2024-11-13T18:18:24-06:00 2023-12-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 227 WEST TRADE STREET SUITE 800 CHARLOTTE NC 28202 990 2023-01-01 452350728 VETERANS BRIDGE HOME INC VETE 7043328802 5260 PARKWAY PLAZA BLVD 110 CHARLOTTE NC 28217 T BLAKE BOURNE VI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7043328802 2024-11-11 1 1 KATHERINE A WARLICK P02065266 7049985200 2024-11-11 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z T BLAKE BOURNE VI 5260 PARKWAY PLAZA BLVD 110 CHARLOTTE NC 28217 4599597 0 X WWW.VETERANSBRIDGEHOME.ORG X 2011 NC TO CONNECT, LEAD, AND ADVOCATE IN COMMUNITIES TO ENSURE SERVICE MEMBERS, VETERANS, AND THEIR FAMILIES THRIVE. 15 15 41 20 0 0 2377412 4478408 0 0 8028 28189 -234863 -140342 2150577 4366255 0 0 0 0 1733995 2873301 0 0 383834 732506 1815743 2466501 4689044 -315924 -322789 3833321 3481076 1986999 1855621 1846322 1625455 X TO CONNECT, LEAD, AND ADVOCATE IN COMMUNITIES TO ENSURE SERVICE MEMBERS, VETERANS, AND THEIR FAMILIES THRIVE. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.VETERANS BRIDGE HOME CONNECTS VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES, IN ANY STATE OF TRANSITION, TO THE COMMUNITY. THROUGH OUR NETWORK OF PARTNERS, WE HELP VETERANS NAVIGATE EMPLOYMENT, CREATE SOCIAL CONNECTIONS, AND SETTLE THEIR FAMILIES. WE LOOK AT THE WHOLE VETERAN AND CONNECT THEM TO THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO BE SUCCESSFUL AND THRIVING LEADERS IN OUR COMMUNITY. 0 0 3438717 VETERANS BRIDGE HOME SERVES AS THE BACKBONE ORGANIZATION FOR NCSERVES MARKETS: METROLINA (CHARLOTTE REGION), TRIAD, TRIANGLE AND THE SANDHILLS (FAYETTEVILLE REGION) AS A COORDINATED CARE NETWORK CONNECTING SERVICE MEMBERS, VETERANS, AND MILITARY FAMILIES TO SERVICES THROUGH A COLLECTIVE IMPACT MODEL TO IMPROVE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. IN 2023, VETERANS BRIDGE HOME CONNECTED 3,238 IDENTIFIED SERVICE MEMBERS, VETERANS, AND THEIR FAMILIES, A 10% INCREASE FROM 2941 IDENTIFIED SMVF IN 2022, TO 7,844 SERVICES, AN AVERAGE OF 2.42 SERVICES PER FAMILY. SEE SCHEDULE O.THE TOP 3 NEEDS WERE: HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT AND MENTAL/BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WITH THESE CATEGORIES MAKING UP 58.5% OF ALL NETWORK REQUESTS. IN 2023, THE NETWORK RESOLVED 79.4% OF ALL REQUESTS FAVORABLY. VBH AND THE NCSERVES NETWORK ARE COMMITTED TO SERVING A DIVERSE POPULATION OF SERVICE MEMBERS, VETERANS, AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY. IN 2023, 31.6% OF VETERANS SERVED WERE FEMALE; 62.4% BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN, 1.5% AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKA NATIVE OR NATIVE HAWAIIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER, 4.9% IDENTIFIED AS HISPANIC/LATINO. 1,371 CLIENTS HAD 2+ IDENTIFIED CO-OCCURRING NEEDS; 958 OF THESE CLIENTS WITH 2 OR MORE NEEDS DID NOT INCLUDE HOUSING SUPPORT AS ONE OF THEIR IDENTIFIED NEEDS. OF ALL CLIENTS SERVED IN 2023, 29.6% HAD MULTIPLE CO-OCCURRING NEEDS, EXCLUDING HOUSING REQUESTS.DATA FROM THE U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS SHOWED A 20% INCREASE IN VETERAN UNEMPLOYMENT IN 2023, RISING FROM 2.5% IN JANUARY TO 3.0% BY DECEMBER. ADDITIONALLY, RECENT REPORTS FROM LINKEDIN INDICATE THAT NEARLY ONE-THIRD OF VETERAN JOB SEEKERS ARE UNDEREMPLOYED, A RATE 15.6% HIGHER THAN THAT OF NON-VETERAN JOB SEEKERS. THROUGHOUT 2023, EMPLOYMENT REMAINED THE SECOND MOST REQUESTED SERVICE, ACCOUNTING FOR NEARLY 15% OF ALL SERVICE REQUESTS. IN RESPONSE TO THE GROWING NEED FOR VETERAN EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT AND TO ASSIST THOSE WHO ARE UNDEREMPLOYED, VBH ORGANIZED 21 CAREER NETWORKING EVENTS AND 331 SOCIAL ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES. VBH CONNECTS MONTHLY WITH MORE THAN 1300 EMPLOYERS ACROSS THE CAROLINAS. VBH ALSO REACHED OUT TO OVER 1,200 VETERANS MONTHLY VIA DIRECT EMAIL AND SHARED EMPLOYMENT-RELATED CONTENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, GENERATING AN AVERAGE OF 15,000 IMPRESSIONS PER MONTH.IN SEPTEMBER 2022, VBH WAS AWARDED ITS INITIAL GRANT FOR $750,000 FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO COUNTER VETERAN SUICIDE. THE STAFF SERGEANT PARKER GORDON FOX SUICIDE PREVENTION GRANT SUPPORTS COMMUNITY-BASED SUICIDE PREVENTION EFFORTS THROUGH OUTREACH, SUICIDE PREVENTION SERVICES, AND CONNECTION TO VA AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES. BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 2022 AND SEPTEMBER 2024, VBH CONNECTED WITH 22,687 SMVF WHO ATTENDED A TOTAL OF 727 EVENTS FOCUSED ON SUICIDE PREVENTION OUTREACH, RAISING AWARENESS OF RISKS OF VETERAN SUICIDE. VBH SCREENED 2,246 INDIVIDUALS TO DETERMINE AT-RISK SUICIDE IDEATION, AND IDENTIFIED 909 AT-RISK VETERANS WHO WERE THEN CONNECTED TO NEEDED MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT SERVICES. 3438717 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 41 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X X JODI LICH 9809992310 5260 PARKWAY PLAZA BLVD SUITE 110 CHARLOTTE NC 28217 KEVIN ECKERT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW MARTIN CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KENNETH MILLER EXEC & GOV COMMITTEE/VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 H B SMITH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIKA THOMPSON INTERNAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE/TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD WORRELL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE/SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LAURA GARRISON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANTHONY TROTMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINA VINSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANTHONY WEEKLY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NORM COOLING DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAGGIE POLLARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAN ROUNTREE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMIE WESTMORELAND DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRANK VANBUREN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 T BLAKE BOURNE VI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 50.00 X 135150 0 6750 JODI LICH VP OF ADMINISTRATION 50.00 X 96326 0 4809 STEVEN COLE VP OF DEVELOPMENT 50.00 X 110150 0 0 NICOLE FRENCH CLINICAL DIRECTOR 50.00 X 110150 0 7150 AARON HARPER VP OF VETERAN EMPLOYMENT 50.00 X 125150 0 6250 576926 0 24959 4 0 0 0 0 763680 2074528 1640200 134818 4478408 28189 28189 93000 763680 233342 -140342 -140342 4366255 0 0 -112153 231476 176961 35785 18730 2226767 1702339 344247 180181 219026 167443 33860 17723 196032 149864 30306 15862 1643 219 1268 156 138566 18479 106947 13140 127300 16977 98251 12072 80361 41744 3172 35445 2211 1650 534 27 23285 19700 1920 1665 239156 190676 24767 23713 320414 246707 49122 24585 38857 38857 24621 7495 16173 953 DIRECT AID TO VETERANS 417077 417077 0 0 OUTREACH EVENTS 262361 228820 33541 OTHER EXPENSES 97062 35571 40752 20739 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 42829 16995 6991 18843 4689044 3438717 866493 383834 1522659 1108810 89103 89634 179800 381900 4645 44205 281048 180341 127325 100707 35214 54189 1874575 1701631 3833321 3481076 35200 76920 5761 0 1946038 1778701 1986999 1855621 X 1677372 1587941 168950 37514 1846322 1625455 3833321 3481076 -322789 18922 83000 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1411904 1686523 2505207 2377412 4473379 12454425 1411904 1686523 2505207 2377412 4473379 12454425 3127061 9327364 379 117 362 8028 28189 37075 12491500 0.74670 0.76820 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 11959 11959 37904 37625 279 231185 142716 88469 100707 GIFT CARDS - AIRLINES 37028 RIGHT OF USE ASSET, NET 1664603 1701631 RIGHT OF USE LIABILITY NONCURRENT 1591254 RIGHT OF USE LIABILITY - CURRENT 187447 1778701 X 4701520 18923 83000 101923 4599597 -233342 -233342 4366255 4922387 233343 233343 4689044 0 4689044 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES ON INCOME RELATED TO ITS TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (THE "CODE") AND IS NOT SUBJECT TO FEDERAL INCOME TAX EXCEPT FOR THE INCOME FROM ANY UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, AS DEFINED IN THE CODE. MANAGEMENT BELIEVED THAT THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION AND IS NOT SUBJECT TO TAX. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN REFLECTED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION ACCOUNTS FOR TAX UNCERTANIES BASED ON A MORE LIKELY THAN NOT RECOGNITION THERESHOLD WHEREBY TAX BENEFITS ARE ONLY RECOGNIZED WHEN THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT THEY HAVE A GREATER THAN 50% LIKELIHOOD OF BEING SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. THE ORGANIZATION HAS EVALUATED ALL ITS TAX POSITIONS AND DETERMINED THAT IT HAD NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES -233,342. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES 233,343. STAR SPANGLED SALUTE 803773 711273 92500 5500 47010 5000 160000 LUNCH AND LEAD 52907 52407 500 1200 7425 7207 856680 763680 93000 6700 54435 5000 167207 233342 -140342 X 1 49600 FAIR MARKET VALUE X AIRLINE MILES 1 43857 REPORTED BY AIRLINES 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS MADE UP OF THE CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, TREASURER, AND SECRETARY OF THE BOARD. THIS COMMITTEE HAS THE RIGHT TO EXERCISE ALL OF THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND HR & FINANCE DIRECTOR WILL REVIEW THE 990 PRIOR TO ITS FILING WITH THE IRS FOR ANY ERRORS OR INCONSISTENCIES. A COPY OF THE 990 IS GIVEN TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THIER REVIEW UPON COMPLETION OF THE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THAT THEY SIGN AND RENEW EACH YEAR. IN THE EVENT OF A CONFLICT, THE BOARD MEMBER DISCLOSES THAT THEY HAVE A CONFLICT AND RECUSES THEMSELVES FROM THE CONVERSATION AND VOTE. IF FURTHER EVALUATION IS NEEDED, THE REMAINING BOARD WILL EVALUATE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND VOTE ON IT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PROVIDE AN ANNUAL REVIEW FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION USING DATA FROM COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR REGION. THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATION OFFICER REVIEWS NATIONAL AND STATE DATA FOR COMPENSATION TRENDS FOR NON-PROFITS WHEN NEW DATA BECOMES AVAILABLE. FOR THE REST OF THE ORGANIZATION, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND HR & FINANCE DIRECTOR REVIEW ALL COMPENSATIONS, COMPARE DATA WITH OTHER EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS AT BOTH A STATE AND NATIONAL LEVEL AND PRESENT THIS DATA TO THE INTERNAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR INPUT. COMPENSATION REPORTS FROM THE NC CENTER FOR NONPROFITS IS USED TO HELP COMPARE COMPENSATION ACROSS EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS IN OUT AREA AS WELL AS ON A NATIONAL LEVEL. THE PROCESS DESCRIBED HERE WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2022. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AS WELL AS UPON REQUEST. OTHER DOCUMENTS SUCH AS POLICIES AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.