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Nonprofit · EIN 91-0553972

VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST 7952 COOK ERICKSON

Also known as VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST 7952

Tax-exempt (reinstated) · RICHLAND, WA 99354

Financials

$29K$33K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST 7952 COOK ERICKSON by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990-EZ$28,959$32,603-$3,644$18,560–$18,560
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Membership dues
$22,547
Program service revenue
$7,006
Net income from fundraising events
-$594

Expenses

Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$0
Occupancy
$88
Other expenses
$32,515

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$22,204
Total assets, end of year
$18,560
Total liabilities, end of year
–
Net assets, end of year
$18,560
Cash, savings and investments
$4,789
Land and buildings
$13,771
Gross receipts
$31,461

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-EZ for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JERRY PELTIERCOMMANDER2$0
KYLE SALTZSENIOR VICE1$0
MICHAEL JACKSONJR. VICE COM1$0
RYAN JACOBSQUARTERMASTE1$0
AARON PICKETTCHAPLAIN1$0
RICHARD WESTOVERTRUSTEE1$0
RYAN WHITTENTRUSTEE1$0
DWIGHT CAREYTRUSTEE2$0
STEVE EPPERSONSERVICE OFFI1$0
SHERMAN WALLISTRUSTEE1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1369 GEORGE WASHINGTON WAY, RICHLAND, WA 99354-3401
Signed the 990-EZ
JERRY PELTIER, COMMANDER
Phone
(509) 946-9411
Return prepared by
CHRISTENSEN KING PC

Mission

WE PROVIDE MILITARY FUNERAL HONORS AT VETERAN'S FUNERALS WITH OUR VOLUNTEER POST HONOR GUARD. THIS INCLUDES: A GUN SALUTE, TAPS, FLAGPRESENTATION, AND A TRIBUTE CEREMONY AT THERE SERVICES. WE PERFORM FLAG CEREMONIES ON HOLIDAYS SUCH AS MEMORIAL DAY AND VETERANS DAY. WE PROVIDE PROPER DISPOSAL OF ALL U.S. FLAGS THAT ARE WORN BADLY OR SOILED. WE ATTEND PARADES ON PATRIOTIC HOLIDAYS AND WELCOME HOME CEREMONIES FOR ALL SOLDIERS, SAILORS, MARINES, ARMY, AND AIRMEN RETURNING FORMCOMBAT ZONES.WE PROVIDE HOLIDAY MEALS FOR VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES. WE VISIT HOSPITALIZED VETERANS TO PROVIDE THEM WITH COMFORT AND SUPPORT. WE ASSIST THE MEMBERS OF THE VFW, THEIR WIDOWS, ORPHANS, AND OTHER WORTHY VETERANS IN OBTAINING RIGHTFUL BENEFITS FROM THE FEDERAL AND/OR STATEGOVERNMENTS.THE ONLY SOURCES OF FUNDING: VFW PROGRAMS, MEMBERSHIPS DUES, FUND RAISERS, AND DONATIONS FROM LOCAL RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES. WE PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO VETERANS IN NEED. WE SPONSOR YOUTH MILITARY ACTIVITIES.

990-EZ for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • VFW AUXILIARY MEMBERS CONDUCT AND OVERSEE THE ACTIVITY OF MANY PROGRAMS. EACH YEAR, A PROGRAM DIRECTION MAY SHIFT SLIGHTLY, BUT THE PROGRAMITSELF REMAINS VASTLY THE SAME FROM YEAR TO YEAR. EACH OF THE PROGRAMS LISTED BELOW WOULD EACH BE GIVEN AN ESTIMATED 10 PERCENT OF MEMBERSTIME IN ORDER FOR THE VFW AUXILIARY TO REMAIN STRONG AND HEALTHY. THE OBJECTS OF THIS ORGANIZATION ARE FRATERNAL, PATRIOTIC, HISTORICAL, CHARITABLE,AND EDUCATIONAL, TO ASSIST THE POSTS AND MEMBERS THEREOF OF THE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES, AND ITS OWN MEMBERS WHENEVERPOSSIBLE, TO MAINTAIN TRUE ALLEGIANCE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. THIS IS ACHIEVED BY THE PROGRAMS LISTED BELOW. 1. MEMBERSHIP- EVERY MEMBER OF THE VFW AUXILIARY IS A UNIQUE PIECE OF A LARGER PUZZLE THAT MAKES UP THE ORGANIZATION. WE ALL KNOWMEMBERSHIP IS THE BACKBONE OF OUR ORGANIZATION. 2. LEGISLATIVE- EVERY BENEFIT A VETERAN RECEIVES STARTED WITH LEGISLATION. THE VFW AND VFW AUXILIARY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN NEARLY EVERY PIECE OFVETERANS' LEGISLATION PASSED IN THE 20TH CENTURY, AS WELL AS BILLS ENACTED IN THE 21ST CENTURY.3. VETERANS & FAMILY SUPPORT- STUDIES SHOW THE VETERAN POPULATION IS TWO TIMES MORE LIKELY TO BECOME CHRONICALLY HOMELESS THAN ANY OTHERAMERICAN GROUP. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS INCLUDE LONG PERIODS OF UNEMPLOYMENT, FORECLOSURE, MENTAL ILLNESS AND POVERTY.4. AUXILIARY COMMUNITY OUTREACH- THE VFW AUXILIARY COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM IS WHEN VFW AUXILIARY MEMBERS VOLUNTEER WITH OTHERORGANIZATIONS. IT IS A DONATION OF TIME, NOT IN-KIND OR MONETARY DONATION. IT'S ABOUT SERVICE WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COMMUNITIES AND OFFERSANOTHER WAY TO HELP IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY.5. HOSPITAL- THE HOSPITAL PROGRAM IS NEAR AND DEAR TO THE VFW AUXILIARY HEART AND BRINGS LOVE AND SUPPORT TO VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES INCOMMUNITIES WE SERVE. IT COULD BE A HERO, A LOVED ONE, OR A CLOSE FRIEND WHO HAS HAD A MEDICAL CONDITION AND SPENT TIME IN A HOSPITAL OR LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY. THE VFW AUXILIARY OFFERS HOPE AND ENCOURAGEMENT WITH COMPASSIONATE CARE.6. HISTORIAN - IT'S TIME TO INSPIRE VFW AUXILIARY MEMBERS AND COMMUNITIES BY TELLING THE VFW AUXILIARY STORY. THERE ARE MORE THAN 3,600 UNIQUEVFW AUXILIARIES ACROSS AMERICA UNITED BY THE CAUSE TO SERVE VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTE PATRIOTISM IN OUR COMMUNITIES. 7. SCHOLARSHIPS- THE VFW AUXILIARY IS PROUD TO OFFER AND ASSIST THE VFW WITH SCHOLARSHIP CONTESTS AS WELL AS OUR OWN. THESE CONTESTS PROVIDEFINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO YOUTH, MEMBERS, AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILY WHO WANT TO FURTHER THEIR EDUCATION.8. YOUTH ACTIVITIES- THE VFW AUXILIARY OFFERS TODAY'S YOUTH MANY DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE OUR VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES. WHETHER AS ANINDIVIDUAL OR AS PART OF A YOUTH GROUP, THE YOUTH ACTIVITIES PROGRAM PROVIDES TOOLS NEEDED. IT ALSO GIVES ALLOWS THE VFW AUXILIARY ORGANIZATION,THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUTSTANDING YOUTH AND THE WORK THEY DO TO SUPPORT AND LIFT UP OUR VETERANS.9. BUDDY POPPY - THE BUDDY POPPY IS A SMALL BUT MIGHTY MEMORIAL FLOWER THAT HAS RAISED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR THE WELFARE OF VETERANS AND THEIRDEPENDENTS. THE BUDDY POPPY PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN MAINTAINING STATE AND NATIONAL VETERANS' REHABILITATION AND SERVICEPROGRAMS, AND PARTIALLY SUPPORTS THE VFW NATIONAL HOME FOR CHILDREN.10. AMERICANISM- AMERICANISM IS A PROGRAM DESIGNED FOR PROMOTING PATRIOTIC UNITY AND TEACHING VFW AUXILIARY TRADITIONS. OUR ORGANIZATION IS AGROUP OF PASSIONATE MEMBERS WHO SHARE A BOND FOR VETERANS, THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY.

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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990-EZ on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024Check at the IRS

File the 2025 990-N for VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST 7952 COOK ERICKSON

Due November 16, 2026 · e-filed with the IRS by 990.tax, an IRS-authorized e-file provider

IRS record

EIN
91-0553972
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(19): Veterans' organization
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Organization other than a public charity or private foundation
Exempt since
2025
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990-N (e-Postcard)
Assets (IRS master file)
$18,560
Income (IRS master file)
$31,461

Revocation and reinstatement

Exemption revoked
November 15, 2023
Posted by the IRS
March 11, 2024
Reinstated
Effective November 15, 2023

From the IRS automatic revocation list: organizations that did not file a required return or e-Postcard for three consecutive years.

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990-EZJune 2025$28,959$32,603$18,560XML

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 91-0553972).

Questions about VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST 7952 COOK ERICKSON

What is the EIN of VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST 7952 COOK ERICKSON?
The employer identification number (EIN) of VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST 7952 COOK ERICKSON is 91-0553972.
Is VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST 7952 COOK ERICKSON tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS revoked its exemption on November 15, 2023 and reinstated it effective November 15, 2023.
Are donations to VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST 7952 COOK ERICKSON 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 POST 7952 COOK ERICKSON file?
Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less.
When is the next return of VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST 7952 COOK ERICKSON due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST 7952 COOK ERICKSON last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended June 2025.
Who are the officers and directors of VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST 7952 COOK ERICKSON?
The 990-EZ for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 10 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST 7952 COOK ERICKSON have?
On its 990-EZ for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $28,959, expenses of $32,603 and total assets of $18,560 at year end.

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