Serve4vets-Jbsafc17
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
ORGANIZED AND OPERATED FOR PURPOSES CONSISTENT WITH STATUS AS A WAR VETERAN'S ORGANIZATION WHOSE MEMBERS ARE AT LEAST 90% WAR VETERANS. THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTS VETERANS, ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS AND VETERANS FAMILIES THROUGH ITS SERVICES: OPERATION OPEN HEART SERVERY (VETERANS), OPERATION Y-U-R FREE (SERVICE MEMBERS), YOU-THE-OLOGY SOCIETY (VETERAN YOUTH), COVERED HEARTS MINISTRIES (VETERAN WOMEN), REEL- ME-N MINISTRIES (VETERAN MEN), AND HEALING TOGETHER (VETERAN MARRIED COUPLES).
- Income
- $9,597
- Spending
- $11,169
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 2024, 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 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 2024, 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 (1)
- $4,905 spent. CONDUCTED A 7 DAY (168 HOUR) YOU-THE-OLOGY SOCIETY YOUTH MINISTRY CAMP ATTENDED BY 8 CHILDREN WITH AN AIR FORCE VETERAN MILITARY SPOUSE AND ONE MILITARY LINEAL DESCENDENT SUPERVISING-PROVIDING CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT TOOLS TO FACE DAY-TO-DAY CHALLENGES OF LIFE. SUPPORTED THE GI FORUM NATIONAL VETERANS OUTREACH PROGRAM BY PROVIDING 140 HOMELESS VETERANS WITH WINTER ESSENTIAL CLOTHING ITEMS RAISED THROUGH A ONE-MONTH OPERATION WINTER RESCUE 2024 DONATION DRIVE HOSTED BY OUR VETERAN PROGRAM, OPERATION OPEN HEART SERVERY. IN FISCAL 2023 SERVE4VETS HAS PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 272 HOURS OF CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT TO 50 FAMILIES THROUGH ITS RELIGIOUS PROGRAMS AND 100 HOURS OF SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE TO 200 VETERANS THROUGH ITS OPERATION OPN HEART SERVERY.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(19) veterans' organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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 November 6, 2026.
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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 2018.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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 November 4, 2026.
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