Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Illinois
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
CANTON POST NUMBER 1984, VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS IS NON-PROFIT CORPORATION ORGANIZED UNDER ILLINOIS LAW AND, AS AN ORGANIZATION OF WAS VETERANS, IS ELIGIBLE FOR TAX DEDUCTIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS PURSUANT TO IRC SECTIONS 170(C)(3) AND 2522(a)(4). IT SHARES THE PURPOSES SE FORTH IN TITLE 36 USC 230102 FOR THE CONGRESSIONALLY CHARTERED VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATE.AS A "VETERANS SERVICE ORGANIZATION", THE MISSION OF CANTON POST NO.1984, VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS CONSISTS OF VETERANS ADVOCACY, HISTORICAL EDUCATION AND COMMEMORATION, ENCOURAGING NATIONAL SECURITY THROUGH SUPPORT OF OUR NATION'S MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM, PROMOTING GOOD CITIZENSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE, ENCOURAGING AMERICA'S YOUTH TO EXCEL IN ATHLETICS, COMMUNITY SERVICE AND ACADEMICS, FACILITATING DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY MILITARY PERSONNEL AND THEIR FAMILIES AND TO VETERANS AND SUPPORTING ACTIONS AND ACTIVITIES THAT FURTHER THESE MISSIONS AND PROMOTE THE SOCIAL WELL BEING OF VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
- Income
- $288,548
- Spending
- $188,521
- Employees
- 0
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 June 30, 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 June 30, 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)
- $255,326 spent. CANTON POST NUMBER 1984, VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS IS NON-PROFIT CORPORATION ORGANIZED UNDER ILLINOIS LAW AND, AS AN ORGANIZATION OF WAS VETERANS, IS ELIGIBLE FOR TAX DEDUCTIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS PURSUANT TO IRC SECTIONS 170(C)(3) AND 2522(a)(4). IT SHARES THE PURPOSES SE FORTH IN TITLE 36 USC 230102 FOR THE CONGRESSIONALLY CHARTERED VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATE.AS A "VETERANS SERVICE ORGANIZATION", THE MISSION OF CANTON POST NO.1984, VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS CONSISTS OF VETERANS ADVOCACY, HISTORICAL EDUCATION AND COMMEMORATION, ENCOURAGING NATIONAL SECURITY THROUGH SUPPORT OF OUR NATION'S MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM, PROMOTING GOOD CITIZENSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE, ENCOURAGING AMERICA'S YOUTH TO EXCEL IN ATHLETICS, COMMUNITY SERVICE AND ACADEMICS, FACILITATING DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY MILITARY PERSONNEL AND THEIR FAMILIES AND TO VETERANS AND SUPPORTING ACTIONS AND ACTIVITIES THAT FURTHER THESE MISSIONS AND PROMOTE THE SOCIAL WELL BEING OF VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 June 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 June 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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