Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Dept of Virginia
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The mission of the Post is to provide support and assistance to veterans and family in the Fairfax, VA and surrounding area. Our objectives are: To promote and inform members on programs to benefit veterans; to promote patriotism; and to promote civic responsibility among the members and the community at large.
- Income
- $75,918
- Spending
- $63,595
- Employees
- 0
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 (3)
- $3,854 spent. VFW Post 8469 supports 4 or 5 Honor Flights a year. The Honor Flight program brings veterans to the DC area to visit the many museums and memorials in the DC area. The Post supports the East Tennessee Hub by providing a meal to 50 veterans and supporters as the leave for home.
- VFW Post 8469 provides awards and scholarships to a wide variety of students and First Responders in the Fairfax Area. These include awards to the winners of the Voice of Democracy and Patriot's Pen competition, Teachers of the Year, Junior ROTC and Civil Air Patrol cadets, and First Responders to include police officers, firefighters, EMT technicians, EOD technicians, and emergency call center operators.
- VFW Post 8469 donates funds to a wide variety of local, regional, and national organizations that support military veterans and their families. The awardees include the USO and the military service relief organizations.
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 May 1965.
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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