irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2020
what they reported doing
Program narrative the organization filed with the IRS. Ordered by program spending.
- #1 primary $25KTechnology Program-While some districts canceled all after-school activities, the addition of Zoom accounts and instructions on how to conduct virtual interviews allowed for 18 of our 30 schools to participate. Monthly Zoom meetings with teachers and student leaders provided a positive atmosphere that allowed for an exchange of concerns, ideas, encouragement, and solutions. This year VHP edited 12 video tutorials and integrated those videos and our instruction materials into a secure and customized learning management system. The platform reduces teacher workload, ensures consistent and quality program implementation, and supports our ability to scale. The online courses guide teachers in managing a Chapter; instruct students through the interview, writing, and archiving process; train chapters in the design of Since You Asked; and offer guidelines on how to organize a book reception.
- #2 $12KHonor Roll Program-Our annual Community Reception and Book Signing, typically attended by 1,000 people, was replaced by HONOR ROLL a hybrid event that offered an in-person socially distant parade experience for veterans and students, livestreamed for the public. Teachers, students, and volunteers cheered veteran participants from 2020 and 2021 as they drove through the parking lot parade route. Within the route, students presented each veteran with a book, a handwritten thank you note, a commemorative challenge coin, and a beautiful poem written by a student. The route featured cheering students and teachers, veteran service photo displays, American and service branch flag lines, the Patriot Guard riders, and community partners who brought vehicles from every military engagement from World War II to the War on Terror, even a flyover from the Arizona Stearman Squad. Covered by every local TV station and livestreamed to VHPs website, the 50-minute virtual event opened with remarks from Former Secretary of the Air Force, Barbara Barrett. Alumni students emceed the event, taking viewers through the route while incorporating special video features on VHPs teacher of the year, student scholarships, veteran spotlights, and VHPs 1st Annual Alumni Service Award.
named programs · 3 · from sources
what they call their work
Community Book Receptions
Students host events to present published stories and honor veterans, fostering community engagement.
Oral History Interview
Students interview veterans to document their service stories, which are published in an annual book.
Scholarship Program
Awards scholarships to students based on essays reflecting on their experiences with veterans.
activities · 5 groups
what they do
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Student-Veteran Story Preservation Events 9 activities
- Engaging Students in Civic EventsEngages students in civic events such as Veterans Day and Memorial Day celebrations, connections with local service groups, school assemblies with veteran speakers, and field trips to historical sites.
- Hosting Community Receptions and Book SigningsOrganizes yearly Community Reception and Book Signing events to debut veterans' service stories and student-published books, celebrating student successes and honoring veterans. These events are held regionally at the end of each school year and are attended by students, veterans, families, educators, and community members.
- Hosting Community Receptions and Book SigningsOrganizes yearly Community Reception and Book Signing events to debut veterans' service stories and student-published books, celebrating student successes and honoring veterans. These events are attended by students, veterans, families, educators, and community members.
- Hosting Community Receptions and Book SigningsHosts yearly Community Reception and Book Signing events to debut veterans' service stories and student-published books, celebrating student successes and honoring veterans. These events are organized regionally by students and attended by students, veterans, families, educators, and community members.
- Hosting Community Receptions and Book SigningsHosts yearly Community Reception and Book Signing events to debut veterans' service stories and student-published books, celebrating student successes and honoring veterans. These events are organized regionally by students and attended by students, veterans, families, educators, and community members.
- Organizing Veteran Presentations and Civic Engagement EventsArranges veteran presentations in classrooms and school assemblies, hosts keynote discussions with decorated veterans, and engages students in civic events such as Veterans Day and Memorial Day celebrations and panel presentations with Gold Star family members.
- Providing Educational Presentations and ResourcesArranges veteran presentations in classrooms and school assemblies, hosts keynote discussions with decorated veterans, and provides conflict era fact sheets and lesson plans to engage students and build interest in program participation.
- Providing Educational Programs and Veteran PresentationsArranges veteran presentations in classrooms and school assemblies, hosts keynote discussions with decorated veterans, and organizes panel presentations with Gold Star family members. The organization also provides conflict era fact sheets and lesson plans to engage students.
- Providing Educational Programs and Veteran PresentationsArranges veteran presentations in classrooms and school assemblies, hosts keynote discussions with decorated veterans, and organizes panel presentations with Gold Star family members. The organization also provides conflict era fact sheets and lesson plans to engage students.
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Merit-Based Educational Scholarships 4 activities
- Awarding Student ScholarshipsAwards scholarships to students for civic engagement, leadership, and academic excellence, including renewable awards up to $17,500 per year for four years. Over 100 scholarship awards totaling over $230,000 have been presented since 2011.
- Awarding Student ScholarshipsAwards scholarships to students for civic engagement, leadership, and academic excellence, including renewable awards up to $17,500 per year for four years. Since 2011, over 100 scholarship awards totaling over $230,000 have been presented.
- Awarding Student ScholarshipsAwards scholarships to students for civic engagement, leadership, and academic excellence, including renewable awards up to $17,500 per year for four years. Over 100 scholarship awards totaling over $230,000 have been presented since 2011.
- Providing Scholarships for StudentsAwards scholarships to students for civic engagement, leadership, and academic excellence, including renewable awards up to $17,500 per year for four years. Over 100 scholarship awards totaling over $230,000 have been presented since 2011.
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Veteran and Community Oral Histories 3 activities
- Archiving Veteran Stories with the Library of CongressSubmits recorded veteran interviews to the Veterans History Project in the Library of Congress American Folklife Center and donates every volume of "Since You Asked" to the Library of Congress to preserve veterans' stories in America's national library.
- Preserving Veteran Stories in National ArchivesSubmits recorded veteran interviews to the Veterans History Project in the Library of Congress American Folklife Center and donates every volume of "Since You Asked" to the Library of Congress, preserving veterans' stories in America's national library.
- Preserving Veteran Stories in National ArchivesSubmits recorded veteran interviews to the Veterans History Project in the Library of Congress American Folklife Center and donates every volume of "Since You Asked" to the Library of Congress, preserving veterans' stories in America's national library.
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School-Based Youth Workshops and Curriculum Programs 3 activities
- Developing and Expanding School ChaptersEngages with various schools and colleges, including Cactus Shadows High School, Show Low High School, Boulder Creek High School, Desert Sands Middle School, Cooley Middle School, and Gateway Community College, to establish and grow program chapters.
- Developing and Expanding School ChaptersLaunches and expands school chapters, starting with a four-school pilot and growing to 25 chapters by 2016, including piloting an out-of-state program in Niceville, Florida.
- Developing and Expanding School ChaptersWorks with various schools and community colleges, including Cactus Shadows High School, Show Low High School, Boulder Creek High School, Desert Sands Middle School, Cooley Middle School, and Gateway Community College, to establish and expand its program chapters.
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Uncategorized 9 activities
- Engaging Students in Civic EventsEngages students in civic events such as Veterans Day and Memorial Day celebrations, connections with local service groups, school assemblies with veteran speakers, and field trips to historical sites.
- Facilitating Student-Veteran Interviews and Story PublicationGuides students to interview veterans, write their service stories, and publish them in an annual hard-bound publication called "Since You Asked." This process includes providing training in software like Adobe InDesign and Photoshop for layout, reviewing and editing student essays, and identifying veterans for interviews.
- Facilitating Student-Veteran Interviews and Story PublicationGuides students to interview veterans, write their service stories, and publish them in an annual hard-bound publication called "Since You Asked." This includes training students in software like Adobe InDesign and Photoshop for layout, reviewing and editing student essays, and identifying veterans for interviews.
- Facilitating Student-Veteran Interviews and Story PublicationGuides students to interview veterans, write their service stories, and publish them in an annual hard-bound publication called "Since You Asked." This includes training students in software like Adobe InDesign and Photoshop for layout and providing editorial review.
- Facilitating Student-Veteran Interviews and Story PublicationGuides students to interview veterans, write their service stories, and publish them in an annual hard-bound publication called "Since You Asked." This includes training students in software like Adobe InDesign and Photoshop for layout, reviewing and editing student essays, and identifying veterans for interviews.
- Fundraising and Capacity BuildingPlans and executes annual fundraising events, including selling tables, seeking sponsorships, and acquiring auction items. It also raises capacity building funds through personal solicitations, corporate sponsorships, event sponsorships, table sales, and house parties, and develops financial models and growth plans.
- Fundraising and Capacity BuildingPlans and executes annual fundraising events, including selling tables, seeking sponsorships, and acquiring auction items. Raises capacity building funds through personal solicitations, corporate sponsorships, event sponsorships, table sales, and house parties, and develops financial models and growth plans.
- Fundraising and Capacity BuildingPlans and executes annual fundraising events, including selling tables, seeking sponsorships, acquiring auction items, and raising capacity building funds through personal solicitations, corporate sponsorships, event sponsorships, and house parties. Also develops financial models and growth plans.
- Fundraising and Capacity BuildingPlans and executes annual fundraising events, including selling tables, seeking sponsorships, and acquiring auction items. The organization also raises capacity building funds through personal solicitations, corporate sponsorships, event sponsorships, table sales, and house parties, and develops financial models and growth plans.
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financials · form 990 · fy2020
revenue
Total revenue$905K
Contributions & grants$948K105%
Program service revenue$11K1%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$-54K
expenses
Total expenses$372K
Program expenses75%
Admin / overhead15%
Fundraising10%
Salaries & benefits$190K
Grants paid out$11K
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$852K
Cash$793K
Investments$0
Liabilities$30K
Net assets$822K
Liquid reserves25.6 mo
1 years on record · 2020–2020
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2020
who runs it
paid leadership · 1
| Name | Title | Hours/wk | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICHELLE DIMURO | Executive Dir. | 40 | $90K |
board members · 11
- ANITA DAGHESTANI — Vice President
- ARCH RAMBEAU — Director
- CHET FULLER — Director
- D GRAIG HOUK — Director
- DENISE HICKS — Director
- FLORA TOMELIN — Director
- HOLLY SHAW — Director
- J DEREK HILL — Director
- MARY ANN LUCIANO — Director
- MATTHEW LONG — Director
- RUZICA MARKOVIC — Director
relationships · 22
who they work with
- Arizona Department of Education Government — Recognized Imprints of Honor as an award-winning Character and Civics Education Program.
- Arizona Humanities Partner — Partners to reach wider audiences, especially cross-generational and rural, with humanities content addressing the needs of Arizona veterans.
- Arizona Veterans Hall of Fame Society Partner — Awards the Copper Lamp of Knowledge Scholarships.
- Bank of America Partner — Kerry Ahern, SVP, Resource Planning Leader at Bank of America, serves as Board Vice President.
- Boulder Creek High School Partner — Partnered with for a chapter in the Veterans View Block.
- Cactus Shadows High School Partner — Partnered with for a chapter in the Veterans View Block.
- Cooley Middle School Partner — Partnered with for a chapter in the Veterans View Block.
- Daughters of the American Revolution National Society Partner — Presented an award to Barbara Hatch in 2011.
- Desert Sands Middle School Partner — Partnered with for a chapter in the Veterans View Block.
- Gateway Community College Partner — Partnered with for a chapter in the Veterans View Block.
- Library of Congress Partner — Donates every volume of "Since You Asked" to the Library of Congress.
- Library of Congress Partner — Preserves veterans' stories in America’s national library.
- Library of Congress American Folklife Center Partner — Submits recorded veteran interviews to the Veterans History Project in the Library of Congress American Folklife Center.
- Musical Theatre of Anthem Partner — Provides patriotic musical performances at Veterans Heritage Project events.
- North Valley Regional Library Partner — Partnered with for a chapter in the Veterans View Block.
- Salt River Project (SRP) Funder — Requested grant proposals for programs documenting Arizona's history, leading to the initial funding for the project.
- Show Low High School Partner — Partnered with for a chapter in the Veterans View Block.
- Snell & Wilmer, LLP Partner — Eric Spencer, a partner at Snell & Wilmer, LLP, serves as Board President.
- Veterans History Project Partner — Submits recorded veteran interviews to the Veterans History Project in the Library of Congress American Folklife Center.
- Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress Partner — National military history archive where recorded interviews of veterans' stories are submitted.
- Veterans of Foreign Wars Partner — Organized WWII veterans to speak to students in Barbara Hatch's classroom.
- Wells Fargo Partner — Alfredo Luna, District Senior Manager at Wells Fargo, serves as Board Treasurer.