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Nonprofit · EIN 13-2929110

VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA INC

Tax-exempt · SILVER SPRING, MD 20910

Financials

$10.3M$11.7M2023$8.1M$11.1M2024$8.4M$12.5M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
February 28, 2026990$8,396,930$12,510,623-$4,113,693$15,598,740$2,686,360$12,912,380
February 28, 2025990$8,147,433$11,124,515-$2,977,082$19,166,264$3,142,863$16,023,401
February 29, 2024990$10,274,842$11,677,389-$1,402,547$22,160,145$4,207,237$17,952,908
Financial details: 990 for the year ended February 28, 2026

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$3,523,563
Membership dues
$120,054
Program service revenue
$316,565
Investment income
$4,473,305
Royalties
$65,570
Net gain from sales of assets
$4,168,417
Other revenue
$83,497

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$1,606,515
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$450,088
Other salaries and wages
$2,716,447
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$4,015,124
Professional fundraising fees
$131,072
Legal fees
$342,903
Accounting fees
$283,451
Occupancy
$691,593
Travel
$837,055
Depreciation
$3,718
Program services (functional)
$7,030,688
Management and general (functional)
$4,018,792
Fundraising (functional)
$1,461,143

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$19,166,264
Total assets, end of year
$15,598,740
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,686,360
Net assets, end of year
$12,912,380
Land, buildings and equipment
$11,702
Publicly traded securities
$9,300,891
Net assets without donor restrictions
$12,912,380
Gross unrelated business income
$155,365
Gross receipts
$20,787,300
Employees
59
Volunteers
46
Year formed
1978
State of legal domicile
NY

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended February 28, 2026, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
MARGARET PORTERDIRECTOR COMMUNICATION
Highest-paid employee
40$125,608$49,015
ANTHONY POWELLDIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING
Officer
40$137,504$36,511
JAMES MCCORMICKEXECUTIVE DIR GOV AFFAIRS
Highest-paid employee
40$131,556$1,608
SEAN VENABLESEDITOR VVA VETERAN
Highest-paid employee
40$101,475$31,202
JACY SMITHDIRECTOR/ADMIN HR
Highest-paid employee
40$100,842$21,433
NICOLE KENNEDYDIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP
Highest-paid employee
40$100,959$11,104
THOMAS BURKEPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
30$70,454$0
BILL MEEKS JRSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
40$50,662$0
JOHN RILING IIIVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$21,291$0
DOTTIE BARICKMANTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
40$20,929$0
ELIZABETH LIZ CANNONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
8$0$0
CHARLIE MONTGOMERY JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
15$0$0
CHARLIE HOBBSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
10$0$0
TERRY COURVILLEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
10$0$0
KEN HOLYBEEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
10$0$0
15 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JUSTIN LATINIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
10$0
GARY ESTERMYERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
28$0
STEVEN WILLIAMSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
10$0
GUMERSINDO GOMEZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
20$0
FREDERICK GASIORDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
17$0
DENNIS HOWLANDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
11$0
JOHN MARGOWSKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
4$0
MARC GOODELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
18$0
CHUCK ODOMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
30$0
CHUCK RENEVIERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
15$0
CHARLES STAPLETONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
12$0
TED WILKINSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
6$0
RICHARD DICK SOUTHERNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
10$0
DAN STENVOLDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
30$0
SANDIE WILSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
10$0
990 for the year ended February 28, 2025: 30 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ANTHONY POWELLDIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING
Officer
40$136,373$50,619
PATRICIA HARRISINTERIM GENERAL COUNSEL/DIRECTOR OF VETERANS BENEFIT
Highest-paid employee
40$170,674$1,659
ALLAN WAITEMANAGING DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$167,195$2,451
MARGARET PORTERDIRECTOR/COMMUNICATION
Highest-paid employee
40$127,645$38,563
JACY SMITHDIRECTOR/ADMIN HR
Highest-paid employee
40$100,893$14,259
JOHN STOVALLDEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
Highest-paid employee
40$108,009$1,311
JACK MCMANUSPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
30$95,185$0
THOMAS BURKEVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$47,844$0
BILL MEEKS JRSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
40$47,844$0
WAYNE REYNOLDSTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
40$47,844$0
ROSSIES NANCE JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
8$0$0
CHARLIE MONTGOMERY JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
15$0$0
CHARLIE HOBBSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
10$0$0
TERRY COURVILLEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
10$0$0
KEN HOLYBEEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
10$0$0
JUSTIN LATINIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
10$0$0
JOSEPH SPENCE DAVISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
28$0$0
STEVEN WILLIAMSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
10$0$0
GUMERSINDO GOMEZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
20$0$0
JOHN RILING IIIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
17$0$0
DENNIS HOWLANDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
11$0$0
JOHN MARGOWSKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
4$0$0
DOTTIE BARICKMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
18$0$0
CHUCK ODOMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
30$0$0
FRANCISCO IVARRADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
15$0$0
RICHARD LINDBECKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
12$0$0
TED WILKINSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
6$0$0
RICHARD DICK SOUTHERNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
10$0$0
DAN STENVOLDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
30$0$0
SANDIE WILSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
10$0$0
990 for the year ended February 29, 2024: 26 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Anthony PowellDirector of Accounting
Officer
40$125,178$41,265
Jack McManusPresident
Trustee or director, Institutional trustee, Officer
30$89,029$0
Bill Meeks JrSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
40$44,766$473
Thomas BurkeVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
40$44,766$0
Dr Linda SchwartzTreasurer - Until 823
Trustee or director, Officer
30$28,803$0
Wayne ReynoldsTreasurer - As of 823
Trustee or director, Officer
40$15,964$0
Rossie Nance JrDirector
Trustee or director
8$0$0
Samuel Brick JrDirector
Trustee or director
30$0$0
Charlie MontgomeryDirector
Trustee or director
15$0$0
Charlie HobbsDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Terry CourvilleDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Ken HolybeeDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Justin LatiniDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Sharon HobbsDirector
Trustee or director
30$0$0
Steven WilliamsDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Gumersindo GomezDirector
Trustee or director
20$0$0
John Riling IIIDirector
Trustee or director
17$0$0
Dennis HowlandDirector
Trustee or director
11$0$0
John MargowskiDirector
Trustee or director
4$0$0
Dottie BarickmanDirector
Trustee or director
18$0$0
Spence DavisDirector
Trustee or director
40$0$0
Francisco IvarraDirector
Trustee or director
15$0$0
Richard LindbeckDirector
Trustee or director
12$0$0
Ted WilkinsonDirector
Trustee or director
6$0$0
Dick SouthernDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Dan StenvoldDirector
Trustee or director
30$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
8719 COLESVILLE RD STE 100, SILVER SPRING, MD 20910-3919
Mailing address (990-N for 2025)
10820 NORTHRIDGE DR, KANSAS CITY KS 66109
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
THOMAS BURKE, 8719 COLESVILLE ROAD, SILVER SPRING, MD 20910
Principal officer (990-N for 2025)
WALTER H SCHLEY JR, 13760 NW 74th Street, PARKVILLE MO 64152
Signed the 990
THOMAS BURKE, PRESIDENT
Phone
(301) 585-4000
Return prepared by
Alta CPA GroupLLC

Mission

TO SUPPORT A FULL RANGE OF ISSUES AFFECTING VIETNAM VETERANS, AS WELL AS, ALL VETERANS. VVA IS THE ONLY CONGRESSIONALY CHARTERED ORGANIZATION EXCLUSIVELY DEDICATED TO VIETNAM-ERA VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

990 for the year ended February 28, 2026

Program accomplishments

  • FOUNDED IN 1978, VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA VVA IS ONE OF OUR NATIONS MOST RESPECTED AND SUCCESSFUL VETERANS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS ON THE NATIONAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS. OUR MEMBERSHIP GREW OVER 1 PERCENT, TO 93,547 MEMBERS, AND SIX NEW CHAPTER WAS CHARTERED. OUR MEMBERS REMAIN ACTIVE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, MEETING REGULARLY AND ENGAGING IN PROJECTS. VVAS 46 STATE COUNCILS AND 544 CHAPTERS ARE LOCATED IN ALL 50 STATES, AS WELL AS GUAM, PUERTO RICO, THE PHILIPPINES, AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. VVAS NATIONAL ACTIVITIES ARE CLOSELY COORDINATED WITH THE WORK OF THE CHAPTERS AND STATE COUNCILS VICTORIES GAINED AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL ARE IMPLEMENTED LOCALLY. OUR AFFILIATED, SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION, THE ASSOCIATES OF VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA, HAS OVER 11,783 MEMBERS. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O
    Expenses $7,030,688 · grants $1,606,515 · revenue $316,565

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less. Its accounting year ends in February, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025February 28, 2026July 15, 2026990-N on file
2024February 28, 2025July 15, 2025990 on file
2023February 29, 2024July 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
13-2929110
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(19): Veterans' organization
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Organization other than a public charity or private foundation; Group exemption
Exempt since
1984
Accounting year ends
February
Files
Form 990-N (e-Postcard)
Group exemption
3202 (586 member organizations)

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990-N for 2025
Officer: WALTER H SCHLEY JR
February 28, 2026≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard
990February 2026$8,396,930$12,510,623$15,598,740XML
990February 2025$8,147,433$11,124,515$19,166,264IRS
990February 2024$10,274,842$11,677,389$22,160,145XML
990February 2023$11,383,740$10,823,138$23,417,710IRS
990February 2022–––IRS
990February 2021–––IRS
990February 2019–––IRS
990-N for 2017
Officer: Gary Ely
February 28, 2018≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 13-2929110).

Questions about VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA INC

What is the EIN of VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA INC is 13-2929110.
Is VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(19) since 1984.
Are donations to VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Organization other than a public charity or private foundation; Group exemption).
Which annual return does VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA INC file?
Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less.
When is the next return of VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA INC due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending February 28, 2027) is due July 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-N for 2025 for the year ended February 28, 2026.
Who is the principal officer of VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA INC?
The 990 for the year ended February 28, 2026 names THOMAS BURKE.
Who are the officers and directors of VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA INC?
The 990 for the year ended February 28, 2026 lists 30 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $125,608 (MARGARET PORTER, DIRECTOR COMMUNICATION).
How much revenue does VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended February 28, 2026 it reported revenue of $8,396,930, expenses of $12,510,623 and total assets of $15,598,740 at year end.

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