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Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of New Hampshire

EIN 02-0216817 · Derry, NH

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

What it says it does

The mission or the VFW is to help and support veterans and their families.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (9)

$1,450 spent. Department of NH VFW
$575 spent. Gifts for Childrens Christmas
$100 spent. Thanksgiving Baskets
Program Service Expenses 1,802, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 Veterans in need
Program Service Expenses 524, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 Various charitable organizations
Program Service Expenses 845, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 Senior dinners
Program Service Expenses 337, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 Gifts for Veterans in Nursing Homes
Program Service Expenses 500, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 Gift Cards for Police Department
Program Service Expenses 2,000, Grants and allocations 3, Revenue 0 Crooker Award Scholarship

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(19) veterans' organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Worth knowing.
Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for local chapters covered by a parent organization's exemption. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since December 1963.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.

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