Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Department of Ohio
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
EXPEDITE REHABILITATION OF THE NATIONS DISABLED VETERANS; ASSIST VETERANS' WIDOWS AND ORPHANS; ASSIST NEEDY OR DISABLED VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES; AND PROMOTE AMERICANISM BY MEANS OF EDUCATION IN PATRIOTISM AND BY CONSTRUCTIVE SERVICE TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES.
- Income
- $284,854
- Spending
- $175,995
- Employees
- 13
Source: Form 990 for the year ending October 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 October 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 October 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)
- PROVIDED COLOR GUARD AND FIRING SQUAD FOR VETERAN'S MEMORIAL SERVICES ON OCCASSIONS SUCH AS MEMORIAL DAY, ARMED FORCES DAY, AND VETERAN'S DAY. ALSO PROVIDED FIRING SQUAD FOR FUNERAL SERVICES IN THE COUNTY FOR VETERANS, WHETHER MEMBERS OR NOT. PROMOTED SPEAKERS FOR LOCAL GRADE AND HIGH SCHOOL SERVICES TO INSTILL THE SENSE OF PATRIOTISM IN LOCAL YOUTH. PROVIDED A CANTEEN AND PICNIC AREA FOR THE USE OF MEMBERS AND GUESTS. DONATED 25% OF ALL GAMBLING EARNINGS TO THE VFW OHIO CHARITIES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending October 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 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 October 2025.
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 1940.
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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