Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United Stated Dept of Washington
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROVIDE A FRATERNAL AND CHARITABLE ATMOSPHERE ALONG WITH PATRIOTISM. TO AID AND ASSIST FELLOWVETERANS WITH FUNERALS, FINAL HONORS, TRANSPORTATION TO HOSPITALS,PAPERWORK INVOLVING VETERANBENEFITS, PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS, & ACTIVITIES THAT BENEFITS VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
- Income
- $67,768
- Spending
- $78,650
- Employees
- 0
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 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 990 for the year ending March 31, 2026, 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 March 31, 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)
- $31,704 spent. DONATING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND OUR VFW PROGRAMS SUCH AS USO AT SEATAC, SPECIAL OLYMPICS, VFW NATIONAL CHILDRENS HOME, AND GIVING SCHOLARSHIPS TO THE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IS A WONDERFUL WAY TO GIVE BACK. WE WORK HARD BY DOING BREAKFASTS, DINNERS AND OTHER FUNDRAISERS TO GIVE THE MONEY BACK TO THESE PROGRAMS.
- $12,284 spent. VETERAN RELIEF GIVEN TO VETERANS WHO ARE IN NEED OF PAYMENT FOR THEIR RENT, POWER BILLS, CLOTHING FOR WORK, GETTING WORK CARDS, TRANSPORTATION, FOOD, AND MUCH MORE. THE VETERAN MUST PROVIDE THEIR SEPARATION PAPERS/DD214 SO THAT THE FUNDS ARE NOT BEING MIS-USED. THE VETERANS OF OUR POST GO OUT TO COLLECT DONATIONS FOR THESE FUNDS AND THESE FUNDS ARE ONLY SPENT ON VETERANS RELIEF FOR VETERANS IN NEED
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 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 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 March 2026.
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 1981.
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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