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Coordinated Assistance Network

EIN 26-4702901 · Crystal River, FL

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak39 out of 100GovernanceFair54 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

Points to look into

  • Only 42% of its spending went to programs.

These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.

What it says it does

COORDINATED NBSP;ASSISTANCE NBSP;NETWORK NBSP;IS NBSP;A NBSP;FINANCIAL NBSP;LITERACY NBSP;ORGANIZATION NBSP;DEVOTED NBSP;TO NBSP;IMPROVE NBSP;THE NBSP;QUALITY NBSP;OF NBSP;LIFE NBSP;OF NBSP;THOSE NBSP;WHO NBSP;HAVE NBSP;WORN NBSP;OUR NBSP;NATION APOS;S NBSP;UNIFORM NBSP;AND NBSP;THEIR NBSP;FAMILIES NBSP;BY NBSP;PROVIDING NBSP;NPARALLELED NBSP;SOLUTIONS NBSP;THAT NBSP;FOCUS NBSP;ON NBSP;FINANCIAL NBSP;SECURITY

Income
$503,917
Spending
$685,308
Spent on programs
42%
Reserves
0 months of spending
Largest source of income
government grants, 100%
Employees
0

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Weak: 39 out of 100. Higher than 9% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.0 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 36% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 34% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    0 of 15

    42% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 5 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Fair: 54 out of 100. Higher than 24% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    5 of 25

    0 of 5 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Independent check of accounts

    6 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)
  1. $288,646 spent. COORDINATED ASSISTANCE NETWORK IS A FINANCIAL LITERACY ORGANIZATION DEVOTED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THOSE WHO HAVE WORN OUR NATION S UNIFORM AND THEIR FAMILIES BY PROVIDING UNPARALLELED SOLUTIONS THAT FOCUS ON FINANCIAL SECURITY AND SUPPORT IN PURSUING THEIR ECONOMIC GOALS. MORE THAN CREATING FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS WE ADD THE UNIQUE CAPABILITY OF ENABLING NON-PROFIT PARTNERS TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR COMMITMENT AND CONCERN FOR AMERICA S VETERANS THROUGH FINANCIAL EDUATION AND COUNSELING. VETERANSPLUS CONTINUED TO FORM MANY NEW RELATIONSIPS BONDED THROUGH FINANCIAL COUNSELING AND EDUCATIONS. IN 2011 VETERANSPLUS DEVELOPED THE YELLOW RIBBON NETWORK. THE YELLOW RIBBON NETWORK (YRN) IS A NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE FOR SHARING INFORMATION AND HISTORY OF APPLICANT REQUESTS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY NON-PROFIT PARTNERS. THE YRN AUTOMATICALLY PRE-SCREENS AND VERIFIES CERTAIN BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF AN INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY SEEKING ASSISTANCE. THIS PROCESS DETERMINES WHICH PARTNER ORGANIZATION IS BEST SUITED TO MEET THEIR NEEDS OF EACH HERO.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since October 2009.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.

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