Illinois · Public charity
Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Illinois
Fox river post 4600, veterans of foreign wars of the united states is a not-for-profit organization, and is a unit of war veterans, is eligible for tax deductible contributions. It shares the purpose set forth in title 230102 for the congressionally chartered. As a veterans service organization the mission of fox river post 4600 dept of…
- $115k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 4
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 17%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $92k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $30,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $31,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 7
- FY2022 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $22k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 17% of the organizations Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Illinois funded were first-time grantees, receiving 9% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 4 | $92k | 25% |
| FY2024 | 6 | $110k | 17% |
| FY2023 | 5 | $130k | 60% |
| FY2022 | 7 | $182k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2022 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Veterans Service Dog Academy | $140,000 | 4 | 32% |
| VFW National Home | $75,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Veterans Network Committee of Northern Illinois | $71,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Impacting Veterans Lives Inc dba Midwest Veterans Closet | $65,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Veterans R & R | $20,000 | 2 | 4% |
| Habitat for Humanity of Illinois Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 84% |
| Transitional Living Services Inc | $15,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Friends of Fisher House - Illinois Inc | $12,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Operation Sweet Life Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 11% |
Show all 11 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Veterans Service Dog Academy | $140,000 | 4 | 32% |
| VFW National Home | $75,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Veterans Network Committee of Northern Illinois | $71,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Impacting Veterans Lives Inc dba Midwest Veterans Closet | $65,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Veterans R & R | $20,000 | 2 | 4% |
| Habitat for Humanity of Illinois Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 84% |
| Transitional Living Services Inc | $15,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Friends of Fisher House - Illinois Inc | $12,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Operation Sweet Life Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 11% |
| Veterans of Foreign Wars of the Edward & James White Post 10304 | $10,000 | 1 | 3% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($25k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Illinois supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 10 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: AbbVie Foundation · Network for Good · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Illinois
- How much does Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Illinois give?
- Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Illinois reported 4 itemized grants totaling $91,750, out of $115,033 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 7 organizations a year over FY2022 to FY2024.
- What does Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Illinois fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2022 to FY2025, its largest causes are Public Benefit (40%), Human Services (28%), Housing & Shelter (20%).
- Who are Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Illinois's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2022 to FY2025: American Veterans Service Dog Academy ($140k), VFW National Home ($75k), Veterans Network Committee of Northern Illinois ($71k).
- Does Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Illinois fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 17% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Illinois?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include AbbVie Foundation, Network for Good, Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc.
- Where is Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Illinois based?
- Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Illinois is based in IL.
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