Coffee 4 Vets Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
PART III ORGANIZATION PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY STATUS 509a2 COFFEE4VETS OPEREATS AS A 5013 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION MISSION: COFFEE4VETS MISSION IS TO INDENTIFY SENIOR WWII KOREAN VIETNAM VETERANS ALONG WITH VETERANS WHO SERVED IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND TO PROVIDE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE THESE SENIOR VETERANS OF ALL MILITARY BRANCHES AND GENDERS ALONG WITH FAMILY MEMBERS OF THESE VETERANS CAN MEET TO CONVERSE WITH ONE ANOTHER SHARING CONCERNS THEY MAY HAVE AND TO HELP FIND WAYS TO IMPROVE THEIR DAILY LIVES WHILE SHARING COFFEE AND A MEAL IN A SAFE AND CONFLICT FREE ENVIORNMENT. PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE IS TO BRING TOGETHER WEEKLY SENIOR VETERANS OF ALL MILITARY BRANCHES AND GENDER IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR COFFEE AND A MEAL TO ADDRESS EDUCATE AND PROVIDE AID WHILE DISSEMINATING INFORMATION FROM THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES AND OTHER NON-PROFITS OF ANY BENEFIT CHANGES AFFECTING THEIR DAILY LIVES. OUR PROGRAM INCLUDES SENDING OUT ANBASSADORS TO RAISE
- Income
- $42,386
- Spending
- $12,417
- Reserves
- 50.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 97%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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 December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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 December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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)
- $3,955 spent. LINE 28: EACH MAY COFFEE4VETS PROVIDED AND MEMORIAL DAY BBQ IN HONOR OF THOSE WHO CAME BEFORE AND GAVE ALL FOR OUR COUNTRY. IN THE BEGINNING WE HOSTED THE BBQ AT THE WILLIAM J PETE KNIGHT VETERAN HOME IN LANCASTER AND HAD AS KEYNOTE SPEAKER THE SON OF THE GENERAL AND CONGRESSMAN STEVE KNIGHT. IN 2019 OUR BBQ MOVED TO THE BENEVOLENCE ORDER OF ELKS #1625 IN LANCASTER AND HOSTED BY RETIRED LTCDR WALTER SAPP. IN YEAR 2019 LTCDR SAPP BECAME ILL WITH COVID-19 AND HAS BEEN HOSPITALIZED IN THE LONG BEACH VA HOSPITAL SINC. IN 2023 COFFEE4VETS RENAME THE BBQ THE LTCDR WALTER SAPP BBQ IN HIS HONOR. EACH YEAR WE HOST BETWEEN 140 TO 160 VETERANS AND FAMILIES AT THE LANCASTER ELKS WHICH IS FREE TO ALL..
- $3,334 spent. LINE 29: COFFEE4VETS HOSTS A WEEKLY BREAKFAST IN LANCASTER CA. AND BI-MONTHLY IN SANTA CLARITA. SINCE 2016 FROM 7AM UNTIL 9AM EVERY TUESDAY IN LANCASTER. BY PROVIDING A SAFE ENVIRONMENT WHERE 60 TO 70 VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS CAN GATHER TO MEET ONE ANOTHER DISCUESS ISSUES WITH FELLOW VETERANS AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THEIR BENEFITS FROM THE V.A CAL VET ALONG WITH LEARNING ABOUT SERVICES PROVIDED BY OTHER LOCAL VETERANS SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS. WE RECEIVE UPDATES FROM STATE LOCAL AND CONGRESS ON CURRENT AND NEW LEGISLATIVE UPDATES. WE DO A FACEBOOK LIVE STREAM FOR THOSE VETERANS WHO ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND IN PERSON IN BOTH LANCASTER AND SANTA CLARITA.
- $2,568 spent. LINE 30: EXPENSE INCURRED BY PROVIDING MEALS FOR 100 TO 200 VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILY DURING THE THANKSGIVING CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS EVE HOLIDAYS. WE ALSO CONDUCT A FOOD DRIVE BY THE PURCHASING OF FOOD FOR THE FOOD DRIVE AND TO ASSIST AIRMAN FAMILIES ACTIVE DUTY FAMALIES FALLING ON HARD TIMES DURING THE 2025 OCTOBER FINANCIAL GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN HELPING TO PROVIDE THEM WITH A THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY MEAL. COFFEE4VETS INITIATED A COMMUNITY TOY DRIVE SO THAT THE MILITARY CHILDREN WOULD HAVE A JOYOUS CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY. COFFEE4VETS THROUGH THE LEADERSHIP OF ATHERINE BLANCO REACHED OUT TO TOYS-4-TOTS AND COLLECTED TOYS FROM THEIR ORGINIZATION.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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)(3) charitable 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? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, 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 January 2017.
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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