VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES

EIN 44-0474290 · Commemorative Events (A84)

What they do

THE ORGANIZATIONS PURPOSE is to PROVIDE FRATERNAL, PATRIOTIC, HISTORICAL, and EDUCATIONAL SERVICES; to PRESERVE and STRENGTHEN COMRADESHIP AMONG MEMBERS; to ASSIST WORTHY VETERANS; 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 of HER ENEMIES, WHOMSOEVER.

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Of every $100 spent, about $57.10 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders78 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

56.17%of revenue went to mission work57.1% of expenses · Program services

36.72%of revenue went to fundraising37.3% of expenses

$98.46spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

5.57%of revenue went to management and office costs5.7% of expenses

$2.88in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

78.4%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$103,347,960

Mission workProgram services$58,053,57956.17% of revenue57.1% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$5,755,4565.57% of revenue5.7% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$37,947,39136.72% of revenue37.3% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$1,591,5341.54% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$101,756,42698.46% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 57.1% mission · 5.7% management · 37.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.46% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 57.4% mission · 5.2% management · 37.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.28% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 61.5% mission · 6.0% management · 32.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 105.91% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 59.8% mission · 6.2% management · 34.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.59% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 55.6% mission · 6.9% management · 37.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 88.40% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 59.3% mission · 7.6% management · 33.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.51% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 60.8% mission · 7.3% management · 31.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.76% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 61.6% mission · 5.2% management · 33.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.98% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$103,347,960

Expenses$101,756,426

Annual surplus $1,591,534 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$58,053,579 · 57.1% of expenses

Management and office costs$5,755,456 · 5.7% of expenses

Fundraising$37,947,391 · 37.3% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$103,347,960

Expenses$101,756,426

Assets$292,818,260

Income$176,263,720

Contributions$80,997,028

Mission work (program services)$58,053,579

Fundraising$37,947,391

Grants given$91,015,990

Average grant$87,180

Management and general$5,755,456

Stocks and bonds$224,440,194

Accounting fees$91,500

Investing fees$406,069

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

JOHN MUCKELBAUERGENERAL COUNSEL · 55 hrs/week $272,179Base $218,797 · Other $53,382

RYAN GALLUCCIEXEC DIRECTOR, WASHINGTON OFF. · 55 hrs/week $257,396Base $212,702 · Other $44,694

JAMES LIERZCHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER · 55 hrs/week $252,296Base $220,959 · Other $31,337

DAN WESTADJUTANT GENERAL · 55 hrs/week $251,896Base $225,558 · Other $26,338

ALFRED J LIPPHARDTPAST CIC - TERM ENDED 8/25 · 55 hrs/week $231,945Base $221,515 · Other $10,430

MARC GARDUNOQUARTERMASTER GENERAL · 55 hrs/week $227,411Base $202,103 · Other $25,308

KELLY JONESDIRECTOR, DEVELOPMENT · 55 hrs/week $202,557Base $154,758 · Other $47,799

CAROL L WHITMORECIC - TERM STARTED 8/25 · 55 hrs/week $193,374Base $184,494 · Other $8,880

DAVID PROHASKADIRECTOR, MEMBER SERVICE CNTR. · 55 hrs/week $193,094Base $151,074 · Other $42,020

BRIAN WALKERASSISTANT ADJUNTANT GENERAL · 55 hrs/week $189,357Base $145,204 · Other $44,153

TIMOTHY C PETERSJR. VICE CIC - TERM END 8/25 · 55 hrs/week $85,715Base $82,914 · Other $2,801

PETER MASCETTINATIONAL COUNCIL MEMBER · 5 hrs/week $10,564

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (78)

JOHN MUCKELBAUERGENERAL COUNSEL

RYAN GALLUCCIEXEC DIRECTOR, WASHINGTON OFF.

JAMES LIERZCHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER

DAN WESTADJUTANT GENERAL

ALFRED J LIPPHARDTPAST CIC - TERM ENDED 8/25

MARC GARDUNOQUARTERMASTER GENERAL

KELLY JONESDIRECTOR, DEVELOPMENT

CAROL L WHITMORECIC - TERM STARTED 8/25

DAVID PROHASKADIRECTOR, MEMBER SERVICE CNTR.

BRIAN WALKERASSISTANT ADJUNTANT GENERAL

TIMOTHY C PETERSJR. VICE CIC - TERM END 8/25

PETER MASCETTINATIONAL COUNCIL MEMBER

JEFF CARROLLNATIONAL COUNCIL MEMBER

RONALD H SCHAEDEL SRNATIONAL COUNCIL MEMBER

DENISE PERRYNTL COUNCIL MBR-TERM END 8/25

DAVID GREENENTL COUNCIL MBR-TERM END 8/25

STEVEN SANPEDROSNTL COUNCIL MBR-TERM END 8/25

GLENN UMBERGER JRJR. VICE CIC - TERM START 8/25

ERIC SEGUNDONTL COUNCIL MBR-TERM END 8/25

GENE RATIGLIANONATIONAL COUNCIL MEMBER

VICTORIA R HADDOXNATIONAL COUNCIL MEMBER

JOHN MITCHELLNATIONAL COUNCIL MEMBER

LEON RIDEOUTNATIONAL COUNCIL MEMBER

JAMES L LAYTONNATIONAL COUNCIL MEMBER

HEATH N SILCOXNATIONAL COUNCIL MEMBER

ERIC DUKATNTL COUNCIL MBR-TERM END 8/25

ROBERT DAUGHERTYNATIONAL COUNCIL MEMBER

KEN CORRNATIONAL COUNCIL MEMBER

DONALD BARNESNATIONAL COUNCIL MEMBER

KEN STEINNATIONAL COUNCIL MEMBER

CHARLES MAGNANTNATIONAL COUNCIL MEMBER

JEFFREY A EILERNATIONAL COUNCIL MEMBER

DALE HOOGEVEENNATIONAL COUNCIL MEMBER

BERT W KEYNATIONAL COUNCIL MEMBER

BOBBY LOVERGNENATIONAL COUNCIL MEMBER

NATHANIEL SMITHNTL COUNCIL MBR-TERM ST. 8/25

MICHAEL EASONNTL COUNCIL MBR-TERM ST. 8/25

MICHAEL BRAMANNTL COUNCIL MBR-TERM END 8/25

MATTHEW CLAUSSENNATIONAL COUNCIL MEMBER

SCOTT GEDLINGNATIONAL COUNCIL MEMBER

WILLIAM L TUFFNATIONAL COUNCIL MEMBER

PATRICK M BRIGGSNATIONAL COUNCIL MEMBER

PAUL M HERRERANATIONAL COUNCIL MEMBER

VERNON ANDERSONNTL COUNCIL MBR-TERM END 8/25

REV PETER HOOKNTL CHAPLAIN - TERM ENDED 8/25

TOM HEATHNTL COUNCIL MBR-TERM ST. 8/25

RICHARD OGDENNTL COUNCIL MBR-TERM ST. 8/25

ROB QUINNNTL COUNCIL MBR-TERM ST. 8/25

VICTOR R LETOURNEAUTNATIONAL COUNCIL MEMBER

STEVEN M ORGANNATIONAL COUNCIL MEMBER

RON RUSAKIEWICZJUDGE ADV GEN-TERM START 8/25

STANLEY BORUSIEWICZNTL COUNCIL MBR-TERM ST. 8/25

SCOTT GOULDNTL COUNCIL MBR-TERM ST. 8/25

DOUGLAS WELCHSURGEON GEN-TERM STARTED 8/25

ANTHONY KIMBLENTL COUNCIL MBR-TERM ST. 8/25

BARBARA MCKEANNATIONAL COUNCIL MEMBER

BOBBY D TETTLETONNATIONAL COUNCIL MEMBER

CHRIS HAYNESINSPECTOR GENERAL-TERM ST 8/25

CORY GEISLERSR. VICE CIC - TERM START 8/25

CURT WATTSNATIONAL COUNCIL MEMBER

DANIEL F GARCIANATIONAL COUNCIL MEMBER

DANIELLE P SMITHNATIONAL COUNCIL MEMBER

DARREN ATKINSNTL CHAPLAIN - TERM START 8/25

DAVID A SOUSANATIONAL COUNCIL MEMBER

DAVID L STONENATIONAL COUNCIL MEMBER

DAWN M NAPIERNATIONAL COUNCIL MEMBER

LUDDIE SMITHNATIONAL COUNCIL MEMBER

EDWIN TUFTSNATIONAL COUNCIL MEMBER

ERIC SULLIVANNATIONAL COUNCIL MEMBER

INGEBORG A CONLEYNATIONAL COUNCIL MEMBER

JAMES R TUORILASURGEON GEN - TERM ENDED 8/25

JOHNNY R CAPPSNATIONAL COUNCIL MEMBER

JOSEPH SMITHNATIONAL COUNCIL MEMBER

JOSHUA N SCHRECKJUDGE ADV GEN-TERM ENDED 8/25

KEITH JACKSONNTL COUNCIL MBR-TERM ST. 8/25

KEN WISEMANNATIONAL COUNCIL MEMBER

KEVIN CONKLINNATIONAL COUNCIL MEMBER

KEVIN JONESNTL CHF OF STAFF-TERM ST. 8/25

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1976
Location: 406 W 34TH ST, KANSAS CITY, MO 64111-2721
County: Jackson
In care of: % MARC GARDUNO
Primary officer: Marc Garduno, Quartermaster Gen.

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(816) 756-3390

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: September 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: PICKETT CHANEY & MCMULLEN LLP
NTEE classification: Commemorative Events (A84)
IRS tax category: Commemorative Events
Grant-giving organization: Yes