CharityWatch is unable to provide a letter grade rating for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) at this time due to our specific concerns about the charity's financial reporting. For this reason we have assigned it a "?" rating for its 2024 fiscal year based on our analysis of the organization's IRS Tax Form 990 and audited financial statements for that period. Specifically, CharityWatch is concerned that the charity could be including certain fundraising expenses in its reported program expenses. CharityWatch contacted IAVA on February 25, 2026, via U.S. mail and email with questions about its financial reporting for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. CharityWatch requested a general breakout of services rendered in relation to its $740,595 of reported Other Professional Fees (line 11g), of which the charity allocated $590,829 to program. Specifically, CharityWatch asked for: (1) The types of services provided (e.g., legal, communications, research, consulting, IT, fundraising campaign support, etc.); (2) The approximate dollar amounts allocated to each service category; (3) Whether any payments were made to professional fundraising companies or third-party development vendors, even if not reported under "Professional Fundraising Services" (4) An indication of whether any of these expenses included any joint costs or fundraising components As of the date of this note, March 26, 2026, we have not yet received a response. If IAVA provides an adequate response to the above questions in the future, CharityWatch may update IAVA's fiscal 2024 rating at that time. |
