Veterans Spouse Project
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
VSP Gives Voice to the experiences of Veterans' spouses across generations by providing opportunities for creativity and healing through the arts while helping to bridge the gaps between civilian and military communities.
- Income
- $63,843
- Spending
- $53,389
- Reserves
- 9.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $9,367, business and marketing manager
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 73% of charities in its peer group (public benefit, under $250k).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 9.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 5% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 16% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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 December 31, 2024, 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 (3)
- $4,704 spent. Stories We Tell uses multimedia to tell the stories of veteran's spouses across generations. The team traveled to Georgia in 2024 and recorded interviews with 25 military spouses from the Vietnam war.
- $23,042 spent. Our Theatrical Programming brings stories to lifeon stage and beyond. From original plays to community performances, we create space for expression. In 2024 we brought the play "in*Between" by Amy Uptgraft to New York and shared the stories of military spouses with. over 100 attendees.
- $4,910 spent. Healing Through Creativity has created and maintained virtual community through workshops and classes that use creativity and expressive arts to provide a space for veteran spouses to tell their stories and find healing in community. Healing Through Creativity has been a lifeline to military spouses who feel isolated and alone as they bear the wounds of war and as they strive to put their families back together after long separations and deployments. Through the year we hosted 8 online workshops with 75 participants that gave them a safe space to share their story.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.
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.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 2018.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.
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