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Vets For Economic Freedom Trust

  • Arlington, VA
  • EIN: 45-3593119

Organization summary

Organization summary might be incomplete or out of date

This organization is not listed in the IRS's most recent list of tax exempt organizations, but we have data associated with this Employer Identification Number.

Details

According to its Sept. 2017 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Reported conflict of interest transactions
Organizations must report loans, grants or business transactions with interested parties, which may include key employees and officers, their family members and any businesses in which they hold a controlling interest. These transactions must be reported on Schedule L.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$3.52M (2017)

Expenses
$3.48M (2017)

Total Assets
$0 (2017)

Total Liabilities
$0 (2017)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2012 to 2017

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,522,135
Expenses
$3,484,612
Net Income
$37,523
Net Assets
$0
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,524,557
> 100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $94
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$28,662
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $26,146
0.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $254,962
7.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,538,314
44.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $0
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $0
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jae Pak (President & Coo) $263,984 $0 $36,110
Fred Ford (General Counsel) $190,899 $0 $2,022
Peter Hegseth (Former Ceo) $172,793 $0 $4,125
Joseph Gecan (Vice President (Strategy)) $171,154 $0 $26,911
Dan Caldwell (Vp (Political Action)) $158,294 $0 $22,214
Anthony Ciano (Operations Director) $133,358 $0 $303
Peter Gaytan (Communications Director) $128,839 $0 $8,735
Nathan Anderson (National Field Director) $125,212 $0 $282
Kimberley Palmese (Programs Director) $118,239 $0 $7,211
Randy Lair (Trustee) $75,000 $0 $0
Josh Fisher (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Mark Lucas (President & Executive Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 15, 2018

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$15,935,321
Expenses
$16,372,550
Net Income
-$437,229
Net Assets
-$37,523
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $15,935,188
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $133
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $978,987
6.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $5,839,599
35.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $568,808
Total Liabilities $606,331
Net Assets -$37,523

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The IRS has provided extracted financial data for this filing, but has not yet released the source documents.

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$14,174,523
Expenses
$13,997,969
Net Income
$176,554
Net Assets
$399,706
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $14,146,971
99.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $759
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $26,793
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $772,796
5.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,376,027
24.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,124,353
Total Liabilities $724,647
Net Assets $399,706

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$15,703,141
Expenses
$16,131,623
Net Income
-$428,482
Net Assets
$223,152
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $15,702,443
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $698
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $353,197
2.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,707,770
16.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,197,007
Total Liabilities $973,855
Net Assets $223,152

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,796,235
Expenses
$3,926,591
Net Income
-$130,356
Net Assets
$651,634
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,795,860
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $375
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $307,500
7.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,093,896
27.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $954,666
Total Liabilities $303,032
Net Assets $651,634

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,969,994
Expenses
$1,188,004
Net Income
$781,990
Net Assets
$781,990
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,968,550
99.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $1,444
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $107,500
9.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $88,526
7.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $836,759
Total Liabilities $54,769
Net Assets $781,990

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

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