Disabled American Veterans Department of Missouri Inc

“Participation and membership in the missouri department of disabled american veterans (the organization) is based on membership in the national organization of disabled american veterans and local missouri chapter.”

“Board members are elected to 1 year terms by the members of the organization.”

“A vote of the members is needed to make changes in the organization's structure such as a merger or dissolving the organization.”

“After the return is finished by the cpa, the board of directors reviews the tax return at its next meeting before an officer signs the e-file release and the return is released to the irs.”

“The organization follows the rules and bylaws set forth in the national dav organization governing documents which require reporting conflicts and the procedures to enforce compliance with the policy.”

“The organization has a finance committee in charge of overseeing the review and approval of adjutant compensation which include reviewing compensation guidelines for similar position in similar organizations.”

“Governing documents, financial statements and conflict of interest policy are available upon request.”

“We are dedicated to a single purpose: empowering veterans to lead high- quality lives with respect and dignity. We accomplish this by ensuring that veterans and their families can access the full range of benefits available to them; fighting for the interests of america's injured heroes on capitol hill; and educating the public about the great sacrifices and needs of veterans transitioning back to civilian life. 1. Providing free, professional assistance to veterans and their families in obtaining benefits and services earned through military service and provided by the department of veterans affairs (va) and other agencies of government; 2. Providing outreach concerning its program services to the american people generally, and to disabled veterans and their families specifically; 3. Representing the interests of disabled veterans, their families, their widowed spouses and their orphans before congress, the white house and the judicial branch, as well as state and local government; 4. Extending davs mission of hope into the communities where these veterans and their families live through a network of state-level departments and local chapters; and 5. Providing a structure through which disabled veterans can express their compassion for their fellow veterans through a variety of volunteer programs.”

“Volunteers help manage the district offices, provide transportation to disabled veterans, and/or assist veterans and their family members in receiving governmental support services.”