2026-02-04T12:39:08-05:00 2025-09-30 341873333 MCMANAMON & CO LLC 1651 CROSSINGS PKWY D WESTLAKE OH 441451959 990 2024-10-01 237193597 PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA BUCKEYE CHAPTER INC PARA 2167311017 2775 BISHOP RD STE B WILLOUGHBY HILLS OH 44132 BETSEY KAMM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2167311017 2026-01-30 false JEFFREY D FIRESTONE CPA CVA P01055566 4408928900 2026-02-04 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z BETSEY KAMM 2775 BISHOP ROAD WILLOUGHBY HILLS OH 44132 573285 false X WWW.BUCKEYEPVA.ORG X 1972 OH WE STRIVE TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF HONORABLY DISCHARGED VETERANS WHO HAVE SPINAL CORD INJURY, DYSFUNCTION OR ILLNESS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO MS AND ALS, THROUGH PROGRAMS DESCRIBED IN SCH O. 9 9 2 107 -17144 273083 334720 0 41 -44129 58507 228954 393268 104734 86035 0 99689 120534 0 35956 88356 135399 292779 341968 -63825 51300 2871014 2955886 1258281 1196632 1612733 1759254 X THE MISSION OF THE CHAPTER IS TO STRIVE TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF HONORABLY DISCHARGED VETERANS WHO HAVE SPINAL CORD INJURY, DYSFUNCTION, OR ILLNESS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND ALS (LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE) THROUGH ADVOCACY, MEDICAL RESEARCH, SPORTS AND RECREATION, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNICATION. THE CHAPTER HAS DEVELOPED A UNIQUE EXPERTISE ON A WIDE VARIETY OF ISSUES INVOLVING THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF OUR MEMBERS - VETERANS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED SPINAL CORD INJURY OR DYSFUNCTION. PUBLIC AFFAIRS - LEGISLATION, ADVOCACY, SPORTS, AND PUBLIC EDUCATION THE CHAPTER WILL USE THAT EXPERTISE TO BE THE LEADING ADVOCATE FOR: -QUALITY HEALTH CARE FOR OUR MEMBERS -RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ADDRESSING SPINAL CORD INJURY AND DYSFUNCTION -BENEFITS AVAILABLE AS A RESULT OF OUR MEMBERS' MILITARY SERVICE -CIVIL RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES WHICH MAXIMIZE THE INDEPENDENCE OF OUR MEMBERS TO ENABLE THE CHAPTER TO CONTINUE TO HONOR THIS COMMITMENT, WE MUST RECRUIT AND TRAI false false 174767 86035 MEMBERSHIP AND BENEFITS - SERVICE, CHAPTER NEWSLETTER AND MEMBERSHIP SEE SCHEDULE O 85618 PUBLIC AFFAIRS - LEGISLATION, ADVOCACY, SPORTS, AND PUBLIC EDUCATION SEE SCHEDULE O 4549 RESEARCH - MEDICAL ACTIVITIES AND RESEARCH SEE SCHEDULE O DURING BPVA'S 53RD YEAR AS A VETERAN'S SERVICE ORGANIZATION, WE CARRIED OUT OUR MISSION OF IMPROVING THE LIVES OF OUR MEMBERS. WE DID THIS BY AWARDING AN ACCESSIBLE HOME MODIFICATION GRANT AND BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO OUR MEMBERS WHO NEEDED EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE. IN THE SPRING, WE PARTICIPATED IN PVA'S ADVOCACY WEEK IN WASHINGTON DC, MEETING WITH SEVERAL OF OHIO'S CONGRESSPEOPLE AND REPRESENTATIVES TO DISCUSS THE NEEDS OF OUR DISABLED VETERANS. WE SUPPORTED ADAPTIVE SPORTS, INCLUDING HOSTING THE 2025 BUCKEYE WHEELCHAIR GAMES AT SPIRE ACADEMY IN GENEVA, OHIO IN WHICH OVER 50 WHEELCHAIR ATHLETES COMPETED IN APPROXIMATELY A DOZEN DIFFERENT ADAPTIVE SPORTS EVENTS. WE COMMUNICATED REGULARLY WITH OUR MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE BY SHARING A COMPREHENSIVE QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER, THE BUCKEYE BANNER, AND BY HOLDING QUARTERLY GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS-- MOST RECENTLY IN PERSON AT VA LOCATIONS AROUND THE STATE AS WELL AS VIRTUAL. 264934 true true false false false false false false false false true true false false false true true false false false false false false false true false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false true 4 0 false 2 true true true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false X 9 9 false false false false false true false true true false false true true true true true true true false false OH X BETSEY KAMM 2167311017 2775 BISHOP ROAD WILLOUGHBY HILLS OH 44132 BETSEY KAMM EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 37035 0 0 DOUG BECKLEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LARRY BOSTIC VICE PRESIDE 5.00 X X 0 0 0 TIFFANEY DAVISON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HOLLY KOESTER SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 PAUL MANN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LUCAS MEYER TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT MORRIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHADWICK WATIKER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MILTON YOUNG PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 37035 false false false 334720 12000 334720 41 41 161368 178512 -17144 -17144 -17144 75108 1505 73603 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 2048 2048 2048 393268 -17144 2089 41030 41030 45005 45005 37035 22440 5518 9077 68314 41386 10182 16746 6796 4117 1013 1666 8389 5082 1250 2057 24790 4586 20204 38566 30495 2438 5633 12275 12275 56665 56665 3103 1853 473 777 341968 264934 41078 35956 63340 93803 68159 72604 5260 1039 551 2002273 133123 1905423 1869150 827793 919739 39 2871014 2955886 25812 30534 1232469 1166098 1258281 1196632 X 1608351 1759254 4382 1612733 1759254 2871014 2955886 51300 95221 X false true X true false X 198210 225898 346544 273083 334720 1378455 27456 47313 75848 3021 75108 228746 2589 247 163 5898 2048 10945 228255 273458 422555 282002 411876 1618146 1618146 93561 41 93602 14616 14616 93561 14616 41 108218 2589 247 163 5898 2048 10945 324405 273705 437334 287900 413965 1737309 0.93140 0.88880 0.06000 0.11000 X PART III, LINE 12 10,945 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 592800 592800 1409473 133123 1276350 1869150 INVESTMENTS 919739 F 919739 X 393268 393268 393268 341968 341968 341968 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. FASB ASC 740 DETAILS HOW COMPANIES SHOULD RECOGNIZE, MEASURE, PRESENT AND DISCLOSE UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT HAVE BEEN OR ARE EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN. AS SUCH, THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WOULD REFLECT EXPECTED FUTURE TAX CONSEQUENCES OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS PRESUMING THE TAXING AUTHORITIES' FULL KNOWLEDGE OF THE POSITION AND ALL RELEVANT FACTS, IF THEY EXISTED. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE CHAPTER'S TAX YEARS THAT REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE ARE SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 AND FORWARD. SPECIAL EVENTS 75108 75108 1505 75108 75108 1505 1505 73603 true ATHLETICTEAM GRANTS 34030 EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE 423 HOME ACCESSIBILITY 3450 VA TUITION REIMBURSEMENT 200 HOLIDAY GIFT CARD PROGRAM 40932 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE MISSION OF THE CHAPTER IS TO STRIVE TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF HONORABLY DISCHARGED VETERANS WHO HAVE SPINAL CORD INJURY, DYSFUNCTION, OR ILLNESS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND ALS (LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE) THROUGH ADVOCACY, MEDICAL RESEARCH, SPORTS AND RECREATION, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNICATION. THE CHAPTER HAS DEVELOPED A UNIQUE EXPERTISE ON A WIDE VARIETY OF ISSUES INVOLVING THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF OUR MEMBERS - VETERANS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED SPINAL CORD INJURY OR DYSFUNCTION. PUBLIC AFFAIRS - LEGISLATION, ADVOCACY, SPORTS, AND PUBLIC EDUCATION THE CHAPTER WILL USE THAT EXPERTISE TO BE THE LEADING ADVOCATE FOR: -QUALITY HEALTH CARE FOR OUR MEMBERS -RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ADDRESSING SPINAL CORD INJURY AND DYSFUNCTION -BENEFITS AVAILABLE AS A RESULT OF OUR MEMBERS' MILITARY SERVICE -CIVIL RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES WHICH MAXIMIZE THE INDEPENDENCE OF OUR MEMBERS TO ENABLE THE CHAPTER TO CONTINUE TO HONOR THIS COMMITMENT, WE MUST RECRUIT AND TRAIN MEMBERS WHO HAVE THE EXPERIENCE, ENERGY, DEDICATION, AND PASSION NECESSARY TO MANAGE THE CHAPTER AND ENSURE ADEQUATE RESOURCES TO SUSTAIN THE PROGRAMS ESSENTIAL FOR THE CHAPTER TO ACHIEVE ITS MISSION. DURING THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2025, THE ORGANIZATION'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE: -THE CHAPTER PROVIDED IN-PERSON PEER SUPPORT TO MEMBERS AND PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS WHO ARE HOSPITALIZED WITH SPINAL CORD INJURY OR DISEASE -THE CHAPTER CONTINUED TO OFFER EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO MEMBERS WHO MAY HAVE FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES IN ADDITION TO MAKING AVAILABLE RESOURCE INFORMATION ABOUT OTHER WAYS OF GETTING HELP. -THE CHAPTER CONTINUED TO OFFER ITS ADAPTIVE SPORTS PROGRAM INCLUDING THE BUCKEYE WHEELCHAIR GAMES AND A WHEELCHAIR BILLIARDS TOURNAMENT -QUARTERLY MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS WERE HELD AT VA HOSPITAL LOCATIONS AROUND THE STATE AND VIA ZOOM WHICH INCLUDED PRESENTATIONS OF INTEREST TO MEMBERS ON TOPICS SUCH AS ADAPTIVE BREWING, FLAG ETIQUETTE AND THE USS CLEVELAND. A THANKSGIVING MEAL WAS PROVIDED TO MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE AT THE NOVEMBER GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING WITH SIMPLER MEALS PROVIDED AT THE OTHER MEETINGS. -THE CHAPTER PROVIDED FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR CAREGIVERS OF MEMBERS TO ATTEND THE NATIONAL VETERANS WHEELCHAIR GAMES AND THE WINTER SPORTS CLINIC. -MONTHLY, THE CHAPTER PROVIDES A HOT DOG DAY AT THE LOUIS STOKES VA IN WHICH IT VISITS PATIENT ROOMS IN THE SPINAL CORD UNIT TO OFFER HOT DOGS, CHIPS AND A BEVERAGE. FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTE TO ALL ASPECTS OF THE CHAPTER'S ACTIVITIES INCLUDING ADAPTIVE SPORTS, FUNDRAISING EVENTS, MEMBER SERVICE AND GOVERNANCE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D DURING BPVA'S 53RD YEAR AS A VETERAN'S SERVICE ORGANIZATION, WE CARRIED OUT OUR MISSION OF IMPROVING THE LIVES OF OUR MEMBERS. WE DID THIS BY AWARDING AN ACCESSIBLE HOME MODIFICATION GRANT AND BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO OUR MEMBERS WHO NEEDED EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE. IN THE SPRING, WE PARTICIPATED IN PVA'S ADVOCACY WEEK IN WASHINGTON DC, MEETING WITH SEVERAL OF OHIO'S CONGRESSPEOPLE AND REPRESENTATIVES TO DISCUSS THE NEEDS OF OUR DISABLED VETERANS. WE SUPPORTED ADAPTIVE SPORTS, INCLUDING HOSTING THE 2025 BUCKEYE WHEELCHAIR GAMES AT SPIRE ACADEMY IN GENEVA, OHIO IN WHICH OVER 50 WHEELCHAIR ATHLETES COMPETED IN APPROXIMATELY A DOZEN DIFFERENT ADAPTIVE SPORTS EVENTS. WE COMMUNICATED REGULARLY WITH OUR MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE BY SHARING A COMPREHENSIVE QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER, THE BUCKEYE BANNER, AND BY HOLDING QUARTERLY GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS-- MOST RECENTLY IN PERSON AT VA LOCATIONS AROUND THE STATE AS WELL AS VIRTUAL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A THE MEMBERS ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON A SEMI-ANNUAL BASIS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B PRIOR TO FILING, THE FORM 990 IS FIRST PRESENTED TO THE FINANCE STAFF AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. ANY CHANGES ARE THEN INCOPORATED INTO THE 990 BY THE INDEPENDENT CPA-PREPARER, PRIOR TO SUBMITTING THE RETURN TO THE TREASURER AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, WHO HAVE BEEN DELEGATED RESPONSABILITY FOR FINAL REVIEW BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE TREASURER, A BOARD OFFICER, SIGNS THE 990. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS ARE SIGNED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND IS BASED ON COMPARABLE COMPENSATION SUPPORTED BY INFORMATION PROVIDED BY NATIONAL STATISTICS FROM THE PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA'S NATIONAL OFFICE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FORM 990, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVALIABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE FORM 990 CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON SEVERAL PUBLICALLY-ACCESSIBLE WEBSITES. 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