2024-12-23T07:23:43-05:00 2024-09-30 204917696 THE CLEVELAND GROUP 3740 EXECUTIVE CENTER DR STE 200 MARTINEZ GA 309072360 990 2023-10-01 586055069 PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA SOUTHEASTERN CHAPTER INC PARA 7067966301 4010 DEANS BRIDGE ROAD HEPHZIBAH GA 30815 HOLLIS BUSH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7067966301 2024-12-23 true true MALINDA JOHNSTON P01057684 7062882800 2024-12-23 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z WILLIAM LAWSON 380152 false X WWW.SOUTHEASTERNPVA.ORG X 1975 GA THE PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA, 14 14 2 55 0 268568 315474 27771 22492 4666 -3751 6554 301005 340769 0 0 28566 100284 0 7086 202285 153717 230851 254001 70154 86768 445333 559509 20260 1727 425073 557782 X THE PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA, SOUTHEASTERN CHAPTER STRIVES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF HONORABLY DISCHARGED VETERANS WHO HAVE SPINAL CORD INJURY, DYSFUNCTION OR ILLNESS. THROUGH ADVOCACY, MEDICAL RESEARCH, SPORTS AND RECREATION, EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION. WHILE AIDING OUR VETERANS IN THIS MANNER, WE ARE ALSO AIDING THEIR FAMILIES AND NON-VETERAN DISABLED PERSONS LIVING IN THE STATES OF ALABAMA, GEORGIA, NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA, AND TENNESSEE. false false 199733 22492 THE PARALYZED VERTERANS OF AMERICA, SOUTHEASTERN CHAPTER (PVASE) STRIVES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF VERTERANS WHO HAVE SUFFERED FROM SPINAL CORD INJURY/DISEASE, MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, AND ALS (AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS, BETTER KNOWN AS LOU GEHRIG`S DISEASE) AND CARRY OUT THE PROGRAMS OUTLINED IN THE PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA (PVA) ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDE. THE CHAPTER HOLDS GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS EITHER VIRTUALLY OR PHYSICALLY DURING OUR FISCAL YEAR IN HEPHZIBAH, GA, ATLANTA, GA, DUBLIN, GA, COLUMBIA, SC, CHARLESTON, SC, SALISBURY, NC, ASHEVILLE, NC, AND JOHNSON CITY, TN. THE CHAPTER SUPPLIES LUNCH AT EACH MEETING. THE MEMBERS ARE UPDATED AND INFORMED ON ANY ISSUES. WE HAVE A QUESTION AND ANSWER PERIOD DURING EACH MEETING. BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAVE A MEETING THE DAY BEFORE THE MEMBERSHIP MEETING IN HEPHZIBAH, GA. OUR SPORTS PROGRAMS ARE VERY EDUCATIONAL, INFORMATIVE, AND ENCOURAGING TO OUR MEMBERS. THEY (MEMBERS) ENGAGE IN HUNTING, TENNIS, FISHING, HANDCYCLING, GOLF, BILLIARDS, AND BOWLING AS WELL AS OTHER SPORTS NOT LISTED TO INCLUDE VIRTUAL ACTIVITIES SUCH AS VIRTUAL BINGO AND SPORTS TALK. CHAPTER WILL SEND A MINIMUM OF 30 MEMBERS FROM GA, SC, AND NC TO THE NATIONAL VETERANS WHEELCHAIR GAMES (NVWG). THE NVWG IS SPONSORED BY THE VETERAN`S ADMINISTRATION (VA) AND PVA. THE CHAPTER CURRENTLY HAS ONLY ONE EMPLOYEE AND SHE IS A FULL TIME ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT. THE CHAPTER CURRENTLY HAS VOLUNTEERS AVAILABLE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY TO MAINTAIN THE OFFICE, SERVE MEMBERS AT HOSPITALS, CARRY OUT MANDATED PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS THE OUTREACH MEETINGS MENTIONED ABOVE. THE CHAPTER NEWSLETTER, "THE SOUTHERN EDITION," CONTINUED TO PROVIDE VALUABLE, EDUCATIONAL, PRACTICAL INFORMATION FOR OUR MEMBERS. IT IS PUBLISHED A MINIMUM OF FOUR TIMES A YEAR. THE SOUTHERN EDITION SOMETIMES WILL HAVE AN ARTICLE SPOTLIGHTING ONE OF OUR MEMBERS AND HOW PVA HAS INFLUENCED OR WHAT INFLUENCE PVA HAS HAD ON THEIR LIFE. GOVERNMENT RELATIONS PROGRAM: NATIONAL PVA & PVASE THROUGH THIS PROGRAM WORK HARD TO MAKE SURE THROUGH ADVOCACY AND LEGISLATIONS THAT OUR MEMBERS AND DISABLED COMMUNITY ARE CONTINUING TO GET THE BEST CARE, WHETHER IT IS MEDICAL OR BARRIERS. SOUTHEAST REGIONAL WHEELCHAIR GAMES ARE AT CLEMSON UNIVERSITY. ROCK HILL RECREATION FOUNDATION SUPPORTING THE ROCK & ROLL WHEELCHAIR TENNIS CLASSIC IN ROCK HILL, SC. WALTON FOUNDATION FOR INDEPENDENCE SUPPORTING THE WALTON FOUNDATION WHEELCHAIR TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP IN AUGUSTA, GA. RICHLAND COUNTY RECREATION FOUNDATION SUPPORTING THEIR ADAPTED RECREATION PROGRAM WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL IN COLUMBIA, SC. WE SPONSOR TWO NEW ADAPTIVE SPORTS TEAMS; WHEELCHAIR SOFTBALL "RIP SQUAD- AND WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL TEAM "ROLLING REBELS" FOR OUR MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE TO BUILD TEAMWORK AND LEADERSHIP. 199733 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 12 0 false 2 true false false false false false false false false X 14 14 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false true false false false GA X HOLLIS BUSH 7067966301 4010 DEANS BRIDGE HEPHIZBAH GA 30815 HOLLIS BUSH EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X X 9167 0 0 MICHAEL BISHOP DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES BROWN IMMEDIATE PA 5.00 X X 0 0 0 MARCO BUNGERT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JASON DILLS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LARRY DODSON BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 FREDRICK EVANS DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 JUSTIN HALL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA HUTCHINSON DIRECTOR 10.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM LAWSON CHAIRMAN 10.00 X X 0 0 0 FRANK DEWAYNE MCGOWAN BOARD MEMBER 20.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES OUTLAW BAORD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS WHEATON NATIONAL TRE 5.00 X X 0 0 0 SCOTT WRINKLE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 9167 false false false 180007 135467 315474 SPORTING EVENTS 711210 22492 22492 22492 5884 5884 600 600 600 600 29748 39383 -9635 -9635 -9635 OTHER REVENUE 5954 5954 5954 340769 25295 80814 53338 25052 2424 19470 12850 6036 584 2500 1970 415 115 5242 4129 871 242 9413 5975 3154 284 351 300 51 21426 16170 3199 2057 17505 16573 816 116 55 55 3781 2495 1173 113 10575 9925 650 SPORTING EVENTS 61200 60575 545 80 MISCELLANEOUS 6997 6015 982 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 4882 1755 2935 192 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTION 4781 4135 241 405 5009 3473 1113 423 254001 199733 47182 7086 177700 252968 638307 584957 56634 53350 210999 253191 445333 559509 1727 20260 20260 1727 X 425073 557782 425073 557782 445333 559509 86768 45941 X false false X 190869 214563 227126 268568 315474 1216600 190869 214563 227126 268568 315474 1216600 565009 651591 1216600 34930 0.53560 0.46750 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 20593 20593 551246 520651 30595 66468 64306 2162 53350 X 386710 45941 45941 340769 340769 254001 254001 254001 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ORGANIZATION QUALIFIES AS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501 (C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND THEREFORE, IS EXEMPTED FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 509(A)(2) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. FEDERAL LAW IMPOSES TAX ON INCOME THAT IS NOT RELATED TO AN ORGANIZATION`S TAX- EXEMPT PURPOSE OR OTHER ACTIVITIES NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE ORGANIZATION`S TAX-EXPEMT PURPOSE IS SUBJECT TO TAXATION AS UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION AND THEREFORE, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES IS RECORDED BY THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA, SOUTHEASTERN CHAPTER STRIVES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF HONORABLY DISCHARGED VETERANS WHO HAVE SPINAL CORD INJURY, DYSFUNCTION OR ILLNESS. THROUGH ADVOCACY, MEDICAL RESEARCH, SPORTS AND RECREATION, EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION. WHILE AIDING OUR VETERANS IN THIS MANNER, WE ARE ALSO AIDING THEIR FAMILIES AND NON-VETERAN DISABLED PERSONS LIVING IN THE STATES OF ALABAMA, GEORGIA, NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA, AND TENNESSEE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE PARALYZED VERTERANS OF AMERICA, SOUTHEASTERN CHAPTER (PVASE) STRIVES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF VERTERANS WHO HAVE SUFFERED FROM SPINAL CORD INJURY/DISEASE, MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, AND ALS (AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS, BETTER KNOWN AS LOU GEHRIG`S DISEASE) AND CARRY OUT THE PROGRAMS OUTLINED IN THE PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA (PVA) ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDE. THE CHAPTER HOLDS GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS EITHER VIRTUALLY OR PHYSICALLY DURING OUR FISCAL YEAR IN HEPHZIBAH, GA, ATLANTA, GA, DUBLIN, GA, COLUMBIA, SC, CHARLESTON, SC, SALISBURY, NC, ASHEVILLE, NC, AND JOHNSON CITY, TN. THE CHAPTER SUPPLIES LUNCH AT EACH MEETING. THE MEMBERS ARE UPDATED AND INFORMED ON ANY ISSUES. WE HAVE A QUESTION AND ANSWER PERIOD DURING EACH MEETING. BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAVE A MEETING THE DAY BEFORE THE MEMBERSHIP MEETING IN HEPHZIBAH, GA. OUR SPORTS PROGRAMS ARE VERY EDUCATIONAL, INFORMATIVE, AND ENCOURAGING TO OUR MEMBERS. THEY (MEMBERS) ENGAGE IN HUNTING, TENNIS, FISHING, HANDCYCLING, GOLF, BILLIARDS, AND BOWLING AS WELL AS OTHER SPORTS NOT LISTED TO INCLUDE VIRTUAL ACTIVITIES SUCH AS VIRTUAL BINGO AND SPORTS TALK. CHAPTER WILL SEND A MINIMUM OF 30 MEMBERS FROM GA, SC, AND NC TO THE NATIONAL VETERANS WHEELCHAIR GAMES (NVWG). THE NVWG IS SPONSORED BY THE VETERAN`S ADMINISTRATION (VA) AND PVA. THE CHAPTER CURRENTLY HAS ONLY ONE EMPLOYEE AND SHE IS A FULL TIME ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT. THE CHAPTER CURRENTLY HAS VOLUNTEERS AVAILABLE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY TO MAINTAIN THE OFFICE, SERVE MEMBERS AT HOSPITALS, CARRY OUT MANDATED PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS THE OUTREACH MEETINGS MENTIONED ABOVE. THE CHAPTER NEWSLETTER, "THE SOUTHERN EDITION," CONTINUED TO PROVIDE VALUABLE, EDUCATIONAL, PRACTICAL INFORMATION FOR OUR MEMBERS. IT IS PUBLISHED A MINIMUM OF FOUR TIMES A YEAR. THE SOUTHERN EDITION SOMETIMES WILL HAVE AN ARTICLE SPOTLIGHTING ONE OF OUR MEMBERS AND HOW PVA HAS INFLUENCED OR WHAT INFLUENCE PVA HAS HAD ON THEIR LIFE. GOVERNMENT RELATIONS PROGRAM: NATIONAL PVA & PVASE THROUGH THIS PROGRAM WORK HARD TO MAKE SURE THROUGH ADVOCACY AND LEGISLATIONS THAT OUR MEMBERS AND DISABLED COMMUNITY ARE CONTINUING TO GET THE BEST CARE, WHETHER IT IS MEDICAL OR BARRIERS. SOUTHEAST REGIONAL WHEELCHAIR GAMES ARE AT CLEMSON UNIVERSITY. ROCK HILL RECREATION FOUNDATION SUPPORTING THE ROCK & ROLL WHEELCHAIR TENNIS CLASSIC IN ROCK HILL, SC. WALTON FOUNDATION FOR INDEPENDENCE SUPPORTING THE WALTON FOUNDATION WHEELCHAIR TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP IN AUGUSTA, GA. RICHLAND COUNTY RECREATION FOUNDATION SUPPORTING THEIR ADAPTED RECREATION PROGRAM WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL IN COLUMBIA, SC. WE SPONSOR TWO NEW ADAPTIVE SPORTS TEAMS; WHEELCHAIR SOFTBALL "RIP SQUAD- AND WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL TEAM "ROLLING REBELS" FOR OUR MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE TO BUILD TEAMWORK AND LEADERSHIP. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD FOR REVIEW. UPON ACCEPTANCE, THE BOARD WILL AUTHORIZE THE PREPARER TO ELECTRONICALLY FILE IT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND MANAGEMENT ARE ASKED TO UPDATE THEIR CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.