Help Hospitalized Veterans Inc

Filing Period

Aug 1, 2012 to Jul 31, 2013

Signed

Jan 27, 2014

Return Version

2012v2.1

Gross Receipts

$27,008,454

Major Activities

Activity 2

Veterans awareness which is primarily accomplished by informing millions of the general public about the needs of augmented services for hospitalized veterans by mailing 13,407,741 letters to those that previously financially supported the organization and mailing 1,303,301 of three issues of hhv's newsletter, the "bugle call". Additionally, 16,095,824 letters were mailed and 13,290 emails were sent to various americans educating and informing them about veterans and active duty gi's that are hospitalized. This outreach to the american public includes a call to action to the public who has an interest and or the ability to act to assist hhv in reaching its program mission and goals, and at the same time to include a support of the programs and services hhv provides. The mailings provide information on various ways to assist the veteran patient community either through financial support to provide the products and services, volunteering at va medical facilities, becoming pen-pals, and offer a means of showing support and care for veteran patients. Additionally, public awareness and support is accomplished through sponsorships of va's national salute to veteran patient concerts, public service announcements and through mailings that support other veterans assistance programs as a medical treatment tool through the use of authorized photos and information received from patients, families, clinicians and administrators. According to sigma technology tracking developed by nielsen media research; 8,888 public service announcement airings were broadcast during the year on 91 stations in 43 television markets; resulting in a total estimated audience reach of 44,778,100 people and an estimated ad value of $2,099,550. Additional sponsorships include support of not for profit organizations "re-creation, usa" and bugles across america. In addition, hhv staff members made personal contact with senior staff, patients, and clinicians of military hospitals and state veterans nursing homes to ensure the quality of products and services hhv provides are meeting the needs of the veteran patients.

Activity 3

Craft care specialists (ccs) are employees of the organization that are assigned to 21 community based crafts clinics, 3 military hospitals as well as 13 state veterans homes to assist staff in creative arts counseling and craft kit distribution services. Ccs's are provided at no charge to the medical facility and work hand in hand with the medical facilities in craft kit therapy, patient assistance and in volunteer recruitment. Ccs's help to recruit volunteers for va's with 394 regularly scheduled volunteers that have given 72,769 hours of volunteer service this year with an estimated value in excess of $1.6 million. Through the volunteer recruitment program, the ccs's have been instrumental in assisting va in recruitment of volunteers.

Filer

EIN

95-2706737