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Disabled American Veterans

EIN 59-0915376 · Gainesville, FL

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedToo small or too little detailImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO UPHOLD AND MAINTAIN THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAWS TO THE UNITED STATES; TO REALIZE THE TRUE AMERICAN IDEALS AND AIMS FOR WHICH THOSE ELIGIBLE TO MEMBERSHIP FOUGHT; TO ADVANCE THE INTERESTS AND WORK FOR THE BETTERMENT OF ALL WOUNDED, GASSED, INJURED, AND DISABLED VETERANS; TO COOPERATE WITH THE UNITED STATES VETERANS ADMINISTRATION AND ALL OTHER PUBLIC AND PRIVATE AGENCIES DEVOTED TO THE CAUSE OF IMPROVING AND ADVANCING THE CONDITION, HEALTH, AND INTEREST OF ALL WOUNDED, GASSED, INJURED AND DISABLED VETERANS; TO SERVE OUR COMRADES, OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR COUNTRY; TO ENCOURAGE IN ALL PEOPLE THAT SPIRIT OF UNDERSTANDING WHICH WILL GUARD AGAINST FUTURE WARS.

Income
$962,865
Spending
$984,408
Employees
15
Volunteers
8
Highest pay
$75,000, executive director/adjutant

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Financial health

We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Governance

This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 (3)
  1. $677,335 spent. SERVICE PROGRAM: TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO DISABLED VETERANS TO INCLUDE FILING CLAIMS FOR BENEFITS WITH THE VA, MILITARY AND STATE AGENCIES - VETERANS NEED NOT BE A MEMBER TO RECEIVE SERVICES. THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR SERVICES.
  2. $36,817 spent. AQUISITION OF VANS FOR LOCAL CHAPTERS FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF VETERANS AROUND THE FLORIDA REGION: DISTRIBUTION TO LOCAL CHAPTERS FOR FUNDS RECEIVED FROM THE CHAPTERS.
  3. $62,540 spent. CONVENTIONS AND TRAINING SEMINARS/INFORMATIONAL SERVICE OF THE DAV/LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE PROGRAM AND VETERANS ADMINISTRATION VOLUNTARY SERVICE PROGRAM.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(4) social welfare organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Worth knowing.

    Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for local chapters covered by a parent organization's exemption. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

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

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

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since June 1942.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.

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