VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS DEPARTMENT OF ILLINOIS
EIN 36-6145320 · Military & Veterans Organizations (W30)
What they do
That The Purpose of This Corporation Shall Be Fraternal, Patriotic, Historical, Charitable, and Educational to Preserve and Strengthen Comradeship Among Its Members to Assist Worthy Comrades to Perpetuate The Memory and History of Our Dead and to Assist Their Widows and Orphans to Maintain True Allegiance to The Government of The United States of America, and Fidelity to Its Constitution and Laws to Foster True Patriotism to Maintain and Extend The Institutions of American Freedom, and to Preserve and Defend The United States From All Her Enemies.
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About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1964
- Location
- 400 E DEVON AVE, ELK GROVE VLG, IL 60007-4637
- County
- Cook
- In care of
- % JOHN SELKE