Veterans of Foreign Wars of the US Dept of Maryland
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH THIS CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED SHALL BE TO CONRIBUTE TO AND PARTICIPATE IN CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, AND PATRIOTIC PROJECTS, TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN EDUCATIONAL, PATRIOTIC AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR CHARTIABLE , EDUCATIONAL, AND PATRIOTIC ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF POST 521, ITS AUXILIARIES, ALLIED AND AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS, TO PARTICIPATE IN VARIOUS FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES FOR ORGANIZED CHARITIES,AND TO DONATE THE USE OF ITS FACILITIES AND FUNDS TO DESERVING AND RECOGNIZED CHARITIES.
- Income
- $93,086
- Spending
- $178,585
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 15
- Highest pay
- $14,040, quartermaster
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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, 2024, 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, 2024, 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)
- THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH THIS CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED SHALL BE TO CONRIBUTE TO AND PARTICIPATE IN CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, AND PATRIOTIC PROJECTS, TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN EDUCATIONAL, PATRIOTIC AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR CHARTIABLE , EDUCATIONAL, AND PATRIOTIC ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF POST 521, ITS AUXILIARIES, ALLIED AND AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS, TO PARTICIPATE IN VARIOUS FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES FOR ORGANIZED CHARITIES,AND TO DONATE THE USE OF ITS FACILITIES AND FUNDS TO DESERVING AND RECOGNIZED CHARITIES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 2024.
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 January 1967.
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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