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694 N LARCH ST UNIT 910
Sisters OR 97759-0769
Sisters OR | IRS ruling year: 2013 | EIN: 46-2750726
WARRIORS HELPING WARRIORS THROUGH COMMUNITY PROJECTS. OUR MISSION IS TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR PTSD, TBI, AND THE VETERAN SUICIDE EPIDEMIC.
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This charity's score is 95%, earning it a Four-Star rating. If this organization aligns with your passions and values, you can give with confidence.
This overall score is calculated from multiple beacon scores: 85% Accountability & Finance, 10% Leadership & Adaptability, 5% Culture & Community. Learn more about our criteria and methodology.
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The IRS is significantly delayed in processing nonprofits' annual tax filings (Forms 990). As a result, the Accountability & Finance score for Elderheart Inc. is outdated and the overall rating may not be representative of its current operations. Please check with the charity directly for any questions you may have.
Elderheart Inc. has earned a 94% for the Accountability & Finance beacon. See the metrics below for more information.
This beacon provides an assessment of a charity's financial health (financial efficiency, sustainability, and trustworthiness) and its commitment to governance practices and policies.
This Accountability & Finance score represents IRS Form 990 data up until FY 2019, which is the most recent Form 990 currently available to us.
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Not ApplicableBoard Composition - 3/3 - 25/25 ptsBoard Composition - 3/3 - 25/25 pts
Charity Navigator looks for at least 3 board members, with more than 50% of those members identified as independent (not salaried).
The presence of an independent governing body is strongly recommended by many industry professionals to allow for full deliberation and diversity of thinking on governance and other organizational matters.
Source: IRS Form 990
Independent Audit or Financial Review - Audited - 20/20 ptsIndependent Audit or Financial Review - Audited - 20/20 pts
An Audit, Review, or Compilation provides important information about financial accountability and accuracy. Organizations are scored based on their Total Revenue Amount:
| Total Revenue Amount | Expectation to Receive Credit |
|---|---|
| $1 million or higher | Expected to complete an audit |
| $500,000 - $1 million | Expected to complete an audit, review, or compilation |
| Less than $500,000 | No expectation (removed from scoring methodology) |
Source: IRS Form 990
Conflict of Interest Policy - Listed - 3/3 ptsConflict of Interest Policy - Listed - 3/3 pts
Charity Navigator looks for the existence of a conflict of interest policy on the Form 990 as an accountability and transparency measure.
This policy protects the organization and by extension those it serves, when it is considering entering into a transaction that may benefit the private interest of an officer, director and/or key employee of the organization.
Source: IRS Form 990
Board Meeting Minutes - Documented - 3/3 ptsBoard Meeting Minutes - Documented - 3/3 pts
Charity Navigator looks to confirm on the Form 990 that the organization has this process in place as an accountability and transparency measure.
An official record of the events that take place during a board meeting ensures that a contemporaneous document exists for future reference.
Source: IRS Form 990
Document Retention and Destruction - Missing - 0/3 ptsDocument Retention and Destruction - Missing - 0/3 pts
Charity Navigator looks for the existence of a document retention and destruction policy per the Form 990 as an accountability and transparency measure.
This policy establishes guidelines for the handling, backing up, archiving and destruction of documents. These guidelines foster good record keeping procedures that promote data integrity.
Source: IRS Form 990
Whistleblower Policy - Missing - 0/3 ptsWhistleblower Policy - Missing - 0/3 pts
Charity Navigator looks for the existence of a whistleblower policy per the Form 990 as an accountability and transparency measure.
This policy outlines procedures for handling employee complaints, as well as a confidential way for employees to report financial or other types of mismanagement.
Source: IRS Form 990
Website - Listed - 3/3 ptsWebsite - Listed - 3/3 pts
Charity Navigator looks for a website on the Form 990 as an accountability and transparency metric.
Nonprofits act in the public trust and reporting publicly on activities is an important component.
Source: IRS Form 990
Full CreditPartial CreditNo CreditNot ApplicableLiabilities to Assets Ratio - 0.00% - 15/15 ptsLiabilities to Assets Ratio - 0.00% - 15/15 pts
The Liabilities to Assets Ratio is determined by Total Liabilities divided by Total Assets (most recent 990). This ratio is an indicator of an organization’s solvency and/or long-term sustainability.
| Liabilities to Assets Ratio | Amount of Credit Received |
|---|---|
| Less than 50% | Full Credit |
| 50% - 59.9% | Partial Credit |
| 60% or more | No Credit |
Source: IRS Form 990
Program Expense Ratio - 86.78% - 25/25 ptsProgram Expense Ratio - 86.78% - 25/25 pts
The Program Expense Ratio is determined by Program Expenses divided by Total Expense (average of most recent three 990s). This measure reflects the percent of its total expenses a charity spends on the programs and services it exists to deliver.
| Program Expense Percentage | Amount of Credit Received |
|---|---|
| 70% or higher | Full Credit |
| 60% - 69.9% | Partial Credit |
| 50% - 59.9% | Zero Points for Program Expense Score |
| Below 50% | Zero Points for Both Program Expense AND Liabilities to Assets Scores |
Source: IRS Form 990
This chart displays the trend of revenue and expenses over the past several years for this organization, as reported on their IRS Form 990.
Presented here are up to five of this organization's highest compensated employees. This compensation data includes salary, cash bonuses, and expense accounts and is displayed exactly how it is reported to the IRS. The amounts do not include nontaxable benefits, deferred compensation, or other amounts not reported on Form W-2. In some cases, these amounts may include compensation from related organizations. Read the IRS policies for compensation reporting
Source: IRS Form 990 (page 7), filing year 2019
Below are some key data points from the Exempt Organization IRS Business Master File (BMF) for this organization. Learn more about the BMF on the IRS website
Activities:
Activity data not reported from the IRS
Foundation Status:
Organization which receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) (BMF foundation code: 15)
Affiliation:
Independent - the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations). (BMF affiliation code: 3)
The Form 990 is a document that nonprofit organizations file with the IRS annually. We leverage finance and accountability data from it to form Encompass ratings. Click here to search for this organization's Forms 990 on the IRS website (if any are available). Simply enter the organization's name (Elderheart Inc.) or EIN (462750726) in the 'Search Term' field.
This organization was impacted by COVID-19 in a way that effected their financial health in 2020. This normally would have reduced their star rating. Due to the unprecedented nature of the pandemic, we give charities such as this one the opportunity to share the story of COVID's impact on them, and doing this pauses our revision of their rating. Charities may submit their own pandemic responses through their nonprofit portal.
Elderheart Inc. reported being impacted by COVID-19 in the following ways:
Program Delivery
Fundraising Capacity
Administrative Capacity
How COVID-19 impacted the organization's operations financially:
We lost 600 in person events in 2020 and at least half that in 2021. This was a very large part of our expected fundraising for those years.
How COVID-19 impacted the organization's delivery of programs:
We had to cancel our in person programs, including Healing Our Warrior Spirit, our rock climbing program. It also impacted our ability to reach the community with ou outreach programs, which in turn affected our program participation.
How this organization adapted to changing conditions caused by COVID-19:
We were able to do community impact events and fundraisers online and via social with our supporters and were able to still see growth in 2020. Thought it was not the projected growth that was expected before the pandemic it was still a great year.
Innovations the organization intends to continue permanently after the pandemic:
We will continue with our online events in the future as well. It has been a great way to build community and outreach for our programs as well as provide support.
Not Currently Scored
Elderheart Inc. cannot currently be evaluated by our Impact & Results methodology because either (A) it is eligible, but we have not yet received data; (B) we have not yet developed an algorithm to estimate its programmatic impact; (C) its programs are not direct services; or (D) it is not heavily reliant on contributions from individual donors.
Note: The absence of a score does not indicate a positive or negative assessment, it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated the organization.
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Elderheart Inc. reported its three largest programs on its FY 2019 Form 990 as:
Spent in most recent FY
Percent of program expenses
ELDERHEART BRINGS TOGETHER VETERANS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES THROUGH LARGE SCALE PUBLIC WORKS OF ART. OUR ART INSTALLATIONS RAISE AWARENESS ACROSS AMERICA FOR THE ISSUES THAT VETERANS ARE FACING TODAY IN ... (More)
ELDERHEART BRINGS TOGETHER VETERANS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES THROUGH LARGE SCALE PUBLIC WORKS OF ART. OUR ART INSTALLATIONS RAISE AWARENESS ACROSS AMERICA FOR THE ISSUES THAT VETERANS ARE FACING TODAY IN DEVELOPING THESE ART PIECES, A PARTNERSHIP IS CREATED BETWEEN VETERANS AND CIVILIANS. INTEGRATING THESE VETERANS BACK INTO OUR COMMUNITIES RESULTS IN THEIR LONG TERM GROWTH AND AND SENSE OF PURPOSE. A STORY TELLING IS CREATED WHICH BREAKS DOWN BARRIESRS AND WALLS, WITH GROWTH AND HEALING FOR BOTH PARTIES. A HEALING WHICH WOULD NEVER OTHERWISE HAVE TAKEN PLACE. (Less)
Spent in most recent FY
Percent of program expenses
THROUGH MISSION 22'S SOCIAL IMPACT PROGRAMS, WE EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THE DIFFICULTIES VETERANS ARE FACING TODAY, SUCH AS POST TRAUMATIC STRESS, AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, AND ON HOW TO GET INVOLVED ... (More)
THROUGH MISSION 22'S SOCIAL IMPACT PROGRAMS, WE EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THE DIFFICULTIES VETERANS ARE FACING TODAY, SUCH AS POST TRAUMATIC STRESS, AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, AND ON HOW TO GET INVOLVED AND SUPPORT VETERANS. OUR VOLUNTEER AMBASSADOR PROGRAM H (Less)
Spent in most recent FY
Percent of program expenses
MISSION 22 PARTNERS WITH DOCTORS, TREATMENT FACILITIES, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE TREATMENT PROGRAMS FOR VETERNS SUFFERING FROM PTS AND TBI. OUR VETERANS RECEIVE THE HELP THEY N ... (More)
MISSION 22 PARTNERS WITH DOCTORS, TREATMENT FACILITIES, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE TREATMENT PROGRAMS FOR VETERNS SUFFERING FROM PTS AND TBI. OUR VETERANS RECEIVE THE HELP THEY NEED NOW, WITHOUT WAIT. WE HAVE VETTED PARTNER ORGANIZATI (Less)
Elderheart Inc. has earned a 100% for the Culture & Community beacon. See the metrics below for more information.
This beacon provides an assessment of the organization's culture and connectedness to the community it serves.
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Full CreditPartial CreditNo CreditNot ApplicableConstituent Feedback - Data Available - 100/100 ptsConstituent Feedback - Data Available - 100/100 pts
100% of beacon score
This organization reported that it is collecting feedback from the constituents and/or communities it serves. Charity Navigator believes nonprofit organizations that engage in inclusive practices, such as collecting feedback from the people and communities they serve, may be more effective.
Who are the people you serve with your mission? Describe briefly.
Veterans, their families, and their communities.
How is your organization collecting feedback from the people you serve?
Electronic surveys (by email, tablet, etc.), Focus groups or interviews (by phone or in person), Suggestion box/email
How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve
With whom does your organization share the feedback you got from the people you serve?
Our staff, Our board
How has asking for feedback from the people you serve changed your relationship with them or shifted power - over decisions, resources, rules or in other ways - to them?
It has allowed us to grow and become an organization that can serve in a more effective way. This creates an opportunity for program growth as well as more depth in our programming and offerings to participants, as well as a stronger community.
What challenges does your organization face in collecting feedback from the people you serve?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback
Briefly describe a recent change that your organization made in response to feedback from the people you serve.
The way we were running a program (via email) was not working for participants. So we built an online learning module with login access and a direct way to guide them through it, rather than a self-guided email series. This will allow them to have a clear course of action for the program as well as a better understanding of a future program than can participate in as well.
Equity Practices - No Data Available - UnscoredEquity Practices - No Data Available - Unscored
This organization has not provided information regarding the Equity Practices it is presently implementing. As such, the organization has not earned a score on this metric. Charity Navigator believes nonprofit organizations implementing effective equity policies and practices can enhance a nonprofit's decision-making, staff motivation, innovation, and effectiveness.
Elderheart Inc. has earned a 100% for the Leadership & Adaptability beacon. See the metrics below for more information.
This beacon provides an assessment of the organization's leadership capacity, strategic thinking and planning, and ability to innovate or respond to changes in constituent demand/need or other relevant social and economic conditions to achieve the organization's mission.
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Full CreditPartial CreditNo CreditNot ApplicableMission - 10/10 ptsMission - 10/10 pts
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization's mission
Mission 22 is a national community supporting active service members, Veterans, and their family members, through three areas of focus: Support and Treatment Programs— for active service members, Veterans, and their family members, addressing Post-Traumatic Stress, Traumatic Brain Injury, suicide risk and other challenges. Social Impact— uniting civilians and the military community to raise awareness of issues active service members, veterans, and their family members face. Memorials— remembering and honoring service members and Veterans through large scale installations and digital initiatives, while raising awareness for issues faced on home soil.
Vision - 10/10 ptsVision - 10/10 pts
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization’s vision.
A community healing American Veterans and military families through long-term support and wellness programs.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
Goals - 20/20 ptsGoals - 20/20 pts
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking and goal setting through sharing their most important strategic goals.
Goal One: Provide our programs and services to American Veterans and their families nationwide: allowing Veterans and their families to lead full lives after service has ended.
Goal Type: Focus on core programs to achieve mission and scale back on programs not seen as core.
Goal Two: Create a supportive and available community of civilians & Veterans who spread awareness of services and engage with Veterans and military families, showing them they always have a support network.
Goal Type: This goal reflects our commitment to further our advocacy work for our organization and or cause area.
Goal Three: To memorialize Veterans who have lost their lives following their return home from conflict, by physical and digital monuments to those who have taken their lives after arriving back on US soil.
Goal Type: Focus on core programs to achieve mission and scale back on programs not seen as core.
Leadership Development - 15/15 ptsLeadership Development - 15/15 pts
The nonprofit provides evidence of investment in leadership development
We have a Program Director that is currently in a higher education program to gain a degree that will help him serve his program at a much higher level.
Mobilizing for Mission - 15/15 ptsMobilizing for Mission - 15/15 pts
The nonprofit provides evidence of leadership through focusing externally and mobilizing resources for the mission.
Strategic Partnerships
Networks of Collective Impact Efforts
Thought Leadership
Raising Awareness
Community Building
Policy Advocacy
Our Ambassador program is a perfect example of this. Over 4,00 volunteers; veterans working with civilians together to support their communities in veteran outreach.
Adaptability Story - 30/30 ptsAdaptability Story - 30/30 pts
The nonprofit has an opportunity to tell the story of how the organization adapted to tremendous external changes in the last year.
We had 600 in person events planned for 2020. Those were all canceled in a short period of time with the pandemic hit and lockdowns ensued. We were able to move events and fundraisers to an online platform so that we were able to continue serving veterans, their families and their communities. We were not able to control the cancellation of events but we were able to control how we reacted as an organization. This included launching emergency grocery assistance programs for veterans who might have been laid off due to the pandemic or had lost wages. We were able to get them a grocery card within 24-48 hours of their application and they were allowed to continue to apply for 2020 as needed each month.
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Accountability & Finance
Culture & Community
Leadership & Adaptability
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