Vietnam Veterans of America Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Enhance the general social, economic, cultural, and physical positions of Vietnam era veterans in California and promote and enforce the principles and policies of the national organization.
- Income
- $185,022
- Spending
- $273,374
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending February 28, 2026, 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 990EZ for the year ending February 28, 2026, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending February 28, 2026, 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 (2)
- Distribution of H.G.D.P. (Household Goods Donation Program) funds to local California Chapters of the Vietnam veterans of America. These charitable funds are expended for the following charitable programs: Agent Orange Information, Service Representative, Newsletters, PTSD & Substance Abuse, Education, Scholarships, Incarcerated Veterans, Homeless, Community Service.
- SOP (Service Officers Program)- Help veterans and their eligible family members wade their way through the Veterans Administration bureaucracy to get the benefits they earned while serving their country in uniform. The service is free.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending February 28, 2026, 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 February 2026.
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 November 1984.
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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