Carolyn Ferek
Secretary	4.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)
Honorable Robert D Okun
Chairman & CEO	6.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)
Michele Stork
Executive Director	60.0		Yes (X)	$110,000	$0	$2,400

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$110,000	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$2,400	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$677,374	FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions	$528,927	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$189,209	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,206,301	TotalContributionsAmt
Total Program Service Revenue	$0	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$744	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$744	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$154,300	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$677,374	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$250,054	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$95,754	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$95,754	ExclusionAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,111,291	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$95,010	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$831,350	TotalAmt
Program Services	$831,350	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$112,400	TotalAmt
Program Services	$91,044	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,240	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$10,116	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$71,259	TotalAmt
Program Services	$66,010	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,623	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,626	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,600	TotalAmt
Management And General	$6,600	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,534	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,998	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,563	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$973	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$42,195	TotalAmt
Program Services	$19,212	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$22,983	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$141,132	TotalAmt
Program Services	$130,629	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$400	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$10,103	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,759	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,722	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,465	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,572	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$33,355	TotalAmt
Program Services	$25,366	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,269	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$720	FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,757	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,757	ProgramServicesAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,122	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,122	ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,022	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,022	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
INDIRECT COST ALLOCATION	$0	$15,000	-$15,000
IN-KIND GOODS	$189,209	$147,581	$8,939	$32,689
TREASURE HUNT PRIZES EXPENSE	$7,000	$7,000
TAXES AND FEES	$4,732		$4,732

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,591	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,135	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,456	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,500,017	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,378,926	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$62,292	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$58,799	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$992,680	BOYAmt
EOY	$995,393	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$822,621	BOYAmt
EOY	$383,156	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,915	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,500	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,135	BOYAmt
EOY	$26,697	EOYAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$80,738	BOYAmt
EOY	$74,981	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$60,788	BOYAmt
EOY	$51,792	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,987,877	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,536,519	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$552,552	BOYAmt
EOY	$486,351	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$552,552	BOYAmt
EOY	$486,351	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$326,331	BOYAmt
EOY	$284,433	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,033,994	BOYAmt
EOY	$765,735	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$75,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,435,325	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,050,168	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,987,877	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,536,519	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$388,726	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$3,569	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,058,717	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,481,364	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,358,522	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,512,279	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,206,301	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$8,617,183	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,058,717	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,481,364	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,358,522	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,512,279	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,206,301	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$8,617,183	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$1,762,948	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$6,854,235	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$674	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,277	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$768	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$458	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$744	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,921	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$5,143	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$8,954	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$280	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total	$14,377	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$8,635,481	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.79373	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.76780	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Art Public Exhibition Amounts ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Assets Included	$51,792	AssetsIncludedAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Held Works Art		HeldWorksArtGrp
Solicited Assets Sale	false	SolicitedAssetsSaleInd
Agent Trustee Etc	false	AgentTrusteeEtcInd

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$75,000	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance	$75,000	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$75,000	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance	$75,000	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$75,000	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance	$75,000	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$75,000	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance	$75,000	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	false	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Land		LandGrp
Buildings		BuildingsGrp
Leasehold Improvements		LeaseholdImprovementsGrp
Equipment		EquipmentGrp
Other Land Buildings		OtherLandBuildingsGrp
Federal Income Tax Liability	$0	FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt
Total Liability	$0	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,587,834	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$3,569	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$222,920	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$226,489	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,361,345	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	-$250,054	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	-$250,054	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,111,291	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,972,991	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$222,920	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	$250,054	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$472,974	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,500,017	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,500,017	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION'S COLLECTIONS	FORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART III, LINE 4 A TREASURE CHEST OF CIVIL WAR ARTIFACTS PLUS AUTHENTIC COINAGE DATING ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE FAMOUS SILVER DOLLAR; OVER 1,000 CARATS OF GENUINE FACETED GEMS (INCLUDING RUBY, AMETHYST, OPAL AND TURQUOISE); ALL BIRTH STONES REPRESENTED; ALSO LUMINOUS PEARL STRANDS, GOLD NUGGETS, CORAL CARVINGS, COINS RETRIEVED FROM SHIPWRECKS, DIAMOND RINGS, EMERALD EARRINGS, JADE AND CORAL PENDANTS AND PINS, SAPPHIRE JEWELRY AND MUCH MORE. THE TREASURE CHEST SUPPORTS THE THANKS U.S.A. SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM IN THAT ITEMS ARE AUCTIONED OFF AT FUNDRAISERS AND FUNDS GO TOWARDS THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. ALSO, ITEMS ARE GIVEN AS PART OF THE GRAND PRIZE FOR THE TREASURE HUNT. THE TREASURE HUNT RAISES AWARENESS OF EXCITEMENT AND FUNDS FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM IN AN EDUCATIONAL, FAMILY-FRIENDLY WAY.
FIN 48 NOTE	FORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2 Thanks U.S.A. is exempt from federal and state income taxes (except taxes on unrelated business income) under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is not a private foundation. Thanks U.S.A. had no federal and state taxable income for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012; therefore, the accompanying financial statements do not include a provision for federal or state income taxes. Thanks U.S.A. believes that it has appropriate support for any tax positions taken, and, as such, it does not have any uncertain tax positions that are material to the financial statements. Thanks U.S.A. recognizes interest expense and penalties related to income taxes on uncertain tax positions in accounts payable and accrued expenses in the statements of financial position and general and administrative expenses on the statements of activities and change in net assets. There is no provision in these financial statements for penalties and interest related to income taxes on uncertain tax positions for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012.
OTHER ADJUSTMENTS - REVENUE	FORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 4B SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSE: (250,054)
OTHER ADJUSTMENTS - EXPENSE	FORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART XII, LINE 2D SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSE: 250,054

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1	GALA	NameOfEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Event1	$267,000	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$222,200	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$44,800	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Cash Prizes Event1	$0	CashPrizesEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1	$0	NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$0	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$53,571	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$0	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$49,220	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Name Of Event2	J. CASEY GOLF	NameOfEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Event2	$229,574	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$190,574	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$39,000	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Cash Prizes Event2	$0	CashPrizesEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2	$0	NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2	$0	RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2	$20,013	FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2	$0	EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$21,523	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	8	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$335,100	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events	$264,600	CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events	$70,500	GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Other Events	$0	CashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Other Events	$0	NonCashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events	$0	RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events	$17,463	FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events	$0	EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events	$88,264	OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$831,674	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$677,374	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$154,300	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Total Events	$0	CashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events	$0	NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$0	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$91,047	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$0	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$159,007	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$250,054	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$95,754	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	Scholarship	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	282	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$831,350	CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance	$0	NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method Used	FMV	ValuationMethodUsedDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING GRANTS IN THE U.S.	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	FORM 990, SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2 PER THE SCHOLARSHIP MANAGEMENT SERVICES PROCEDURES MANUAL, A CHECKLIST FOR DECISIONS IS PREPARED WHICH REQUIRES THOROUGH REVIEW OF THE CONTRACT AND ALL PROGRAM PARAMETERS BY BOTH THE PROGRAM MANAGER AND A SENIOR MANAGER OF THE DEPARTMENT. AFTER REVIEWING THE PROGRAM PARAMETERS, EACH PERSON INVOLVED IN THE SELECTION OF RECIPIENTS SIGNS OFF ON THE DECISIONS FORM. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA ARE CHECKED AT VARIOUS STAGES IN PROCESSING WITH THE FINAL CHECK CONDUCTED BY THE COMMITTEE AT THE TIME OF RECIPIENT SELECTION.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Works Of Art		WorksOfArtGrp
Art Historical Treasures		ArtHistoricalTreasuresGrp
Art Fractional Interest		ArtFractionalInterestGrp
Books And Publications		BooksAndPublicationsGrp
Clothing And Household Goods		ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp
Cars And Other Vehicles		CarsAndOtherVehiclesGrp
Boats And Planes		BoatsAndPlanesGrp
Intellectual Property		IntellectualPropertyGrp
Securities Publicly Traded		SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp
Securities Closely Held Stock		SecuritiesCloselyHeldStockGrp
Secur Prtnrshp Trust Intrsts		SecurPrtnrshpTrustIntrstsGrp
Securities Miscellaneous		SecuritiesMiscellaneousGrp
Qualified Contrib Hist Struct		QualifiedContribHistStructGrp
Qualified Contrib Other		QualifiedContribOtherGrp
Real Estate Residential		RealEstateResidentialGrp
Real Estate Commercial		RealEstateCommercialGrp
Real Estate Other		RealEstateOtherGrp
Collectibles		CollectiblesGrp
Food Inventory		FoodInventoryGrp
Drugs And Medical Supplies		DrugsAndMedicalSuppliesGrp
Taxidermy		TaxidermyGrp
Historical Artifacts		HistoricalArtifactsGrp
Scientific Specimens		ScientificSpecimensGrp
Archaeological Artifacts		ArchaeologicalArtifactsGrp

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (8 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxInd	DescDesc	ContributionContributionCnt	Noncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt	Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)	Event Tickets	13	$170,691	FMV
Yes (X)	Hotel Stays	2	$700	FMV
Yes (X)	Golf Packages	6	$2,296	FMV
Yes (X)	Gift Cards	2	$10,165	FMV
Yes (X)	Golf/tennis hats	4	$2,355	FMV
Yes (X)	Car Rental	2	$1,200	FMV
Yes (X)	Jewelry	2	$1,302	FMV
Yes (X)	Signs	2	$500	FMV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	false	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	false	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Organization's Mission	Form 990, Part I, Line 1 (contined from page 1) Thanks U.S.A. provides need-based scholarships for their children and spouses to study at an accredited college, university, or vocational technical school.
BOARD REVIEW OF FORM 990	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED IN PERSON WITH THE CEO/CHAIRMAN. UPON APPROVAL FROM THE CEO/CHAIRMAN, THE 990 IS EMAILED TO THE OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS FOR COMMENTS. UPON INCORPORATING COMMENTS FROM THE OFFICERS AND BOARD, THE FORM 990 IS FILED.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS A STANDING ITEM ON THE BOARD MEETING AGENDA. IT IS REVIEWED TWICE A YEAR WITH ALL MEMBERS PRESENT.
PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE CEO CONSULTS WITH THE OFFICERS OF THE BOARD ABOUT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PERFORMANCE FOR THE YEAR. HE ALSO USES COMPARABILITY DATA FROM PUBLIC SOURCES SUCH AS THE NONPROFIT TIMES AND ASSESSES THE NEEDS OF THE ORGANIZATION GOING FORWARD FOR THE ENSUING 12 MONTHS AND ARRIVES AT THE PROPOSED COMPENSATION PACKAGE.
AVAILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
Family Relationships	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 Board Members Honorable Robert D. Okun and Deanna Tanner Okun are husband and wife. Their daughter is Board Member Rachel Okun.