Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of California
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
OUR MISSION IS TO SUPPORT BOTH EMOTIONALLY AND FINANCIALLY THE WIDOWS AND ORPHANS OF THE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES INCLUDING THE FAMILIES OF PRISONERS OF WAR AND THOSE MISSING IN ACTION
- Income
- $344,385
- Spending
- $340,350
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 15
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 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 December 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 December 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)
- $8,950 spent. Thomas Sommerfeld - Family Support - $3,000 Ronald Greenwald - Family Support - $2,000 Cheyenne Rodrigues - Family Support - $800 Jewel Gold Star Mom - Family Support - $700 Halverstadt Family Support - $500 Nealy Family Support - $500 Damien DeWitt - Family Support - $500 Sylvia Alainz - Family Support - $300 Jodie Jill Kepher - Family Support - $300 Robbie Normand - Family Support - $250
- $12,494 spent. VFW National Home - $1,800 Bakersfield Veterans - Honor Guard - $1,000 Honor Flight of Kern County - $1,000 Four Seasons Blue Star Moms - $1,000 A Beautiful Thing, LLC - $1,500 Tehachapi Cancer - $1,000 Food Pantry - Bowers - $1,000 Wreaths Across America - $1,000 VFW Auxiliary - $2,135 5150 Dieselz - $950 VFW Lake Isabella - $500 & Tunnel to Towers - $609
- $3,950 spent. Nomad Wrestling Club - $3,000 Tehachapi Boosters Football - $500 American Legion - $350 Middle School Band - $100
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 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 October 13, 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 December 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 June 1958.
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 October 21, 2026.
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