Kentucky · Nonprofit
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES INCORPORATED
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES INCORPORATED (Kentucky) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $64,203 to it, the largest being Simon Kenton Inc Aux to Post No 2734 Ladies Aux to VFW of US ($64,203). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $403k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $64k
- Net assets
- $1.4M
What Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Incorporated does
Mission
To serve the needs of veterans of foreign wars and their families.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Supported veterans and their families by financial support, providing a safe place for comradery and providing awareness and educational support when needed. This is done through providing community events to raise awareness of veterans needs, providing flyers,newsletters and educational pamphlets. We also provide community support, and school organizations like rotc, amvets and american legion.
$108,508 spentof which $14,500 as grants60% of program spendingPromoting the health and welfare of veterans by providing a place in which to maintain contact with other veterans and participate in veteran related social events, as well as preparing newsletters and other materials to keep veterans of foreign wars in contact with each other. Also, the vfw honors the memory of deceased veterans by performing ceremonies at funerals of veterans.
$72,338 spent40% of program spending
The 2 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $180,846.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2018 to 2019, from $747k to $920k (+23%).
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.
12% of VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES INCORPORATED’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (84% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 4 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
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES INCORPORATED’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.
Where its funders are
100% of VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES INCORPORATED's grant income comes from Kentucky funders.
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.
Against its field
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES INCORPORATED runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 3,130 public benefit nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,130 public benefit nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES INCORPORATED
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 Kentucky
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
74% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES INCORPORATED: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES INCORPORATED?
- VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES INCORPORATED (Kentucky) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $64,203 to it, the largest being Simon Kenton Inc Aux to Post No 2734 Ladies Aux to VFW of US ($64,203). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES INCORPORATED have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $64,203 in grants to VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES INCORPORATED.
- Who is the largest funder of VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES INCORPORATED?
- Simon Kenton Inc Aux to Post No 2734 Ladies Aux to VFW of US is the largest funder on record, with $64,203 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES INCORPORATED find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Kentucky. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 1 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