Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Dept of Texas
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF THE VFW IS TO PROVIDEOPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES (BOTH MONETARY AND OTHERWISE). TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT THE WELFARE OF THE NATIOND VETERANS AND THEIR SURVIVING SPOUSES AND ORPHANS THROUGH YOUTH PROGRAMS (PATRIOTS PEN, VOICE OF DEMOCRACY, SCOUTING, ETC.) AND TO PROMOTE ALLEGIANCE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND FIDELITY TO ITS CONSTITUTION AND LAWS.
- Income
- $358,849
- Spending
- $383,695
- Employees
- 14
- Volunteers
- 125
- Highest pay
- $49,020, canteen manager
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 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 May 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 May 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)
- $3,810 spent. PROVIDE SERVICES AND MONETARY DONATIONS TO COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS YOUTH PROGRAMS, POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS.
- $2,500 spent. CONDUCT VOICE OF DEMOCRACY ORAL AND PATRIOTS PEN ESSAY CONTESTS IN LOCAL MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS AND RECOGNIZE WINNERS BY PRESENTING AWARDS. AWARD COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS TO DESERVING STUDENTS. NO SCHOLARSHIP AWARD IS GREARER THAN $1000.00 DOLLARS
- $2,342 spent. PERFORM VISITS TO CONDUCT ACTIVITIES FOR HOSPITALIZED VETERANS AND PROVIDE MONETARY DONATIONS TO SUPPORT THESE ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS VETERANS IN DISTRESS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 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 May 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 September 1982.
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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