Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Dept of New Jersey
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO ASSIST DISABLED AND NEEDY WAR VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES, ASSIST WIDOWS AND CHILDREN OF DECEASED VETERANS, ASSIST MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
- Income
- $236,908
- Spending
- $206,738
- Employees
- 12
- Volunteers
- 10
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
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 December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- PROGRAMS THAT FOSTER PATRIOTISM - ON MEMORIAL AND VETERANS DAY THE POST HONORS THOSE WHO DIED TO KEEP OUR COUNTRY FREE AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE ACTIVE DUTY AND RETIRED VETERANS FOR THEIR SERVICE. AT THE CEREMONIES THERE IS A PRESENTATION OF WREATHS FOR EACH BRANCH OF THE ARMED SERVICES AND A GUN SALUTE. THE POST PARTICIPATES IN THE ANNUAL GROVEVILLE-YARDVILLE MEMORIAL DAY PARADE. THE POST ATTENDS FUNERALS OF VETERANS: WE COVER THE CASKET WITH THE AMERICAN FLAG, PROVIDE A GUN SALUTE AND PRESENT THE FOLDED AMERICAN FLAG TO THE LOVED ONES. THE POST HAS WHEELCHAIRS, WALKERS, AND CANES WHICH WE PROVIDE TO VETERANS FREE OF CHARGE. THE POST ALSO PURCHASES ITEMS THAT DISABLED VETERANS NEED. THE POST IS A COLLECTION CENTER FOR TOYS FOR TOTS. THE POST ASSISTS LOCAL VETERAN ORGANIZATIONS, SCOUTS, AND YOUTH SPORTS WITH DONATIONS, MEETING SPACE, AND ADDITIONAL SUPPORT.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 1966.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.
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