VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES (EIN 44-0474290)
Tax period: 2024-09-01 to 2025-08-31
Filed: 2025-12-12
IRS object ID: 202533469349300543
Schema version: 2024v5.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-12-12T15:10:53-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2025-08-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PICKETT CHANEY & MCMULLEN LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	9401 W 87th STREET SUITE 200	AddressLine1Txt
City	OVERLAND PARK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	KS	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	662123755	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-09-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	440474290	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Veterans of Foreign Wars of The United States	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
In Care Of	% MARC GARDUNO	InCareOfNm
Business Name Control	VETE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8167563390	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	406 W 34th St	AddressLine1Txt
City	Kansas City	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	64111	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Marc Garduno	PersonNm
Person Title	Quartermaster Gen.	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8167563390	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-12-12	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (true)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JASON F ANDERSON	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00409286	PTIN
Phone	9134385077	PhoneNum
Self Employed	Yes (X)	SelfEmployedInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	Marc Garduno	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	406 W 34th St	AddressLine1Txt
City	Kansas City	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	64111	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	www.vfw.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1899	FormationYr
Activity Or Mission	See Schedule O.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	62	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	56	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	222	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	3000	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$2,348,942	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
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CY Contributions Grants	$80,997,028	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue	$9,662,529	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$6,691,917	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$7,190,968	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$5,346,964	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$5,497,435	CYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Total Revenue	$103,347,960	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$11,649,248	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$11,258,266	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$18,725,681	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$1,049,426	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$37,947,391	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$63,647,718	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$70,723,053	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$94,324,551	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$101,756,426	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$265,769	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,591,534	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$268,531,810	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$292,818,260	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$131,079,242	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$146,878,303	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$137,452,568	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$145,939,957	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$27,776,851	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$9,843,491	GrantAmt
Desc	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.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$15,328,587	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$537,800	GrantAmt
Desc	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.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$14,948,141	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$876,975	GrantAmt
Desc	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.	Desc

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Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	Yes (true)	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (true)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (true)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	Yes (true)	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	Yes (true)	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (true)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (true)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
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IRP Document	176	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	222	EmployeeCnt
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Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (true)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
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Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	62	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	56	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (true)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (true)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	Yes (true)	LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference Chapters	Yes (true)	PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	LA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ME	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ND	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
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States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	UT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
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States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MARC GARDUNO	PersonNm
Phone	8167563390	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	406 W 34TH ST	AddressLine1Txt
City	Kansas City	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	64111	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (78 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd
John Muckelbauer
General Counsel	55.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$218,797	$0	$53,382
Ryan Gallucci
Exec Director, Washington off.	55.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$212,702	$0	$44,694
James Lierz
Chief Accounting Officer	55.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$220,959	$0	$31,337
Dan West
Adjutant General	55.0	0.0		$225,558	$0	$26,338	Yes (X)	Yes (X)
Alfred J Lipphardt
Past CIC - Term ended 8/25	55.0	0.0		$221,515	$0	$10,430	Yes (X)	Yes (X)
Marc Garduno
Quartermaster General	55.0	0.0		$202,103	$0	$25,308	Yes (X)	Yes (X)
Kelly Jones
Director, Development	55.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$154,758	$0	$47,799
Carol L Whitmore
CIC - Term started 8/25	55.0	0.0		$184,494	$0	$8,880	Yes (X)	Yes (X)
David Prohaska
Director, Member Service Cntr.	55.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$151,074	$0	$42,020
Brian Walker
Assistant Adjuntant general	55.0	0.0		$145,204	$0	$44,153	Yes (X)
Timothy C Peters
Jr. Vice CIC - Term end 8/25	55.0	0.0		$82,914	$0	$2,801	Yes (X)	Yes (X)
Peter Mascetti
National Council Member	5.0	0.0		$10,564	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Jeff Carroll
National Council Member	5.0	0.0		$8,742	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Ronald H Schaedel Sr
National Council Member	5.0	0.0		$5,035	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Denise Perry
Ntl Council Mbr-Term End 8/25	5.0	0.0		$4,980	$0	$0	Yes (X)
David Greene
Ntl Council Mbr-Term End 8/25	5.0	0.0		$4,979	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Steven SanPedros
Ntl Council Mbr-Term End 8/25	5.0	0.0		$4,917	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Glenn Umberger Jr
Jr. Vice CIC - Term start 8/25	55.0	0.0		$4,874	$0	$0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)
Eric Segundo
Ntl Council Mbr-Term End 8/25	5.0	0.0		$4,857	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Gene Ratigliano
National Council Member	5.0	0.0		$4,847	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Victoria R Haddox
National Council Member	5.0	0.0		$4,837	$0	$0	Yes (X)
John Mitchell
National Council Member	5.0	0.0		$4,828	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Leon Rideout
National Council Member	5.0	0.0		$4,661	$0	$0	Yes (X)
James L Layton
National Council Member	5.0	0.0		$4,441	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Heath N Silcox
National Council Member	5.0	0.0		$4,098	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Eric Dukat
Ntl Council Mbr-Term End 8/25	5.0	0.0		$3,768	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Robert Daugherty
National Council Member	5.0	0.0		$175	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Ken Corr
National Council Member	5.0	0.0		$90	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Donald Barnes
National Council Member	5.0	0.0		$85	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Ken Stein
National Council Member	5.0	0.0		$84	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Charles Magnant
National Council Member	5.0	0.0		$60	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Jeffrey A Eiler
National Council Member	5.0	0.0		$50	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Dale Hoogeveen
National Council Member	5.0	0.0		$40	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Bert W Key
National Council Member	5.0	0.0		$35	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Bobby Lovergne
National Council Member	5.0	0.0		$30	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Cory Geisler
Sr. Vice CIC - Term start 8/25	55.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)
Darren Atkins
Ntl Chaplain - Term Start 8/25	5.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)
Rev Peter Hook
Ntl Chaplain - Term Ended 8/25	5.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)
Ron Rusakiewicz
Judge Adv Gen-Term start 8/25	5.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)
Joshua N Schreck
Judge Adv Gen-Term Ended 8/25	5.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)
Douglas Welch
Surgeon Gen-Term Started 8/25	5.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)
James R Tuorila
Surgeon Gen - Term Ended 8/25	5.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)
Kevin Jones
Ntl Chf of Staff-Term St. 8/25	5.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)
Chris Haynes
Inspector General-Term St 8/25	5.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)
Scott Gedling
National Council Member	5.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Daniel F Garcia
National Council Member	5.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Dawn M Napier
National Council Member	5.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
David L Stone
National Council Member	5.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Stanley Borusiewicz
Ntl Council Mbr-Term St. 8/25	5.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Bobby D Tettleton
National Council Member	5.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Matthew Claussen
National Council Member	5.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Johnny R Capps
National Council Member	5.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Rob Quinn
Ntl Council Mbr-Term St. 8/25	5.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Michael Braman
Ntl Council Mbr-Term End 8/25	5.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Patrick M Briggs
National Council Member	5.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Anthony Kimble
Ntl Council Mbr-Term St. 8/25	5.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Michael Eason
Ntl Council Mbr-Term St. 8/25	5.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Keith Jackson
Ntl Council Mbr-Term St. 8/25	5.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Kevin Conklin
National Council Member	5.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Steven M Organ
National Council Member	5.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Eric Sullivan
National Council Member	5.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Joseph Smith
National Council Member	5.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
David A Sousa
National Council Member	5.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Luddie Smith
National Council Member	5.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Victor R Letourneaut
National Council Member	5.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
William L Tuff
National Council Member	5.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Curt Watts
National Council Member	5.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Nathaniel Smith
Ntl Council Mbr-Term St. 8/25	5.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Scott Gould
Ntl Council Mbr-Term St. 8/25	5.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Edwin Tufts
National Council Member	5.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Barbara McKean
National Council Member	5.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Ingeborg A Conley
National Council Member	5.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Ken Wiseman
National Council Member	5.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Paul M Herrera
National Council Member	5.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Richard Ogden
Ntl Council Mbr-Term St. 8/25	5.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Vernon Anderson
Ntl Council Mbr-Term End 8/25	5.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Tom Heath
Ntl Council Mbr-Term St. 8/25	5.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Danielle P Smith
National Council Member	5.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$2,096,738	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$337,142	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	28	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
Commerce Register Inc
PO Box 190	MIDLAND PARK	NJ	07432	Data Processing	$1,214,015
PEP Response Systems LLC
PO Box 2018	MILFORD	NH	03055	caging services	$1,122,482
Innovairre Studios Inc
528 Route 13 Suite 200	MILFORD	NH	03055	Fundraising Services	$993,226
Quad Graphics Printing Corp
PO Box 98668	CHICAGO	IL	60693	Printing Services	$900,354
Specialist Marketing Services
155 Fleet St	PORTSMOUTH	NH	03801	Digital mktg service	$678,162

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	30	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$80,997,028	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$69,547	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$80,997,028	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
MEMBERSHIP DUES	900099	$6,884,608	$6,884,608
ADVERTISING REVENUE	541800	$2,104,471		$2,104,471
CONVENTION REGISTRATION & BOOTH SPACE	900099	$369,145			$369,145
RENTAL INCOME FROM AFFILIATES	531390	$223,839			$223,839
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES	900099	$80,466	$80,466

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$9,662,529	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,034,127	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$4,034,127	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,948,805	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,948,805	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$969,061	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$767,936	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$201,125	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$201,125	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$201,125	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$71,487,439	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$68,330,598	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$3,156,841	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,156,841	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$3,156,841	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$0	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$0	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income	$0	GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses	$0	GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$6,918,811	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$3,817,226	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,101,585	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$3,096,596	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$4,989	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
INCOME FROM PASSIVE INVESTMENTS	900001	$206,484	$206,484
PARKING REVENUE	812930	$32,998	$32,998
SUBSCRIPTION REVENUE	511120	$6,438		$6,438

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$245,920	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$103,347,960	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$10,061,670	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$2,348,942	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$9,940,320	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,254,139	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,254,139	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,896,155	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,896,155	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$107,972	TotalAmt
Program Services	$107,972	ProgramServicesAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,097,542	TotalAmt
Program Services	$849,592	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$247,950	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,405,073	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,372,587	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,297,987	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$734,499	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$990,890	TotalAmt
Program Services	$850,339	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$105,700	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$34,851	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,145,733	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,572,972	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$433,514	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$139,247	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,086,443	TotalAmt
Program Services	$917,734	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$114,326	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$54,383	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$267,448	TotalAmt
Management And General	$267,448	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$91,500	TotalAmt
Management And General	$91,500	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,049,426	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$1,049,426	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$406,069	TotalAmt
Management And General	$406,069	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,170,223	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,801,430	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,600,037	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,768,756	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,249,702	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,097,370	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$152,332	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,053,190	TotalAmt
Program Services	$806,629	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$204,602	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$41,959	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,094,009	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,003,481	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$49,391	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$41,137	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,679,850	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,442,022	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$233,196	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,632	FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,399,996	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,399,996	ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$829,284	TotalAmt
Program Services	$751,691	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$50,365	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$27,228	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$189,082	TotalAmt
Program Services	$95,381	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$92,414	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,287	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
DIRECT MAIL AND DUES NOTICES	$48,211,218	$15,811,116	$400,897	$31,999,205
VFW MAGAZINE AND OTHER PUBLICA	$3,914,207	$3,914,207
OTHER PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITIES	$1,064,526	$1,064,526
TEMPORARY HELP	$67,030	$16,087	$1,341	$49,602

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$35,719	TotalAmt
Program Services	$28,153	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,387	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,179	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$101,756,426	TotalAmt
Program Services	$58,053,579	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,755,456	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$37,947,391	FundraisingAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Joint Costs	Yes (X)	JointCostsInd

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCostsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$42,766,404	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,773,732	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$290,571	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$27,702,101	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$789	BOYAmt
EOY	$639	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,829,976	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,098,712	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$369,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,875,063	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,556,124	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,009,667	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,500,512	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,586,164	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,016,158	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,711,082	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$36,887,499	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$28,660,104	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,722,011	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,227,395	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$207,015,362	BOYAmt
EOY	$224,440,194	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$30,873,468	BOYAmt
EOY	$32,250,004	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$648,410	BOYAmt
EOY	$619,340	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$268,531,810	BOYAmt
EOY	$292,818,260	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,083,135	BOYAmt
EOY	$21,844,704	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$188,346	BOYAmt
EOY	$169,637	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$36,045,758	BOYAmt
EOY	$36,783,670	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$83,762,003	BOYAmt
EOY	$88,080,292	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$131,079,242	BOYAmt
EOY	$146,878,303	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$129,675,663	BOYAmt
EOY	$138,058,178	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,776,905	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,881,779	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$137,452,568	BOYAmt
EOY	$145,939,957	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$268,531,810	BOYAmt
EOY	$292,818,260	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$1,591,534	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$5,842,243	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$1,053,612	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Art Public Exhibition Amounts ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Assets Included	$28,500	AssetsIncludedAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Held Works Art		HeldWorksArtGrp
Solicited Assets Sale	false	SolicitedAssetsSaleInd
CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund		CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp
CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund		CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,435,663	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$1,435,663	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$22,188,123	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$16,074,983	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$6,113,140	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Leasehold Improvements		LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$13,263,713	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$12,585,121	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$678,592	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Land Buildings		OtherLandBuildingsGrp
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$8,227,395	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Financial Derivatives		FinancialDerivativesGrp
Closely Held Equity Interests		CloselyHeldEquityInterestsGrp

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS	Desc
Book Value	$32,250,004	BookValueAmt
Method Valuation	F	MethodValuationCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$32,250,004	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability	$0	FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DISTRIBUTION - STATE & POSTS	Desc
Amt	$88,080,292	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$88,080,292	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$113,369,296	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$5,842,243	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	-$406,069	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$5,436,174	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$107,933,122	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	-$4,585,162	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	-$4,585,162	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$103,347,960	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$105,935,519	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$4,585,162	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$4,585,162	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$101,350,357	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$406,069	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$406,069	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$101,756,426	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Part III, Line 4	The VFW has a monument titled "Citizen Soldier" that was commissioned to commemorate the organization's first century of service to veterans, those in uniform, and the communities in which they live. The statue shows a VFW member helping a soldier, which symbolizes VFW's support for veterans. The document in the veteran's hand symbolizes the VFW's fight for veterans in public and political arenas. Finally, the entire statue design speaks to the transition from solder to citizen and VFW member. In addition, the VFW displays a bronze statue of a bald eagle, which is the official emblem of the United States and represents the strength and dignity of our nation.
Part X, Line 2	VFW is exempt from income taxes under Section 501(c)(19) of the IRC and a similar provision of state law. VFW may be subject to federal income taxes on the net income from certain activities that generated unrelated business income. VFW records any interest and penalties related to income taxes as a part of management and general expenses. Taxable income arising from the operation of these activities is not significant. Accordingly, no uncertain tax positions, or interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions, have been noted and no amounts have been recorded at August 31, 2025 or 2024.
Part XI, Line 2d	The amount on line 2d is comprised of the following amount: $ <406,069> Investment management fees
Part XI, Line 4b	The amount on line 4b is comprised of the following amounts: $ <767,936> Rental expenses included in Part VIII, Line 6b <3,817,226> Cost of goods sold included on Part VIII, Line 10b ___________ $ <4,585,162> Total
Part XII, Line 2d	The amount on line 2d is comprised of the following amounts: $ 767,936 Rental expenses included in Part VIII, Line 6b 3,317,226 Cost of goods sold included on Part VIII, Line 10b _________ $ 4,585,162 Total

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	OfficesOfficesCnt	EmployeeEmployeeCnt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
East Asia and the Pacific	0	0	Grantmaking	Veteran Service & Frat	$72,628
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	0	0	Grantmaking	Veteran Service & Frat	$35,344

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$107,972	SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent	$107,972	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt
East Asia and the Pacific	Veterans Service	$57,499	EFT	$0
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Veterans Service	$30,186	EFT	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	0	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	2	TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	false	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	false	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	false	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	false	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	false	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	false	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part I, Question 2 and Part II Question 1(d)	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	As described in the Core Form, Part III, Paragraph 4(b) of the Statement of Program Accomplishments, this organization provides grants to the state organizations, called Departments, and local organizations, called Posts, to help support the veteran service programs and other VFW sponsored programs at the state and local level. Because the organization has members living outside the United States, many of whom are on active duty in the military or are employed by the U.S. government in overseas locations, two overseas Departments and several posts have been organized to facilitate members and promote programs in those areas. The grants reflected in Schedule F, Part I, are grants made to those overseas Departments and Posts to further VFW programs, including membership programs and veteran service support in those areas. Periodic financial reports are submitted by these Departments. In addition, specific documentation must be submitted to justify most grants, including those related to membership promotion. Finally, national representatives periodically visit these Departments and observe firsthand the manner in which funds are expended. In addition, grants have been made to posts in those areas. In most instances those grants were made to support activities relating to assisting active-duty military personnel and their families. Applications for grants must include specific expense information and receipts must be produced to verify expenditures.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	Yes (X)	MailSolicitationsInd
Email Solicitations	Yes (X)	EmailSolicitationsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	Yes (true)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	ActivityActivityTxt	Fundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsInd	Gross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmt	Retained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmt	Net To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
Innovairre Studios Inc
528 Route 13 Suite 200	Milford	NH	03055	Fundraising Consultant	false	$68,518,669	$1,049,426	$67,469,243
Wiland Inc
PO Box 174480	Denver	CO	80217	List select modeling	false		$40,424	-$40,424
Specialist Marketing Services
777 Terrace Ave Suite 401	Hasbrouck Heights	NJ	07604	Digital & List Rent.	false		$840,003	-$840,003
Merrigan Company
1012 E 55th St	Kansas City	MO	64110	Copywrite & Dig. outrch	false	$4,236,738	$257,749	$3,978,989

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	$72,755,407	TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors	$2,187,602	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	$70,567,805	TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed States	AL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AZ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	DE	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	DC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	FL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	GA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	HI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ID	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	LA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ME	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MD	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NE	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NV	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NJ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NM	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ND	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	PA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	RI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	SC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	SD	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	TN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	TX	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	UT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	VT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	VA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WV	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WY	LicensedStatesCd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule G, Part iV, Supplemental Information	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	The vendor provides the amount for the professional fundraising services that are included as part of the total reimbursable costs of the direct mail program. Innovairre Studios Inc. was paid a total of $26,415,804 for the fundraising program management, which included the payment for printing, paper, envelopes and fulfillment items. $1,049,426 was specifically identified as fundraising management fees.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (96 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
VFW Post 9430
7421 S 126th St	Seattle	WA	98499	916055481	(c)(19)	$6,050	Veterans Service & Community Service
VFW Post 9211
14825 Parisian Ct	Reno	NV	89511	942911724	(c)(19)	$5,500	Veterans Service & Community Service
VFW Post 8738
434 Cedarcrest Dr	Lexington	SC	29073	576034538	(c)(19)	$5,053	Veterans Service & Community Service
VFW Post 8273
8205 Prescott Cir	Frisco	TX	75033	740964465	(c)(19)	$5,339	Veterans Service & Community Service
VFW Post 7863
200 Phillips Hill Dr	Williamsport	PA	17701	240786758	(c)(4)	$5,500	Veterans Service & Community Service
VFW Post 7234
22560 Grebe Ln	Ocean View	DE	19970	510101572	(c)(19)	$5,500	Veterans Service & Community Service
VFW Post 5990
15850 W El Tiro	Marana	AZ	85653	860836149	(c)(19)	$9,000	Veterans Service & Community Service
VFW Post 4479
13 Lane Rd	Raymond	NH	03077	020218934	(c)(19)	$5,473	Veterans Service & Community Service
VFW Post 3769
119 S 2nd St	Pikeville	KY	41501	611301112	(c)(19)	$5,607	Veterans Service & Community Service
VFW Post 3238
166 Old Camden Rd	Camden	DE	19934	510287980	(c)(19)	$6,000	Veterans Service & Community Service
VFW Post 1809
PO Box 98	Monroe	LA	71281	726028228	(c)(19)	$5,400	Veterans Service & Community Service
VFW Post 1739
3245 Eastridge Dr	Belleville	IL	62221	370612831	(c)(19)	$5,163	Veterans Service & Community Service
VFW National Home
3573 Waverly Rd S	Eaton Rapids	MI	48827	381359597	(c)(3)	$69,915	Veterans Service
VFW Department of Wyoming
7534 Robin Dr	Cheyenne	WY	82009	836005906	(c)(19)	$54,794	Veterans Service, Community Service, & Fraternal Activities
VFW Department of Wisconsin
4622 Dutch Mill Rd	Madison	WI	53716	390677613	(c)(19)	$208,975	Veterans Service, Community Service, & Fraternal Activities
VFW Department of West Virginia
5532 MacCorkle Ave SW	S Charleston	WV	25309	550320759	(c)(19)	$45,587	Veterans Service, Community Service, & Fraternal Activities
VFW Department of Washington
5213 Pacific Hwy E	Fife	WA	98424	910454080	(c)(19)	$212,493	Veterans Service, Community Service, & Fraternal Activities
VFW Department of Virginia
403 Lee Jackson Hwy	Staunton	VA	24401	540449022	(c)(19)	$198,368	Veterans Service, Community Service, & Fraternal Activities
VFW Department of Vermont
PO Box 1248	Montpelier	VT	05601	030179180	(c)(19)	$42,279	Veterans Service, Community Service, & Fraternal Activities
VFW Department of Utah
3394 N 1000 E	North Ogden	UT	84414	870200672	(c)(19)	$58,617	Veterans Service, Community Service, & Fraternal Activities
VFW Department of Texas
8503 North IH-35	Austin	TX	78753	740964465	(c)(19)	$449,872	Veterans Service, Community Service, & Fraternal Activities
VFW Department of Tennessee
301 6th Ave Nashville	Nashville	TN	37243	620455553	(c)(19)	$80,791	Veterans Service, Community Service, & Fraternal Activities
VFW Department of South Dakota
5009 W 12th St Suite 6A	Sioux Falls	SD	57106	460210486	(c)(4)	$34,349	Veterans Service, Community Service, & Fraternal Activities
VFW Department of South Carolina
210 Glassmaster Rd	Lexington	SC	29072	570279614	(c)(19)	$95,896	Veterans Service, Community Service, & Fraternal Activities
VFW Department of Rhode Island
1 Capitol Hill	Providence	RI	02908	050254985	(c)(4)	$54,161	Veterans Service, Community Service, & Fraternal Activities
VFW Department of Pennsylvania
4002 Fenton Ave	Harrisburg	PA	17109	231182480	(c)(4)	$466,473	Veterans Service, Community Service, & Fraternal Activities
VFW Department of Oregon
880 Liberty St NE	Salem	OR	97301	930304245	(c)(19)	$105,556	Veterans Service, Community Service, & Fraternal Activities
VFW Department of Oklahoma
1103 N Blackwelder Ave	Oklahoma City	OK	73106	730496245	(c)(19)	$105,161	Veterans Service, Community Service, & Fraternal Activities
VFW Department of Ohio
35 E Chestnut St	Columbus	OH	43215	314332217	(c)(19)	$311,262	Veterans Service, Community Service, & Fraternal Activities
VFW Department of North Dakota
700 50th St S	Fargo	ND	58103	450215848	(c)(19)	$58,687	Veterans Service, Community Service, & Fraternal Activities
VFW Department of North Carolina
917 New Bern Ave	Raleigh	NC	27611	560470953	(c)(19)	$290,893	Veterans Service, Community Service, & Fraternal Activities
VFW Department of New York
69 Sand Creek Rd	Albany	NY	12205	131436995	(c)(19)	$363,878	Veterans Service, Community Service, & Fraternal Activities
VFW Department of New Mexico
PO Box 1084	Ruidoso Downs	NM	88346	850123009	(c)(19)	$54,881	Veterans Service, Community Service, & Fraternal Activities
VFW Department of New Jersey
171 Jersey St Bldg 5	Trenton	NJ	08611	210586655	(c)(19)	$231,175	Veterans Service, Community Service, & Fraternal Activities
VFW Department of New Hampshire
158 Liberty St	Concord	NH	03301	020213632	(c)(4)	$68,639	Veterans Service, Community Service, & Fraternal Activities
VFW Department of Nevada
951 D Ave N	Beatty	NV	89003	880055900	(c)(19)	$78,219	Veterans Service, Community Service, & Fraternal Activities
VFW Department of Nebraska
2431 N 48th St	Lincoln	NE	68504	470343845	(c)(19)	$62,352	Veterans Service, Community Service, & Fraternal Activities
VFW Department of Montana
1956 Mt Majo St	Ft Harrison	MT	59636	810225542	(c)(4)	$39,600	Veterans Service, Community Service, & Fraternal Activities
VFW Department of Missouri
3401 Knipp Dr	Jefferson City	MO	65109	440515305	(c)(19)	$192,216	Veterans Service, Community Service, & Fraternal Activities
VFW Department of Mississippi
120 N State St	Jackson	MS	39201	640275576	(c)(4)	$40,238	Veterans Service, Community Service, & Fraternal Activities
VFW Department of Minnesota
20 W 12th St	St Paul	MN	55155	410593068	(c)(19)	$193,093	Veterans Service, Community Service, & Fraternal Activities
VFW Department of Michigan
924 N Washington Ave	Lansing	MI	48906	381133442	(c)(19)	$283,052	Veterans Service, Community Service, & Fraternal Activities
VFW Department of Massachusetts
24 Beacon St	Boston	MA	02133	041242419	(c)(19)	$187,861	Veterans Service, Community Service, & Fraternal Activities
VFW Department of Maryland
101 N Gay St	Baltimore	MD	21202	520517415	(c)(19)	$159,666	Veterans Service, Community Service, & Fraternal Activities
VFW Department of Maine
64 Washburn St	Caribou	ME	04736	010191822	(c)(19)	$69,169	Veterans Service, Community Service, & Fraternal Activities
VFW Department of Louisiana
10185 Mammoth Ave	Baton Rouge	LA	70814	720499659	(c)(19)	$61,181	Veterans Service, Community Service, & Fraternal Activities
VFW Department of Kentucky
3031 Poplar Level Rd	Louisville	KY	40217	610406448	(c)(19)	$99,763	Veterans Service, Community Service, & Fraternal Activities
VFW Department of Kansas
115 SW Gage Blvd	Topeka	KS	66606	480461005	(c)(19)	$110,391	Veterans Service, Community Service, & Fraternal Activities
VFW Department of Iowa
3601 Beaver Ave	Des Moines	IA	50310	420331186	(c)(19)	$108,104	Veterans Service, Community Service, & Fraternal Activities
VFW Department of Indiana
9555 E 59th St	Indianapolis	IN	46216	356042820	(c)(19)	$179,484	Veterans Service, Community Service, & Fraternal Activities
VFW Department of Illinois
3300 Constitution Dr	Springfield	IL	62791	361911490	(c)(19)	$325,738	Veterans Service, Community Service, & Fraternal Activities
VFW Department of Idaho
1425 S Roosevelt St	Boise	ID	83705	820182104	(c)(19)	$32,672	Veterans Service, Community Service, & Fraternal Activities
VFW Department of Hawaii
438 Hobron Ln	Honululu	HI	96815	990040331	(c)(19)	$54,718	Veterans Service, Community Service, & Fraternal Activities
VFW Department of Georgia
PO Box 3025	Macon	GA	31205	580512677	(c)(19)	$123,738	Veterans Service, Community Service, & Fraternal Activities
VFW Department of Florida
543 Sanchez Ave	Ocala	FL	34470	590494095	(c)(19)	$380,868	Veterans Service, Community Service, & Fraternal Activities
VFW Department of Deleware
6 Brookside Dr	Wilmingtom	DE	19804	510057830	(c)(19)	$58,175	Veterans Service, Community Service, & Fraternal Activities
VFW Department of Connecticut
PO Box 429	Rocky Hill	CT	06067	060575598	(c)(19)	$117,215	Veterans Service, Community Service, & Fraternal Activities
VFW Department of Colorado
1400 Carr St	Lakewood	CO	80214	840360493	(c)(19)	$121,609	Veterans Service, Community Service, & Fraternal Activities
VFW Department of California
9136 Elk Grove Blvd Suite 100	Elk Grove	CA	95624	940955210	(c)(19)	$651,660	Veterans Service, Community Service, & Fraternal Activities
VFW Department of Arkansas
4210 East Kiehl Ave	Sherwood	AR	72120	710184020	(c)(19)	$67,864	Veterans Service, Community Service, & Fraternal Activities
VFW Department of Arizona
6423 S Ash Ave	Tempe	AZ	85283	860076886	(c)(19)	$137,995	Veterans Service, Community Service, & Fraternal Activities
VFW Department of Alaska
500 E Park Ave	Wasilla	AK	85251	920017695	(c)(4)	$52,217	Veterans Service, Community Service, & Fraternal Activities
VFW Department of Alabama
1231 Carmichael Way	Montgomery	AL	36123	630243614	(c)(19)	$90,302	Veterans Service, Community Service, & Fraternal Activities
VFW Auxiliary National Headquarters
406 West 34th St	Kansas City	ME	64111	440319970	(c)(19)	$148,988	Veterans Service & Community Service
VFW Auxiliary Department of Wisconsin
PO Box 666	Silver Lake	WI	16275	396056026	(c)(19)	$21,329	Veterans Service & Community Service
VFW Auxiliary Department of West Virginia
740 Lower Donnally Rd	Charleston	WV	25304	556017166	(c)(19)	$5,282	Veterans Service & Community Service
VFW Auxiliary Department of Washington
5213 Pacific Hwy E	Fife	WA	98424	910499052	(c)(19)	$11,699	Veterans Service & Community Service
VFW Auxiliary Department of Virginia
539 Westwood Dr	Rickersville	VA	29968	540697456	(c)(19)	$7,637	Veterans Service & Community Service
VFW Auxiliary Department of Texas
2839 McKinzie Rd 1	Corpus Christi	TX	78410	746074588	(c)(19)	$18,576	Veterans Service & Community Service
VFW Auxiliary Department of Pennsylvania
4002 Fenton Ave	Harrisburg	PA	17109	231642712	(c)(19)	$19,708	Veterans Service & Community Service
VFW Auxiliary Department of Oregon
PO Box 1134	Medford	OR	97501	936025794	(c)(19)	$6,538	Veterans Service & Community Service
VFW Auxiliary Department of Oklahoma
PO Box 95726	Oklahoma City	OK	73143	736096027	(c)(19)	$5,631	Veterans Service & Community Service
VFW Auxiliary Department of North Carolina
PO Box 716	Bethel	NC	27812	560561710	(c)(19)	$9,384	Veterans Service & Community Service
VFW Auxiliary Department of New York
1044 Broadway	Albany	NY	12204	141682753	(c)(19)	$18,559	Veterans Service & Community Service
VFW Auxiliary Department of New Jersey
1224 81st St	North Bergen	NJ	07047	223086413	(c)(19)	$9,110	Veterans Service & Community Service
VFW Auxiliary Department of Nebraska
311 Oak St	Steinauer	NE	68441	476028250	(c)(19)	$7,260	Veterans Service & Community Service
VFW Auxiliary Department of Missouri
2189 Forest Lane	Arnold	MO	63010	237203133	(c)(19)	$10,628	Veterans Service & Community Service
VFW Auxiliary Department of Minnesota
25733 Jason Ave	Chisago City	MN	55013	410664094	(c)(19)	$25,453	Veterans Service & Community Service
VFW Auxiliary Department of Maryland
26595 Blue Jay Ln	Hebron	MD	21830	521407051	(c)(19)	$9,818	Veterans Service & Community Service
VFW Auxiliary Department of Kansas
PO Box 158	Oswego	KS	67356	480507090	(c)(19)	$12,908	Veterans Service & Community Service
VFW Auxiliary Department of Iowa
1812 19th St	Harlan	IA	51537	426062345	(c)(19)	$5,164	Veterans Service & Community Service
VFW Auxiliary Department of Indiana
PO Box 86	Morris	IN	47033	356042937	(c)(19)	$11,724	Veterans Service & Community Service
VFW Auxiliary Department of Illinois
PO Box 62	Aroma Park	IL	60910	362385214	(c)(19)	$20,686	Veterans Service & Community Service
VFW Auxiliary Department of Florida
PO Box 773490	Ocala	FL	34477	237326563	(c)(19)	$14,521	Veterans Service & Community Service
VFW Auxiliary Department of Colorado
PO Box 262	South Fork	CO	81154	846033115	(c)(19)	$11,353	Veterans Service & Community Service
VFW Auxiliary Department of California
3100 Fite Circle	Sacramento	CA	95827	941011531	(c)(19)	$38,469	Veterans Service & Community Service
VFW Auxiliary Department of Arizona
5630 S 41st Way	Phoenix	AZ	85040	860828017	(c)(19)	$8,134	Veterans Service & Community Service
VFW Auxiliary Department of Alabama
13230 Alabama St	Elberta	AL	36530	630695811	(c)(19)	$6,140	Veterans Service & Community Service
Travis Manion Foundation
164 State St	Doylestown	PA	18901	412237951	(c)(3)	$10,000	Veterans Service
The Veterans Consortium
2101 L Street NW Ste 840	Washington	DC	20037	201934881	(c)(3)	$10,000	Veterans Service
Naval Academy Athletic Association
566 Brownson Rd	Annapolis	MD	21402	520613669	(c)(3)	$34,500	Veterans Service
Liberty Memorial Association
2 Memorial Drive	Kansas City	MO	64108	436052673	(c)(3)	$10,000	Veterans Service
Irreverent Warriors Inc
2102 Business Center Dr Suite 130	Irvine	CA	92612	474789126	(c)(3)	$75,000	Veterans Service
Grunt Style Foundation
900 Broadway St	San Antonio	TX	78215	863633516	(c)(3)	$10,000	Veterans Service
American Legion
700 N Pennsylvania St	Indianapolis	IN	46204	350144250	(c)(19)	$25,000	Veterans Service
Ageless Aviation Dreams Foundation
1894 East Williams St	Carson City	NV	89701	452780141	(c)(3)	$10,000	Veterans Service

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	9	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	87	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (2 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt
Educational Assistance & Training	424	$406,903	FMV	Training for veteran
Scholarships and Awards	421				$1,489,252

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

Part I, Question 2

Periodic financial reports are submitted by these Departments. In addition, specific documentation must be submitted to justify most grants, including those related to membership promotion. Finally, national representatives periodically visit these Departments and observe firsthand the manner in which funds are expended. In addition, grants have been made to posts in those Departments. In most instances those grants were made to support activities relating to assisting active-duty military personnel and their families. Applications for grants must include specific expense information and receipts must be produced to verify expenditures.

Part II, Question 1(h)

As described in the Core Form, Part III, Paragraph 4(b) of the Statement of Program Accomplishments, this organization provides grants to the state organizations, called Departments, and local organizations, called Posts, to help support the veteran service programs and other VFW sponsored programs at the state and local level. The grants reflected in Schedule I, Part II, are primarily grants made to those Departments and Posts to further VFW programs, including membership programs and veteran service support in those areas.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter Travel	Yes (X)	FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Travel For Companions	Yes (X)	TravelForCompanionsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (true)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (true)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Alfred J Lipphardt
Past CIC - Term ended 8/25	$208,602	$12,913	$10,430	$231,945
Carol L Whitmore
CIC - Term started 8/25	$182,252	$2,242	$8,880	$193,374
Dan West
Adjutant General	$217,635	$7,923	$26,338	$251,896
Marc Garduno
Quartermaster General	$188,016	$14,087	$25,308	$227,411
Brian Walker
Assistant Adjuntant general	$145,204		$20,193	$189,357	$23,960
John Muckelbauer
General Counsel	$203,041	$15,756	$29,422	$272,179	$23,960
James Lierz
Chief Accounting Officer	$205,385	$15,574	$31,173	$252,296	$164
Kelly Jones
Director, Development	$150,790	$3,968	$23,839	$202,557	$23,960
Ryan Gallucci
Exec Director, Washington off.	$197,581	$15,121	$43,413	$257,396	$1,281
David Prohaska
Director, Member Service Cntr.	$140,020	$11,054	$18,060	$193,094	$23,960

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule J, Part 1, Line 1a	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	First class travel is authorized for certain officers under certain circumstances, but is not generally authorized for most officers, directors or key employees and is not used, even when authorized, in most instances. Spousal travel is not generally authorized for officers and directors, but is authorized by written policy for certain officers and directors for specific activities.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Works Of Art		WorksOfArtGrp
Art Historical Treasures		ArtHistoricalTreasuresGrp
Art Fractional Interest		ArtFractionalInterestGrp
Books And Publications		BooksAndPublicationsGrp
Clothing And Household Goods		ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp
Cars And Other Vehicles		CarsAndOtherVehiclesGrp
Boats And Planes		BoatsAndPlanesGrp
Intellectual Property		IntellectualPropertyGrp

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	6	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$69,547	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	Fair Market Value	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities Closely Held Stock		SecuritiesCloselyHeldStockGrp
Secur Prtnrshp Trust Intrsts		SecurPrtnrshpTrustIntrstsGrp
Securities Miscellaneous		SecuritiesMiscellaneousGrp
Qualified Contrib Hist Struct		QualifiedContribHistStructGrp
Qualified Contrib Other		QualifiedContribOtherGrp
Real Estate Residential		RealEstateResidentialGrp
Real Estate Commercial		RealEstateCommercialGrp
Real Estate Other		RealEstateOtherGrp
Collectibles		CollectiblesGrp
Food Inventory		FoodInventoryGrp
Drugs And Medical Supplies		DrugsAndMedicalSuppliesGrp
Taxidermy		TaxidermyGrp
Historical Artifacts		HistoricalArtifactsGrp
Scientific Specimens		ScientificSpecimensGrp
Archaeological Artifacts		ArchaeologicalArtifactsGrp
Form8283 Received	0	Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	false	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	false	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (13 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Page 1, Item L	Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States was formed as an unincorporated association in 1899. It was chartered as a corporation in 1936 by an Act of Congress. Public Law No. 630 - 74th Congress (H.R. 11454). 36 U.S.C 230101 et.seq.
Form 990, Page 1, Question M	The organization is Congressionally Chartered. Headquarters are located in Kansas City, Missouri.
Form 990, Page 1, Part I, Question 1	Assisting veterans, military personnel and their families, advocacy for veterans and active-duty personnel, historical education and commemoration, promoting patriotism, youth activities and community service.
Form 990, Page 1, Part I, Question 6	More than three thousand volunteers are estimated to participate directly in the National Organization activities. These volunteers serve on various committees that work on Veterans Service Activities, National Military Service Activities, Legislative Service Activities and Community Service Activities. More importantly, hundreds of thousands of members, and their families, are estimated to participate with their respective state organizations and posts in programs sponsored or conducted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. For instance, almost 6 million hours of volunteer service were reported by VFW Posts to the VFW National Headquarters last year in support of the organization's community and veterans service programs.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Question 1a	Plenary power can be exercised by the annual National Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, primarily under the power of the Convention to amend the By-Laws of the organization. The National Convention consists of certain present and past national officers, members of the National Council of Administration, certain officers of the separate state organizations and thousands of delegates elected by Posts. However, administration of the organization's affairs between Conventions is vested in the National Council of Administration, which serves as the organization's Board of Directors. Among the duties of the Council are budgeting, the establishment of salaries for officers and employees and approval of policies and procedures. The Council consists of certain elected and appointed officers, numbering 11, and Regional National Council members who represent members in each state and are elected by delegates at their respective state organization's conventions. The Regional National Council members total 52 and consist of a representative from each of the fifty states and two overseas departments. One of the 52 regional representatives serving on the Council is also serving as one of the appointed 11 officers, so there are currently 62 Council members.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Question 6	See answer to Part VI, Section A, Question 1a.
Form 990, Section A, Question 7a and 7b	Members, acting through delegates selected by VFW Posts, elect certain National Officers at the National Convention. In addition, although decisions of the National Council of Administration are not subject to approval by the members, members acting through delegates at the National Convention may make decisions that are binding on the National Council of Administration and the organization.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Question 10a and 10b	Pursuant to its Congressional Charter, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States issues charters to state organizations called "Departments". Those Departments are either unincorporated or are incorporated under the laws of the state in which they are located. Each Department governs itself and elects its own officers. Departments conduct their own programs, direct and manage their business and financial affairs and own and maintain their own property. Pursuant to its Congressional Charter, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States also issues Charters to local organizations called "Posts". Those Posts are either unincorporated associations or are incorporated under the laws of the state in which they are located. Each Post governs itself and elects its own officers. Posts conduct their own programs, direct and manage their own business and financial affairs, and own and maintain their own property. The relationship between Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States and a state Department or a Post are established by the Charter and set forth in the By-Laws and Manual of Procedure of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. Section 709 of the Manual of Procedures provides, in part: Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is a federally chartered membership corporation created by Act of Congress. In accordance with that legislation, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States has issued charters to the Auxiliary, Departments and other units, including Posts. Pursuant to their charters, those units are bound to pursue the purposes set forth in the Congressional Charter and abide by the Charter, By-Laws, Manual of Procedures and the laws and usages of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. However, each organization is a separate unincorporated association or corporation under the laws of the jurisdiction in which each is located. The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States does not own an interest in any clubroom, canteen, facility or any fund-raising activity operated by any such chartered unit, nor are clubrooms, canteens, facilities or other fundraising activities operated for or on behalf of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States does not derive any profit from such facilities or activities. Clubrooms, canteens, facilities and other fundraising activities of chartered units are carried on by such units in furtherance of the fraternal, patriotic, historical and educational purposes set forth by Congress. Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States does not lend money or extend credit to any chartered unit. Nor is it responsible for the debts or any other liability incurred by any chartered unit or any clubroom, canteen, facility or other fundraising activity operated by it. As unincorporated associations or corporations, they are responsible for their own debts and liabilities.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Question 11b	This 990 was prepared by an independent certified public accountant who worked with professional employees in the Accounting Department of the VFW National Headquarters. It was reviewed by the principal officers of the organization prior to execution. In addition, a copy was provided to each member of the governing body, the National Council of Administration, prior to the time of filing for their review.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c	In order to sustain the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States' reputation and continued success, National Officers, Council Members, employees and members in leadership positions are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner and adhere to the highest standards of honesty and integrity. All of the individuals are required to execute an appropriate acknowledgement of adherence to a Code of Ethics Policy upon assuming their positions and that National Officers, Council Members, and key employees are required to make annual disclaimer or disclosure of conflicts of interest in accordance with the Internal Revenue Service guidelines.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Question 15a & 15b	The organization's CEO, the Commander-in-Chief, and the two Vice Commanders-in-Chief are elected by the National Convention and typically serve a single, one-year term in each position. Their compensation is specifically established by the National Council of Administration (Board of Directors) and is specifically approved by the National Council of Administration as part of its deliberation and approval of the annual budget. The organization utilizes the services of a compensation consulting firm to analyze comparability data and assist with establishment of a salary administration policy that assigns all employees positions into grades based on job descriptions, duties and responsibilities, and establishes a salary range for each grade. Increases in compensation are based on annual evaluations. The National Council of Administration, as part of its deliberation on the annual budget, approves all salaries, including the officers and key employees.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Question 19	These documents are made available upon request to members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The By-Laws of the organization are also available for purchase through the organization's on-line Emblematic Supply store.
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9	The amount is the pension and post-retirement related changes other than annual pension service costs.