Public Benefit : Advocacy and Civil Rights

Paralyzed Veterans of America

Maximizing the quality of life for veterans and all people with spinal cord injury or disease

Rating

Overall Rating    
      (39.01)
Organizational Efficiency      
Program Expenses 63.2%    
Administrative Expenses 6.3%    
Fundraising Expenses 30.3%    
Fundraising Efficiency $0.32    
Efficiency Rating     0 Stars
      (21.32)
Organizational Capacity      
Primary Revenue Growth 3.5%    
Program Expenses Growth 5.4%    
Working Capital Ratio (years) 0.34    
Capacity Rating    
      (17.68)

Income Statement     (FYE 09/2008)

Revenue  
Primary Revenue $101,740,933
Other Revenue $4,117,623
Total Revenue $105,858,556
   
Expenses  
Program Expenses $67,857,745
Administrative Expenses $6,846,945
Fundraising Expenses $32,524,745
Total Functional Expenses $107,229,435
   
Payments to Affiliates $0
Excess (or Deficit) for the year $-1,370,879
   
Net Assets $31,868,715

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Contact Information

Paralyzed Veterans of America
801 Eighteenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
tel: (800) 555-9140
fax: (202) 416-7640
TTY: (800) 795-4327
EIN: 13-1946868

Mail donations to:
Seven Mill Brook Road
Wilton, NH 03086

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Leadership      (FYE 09/2008)

Name Title Compensation % of Expenses
Homer Townsend Executive Director (The person identified as holding the highest position of management, and therefore who would normally be responsible for carrying out the mission of the charity and leading the organization on a day-to-day basis.) $137,792 0.12%
Other Salaries of Note
John Ring Chief Financial Officer (Using information reported on an organization's most recent Form 990, we include as compensation an individual's salary, cash bonuses, and expense accounts and other allowances. We do not include contributions to benefit plans or compensation deferred to a future date.) $211,820 0.19%
William Mailander General Counsel (Using information reported on an organization's most recent Form 990, we include as compensation an individual's salary, cash bonuses, and expense accounts and other allowances. We do not include contributions to benefit plans or compensation deferred to a future date.) $198,937 0.18%
Randy Pleva Sr. National President (Using information reported on an organization's most recent Form 990, we include as compensation an individual's salary, cash bonuses, and expense accounts and other allowances. We do not include contributions to benefit plans or compensation deferred to a future date.) $121,200 0.11%

Donor Privacy Policy

NO, this charity does not have a written donor privacy policy.

Mission

Founded in 1946, Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) is the only congressionally chartered veterans service organization dedicated solely to serving the needs of veterans with spinal cord injury or spinal cord dysfunction (SCI/D). PVA has developed a unique expertise on a wide variety of issues involving the special needs of our members - veterans of the armed forces who have experienced SCI/D. PVA uses that expertise to be the leading advocate for: quality health care for our members; research and education addressing SCI/D; benefits available as a result of our members' military service; and civil rights and opportunities which maximize the independence of our members.

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