Nonprofit · EIN 44-0474290
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES
Tax-exempt · KANSAS CITY, MO 64111
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $103,347,960 | $101,756,426 | $1,591,534 | $292,818,260 | $146,878,303 | $145,939,957 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $94,058,782 | $94,324,551 | -$265,769 | $268,531,810 | $131,079,242 | $137,452,568 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $80,997,028
- Program service revenue
- $9,662,529
- Investment income
- $7,190,968
- Royalties
- $1,948,805
- Net rental income
- $201,125
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $3,156,841
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $3,101,585
- Other revenue
- $5,497,435
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $11,258,266
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,097,542
- Other salaries and wages
- $12,405,073
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $18,725,681
- Professional fundraising fees
- $1,049,426
- Legal fees
- $267,448
- Accounting fees
- $91,500
- Occupancy
- $1,094,009
- Travel
- $1,679,850
- Depreciation
- $829,284
- Program services (functional)
- $58,053,579
- Management and general (functional)
- $5,755,456
- Fundraising (functional)
- $37,947,391
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $268,531,810
- Total assets, end of year
- $292,818,260
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $146,878,303
- Net assets, end of year
- $145,939,957
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $8,227,395
- Publicly traded securities
- $224,440,194
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $138,058,178
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $7,881,779
- Gross unrelated business income
- $2,348,942
- Gross receipts
- $176,263,720
- Employees
- 222
- Volunteers
- 3,000
- Year formed
- 1899
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Muckelbauer | General Counsel Highest-paid employee | 55 | $218,797 | $53,382 |
| Ryan Gallucci | Exec Director, Washington off. Highest-paid employee | 55 | $212,702 | $44,694 |
| James Lierz | Chief Accounting Officer Highest-paid employee | 55 | $220,959 | $31,337 |
| Dan West | Adjutant General Trustee or director, Officer | 55 | $225,558 | $26,338 |
| Alfred J Lipphardt | Past CIC - Term ended 8/25 Trustee or director, Officer | 55 | $221,515 | $10,430 |
| Marc Garduno | Quartermaster General Trustee or director, Officer | 55 | $202,103 | $25,308 |
| Kelly Jones | Director, Development Highest-paid employee | 55 | $154,758 | $47,799 |
| Carol L Whitmore | CIC - Term started 8/25 Trustee or director, Officer | 55 | $184,494 | $8,880 |
| David Prohaska | Director, Member Service Cntr. Highest-paid employee | 55 | $151,074 | $42,020 |
| Brian Walker | Assistant Adjuntant general Trustee or director | 55 | $145,204 | $44,153 |
| Timothy C Peters | Jr. Vice CIC - Term end 8/25 Trustee or director, Officer | 55 | $82,914 | $2,801 |
| Peter Mascetti | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $10,564 | $0 |
| Jeff Carroll | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $8,742 | $0 |
| Ronald H Schaedel Sr | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $5,035 | $0 |
| Denise Perry | Ntl Council Mbr-Term End 8/25 Trustee or director | 5 | $4,980 | $0 |
63 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Greene | Ntl Council Mbr-Term End 8/25 Trustee or director | 5 | $4,979 |
| Steven SanPedros | Ntl Council Mbr-Term End 8/25 Trustee or director | 5 | $4,917 |
| Glenn Umberger Jr | Jr. Vice CIC - Term start 8/25 Trustee or director, Officer | 55 | $4,874 |
| Eric Segundo | Ntl Council Mbr-Term End 8/25 Trustee or director | 5 | $4,857 |
| Gene Ratigliano | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $4,847 |
| Victoria R Haddox | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $4,837 |
| John Mitchell | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $4,828 |
| Leon Rideout | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $4,661 |
| James L Layton | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $4,441 |
| Heath N Silcox | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $4,098 |
| Eric Dukat | Ntl Council Mbr-Term End 8/25 Trustee or director | 5 | $3,768 |
| Robert Daugherty | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $175 |
| Ken Corr | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $90 |
| Donald Barnes | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $85 |
| Ken Stein | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $84 |
| Charles Magnant | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $60 |
| Jeffrey A Eiler | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $50 |
| Dale Hoogeveen | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $40 |
| Bert W Key | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $35 |
| Bobby Lovergne | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $30 |
| Cory Geisler | Sr. Vice CIC - Term start 8/25 Trustee or director, Officer | 55 | $0 |
| Darren Atkins | Ntl Chaplain - Term Start 8/25 Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Rev Peter Hook | Ntl Chaplain - Term Ended 8/25 Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Ron Rusakiewicz | Judge Adv Gen-Term start 8/25 Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Joshua N Schreck | Judge Adv Gen-Term Ended 8/25 Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Douglas Welch | Surgeon Gen-Term Started 8/25 Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| James R Tuorila | Surgeon Gen - Term Ended 8/25 Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Kevin Jones | Ntl Chf of Staff-Term St. 8/25 Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Chris Haynes | Inspector General-Term St 8/25 Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Scott Gedling | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Daniel F Garcia | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Dawn M Napier | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| David L Stone | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Stanley Borusiewicz | Ntl Council Mbr-Term St. 8/25 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Bobby D Tettleton | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Matthew Claussen | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Johnny R Capps | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Rob Quinn | Ntl Council Mbr-Term St. 8/25 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Michael Braman | Ntl Council Mbr-Term End 8/25 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Patrick M Briggs | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Anthony Kimble | Ntl Council Mbr-Term St. 8/25 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Michael Eason | Ntl Council Mbr-Term St. 8/25 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Keith Jackson | Ntl Council Mbr-Term St. 8/25 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Kevin Conklin | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Steven M Organ | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Eric Sullivan | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Joseph Smith | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| David A Sousa | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Luddie Smith | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Victor R Letourneaut | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| William L Tuff | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Curt Watts | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Nathaniel Smith | Ntl Council Mbr-Term St. 8/25 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Scott Gould | Ntl Council Mbr-Term St. 8/25 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Edwin Tufts | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Barbara McKean | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Ingeborg A Conley | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Ken Wiseman | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Paul M Herrera | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Richard Ogden | Ntl Council Mbr-Term St. 8/25 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Vernon Anderson | Ntl Council Mbr-Term End 8/25 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Tom Heath | Ntl Council Mbr-Term St. 8/25 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Danielle P Smith | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 83 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Muckelbauer | General Counsel Highest-paid employee | 55 | $222,019 | $34,008 |
| James Lierz | Chief Accounting Officer Highest-paid employee | 55 | $242,160 | $10,095 |
| Dan West | Adjutant General Trustee or director, Officer | 55 | $213,523 | $25,587 |
| Kelly Jones | Director, Development Highest-paid employee | 55 | $189,804 | $31,484 |
| Ryan Gallucci | Exec Director, Washington off. Highest-paid employee | 55 | $203,568 | $17,258 |
| Marc Garduno | Quartermaster General Trustee or director, Officer | 55 | $184,019 | $24,238 |
| Duane T Sarmiento | Past CIC - Term ended 7/24 Trustee or director, Officer | 55 | $180,208 | $10,130 |
| Alfred J Lipphardt | CIC - Term started 7/24 Trustee or director, Officer | 55 | $177,521 | $8,719 |
| Brian Walker | Assistant Adjuntant general Trustee or director | 55 | $138,870 | $43,079 |
| David Prohaska | Director, Member Service Cntr. Highest-paid employee | 55 | $148,589 | $29,773 |
| Carol L Whitmore | Sr. Vice Commander-in-Chief Trustee or director, Officer | 55 | $75,040 | $2,415 |
| Matthew Claussen | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $31,925 | $0 |
| Norbert K Enos | Ntl Council Mbr-Term End 7/24 Trustee or director | 5 | $9,745 | $0 |
| Timothy C Peters | Jr. Vice CIC - Term start 7/24 Trustee or director, Officer | 55 | $5,433 | $0 |
| Johnathan R Hackett | Ntl Council Mbr-Term End 7/24 Trustee or director | 5 | $5,395 | $0 |
| Carey Pritchett | Ntl Chf of Staff-Term End 7/24 Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $5,144 | $0 |
| Frederick A Green | Ntl Council Mbr-Term End 7/24 Trustee or director | 5 | $4,371 | $0 |
| Bobby D Tettleton | Ntl Council Mbr-Term St. 7/24 Trustee or director | 5 | $4,275 | $0 |
| Lewis E Wood | Ntl Council Mbr-Term End 7/24 Trustee or director | 5 | $4,164 | $0 |
| Danielle P Smith | Ntl Council Mbr-Term St. 7/24 Trustee or director | 5 | $4,068 | $0 |
| Patrick M Briggs | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $3,907 | $0 |
| Rodney A Birkle | Ntl Council Mbr-Term End 7/24 Trustee or director | 5 | $3,904 | $0 |
| Gerald L Peterson | Ntl Council Mbr-Term End 7/24 Trustee or director | 5 | $3,859 | $0 |
| William L Tuff | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $3,852 | $0 |
| Paul M Herrera | Ntl Council Mbr-Term St. 7/24 Trustee or director | 5 | $3,756 | $0 |
| Dennis L Parizek | Ntl Council Mbr-Term End 7/24 Trustee or director | 5 | $3,749 | $0 |
| Leon Rideout | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $3,717 | $0 |
| Rockey A Davis | Ntl Council Mbr-Term End 7/24 Trustee or director | 5 | $3,658 | $0 |
| Lenwood P Hampton | Ntl Council Mbr-Term End 7/24 Trustee or director | 5 | $3,611 | $0 |
| Jack A Hawley | Ntl Council Mbr-Term End 7/24 Trustee or director | 5 | $3,551 | $0 |
| Dale Hoogeveen | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $3,282 | $0 |
| Dave Frei | Ntl Chaplain - Term Ended 7/24 Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Rev Peter Hook | Ntl Chaplain - Term Start 7/24 Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| J Douglas Whitaker | Judge Adv Gen-Term Ended 7/24 Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Joshua N Schreck | Judge Adv Gen-Term Start 7/24 Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Curtis O Bohlman | Surgeon Gen - Term Ended 7/24 Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| James R Tuorila | Surgeon Gen-Term Started 7/24 Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeff Carroll | Ntl Chf of Staff-Term St. 7/24 Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Gregory A Stafford | Inspector General-Term St 7/24 Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Scott Gedling | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Daniel F Garcia | Ntl Council Mbr-Term St. 7/24 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeffrey A Eiler | Ntl Council Mbr-Term St. 7/24 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Donald Barnes | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Dale E Smith | Ntl Council Mbr-Term End 7/24 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Dawn M Napier | Ntl Council Mbr-Term St. 7/24 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| David L Stone | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| David Greene | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| John Mitchell | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Peter Mascetti | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Ken Corr | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Ronald H Schaedel Sr | Ntl Council Mbr-Term St. 7/24 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Johnny R Capps | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Michael Braman | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Doc Daugherty | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Bobby Lovergne | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Steven SanPedros | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Denise Perry | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Eric Segundo | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Kevin Conklin | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Steven M Organ | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Eric Sullivan | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| James L Layton | Ntl Council Mbr-Term St. 7/24 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Joseph Smith | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| David A Sousa | Ntl Council Mbr-Term St. 7/24 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| William F Thomson | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Victoria R Haddox | Ntl Council Mbr-Term St. 7/24 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Gene Ratigliano | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Victor R Letourneaut | Ntl Council Mbr-Term St. 7/24 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Christopher W Haynes | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Curt Watts | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| George Carroll | Ntl Council Mbr-Term End 7/24 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Bert W Key | Ntl Council Mbr-Term St. 7/24 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Ken Stein | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Glenn Umberger Jr | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Eric Dukat | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Edwin Tufts | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Barbara McKean | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Ingeborg A Conley | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Heath N Silcox | Ntl Council Mbr-Term St. 7/24 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Charles Magnant | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Ken Wiseman | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Vernon Anderson | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Cory Geisler | National Council Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 406 W 34TH ST, KANSAS CITY, MO 64111-2721
- In care of
- % MARC GARDUNO
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Marc Garduno, 406 W 34th St, Kansas City, MO 64111
- Signed the 990
- Marc Garduno, Quartermaster Gen.
- Phone
- (816) 756-3390
- Website
- www.vfw.org
- Return prepared by
- PICKETT CHANEY & MCMULLEN LLP
Mission
THE ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE FRATERNAL, PATRIOTIC, HISTORICAL, AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES; TO PRESERVE AND STRENGTHEN COMRADESHIP AMONG MEMBERS; TO ASSIST WORTHY VETERANS; TO PERPETUATE THE MEMORY AND HISTORY OF OUR DEAD, AND TO ASSIST THEIR WIDOWS AND ORPHANS; TO MAINTAIN TRUE ALLEGIANCE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND FIDELITY TO ITS CONSTITUTION AND LAWS; TO FOSTER TRUE PATRIOTISM; TO MAINTAIN AND EXTEND THE INSTITUTIONS OF AMERICAN FREEDOM; AND TO PRESERVE AND DEFEND THE UNITED STATES FROM ALL OF HER ENEMIES, WHOMSOEVER.
Program accomplishments
- Veterans Service Activities - The VFW Mission includes the mandate to preserve and strengthen comradeship among veterans and to provide assistance to them, their widows and orphans. To meet this obligation, the VFW delivers a broad range of programs and services to veterans through a National organization structure that extends to posts in communities throughout the country. This includes grants of $9,843,491 to support VFW and veteran service activities all over the world. At the state level, the Department service officer plays a key role in assisting veterans in dealing with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and other agencies. These officers are formally trained and accredited to represent both member and non-member veterans and their family members or survivors in applying for and obtaining VA benefits. The VFW National Veterans Service staff provides additional specialized expertise such as representation at the VA Board of Veterans Appeals and at the Pre-Discharge locations on major military installations to assist soon-to-be discharged active-duty military in filing VA disability claims. This structure ensures that no veteran, family member, or survivor needs to interact with the agencies administering veteran's programs without expert representation. In addition, professionally trained, VA accredited VFW representatives advocate directly with governmental agencies to resolve issues impacting veterans. The VFW provided training to 424 service officers at Basic, Advanced, and Proficiency Training Conferences. This training ensures VFW Service Officers remain proficient in understanding VA administered veterans benefit programs and policies to provide quality representation to their clients, who often maintain relationships with the VFW as their VA representation for years after filing an initial claim. For the 2025 federal fiscal year, the Department of Veterans Affairs reported over 608,000 veterans and eligible dependents represented by VFW Service Officers received more than $16.2 billion in earned benefits. Additionally, the VFW provided over $1.3 million in Help-A-Hero scholarships to 317 service members and veterans to help them complete educational goals. This program provides up to $5,000 in scholarships to veterans or current military personnel with a rank of E-5 or below. VFW National Legislative Service serves veterans, service members, and their families through protection and enhancement of federal benefits. This service ensures the views of veterans are presented to legislators and provides recommendations concerning proposed legislation. The membership is kept informed of these activities through the VFW magazine, the VFW Action Corps and other print and digital material. VFW regularly appeals to lawmakers and defense leadership to ensure the highest level of training, equipment and compensation for America's soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Coast Guard personnel. The VFW testifies before Congress over 20 times every year on important issues impacting veterans.Expenses $27,776,851 · grants $9,843,491
- Fraternal and Member Service Activities - Fraternal activities and member services are vital support components to the VFW National Headquarters as it works to accomplish the VFW mission at state and local levels. This includes grants of $537,800 to support these activities and to provide training on leadership and administration with the information and incentives needed to mobilize volunteer efforts in local communities around the world. These efforts include patriotic activities, community projects, youth activities and support of active-duty military personnel, Guard and Reserves. The VFW National Headquarters also provides dues processing services, fundraising services, and other administrative support to allow the VFW state and local levels to focus their resources on veteran service and community service activities. VFW provides a magazine and emblematic supplies to members and veterans to promote historical education, and commemoration and promotion of patriotic support and activities. The VFW magazine ensures members and the public remain apprised of legislative and administrative issues concerning veterans, health problems confronting veterans, historical and commemorative events and activities, support provided by members in support of VFW-sponsored programs in their local communities and other information to encourage members to take action.Expenses $15,328,587 · grants $537,800
- Community Service and Public Awareness - Community service is a major priority of the VFW. This includes grants of $876,975 to support these activities around the world. The VFW's mission includes maintaining true allegiance to the government of the United States of America and fidelity to its Constitution and laws, fostering true patriotism and love of country, and maintaining and extending the institutions of American freedom. To fulfill these objectives, the VFW has a comprehensive set of educational and informational programs, materials, and activities that reach out to every American virtually every day of the year. The major elements of VFW Community Service include community activities, citizenship education, safety programs, and youth activities. Community activities include assistance in conducting blood drives, recycling programs, and neighborhood and highway beautification projects; aid to senior citizens, volunteering in hospitals and nursing homes, and assisting families in times of personal tragedy or illness; and assistance to churches and schools through volunteering and speaker programs. Citizenship education, materials, and activities are geared to remind, educate, and inform citizens of their country's traditions, freedoms, and the need to preserve and protect them. Key elements of citizenship education include publications and dissemination of information honoring the flag, proper flag display, the flag history, and the flag code as well as periodic distribution of free flags. Support of citizenship education in schools through distribution of citizenship education materials and school folders containing copies of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and other important historical documents; publication and dissemination of information concerning official patriotic holidays such as Memorial Day, V-J Day, Veterans Day, and D-Day; celebration of patriotic holidays through participation in parades, presentations and assemblies; distribution of patriotic literature and emblematic materials to individuals, organizations and schools; and activities to support "Get Out the Vote" campaigns and Veterans in the Classroom. The safety materials and activities in the overall community service category include pedestrian safety, drug awareness, recreational safety and home and fire safety. The VFW made grants of $631,000 to assist VFW Posts and Auxiliaries with outreach projects in their respective communities. For youth activities, the VFW supports America's youth athletic programs by encouraging local posts to sponsor teams and provide leadership and mentoring. VFW encourages America's youth to be good citizens by providing citizenship educational materials and honoring outstanding community service by young people following the Medal of Honor Character Development program of instruction. VFW encourages academic progress and achievement through a national scholarship program for high school students and another for junior high students. Participating students may receive scholarships at the local, state and national level. During the fiscal year, the VFW National Headquarters provided $169,000 in scholarships and awards for students.Expenses $14,948,141 · grants $876,975
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 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 44-0474290
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(19): Veterans' organization
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Organization other than a public charity or private foundation
- Exempt since
- 1976
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $292,818,260
- Income (IRS master file)
- $176,263,720
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $103,347,960 | $101,756,426 | $292,818,260 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $94,058,782 | $94,324,551 | $268,531,810 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $88,856,752 | $94,106,094 | $243,276,190 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2022 | $98,113,411 | $95,748,868 | $242,275,685 | 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 44-0474290).
Questions about VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES
- What is the EIN of VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES is 44-0474290.
- Is VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(19) since 1976.
- Are donations to VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Organization other than a public charity or private foundation).
- Which annual return does VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES 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 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 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?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names Marc Garduno.
- Who are the officers and directors of VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 78 people; 35 received compensation from the organization, the highest $218,797 (John Muckelbauer, General Counsel).
- How much revenue does VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $103,347,960, expenses of $101,756,426 and total assets of $292,818,260 at year end.
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