VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES DEPT OF KANSAS
EIN 48-1081573 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A)
What they do
Veteran Support and Community Service
Should I give to this charity?
Of every $100 spent, about $0.00 was reported for mission work and $0.00 for fundraising. Understand this before you give.
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Basic facts we verified
IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.
Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.
They explain their jobThe explanation is very short. Ask what work they really do.
They name their leaders11 people are listed in the latest report.
You can reach themWe could not find direct contact information here.
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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $9,814 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.
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Financial picture
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How each $100 of revenue was used
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Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.
Pause before giving. This filing reports that 0.0% of spending went to fundraising and 0.0% went to mission work. Ask the charity to explain these numbers and show recent results.
Money in and money out
Reported spending amounts
Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.
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Leadership and board
Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.
No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.
Board and leadership roster (11)
CHAD E GUENTHERJUDGE ADVOCATE
DAVID W HARRIERJUNIOR VICE COMMANDER
DONALD T BELL3 YR TRUSTEE
ELDEN JACKSONSENIOR VICE COMMANDER
JOHN DUNNCOMMANDER
RICHARD B KENNEDYQUARTERMASTER
RICHARD L LONGADJUTANT APPOINTED
RUSTY MITCHELL2 YR TRUSTEE
VICTOR E POESERVICE OFFICER APPOINTED
WILLIAM B SUTTONCHAPLAIN
WILLIAM D MCCONNAUGHEY1 YR TRUSTEE
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1946
- Location
- 612 E PALMER ST, MERIDEN, KS 66512-9555
- County
- Jefferson
- In care of
- RICHARD B KENNEDY
- Primary officer
- RICHARD B KENNEDY
How to reach them
Contact information was not available in this public record.
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2025
- Return type
- 990EZ
- NTEE classification
- Arts, Culture & Humanities (A)
- IRS tax category
- Arts, Culture & Humanities