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VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA

VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA (West Virginia) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $429,092 to it, the largest being Veterans of Foreign Wars of The United States ($429,092). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2025
$186k
Funders on record
1
Grants received
$429k
Net assets
$357k
1/1 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 40%
01What it does

What Veterans of Foreign Wars State of West Virginia does

Mission

Veterans of foreign wars organizations provide services and other programs to more than 10,000 veterans of west virginia

As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.

Programs

  1. This organization, Veterans of Foreign Wars State of West Virginia, provides benefits to veterans by overseeing 5 districts with over 65 VFW posts throughout the state of West Virginia. This state organizations primary responsibility is to assist these 65 posts to stay in compliance so that they may continue to provide various benefits to veterans.

    $88,901 spent$85,577 earned by the program
    62% of program spending

  2. This VFW, State of West Virginia is responsible for a school of instructions. The purpose is to provide leadership opportunites and education for all members of the 65 posts. This is accomplished by providing one conference and one convention at the state level each year. This organization also sends representatives to one regional conference as well as the national conference. At these events, education is provided to help these members lead their respective VFWs more efficiently. Tips on staying compliant, educating the public as well as members on the workings of the VFW, ideas on serving veterans, and many other learning opportunities are also a result of these events.

    $55,184 spent$66,721 earned by the program
    38% of program spending

The 2 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $144,085.

02The organization over time

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.

100 = 20172017 Revenue 100 ($178k) Expenses 100 ($161k) Net assets 100 ($401k)2018 Revenue 98 ($175k) Expenses 92 ($148k) Net assets 107 ($427k)2019 Revenue 80 ($142k) Expenses 94 ($152k) Net assets 104 ($417k)2020 Revenue 69 ($123k) Expenses 87 ($140k) Net assets 100 ($400k)2021 Revenue 114 ($203k) Expenses 82 ($131k) Net assets 118 ($472k)2022 Revenue 81 ($144k) Expenses 99 ($159k) Net assets 114 ($457k)2023 Revenue 107 ($190k) Expenses 115 ($185k) Net assets 115 ($462k)2024 Revenue 79 ($140k) Expenses 145 ($233k) Net assets 92 ($369k)2025 Revenue 104 ($186k) Expenses 123 ($198k) Net assets 89 ($357k)
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Revenue (104)Expenses (123)Net assets (89)

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $465k to $372k (−20%).

$404k
$431k
$421k
$403k
$475k
$460k
$465k
$372k
$388k
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Total assetsTotal liabilities

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.

2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.

$17k
’17
$26k
’18
−$10k
’19
−$17k
’20
$72k
’21
−$15k
’22
$5k
’23
−$93k
’24
−$12k
’25
7.3
months of
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.

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Listed151315151515151516
Joined·+4+3+7+9+4+9+8+4
No longer listed·61794983
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2017 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $51k → $47k.

Funder
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'25*
total
funders
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

From the IRS filings of VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA’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

VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside West Virginia, across 1 state in all.

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In-state vs out-of-state, by year

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’23
West Virginia out of state home

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.

04Its place in the field

Organizations like VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA

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 West Virginia

West Virginia State University Foundation Inc76%Walkersville Volunteer Fire Dept Inc75%West Virginia Farm Bureau Inc75%State Fair of West Virginia75%West Virginia Foundation for Rape75%American Federation of Teachers Wv Federation of Teachers 804675%West Virginia Primary Care Association Inc75%West Virginia Association of Retired School Employees75%

Nationally

Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Dept of Connecticut82%Veterans of Foreign Wars Benson Post 250381%Veterans of Foreign Wars of the US Department of Vermont81%Veterans of Foreign Wars Dept of TX81%Veterans of Foreign Wars of the US81%Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Dept of Georgia81%Veterans of Foreign Wars81%Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Dept of Pa 2006 Meadville80%
05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

73% of spending goes to programs.

Program 73%Management 27%Fundraising 0%

Governance

16
board members
88%
independent
–Conflict-of-interest policy✓Whistleblower policy✓Document retention–Board reviewed the 990–Audited financials

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

WV

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Questions and answers

Who funds VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA?
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA (West Virginia) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $429,092 to it, the largest being Veterans of Foreign Wars of The United States ($429,092). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA have?
IRS filings report 1 organization giving $429,092 in grants to VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA?
Veterans of Foreign Wars of The United States is the largest funder on record, with $429,092 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in West Virginia. 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 FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), 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