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Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Illinois

EIN 37-0717622 · Belleville, IL

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedToo small or too little detailImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO PRESERVE AND STRENGTHEN CAMARADERIE AMONG VFW MEMBERS; TO PERPETUATE THE MEMORY AND HISTROY OF YOUR DEAD, AND TO ASSIST THEIR WIDOWS, WIDOWERS AND ORPHANS; TO MAINTAIN TRUE ALLEGIANCE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND FIDELITY TO ITS CONSTITUTION AND LAWS; TO FOSTER TRUE PATRIOTISM TO MAINTAIN AND EXTEND THE INSTITUTIONS OF AMERICAN FREEDOM; AND TO PRESERVE AND DEFEND THE UNITED STATES FROM ALL HER ENEMIES, WHOMEVER AND WHEREVER THEY MAY BE.

Income
$365,612
Spending
$401,466
Employees
10
Volunteers
30

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 (5)
  1. PROCEEDS FROM BAR OPERATIONS GO DIRECTLY TO BENEFIT THE MEMBERS OF THE POST, VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS, OR THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY.
  2. PROCEEDS FROM MEAT SHOOTS GO DIRECTLY TO BENEFIT THE MEMBERS OF THE POST, VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS, OR THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY.
  3. PROCEEDS FROM FISH FRY GO DIRECTLY TO BENEFIT THE MEMBERS OF THE POST, VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS, OR THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY.
  4. PROCEEDS FROM BAR OPERATIONS GO DIRECTLY TO BENEFIT THE MEMBERS OF THE POST, VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS, OR THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY.
  5. PROCEEDS FROM BAR OPERATIONS GO DIRECTLY TO BENEFIT THE MEMBERS OF THE POST, VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS, OR THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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 October 13, 2026.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2026.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. 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 October 13, 2026.

  6. 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 21, 2026.

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