The National Association wants to thank all our members, donors and the patriotic public for their
continuing and growing interest in the Mission Statement activities of the Association. 2007 saw astounding growth in
contributions received, almost double over contributions received in the previous year, which in turn meant astounding
growth in those program service activities. Regardless of what others might say who equate the American people with others
on the face of this earth,, Americans are not only the best, but also the most generous, people on earth, and that statement
certainly applies to our donors' and members' support for the causes of the needy American veteran, our Armed Forces
personnel and their mission in the cause of our Beloved Land and our Seas. Love of Country may be a simplistic concept to
some, denounced by many, hair-splitted about by others, but to us, it is our bedrock, and most meaningful, value,
as it is to every real veterans' organization, and real patriot, in the United States.
The Mission of the Association, which is an activity-oriented
description of its goals, and the goals of its State Chapters, as currently approved by its voting membership, includes:
The support, as the Association's primary and encompassing mission, of
educational communication for policies and public support enhancing the cause of the United States of America, and
of Liberty, in the world; the cause of naval power; a strong national defense vulnerable to none; the Navy mission as
a keystone of that defense; and the remembrance of the service of the American Veteran;
The support of the needs of the U.S. Navy;
The
provision of assistance to disabled and needy war veterans and members of the U.S. Armed Forces from all service branches
and to their dependents and to the widows and orphans of deceased veterans*;
The provision of entertainment, care
and assistance to hospitalized veterans or members of the U.S. Armed Forces from all service branches*;
The provision
of programs to perpetuate the memory of deceased veterans and members of the U.S. Armed Forces from all service branches,
and to comfort their survivors*;
The sponsorship of, or participation in, activities of a patriotic nature;
The
support of legislative action to provide to our service personnel, veterans, and their dependents, widows and orphans, the
remuneration and benefits they truly deserve;
The provision of social and recreational activities for Association
members;
and
The provision of nonpartisan education, news and analysis pertaining to the value of these
goals, and other issues of interest to veterans, service members and the patriotic public.
The Executive Board of the Association, by unanimous
public resolution
January 21, 2005 has added the following quotation
to the current Mission Statement as a fundamental part of its First Article:
"From the day of our founding, we have proclaimed that
every man and woman on this earth has rights, and dignity, and matchless value, because they bear the image of the maker of
heaven and earth. Across the generations we have proclaimed the imperative of self-government, because no one is fit to be
a master, and no one deserves to be a slave. Advancing these ideals is the mission that created our nation. It is the honorable
achievement of our fathers. Now it is the urgent requirement of our nation's security, and the calling of our time."
- President George W. Bush
Inaugural Address
January 20, 2005
Summary of the Past Year's Program Service Accomplishments
The Association’s
primary exempt purpose, from the standpoint of both the qualitative and quantitative judgment of the Association, as stated
in its current Mission
Statement, is:
“The
support, as the Association’s primary and encompassing mission, of educational communication for policies and public
support enhancing the cause of the United States of America, and of Liberty, in the world; the cause of naval power; a strong
national defense vulnerable to none; the Navy mission as a keystone of that defense; and the remembrance of the service of
the American Veteran.”
The discussion
of the National Association's program service accomplishments is broken down into the six detailed, explicit and
verbatim exempt purposes (a-f) of the Association as stated in its IRS Form 1024 Application.
- To assist disabled and needy war veterans and members of the U.S. Armed Forces and their dependents and the widows, widowers and orphans of
deceased veterans:
- To provide care and assistance to hospitalized veterans or members of the U.S. Armed Forces:
(Purposes
a and b are combined because of the similarity of program services carried out applicable to theses respective purposes.)
Food;
shelter; clothing; in-kind Service Members’ care packages; in-kind miscellaneous supplies, e.g. portable TVs, radios,
snacks, newspapers; medical, dental and hospital services; and direct cash assistance were provided to approximately 23,313
recipients in the covered classes. Of these, approximately 6,538 were U.S.
Armed Forces members receiving care packages.
A
grant of $10,000 was made to the VA Minneapolis-St.Paul Vets Center in support of this unique medical facility.
This grant was made at a time when the US Department of Defense and the US Department of Veterans Affairs were both having
difficulties providing timely services to our active duty Armed Forces and to many veterans in need, due to less than adequate
funding provided for political reasons by the US Congress after reasonable funding requests and budgets were made by
the President of the United States. It is the intent of the Association, within our United States Government-approved purposes,
to provide safety nets, wherever possible, to augment and enhance needed support for both our active duty Forces and our veterans.
A
grant of $500 was made to the Paralyzed Veterans of America in support of sports rehabilitation activities specifically for
paralyzed veterans, and medical research into spinal cord related injuries and diseases for the same.
A
grant of $2,000 was made to the USO in support of entertainment and recreational activities for our US Armed Forces serving
in Iraq.
Volunteer
Association caseworkers counseled without charge approximately 9,244 individuals in the covered classes either in applying
for federal and state benefits or in finding “missing” active-duty or former members of the U.S. Armed Forces.
Expenditures
made by the National Association for the above program services were:
Food...$101,397 …
Shelter...$231,118
Clothing...$108,921
In-kind Service Members’
Care Packages…$1,799,598
In-kind miscellaneous supplies, e.g portable TVs,
radios, snacks, newspapers, to hospitalized veterans and
Service Members… $121,398
Medical, Dental &
Hospital Fees and Charges… $255,904
Direct Cash Assistance…$1,001,290
Grants...$12,500
_________
Total:
$3,632,106
- To carry out programs to perpetuate the memory of deceased veterans and members of
the U.S. Armed Forces and to comfort their
survivors:
The
Association constructed and managed the Locator Services Page, the Virtual Navy Wall Page, the Virtual 9/11 Wall Page, and the “Let Every Nation Know…” Page, featuring Lori Piestewa’s true and accurate story (and Jessica Lynch’s) as well as related webpages on
www.NavyVets.org. Those pages had approximately 4,566,000 separate page views in the reported on CY.
The
Association published and distributed without charge a variety of printed material, including newsletters and flyers, dedicated
to this Purpose. Approximately 1,000,000 members of the American public received or read such publications in the reported
on CY.
A
grant of $500 was made to the US Navy Memorial Foundation in support of the Memorial.
The
Association provided psychological comfort and counseling without charge to comfort the survivors of veterans. Approximately 6,974
individuals received these services in the reported on CY.
The
Association placed approximately 20,000 small American flags or wreaths on the gravesites of veterans in the reported on CY.
The
National Association was officially represented at government sponsored Memorial
Day events in New York City, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Tampa, St. Petersburg,
Denver, Seattle, Mayport, Norfolk, Boston and Honolulu in the reported on CY.
- To provide programs for educational activities:
- To sponsor or participate in activities of a
patriotic nature:
(Purposes
d and e are combined because of the similarity of program services carried out applicable to these respective Purposes. Program
services discussed under Purpose c which are also applicable to Purposes d and e are not re-discussed here.)
The
Association published and distributed its National Security Affairs, War on Terror, Veterans’ Issues, and Navy News news magazines, both on the internet (www.NavyVets.org) and in separate print material. These media discuss the non-partisan, non-sectarian analysis, study and research of the
Association on, and the Association’s examination of, broad social, economic, national security and similar topics and
problems of interest to veterans, members of the U.S. Armed Forces, and the patriotic public. Approximately 5,000,000
members of the public received or read one or more of these publications in the reported on CY.
A
grant of $4,000 was made to the United Negro College Fund in supprt of US minority collegiate education as a function of an
integrated and, therefore, stronger Nation.
A
grant of $1,000 was made to the US Naval Academy in support of the Academy's athletic programs.
A
grant of $10,000 was made to the Flight 93 National Memorial to memorialize the 40 American patriots who were the first to
fight and die for their Country aboard Flight 93 on 9/11/2001.
A
grant of $5,550 was made to the USS Constitution Museum in support of its unique educational, historical and patriotic mission
of bringing the story of our Navy's most cherished icon to the American people.
A
grant of $1,300 was made to WEDU-PBS-TV in West Central Florida in support of specific PBS-TV programs and shows objectively
promoting love of country, patriotism, love of and respect for American democracy, and American history and culture.
The
Association promoted specific legislative and executive government action in the reported on CY to:
- Expand and enhance domestic security in the War on Terror;
- Increase pay and benefits for active-duty members of the U.S. Armed Forces;
- Enhance veterans’ benefits;
- Provide adequate support to enhance the
security of U.S. Armed Forces personnel
serving in the War on Terror abroad;
- Increase and enhance Defense Spending
for all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces;
- Maintain specific domestic Armed Forces
base operations where national security would be grievously harmed by the cessation
of such operations; and, most generally,
- Aggressively promote the cause of the
United States, and of the American value
of Freedom, in the world.
Volunteer Association members lobbying for the Association's legislative and
policy agendas substantially contributed to the passage of the following federal legislation and policy initiatives during
the reported on CY:
Increases in authorized US Army and US Marine Corps manpower
Across-the-board military base pay increase
A grant of $100 was also made to the Catholic War Veterans of the United States in
support of their legislative and policy agendas.
f.
To
provide social and recreational activities for Association members.
As usual, our annual informal meetings for members were a great success.
Members were welcomed with the warm friendship and mutual support found in the family of the United States Navy Veterans Association.
We renewed old ties, and strengthened our resolve for the mission ahead.
Last year, the National Association expended a total of $68,866 on conferences, conventions
and meetings, $40,852 of which was allocated to the program service category, and $28,014 of which was allocated to the management
and general category.
The Association did
receive donated services and the use of materials, equipment and facilities at
no charge, donated in all cases by Association Members, in the execution of all of its charitable program service activities,
for which no tax deduction whatsoever was taken by any taxpayer. The value of these donations was: Priceless.
Roster of Directors
Jack L. Nimitz, Chairman and CEO
Brian Reagan, Secretary
Bob Thompson, Director for Development
and Operations and CFO
Suzanne Chamberlain, Director for
Minority Affairs
Samuel Minami, Director for Navy
Affairs
Financial Information
Total Income for the
FY: $5,737,320
Ending Net Assets,
12/31/2007: $112,776
Total expenses are
as reflected in the same program, fundraising and administrative categories listed on the National Association's IRS Form
990 financial statement. The Association's financial statements are compiled by the Auditing Committee of the Association:
Total expenses for
the FY: $5,704,338
Grants: $35,950
Specific assistance
to individuals: $3,619,606
Professional fundraising
fees: $894,350
Accounting fees: $278,350
Legal fees: $9,000
Supplies: $38,872
Telephone: $33,861
Postage and shipping:
$223,514
Occupancy: $18,250
Equipment rental and
maintenance: $2,951
Printing and publications:
$430,159
Travel: $50,609
Conferences, conventions
and meetings: $68,866
Program service expenses:
Grants: $35,950
Specific assistance to individuals:
$3,619,606
Professional
fundraising fees (Dissemination of information and calls to action as part of the Association's educational
and advocacy missions, and pursuant to AICPA SOP 98-2 and the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in Riley v. North Carolina
Federation of the Blind): $212,949 (23.81% of total professional fundraising fees).,
Postage and shipping: $201,699
Printing and publications:
$416,533
Travel: $12,834
Conferences, conventions and meetings: $40,852
Total program service expenses: $4,569,979
Management and General Expenses
Accounting fees: $278,350
Legal fees: $9,000
Supplies: $24,102
Telephone: $3,863
Postage and shipping: $14,888
Occupancy: $18,250
Equipment rental and maintenance: $2,951
Printing and publications: $10,742
Travel: $30,286
Conferences, conventions and meetings: $28,014
Total management and general expenses: $420,446
Fundraising Expenses
Professional fundraising fees: $681,401
Accounting
fees: $ 0
Supplies: $5,376
Telephone: $9,836
Postage and shipping: $6,927
Printing and publications: $2,884
Travel: $7,489
Total fundraising expenses: $713,913
As with the
Association's Form 990s, all figures in the financial statements above are rounded upward or downward per the IRS 990
Instructions.
In the opinion of the Auditing Committee of the US
Navy Veterans Association, the financial statements detailed above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial
position of the United States Navy Veterans Association National Association at
12/31/2007, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles.
Deborah Johns
Head Auditor
Auditing Committee
US Navy Veterans Association
February 16, 2008
Site Index and Guide to the Site ************************* 
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