VFW POST 3673 DEPT OF MI COUNTY SEAT POST
EIN 38-1261228
What they do
The VFW Was Established to Assist Veterans. Our Mission is to Foster Camaraderie Among United States Veterans of Overseas Conflicts and to Serve Our Veterans, The Military and Our Communities and Advocate On Behalf of All Veterans. The Purposes of The Veterans of Foreign Wars of The United States Are 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 Surviving Spouses and Orphans; to Maintain True Allegiance to The Government of The United States of America, and Fidelity to Its Institutions of American Freedom, and to Preserve and Defend The United States From All Her Enemies.
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DONNA M FRELLOCOMMANDER
JOHN J FRELLOQUARTERMASTER
RICHARD GHELLERSR VICE COMMANDER
About this charity
- Location
- 605 W Lead St, Bessemer, MI 49911
- County
- Gogebic
- In care of
- John Frello
- Primary officer
- John Frello, Quartermaster
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2018
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2018
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Revocation date
- May 15, 2023