2023-11-14T12:26:21-05:00 2022-12-31 471793720 ARCARA LENDA EUSANIO & STACEY CPA'S PC 5214 MAIN ST STE 200 WILLIAMSVILLE NY 14221 990 2022-01-01 611561829 WNY HEROES INC WNYH 7166305020 1001 E DELEVAN AVE STE 9 BUFFALO NY 14215 CHRISTOPHER KREIGER PRESIDENT/CO-FOUNDER 8884003892 2023-11-10 true CHRISTOPHER KREIGER 999009999 true DAVID ARCARA CPA P00165827 7166342722 2023-11-10 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z CHRISTOPHER KREIGER 1001 E DELEVAN AVE STE 9 BUFFALO NY 14215 2255688 false X WWW.WNYHEROES.ORG X 2008 NY THE MISSION OF WNY HEROES IS TO PROVIDE VETERANS, MEMBERS OF THE ARMED SERVICES, AND THE WIDOWS AND CHILDREN OF DECEASED VETERANS WITH ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL SERVICES, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT THEIR LIVES AND SUSTAIN THEIR DIGNITY. 18 17 9 200 0 1159646 2037588 0 308 368 134488 95756 1294442 2133712 598620 1503987 0 187211 200622 0 11477 178553 251848 964384 1956457 330058 177255 790835 968090 0 790835 968090 X THE MISSION OF WNY HEROES IS TO PROVIDE VETERANS, MEMBERS OF THE ARMED SERVICES, AND THE WIDOWS AND CHILDREN OF DECEASED VETERANS WITH ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL SERVICES, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT THEIR LIVES AND SUSTAIN THEIR DIGNITY. false false 254731 230153 OPERATION B.O.O.T.S. - BROUGHT VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES TOGETHER IN A CASUAL, NON-CLINICAL, NON-THREATENING SETTING IN SAFE, FUN ENVIRONMENTS THAT FOSTER TEAMWORK, NETWORKING, AND FRIENDSHIP. 1071490 1015579 HEROES' BRIDGE - WNY HEROES PROVIDED GRANTS TO COMBAT VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES FOR UP TO 3 MONTHS RENT, MORTGAGE, UTILITIES; FOOD DISTRIBUTION AND HOLIDAY MEALS. 237956 210589 PAWSITIVE FOR HEROES - WNY HEROES PROVIDED COMBAT VETERANS WITH A SERVICE DOG & TRAINING TO BENEFIT FROM MEDICAL ISSUES, INCLUDING PTSD. 170552 47666 OTHER PROGRAMS AND SERVICES - ADOPT-A-HERO'S FAMILY: TO DONATE ITEMS TO VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES THAT ARE IN NEED. WNY HEROES ALSO PROVIDED SCHOLARSHIPS TO THE CHILDREN OF VETERANS. OPERATION AUTOMOTIVE: ASSISTED VETERANS IN THE COMMUNITY WHO WERE NOT ABLE TO AFFORD THE INITAL COSTS OF A VEHICLE, OR THE COSTS OF REPAIRING A VEHICLE THEY ALREADY OWNED. OPERATION BACKPACK: TO PROVIDE CHILDREN OF VETERANS OR THOSE STILL SERVING WITH BACKPACKS FILLED WITH ESSENTIAL SCHOOL SUPPLIES NECESSARY TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN SCHOOL. 170552 47666 1734729 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 9 0 true 9 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 18 17 false false false false true true false true true false false true true true true true true true true false NY X CHRISTOPHER KREIGER 7166305020 1001 E DELEVAN AVE STE 9 BUFFALO NY 14215 CHRISTOPHER KREIGER PRESIDENT/CO 60.00 X X 53057 0 0 PATRICK BROWN DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 SETH CALLERI SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 SHARON CIMINELLI DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW DEMMIN DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 KARLA GADLEY DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 ANTHONY GLISZCZYNSKI CHAIRMAN 5.00 X X 0 0 0 MIKE HUBER DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 KIRBY JOHNSON TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 MIKE KISLACK DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 ANTHONY KUHN DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA OLIVER VICE CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 FRANK PICKERING DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW PRIVITERA DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA SCHWALBE DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH SHELDON DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 ANGELO VECCHIO DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 TERRY VOSBURG DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 53057 false false false 28120 90000 1919468 916723 2037588 368 368 215351 28120 121976 93375 OTHER MISC INCOME 900099 2381 2381 2381 2133712 2749 1503987 1503987 53057 38938 11084 3035 129710 95193 27096 7421 17855 13102 3732 1021 17660 17660 6962 6962 19803 19803 43555 300 43255 11293 11293 65850 49387 16463 10399 9322 1077 11327 11327 DONATIONS 32853 32853 DONATIONS - VETERAN PROGR 24500 24500 MEALS & ENTERTAINMENT 7646 7646 1956457 1734729 210251 11477 750628 616347 316398 54599 19254 40207 35345 790835 968090 0 0 X 299274 273628 491561 694462 790835 968090 790835 968090 X 177255 X false true X true false X 812870 805737 867973 1391209 1447939 5325728 812870 805737 867973 1391209 1447939 5325728 5325728 2040 2299 529 308 368 5544 5331272 5544 0.99900 0.99890 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 54599 19254 35345 35345 X 2255688 2255688 -121976 -121976 2133712 2078433 121976 121976 1956457 1956457 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REQUIRE MANAGEMENT OF WNY HEROES, INC. TO EVALUATE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION AND RECOGNIZE A TAX LIABILITY IF THE ORGANIZATION HAS TAKEN AN UNCERTAIN POSITION THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION, AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2022 THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. WNY HEROES, INC. IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIOD IN PROGRESS. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES WNY HEROES, INC. IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS FOR YEARS PRIOR TO DECEMBER 31, 2019. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 4B DIRECT EXPENSES FROM FUNDRAISING EVENTS -121,976 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D DIRECT EXPENSES FROM FUNDRAISING EVENTS 121,976 RED, WHITE, & B 148725 28120 120605 3600 5476 54328 33964 BEER ON TAP 10648 10648 2 15258 15258 174631 28120 146511 3600 5476 54328 33964 97368 49143 true OPERATION B.O.O.T.S. 94 230153 PAWSITIVE FOR HEROES 128 150589 60000 FMV DOG FOOD BRIDGING HEARTS GRANTS 135 210579 FOOD DISTRIBUTION 2500 805000 WHOLESALE FOOD DISTRIB OTHER 17 47666 SCHEDULE I, PAGE 4, PART IV THE DISTRIBUTION OF DONATED FOOD TO VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES GENERALLY HAPPENS WEEKLY. THE NUMBER OF RECIPIENTS IS DIFFICULT TO ASCERTAIN AS A FORMAL COUNT IS NOT TAKEN. THE VALUE OF THE FOOD DONATED IS GENERALLY BASED ON THE WHOLESALE PRICE AS PROVIDED BY THE DONOR ENTITY. X 12690 FAIR MARKET VALUE X 2 5803 FAIR MARKET VALUE X 10 13450 FAIR MARKET VALUE X 52 806480 WHOLESALE VALUE X GIFT CARDS 393 18300 FAIR MARKET VALUE X PURINA DOG FOOD 1 60000 FAIR MARKET VALUE false false false SCHEDULE M, PAGE 2, PART II THE NUMBERS INDICATED ON PART 1, COLUMN (B) ARE THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS AND NOT NECESSARILY THE NUMBER OF ITEMS RECEIVED. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE MISSION OF WNY HEROES IS TO PROVIDE VETERANS, MEMBERS OF THE ARMED SERVICES, AND THE WIDOWS AND CHILDREN OF DECEASED VETERANS WITH ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL SERVICES, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT THEIR LIVES AND SUSTAIN THEIR DIGNITY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D OTHER PROGRAMS AND SERVICES - ADOPT-A-HERO'S FAMILY: TO DONATE ITEMS TO VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES THAT ARE IN NEED. WNY HEROES ALSO PROVIDED SCHOLARSHIPS TO THE CHILDREN OF VETERANS. OPERATION AUTOMOTIVE: ASSISTED VETERANS IN THE COMMUNITY WHO WERE NOT ABLE TO AFFORD THE INITAL COSTS OF A VEHICLE, OR THE COSTS OF REPAIRING A VEHICLE THEY ALREADY OWNED. OPERATION BACKPACK: TO PROVIDE CHILDREN OF VETERANS OR THOSE STILL SERVING WITH BACKPACKS FILLED WITH ESSENTIAL SCHOOL SUPPLIES NECESSARY TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN SCHOOL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 MEMBERSHIP SHALL CONSIST ONLY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THESE OFFICERS SERVE AS MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. EXCEPT FOR THE POWER TO AMEND THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE ALL OF THE POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN THE INTERVALS BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, SUBJECT TO THE DIRECTION AND CONTROL OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A DIRECTORS WILL BE ELECTED BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE CURRENT DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A COPY OF FORM 990 IS EMAILED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. AFTER APPROVED, A COPY WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE MADE AWARE OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. ALL TRANSACTIONS ARE MONITORED BY A FINANCIAL COMMITTEE AND ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICTS ARE DISCUSSED AT BOARD MEETINGS TO ENSURE THERE IS NO CONFLICT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD MEMBERS PERFORM AN ANNUAL REVIEW. THE HR COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE RESULTS AND PRESENTS THEM TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THEIR RECOMMENDATION FOR COMPENSATION IS DISCUSSED. A MOTION IS MADE TO THE BOARD AT A BOARD MEETING FOR APPROVAL. A REVIEW OF SIMILAR POSITIONS' SALARIES IN A GEOGRAPHIC AREA WITH SIMILAR FUNDING IS ALSO DONE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B COMPENSTION OF KEY EMPLOYEES IS DISCUSSED AND APPROVED AT A BOARD MEETING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THESE DOCUMENTS ARE NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 DIRECT EXPENSES FROM FUNDRAISING EVENTS 121,976 DIRECT EXPENSES FROM FUNDRAISING EVENTS -121,976