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VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE US

TUCSON, AZ · EIN 860262837 · Form 990 · FY2021 · Small ($100K-$1M) · vfw.org
revenue
$993K
expenses
$981K
net assets
$1.3M
employees
0
volunteers
7
program ratio
100%
mission · from form 990

ASSIST VETERANS AND SERVICE COMMUNITY

profile · synthesized from sources

The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is a membership organization for eligible veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces who have served in foreign conflicts. It provides a community for veterans, offers various programs, and operates a store selling VFW-branded merchandise and patriotic items. The organization also supports an auxiliary for family members of eligible veterans.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2021

what they reported doing

Program narrative the organization filed with the IRS. Ordered by program spending.

  1. #1 primary $681K
    PORTION OF QUARTERMASTER OPERATIONS - ASSISTING CHARITIES AND PROVIDING WELFARE AID TO MEMBERS AND OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY. SOME OF THESE FUNDS ARE GENERATED BY SPECIFIC EVENTS.
named programs · 12 · from sources

what they call their work

Boy Scouts
Supports Boy Scout troops.
Buddy Poppy
A program involving the distribution of artificial poppies, often by veterans, to raise funds for veteran welfare.
Citizen Education
Program focused on educating citizens.
Club Room
Provides a social club room at VFW posts.
Funeral Honors
Provides funeral honors for deceased veterans.
Hall Rental
Offers VFW post halls for rental to the community.
Membership Recruiting
Efforts to recruit new members to the VFW.
Patriotic Art
Program encouraging patriotic expression through art.
Patriots Pen
An essay contest for middle school students to promote patriotism.
Safety
Program focused on safety initiatives.
VFW Riders Group
A group for VFW members who ride motorcycles.
Voice of Democracy
A scholarship program for high school students to express their views on democratic principles.
activities · 1 cluster

what they do

  • Member Recognition and Engagement Programs 2 activities
    • Volunteer recognition program
      Provides recognition items such as certificates and pins to volunteers as part of an ongoing volunteer engagement effort.
    • Volunteer recognition program
      Provides recognition items such as certificates and pins to volunteers as part of an ongoing volunteer engagement effort.
financials · form 990 · fy2021

the money

revenue
Total revenue$993K
Contributions & grants$706K71%
Program service revenue$287K29%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$981K
Program expenses100%
Admin / overhead0%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineFacilities
balance sheet
Total assets$1.33M
Cash$431K
Investments$0
Liabilities$11K
Net assets$1.32M
Liquid reserves5.3 mo
2 years on record · 2020–2021 · YoY revenue +80.8%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2021

who runs it

board members · 3
  • DEAN AGARDI — TRUSTEE
  • ROBERT FERBER — TRUSTEE
  • RON SOUTHARD — TRUSTEE
relationships · 1

who they work with

  • VFW.org Network — Main organizational website linked from store site