Arizona · Nonprofit
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES DEPT OF ARIZONA
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES DEPT OF ARIZONA (Arizona) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,319,926 to it, the largest being Veterans of Foreign Wars of The United States ($1,318,926). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $525k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $1.3M
- Net assets
- $2.5M
What Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Dept of Arizona does
Mission
Our Mission: To foster camaraderie among United States veterans of overseas conflicts. To serve our veterans, the military and our communities. To advocate on behalf of all veterans. Our Vision: Ensure that veterans are respected for their service, always receive their earned entitlements, and are recognized for the sacrifices they and their loved ones have made on behalf of this great country.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
The VFW Department of Arizona maintains a robust network of both employees and volunteers whose main objective is helping veterans navigate the intricacies of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). This includes applying for benefits, enrolling in health care and solving various problems that can and do arise when dealing with the VA. Our paid Service Officers obtained over 70 million dollars in direct compensation for Arizona disabled veterans during fiscal year 23-24 . This is in keeping with the VFW's slogan of Veterans Helping Veterans. The outright expenditures related to this important function approaches $210,000, not counting the untold hours by our volunteer members.
$229,501 spent92% of program spendingThe VFW Department of Arizona with the help of its state-wide affiliates has donated over $30,000 supporting National VFW Programs such as the National Home for Children, the VFW Veterans and Military Support, which includes Operation Uplink, Unmet Needs and Military Assistance Programs.
$3,245 spent1% of program spendingThe VFW Department of Arizona sponsors numerous youth activities, including Voice of Democracy oral essay scholarships for high school students, Patriot's Pen written essay scholarships for middle school students and yearly awards to exceptional teachers, first responders and police officers. We are also a primary sponsor the the Arizona 4H Sport Shooting Team, and an annual resident summer camp for children of active duty service members.
$15,519 spent6% of program spendingOther program services, not described on the e-filed return.
$0 spent0% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $248,265.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $2.5M to $2.3M (−8%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 0% · 2022 0% · 2023 0% · 2024 17% · 2025 0%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 5 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $141k → $143k.
From the IRS filings of VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES DEPT OF ARIZONA’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES DEPT OF ARIZONA leans on a few funders — its largest provides 100% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
100% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES DEPT OF ARIZONA.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 100% · 2019 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 99% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES DEPT OF ARIZONA draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Arizona, across 2 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Organizations like VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES DEPT OF ARIZONA
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Arizona
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Governance
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Questions and answers
- Who funds VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES DEPT OF ARIZONA?
- VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES DEPT OF ARIZONA (Arizona) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,319,926 to it, the largest being Veterans of Foreign Wars of The United States ($1,318,926). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES DEPT OF ARIZONA have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $1,319,926 in grants to VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES DEPT OF ARIZONA, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES DEPT OF ARIZONA?
- Veterans of Foreign Wars of The United States is the largest funder on record, with $1,318,926 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES DEPT OF ARIZONA find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Arizona. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2021–2025), and the filings of 2 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing