Nonprofit · EIN 44-0319970
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES AUXILLARY
Tax-exempt · KANSAS CITY, MO 64111
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $10,464,794 | $7,000,621 | $3,464,173 | $154,869,489 | $37,413,359 | $117,456,130 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $8,676,668 | $6,873,425 | $1,803,243 | $140,862,578 | $34,732,149 | $106,130,429 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $8,247,370 | $6,927,821 | $1,319,549 | $122,652,591 | $32,927,341 | $89,725,250 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $543,052
- Program service revenue
- $2,970,234
- Investment income
- $6,216,751
- Royalties
- $210,618
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $2,509,894
- Other revenue
- $734,757
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,078,994
- Benefits paid to members
- $2,257,912
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $211,313
- Other salaries and wages
- $579,006
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,115,601
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $43,187
- Occupancy
- $198,954
- Travel
- $774,224
- Depreciation
- $180,047
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $140,862,578
- Total assets, end of year
- $154,869,489
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $37,413,359
- Net assets, end of year
- $117,456,130
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $411,840
- Publicly traded securities
- $152,996,362
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $35,004,359
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $82,451,771
- Gross receipts
- $21,323,439
- Employees
- 20
- Volunteers
- 100
- Year formed
- 1914
- State of legal domicile
- MO
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 August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANN PANTELEAKOS | NATIONAL SECRETARY - TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $86,955 | $18,501 |
| CARLA MARTINEZ | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $37,988 | $0 |
| BRENDA BRYANT | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $33,409 | $0 |
| LOIS E CALLAHAN | NATIONAL PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $9,331 | $0 |
| DONNA K MILLS | NATIONAL SR VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $8,240 | $0 |
| KIM HARNEY | NATIONAL JR VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 9 | $7,305 | $0 |
| SANDRA L UZELL | NATIONAL CHAPLAIN Trustee or director, Officer | 7 | $6,798 | $0 |
| MARGARET JANE FEHER | NATIONAL CONDUCTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $2,786 | $0 |
| CELESTE LEIGH NICHOLAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA JACKSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH DALLATEZZA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MILLIE HAYES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANETTA G WAKEFIELD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TINA LYNN HICKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CINDY KOHRS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
26 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAULETTE MURRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SANDRA S JOHNSON LEU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMANDA PIPKIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RENEE M QUINN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VIVIAN BERNOTAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TESSA K BUTCHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GALE L BESTLAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BETTY L DECKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMY L VUKASIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RENEE JUNE WEST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GINAMARIE RODRIGUEZ DOHERTY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY F JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIN MEZEK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NANCY WORTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BONNIE S DRAKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARRIE S TURNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDA S MISURACA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TERESA L SINGH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SONIA MARIE TATGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TELA GAY HARBOLD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN M SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAREN L KAYLOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA P DAVIS | NATIONAL GUARD Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| KARLENE BEAMS | NATIONAL CHIEF OF STAFF Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JANE REAPE | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEAN HAMIL | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 41 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANN PANTELEAKOS | NATIONAL SECRATARY-TREASUR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $84,193 | $38,776 |
| JANE REAPE | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $37,988 | $0 |
| CARLA MARTINEZ | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $33,409 | $0 |
| BRENDA BRYANT | NATIONAL PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $9,331 | $0 |
| LOIS CALLAHAN | NATIONAL SR VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $8,240 | $0 |
| DONNA MILLS | NATIONAL JR VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 9 | $7,305 | $0 |
| KIM HARNEY | NATIONAL CHAPLAIN Trustee or director, Officer | 7 | $6,798 | $0 |
| SANDRA UZELL | NATIONAL CONDUCTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $2,786 | $0 |
| BRENDA L BLAIR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA JACKSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNA M FOX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MILLIE HAYES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RHONDA A BORKGREN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TINA LYNN HICKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILLIE S CASSIDY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAULETTE MURRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHEY B FARLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMANDA PIPKIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM MCWILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA J DANIELSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CINDY ANDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GALE L BESTLAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISSY N HARLAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY L VUKASIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WENDY GRIFFIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GINAMARIE RODRIGUEZ DOHERTY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BENITA K LYMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIN MEZEK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUE ANN MOORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN HOOVER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARRIE S TURNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JILL M WILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TERESA L SINGH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANCESCA M BILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TELA GAY HARBOLD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACI LEWIS VENTRESS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN L KAYLOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEAN C HAMIL | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDRA MESSENGER | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARET FEHER | NATIONAL GUARD Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| BETTY ARNOLD | NATIONAL CHIEF OF STAFF Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 41 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANN PANTELEAKOS | NATIONAL SECRATARY-TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $81,414 | $34,411 |
| JEAN HAMIL | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $37,988 | $0 |
| JANE REAPE | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $33,409 | $0 |
| CARLA MARTINEZ | NATIONAL PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $9,331 | $0 |
| BRENDA BRYANT | NATIONAL SR VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $8,240 | $0 |
| LOIS CALLAHAN | NATIONAL JR VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 9 | $7,305 | $0 |
| DONNA MILLS | NATIONAL CHAPLAIN Trustee or director, Officer | 7 | $6,798 | $0 |
| KIM HARNEY | NATIONAL CONDUCTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $2,786 | $0 |
| BRENDA BLAIR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANA GOSSELIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNA FOX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BONNIE LOU BURGY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RHONDA BORKGREN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE M GRAHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILLIE CASSIDY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN SIMMONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHEY FARLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH L MINER GONZALES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAUREL ANN WIESE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANSJE LANSING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CINDY ANDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARMELITA JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISSY HARLAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STANFORD SHIROMA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WENDY GRIFFIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDITH BARNES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BENITA LYMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SONYA SALLEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUE ANN MOORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN HOOVER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE KRUEGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JILL WILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACY ANN FIFE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANCESCA BILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH TILLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACI LEWIS VENTRESS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREA KING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDRA ONSTWEDDER | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PEGGY HAAKE | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDRA UZELL | NATIONAL GUARD Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| PENNY HURT | NATIONAL CHIEF OF STAFF Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 406 W 34TH ST, KANSAS CITY, MO 64111-2721
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ANN PANTELEAKOS, 406 W 34TH STREET, KANSAS CITY, MO 64111
- Signed the 990
- ANN PANTELEAKOS, NATIONAL SECRETARY-TREASURER
- Phone
- (816) 561-8655
- Website
- WWW.VFWAUXILIARY.ORG
- 990-N for 2023 filed under this EIN
- Most likely by a chapter, club or affiliate (it says receipts are normally $50,000 or less). Officer: Melody felton, 10298 steubenville pike, Lisbon OH 44432. Mailing address: 406 W 34TH ST, KANSAS CITY MO 641112721.
- Return prepared by
- EMERICK AND COMPANY PC
Mission
THE AUXILIARY'S OBJECTIVES ARE FRATERNAL, PATRIOTIC, HISTROICAL AND EDUCATIONAL. THEY INCLUDE ASSISTING THE POSTS AND MEMBERS OF THE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS, MAINTAINING TRUE ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND FIDELITY TO ITS CONSTITUTION AND LAWS, FOSTERING TRUE PATRIOTISM, MAINTAINING AND EXTENDING THE INSTITUTIONS OF AMERICAN FREEDOM AND EQUAL RIGHTS AND JUSTICE TO ALL MEN AND WOMEN, AND PRESERVING AND DEFENDING THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FROM ALL HER ENEMIES WHOMSOEVER.
Program accomplishments
- CANCER AID AND RESEARCH PROGRAM: 1,333 GRANTS TOTALING $733,150 WERE GIVEN TO CANCER-STRICKEN MEMBERS; AND $100,000 WAS DONATED TO CANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS.
- OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES: AUXILIARY AND VFW MEMBERS AROUND THE COUNTRY CONDUCT HUNDREDS OF JOINT ACTIVITIES TO BENEFIT THEIR COMMUNITIES, LIKE DONATING ITEMS TO HOMELESS SHELTERS, CONDUCTING FOOD DRIVES, GIVING GIFTS TO CHILDRENS HOSPITALS, AIDING VICTIMS OF ABUSE, AND CLEANING UP PARKS, MEMORIALS, AND HIGHWAYS. MEMBERS ALSO PARTICIPATE IN THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS' VETERANS HISTORY PROJECT, MAKE-A-DIFFERENCE DAY, AND MANY OTHER NATIONAL VOLUNTEER INITIATIVES.
- VETERANS & FAMILY SUPPORT: THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, MEMBERS HELP VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO ARE NOT HOSPITALIZED BUT HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS SUCH AS ASSISTANCE WITH UTILITY BILLS, CHILDCARE, FOOD, CLOTHING, HOUSEHOLD GOODS & TRANSPORTATION. AUXILIARIES ALSO ASKED VETERAN SERVICE OFFICERS TO PRESENT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ON VETERANS' ENTITLEMENTS.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990-N on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 44-0319970
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(19): Veterans' organization
- Exempt since
- 1996
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $154,869,489
- Income (IRS master file)
- $21,323,439
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $10,464,794 | $7,000,621 | $154,869,489 | XML |
| 990-N for 2023 Officer: Melody felton Filed under this EIN, most likely by a chapter or affiliate | August 31, 2024 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990 | August 2024 | $8,676,668 | $6,873,425 | $140,862,578 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $8,247,370 | $6,927,821 | $122,652,591 | XML |
| 990-N for 2021 Officer: Melody Felton Filed under this EIN, most likely by a chapter or affiliate | August 31, 2022 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990 | August 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 44-0319970).
Questions about VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES AUXILLARY
- What is the EIN of VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES AUXILLARY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES AUXILLARY is 44-0319970.
- Is VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES AUXILLARY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(19) since 1996.
- Which annual return does VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES AUXILLARY file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES AUXILLARY due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES AUXILLARY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES AUXILLARY?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names ANN PANTELEAKOS.
- Who are the officers and directors of VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES AUXILLARY?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 41 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $86,955 (ANN PANTELEAKOS, NATIONAL SECRETARY - TREASURER).
- How much revenue does VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES AUXILLARY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $10,464,794, expenses of $7,000,621 and total assets of $154,869,489 at year end.
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