2025-06-25T13:03:45-04:00 2024-12-31 521373858 DELEON & STANG CPAS AND ADVISORS 150 S EAST ST STE 103 FREDERICK MD 217016175 990 2024-01-01 530109990 THE MILITARY ORDER OF THE WORLD WARS MILI 7036834911 435 NORTH LEE STREET ALEXANDRIA VA 22314 COL MICHAEL FARRELL CHIEF OF STAFF 7036834911 2025-06-16 true false CLINT LEHMAN CPA P00840525 3012507400 2025-06-19 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z COL MICHAEL FARRELL 435 NORTH LEE STREET ALEXANDRIA VA 22314 2469435 false X WWW.MOWW.ORG X 1919 THE MILITARY ORDER OF THE WORLD WARS SERVES OUR NATION AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE RESPONSIBLE CITIZENSHIP, PATRIOTISM, YOUTH LEADERSHIP, MILITARY AND PUBLIC SERVICE, VETERAN SUPPORT, AND STRONG NATIONAL SECURITY. 14 14 4 15 0 378192 450961 51711 66786 425694 29523 40283 474501 968649 0 0 372005 411403 0 0 557076 661226 929081 1072629 -454580 -103980 12307558 13339687 915518 798878 11392040 12540809 X THE MILITARY ORDER OF THE WORLD WARS SERVES OUR NATION AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE RESPONSIBLE CITIZENSHIP, PATRIOTISM, YOUTH LEADERSHIP, MILITARY AND PUBLIC SERVICE, VETERAN SUPPORT, AND STRONG NATIONAL SECURITY. false false 1.THE MILITARY ORDER OF THE WORLD WARS' (MOWW) WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1919 TO PROVIDE VETERANS WITH THE OPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO SERVE THEIR COUNTRY THROUGH NUMEROUS COMMUNITY OUTRACH PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON PATRIOTIC AND CIVIC EDUACTION FOR AMERICAS YOUTH. 2.MOWW'S FEATURE PROGRAM, PARTIOCTIC EDUCATION, CONSISTS OF YOUTH LEADERSHIP CONFERENCES (YLC) AND YOUTH LEADERSHIP SEMINAR (YLS) AND THE MASSING OF COLORS PROGRAM. THE MOWW YLC AND YLS ARE CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES BY LOCAL CHAPTERS-MANY AT LITTLE OR NO COST TO THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ATTENDING. THESE STUDENTS RECEIVE PATRIOTIC EDUCATION ON LEADERSHIP IN A FREE SOCIETY, FREE ENTERPRISE SYSTEM CONCEPTS, PRINCIPLES OF DEMOCRACY, THE CONSTITUTION AND BILL OF RIGHTS, AND CIVIC RESPONSIBILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH PRESERVING AMERICAN RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS. 3.STUDENTS ALSO DEVELOP SPEAKING, WRITING AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS, WHICH CONTRIBUTES BEING BETTER CITIZENS AND FUTURE LEADERS. MOWW ALSO SPONSORS AWARDS PROGRAMS FOR RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS (ROTC) AND JUNIOR ROTC CADETS (JROTC), THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA (BSA) AND THE GIRL SCOUTS OF THE USA (GS-USA). ADDITIONALLY, MOWW FORMALLY HONORS THOSE WHO EXCEL IN THE NATIONAL SECURITY, HOMELAND SECURITY, AND LAW AND ORDER ARENAS. FINALLY, MOWW HOSTS "MASSING OF COLORS" CEREMONIES IN CONJUNCTION WITH FLAG DAY, THE FOURTH OF JULY, MEMORIAL DAY AND VETERANS DAY. MOWW DOES THESE THINGS AND MORE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MANY ORGANIZATIONS. THESE ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE PERSHING RIFLES GROUP, THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF PERSHING RIFLES, ROTC AND JUNIOR ROTC ELEMENTS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES, THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA, THE GIRL SCOUTS OF THE USA, THE NATIONAL SOJOURNERS, AND THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. 4.MOWW SPONSORS AWARDS PROGRAMS FOR RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS (ROTC) AND JUNIOR ROTC CADETS, AND RECOGNITION PROGRAMS FOR THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA AND THE GIRL SCOUTS OF THE USA. THE FOLLOWING AWARDS WERE PRESENTED DURING THE YEAR; 661 ROTC AWARDS, 1851 JROTC AWARDS, 661 GSUSA AWARDS AND 1292 BSA AWARDS WERE PRESENTED DURING THE YEAR. 5.MOWW HOSTS "MASSING OF COLORS" CEREMONIES IN CONJUNCTION WITH FLAG DAY, THE FOURTH OF JULY, MEMORIAL DAY AND VETERANS DAY AND SPONSORS VARIOUS VETERANS' PROGRAMS. THE ORDER HELD TWENTY (20) MASSING OF COLORS CEREMONIES DURING THE YEAR. 6.MOWW FORMALLY CONDUCTED 987 OUTREACH EVENTS HONORING VETERANS, PUBLIC SERVANTS INVOLVED IN NATIONAL AND HOMELAND SECURITY, AS WELL AS PUBLIC SAFETY LAW AND ORDER PROFESSIONALS. 7.THE ORDER PROVIDES MEMBERS WITH A SUBSCRIPTION OF THE MOWW MAGAZINE, "OFFICER REVIEW". THE "OFFICER REVIEW" WAS PUBLISHED SIX TIMES DURING THE YEAR AND DISTRIBUTED TO 5400 READERS. false false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 8 0 true 4 true false false false false true true false false false X 14 14 false false false false false false false true true false true true true true false false false false true false false X X MILITARY ORDER OF THE WRLD WRS 7036834911 435 NORTH LEE STREET ALEXANDRIA VA 22314 COL MICHAEL FARRELL CHIEF OF STA 40.00 X 162000 0 5155 CAPT EDWARD W GANTT DIRECTOR - E 2.00 X 0 0 0 CPT HAROLD GREENBERG DIRECTOR - E 2.00 X 0 0 0 COL JOSEPH P KIRLIN III DIRECTOR - E 2.00 X 0 0 0 CAPT DEBORAH KASH DIRECTOR - E 2.00 X 0 0 0 RDML STEPHANIE T KECK DIRECTOR - E 2.00 X 0 0 0 COL JERRY E KNOTTS TREASURER GE 7.00 X X 0 0 0 LT JOHN S MCCONNEL DIRECTOR - E 2.00 X 0 0 0 COL KENNETH O MCCREEDY DIRECTOR - E 2.00 X 0 0 0 CDR GEORGE T PARSONS DIRECTOR - E 2.00 X 0 0 0 COL MICHAEL P PECK DIRECTOR - E 2.00 X 0 0 0 BG VICTOR S PEREZ IMMEDIATE PA 2.00 X 0 0 0 COL ADALBERTO RIVERA DIRECTOR - E 2.00 X 0 0 0 LT COL MARLON RUIZ SR VICE COMM 2.00 X X 0 0 0 LT COL DAVID J WORLEY COMMANDER IN 2.00 X X 0 0 0 162000 5155 1 false true false 30715 420246 450961 REGISTRATION REVENUE 51711 51711 51711 312038 312038 1549182 1435526 113656 113656 113656 104541 65260 39281 39281 OTHER REVENUE 1002 1002 1002 968649 52713 464975 X 162000 208842 10697 1680 28184 403 91858 79890 120588 7789 19212 22132 27444 35758 50209 130788 17482 12114 AWARDS 45559 1072629 0 0 0 73728 267610 50964 52999 28000 91451 64640 18053 23692 600963 404320 185608 196643 11813838 12759102 20917 12307558 13339687 75043 71030 740475 597060 100000 130788 915518 798878 X 9975296 10913001 1416744 1627808 11392040 12540809 12307558 13339687 X -103980 1252749 X false true X true false 11258335 318594 1595262 849286 12322905 9978783 207244 1802706 730398 11258335 11953293 198857 -2046984 126383 9978783 10829294 193363 2323218 1392582 11953293 9714631 188458 1237789 311584 10829294 0.87000 0.13000 false false 127423 127423 397963 342129 55834 75577 62191 13386 196643 DIVIDENDS PAYABLE 130788 130788 X 2206768 1252749 65260 1318009 888759 79890 79890 968649 1057999 65260 65260 992739 79890 79890 1072629 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024, THE ORDER HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE TAX YEARS SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE TAXING AUTHORITIES ARE THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021 THROUGH 2023. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D COST OF GOODS SOLD 65,260 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D COST OF GOODS SOLD 65,260 false false false COL MICHAEL FARRELL CHIEF OF STAFF 162000 5155 167155 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE MILITARY ORDER OF THE WORLD WARS SERVES OUR NATION AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE RESPONSIBLE CITIZENSHIP, PATRIOTISM, YOUTH LEADERSHIP, MILITARY AND PUBLIC SERVICE, VETERAN SUPPORT, AND STRONG NATIONAL SECURITY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A 1.THE MILITARY ORDER OF THE WORLD WARS' (MOWW) WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1919 TO PROVIDE VETERANS WITH THE OPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO SERVE THEIR COUNTRY THROUGH NUMEROUS COMMUNITY OUTRACH PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON PATRIOTIC AND CIVIC EDUACTION FOR AMERICAS YOUTH. 2.MOWW'S FEATURE PROGRAM, PARTIOCTIC EDUCATION, CONSISTS OF YOUTH LEADERSHIP CONFERENCES (YLC) AND YOUTH LEADERSHIP SEMINAR (YLS) AND THE MASSING OF COLORS PROGRAM. THE MOWW YLC AND YLS ARE CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES BY LOCAL CHAPTERS-MANY AT LITTLE OR NO COST TO THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ATTENDING. THESE STUDENTS RECEIVE PATRIOTIC EDUCATION ON LEADERSHIP IN A FREE SOCIETY, FREE ENTERPRISE SYSTEM CONCEPTS, PRINCIPLES OF DEMOCRACY, THE CONSTITUTION AND BILL OF RIGHTS, AND CIVIC RESPONSIBILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH PRESERVING AMERICAN RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS. 3.STUDENTS ALSO DEVELOP SPEAKING, WRITING AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS, WHICH CONTRIBUTES BEING BETTER CITIZENS AND FUTURE LEADERS. MOWW ALSO SPONSORS AWARDS PROGRAMS FOR RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS (ROTC) AND JUNIOR ROTC CADETS (JROTC), THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA (BSA) AND THE GIRL SCOUTS OF THE USA (GS-USA). ADDITIONALLY, MOWW FORMALLY HONORS THOSE WHO EXCEL IN THE NATIONAL SECURITY, HOMELAND SECURITY, AND LAW AND ORDER ARENAS. FINALLY, MOWW HOSTS "MASSING OF COLORS" CEREMONIES IN CONJUNCTION WITH FLAG DAY, THE FOURTH OF JULY, MEMORIAL DAY AND VETERANS DAY. MOWW DOES THESE THINGS AND MORE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MANY ORGANIZATIONS. THESE ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE PERSHING RIFLES GROUP, THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF PERSHING RIFLES, ROTC AND JUNIOR ROTC ELEMENTS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES, THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA, THE GIRL SCOUTS OF THE USA, THE NATIONAL SOJOURNERS, AND THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. 4.MOWW SPONSORS AWARDS PROGRAMS FOR RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS (ROTC) AND JUNIOR ROTC CADETS, AND RECOGNITION PROGRAMS FOR THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA AND THE GIRL SCOUTS OF THE USA. THE FOLLOWING AWARDS WERE PRESENTED DURING THE YEAR; 661 ROTC AWARDS, 1851 JROTC AWARDS, 661 GSUSA AWARDS AND 1292 BSA AWARDS WERE PRESENTED DURING THE YEAR. 5.MOWW HOSTS "MASSING OF COLORS" CEREMONIES IN CONJUNCTION WITH FLAG DAY, THE FOURTH OF JULY, MEMORIAL DAY AND VETERANS DAY AND SPONSORS VARIOUS VETERANS' PROGRAMS. THE ORDER HELD TWENTY (20) MASSING OF COLORS CEREMONIES DURING THE YEAR. 6.MOWW FORMALLY CONDUCTED 987 OUTREACH EVENTS HONORING VETERANS, PUBLIC SERVANTS INVOLVED IN NATIONAL AND HOMELAND SECURITY, AS WELL AS PUBLIC SAFETY LAW AND ORDER PROFESSIONALS. 7.THE ORDER PROVIDES MEMBERS WITH A SUBSCRIPTION OF THE MOWW MAGAZINE, "OFFICER REVIEW". THE "OFFICER REVIEW" WAS PUBLISHED SIX TIMES DURING THE YEAR AND DISTRIBUTED TO 5400 READERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 WAS GIVEN TO THE CHIEF OF STAFF FOR REVIEW. ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS WERE MADE AS NECESSARY. THE FINAL 990 WAS GIVEN TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE CHIEF OF STAFF SALARY IS APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL STAFF BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CHIEF OF STAFF SELECTION COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE MILITARY ORDER OF THE WORLD WARS' FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE ON THE GUIDESTAR WEBSITE. THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTANTS 112,791 0 7,797 FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 COST OF GOODS SOLD 65,260 COST OF GOODS SOLD -65,260