VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE US POST 5785 JAMES E ROSSELOT
EIN 91-6058318 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A)
What they do
POST RELIEF INCLUDES POPPY CAMPAIGNS, WREATHS ACROSS AMERICAN and OTHER RELIEF ACTIVITIES.Usually One But Sometimes Two Poppy Campaigns Throughout The Year. All Money Raised By The Poppy Campaign Goes Directly to The Relief Fund. Last Year We Held One Major Campaign for Two Days At The Yokes In Kennewick and Yokes In Pasco. The Auxiliary Also Holds One Event Per Year. Their Last Event Was In November. We Also Took Advantage to Perform Some Smaller Poppy Events At The Veteran Standdown Event In November and Other Information Booth Activities At The Convention Center.Wreaths Across America Campaign Provided Approximately 120 Wreaths for 120 Veterans Graves In November and December.For Relief Activities We Provided $500 to Columbia Basin Vet Center to Help A Veteran In Need, $600 for The Two Parades We Supported (Benton Franklin Fair Parade and Regional Veterans Parade). We Also Provided $750 Directly to A Veteran In Need and Another $1000 to A Veteran In Need. We Also Provided $100 to Th
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Board and leadership roster (7)
CHUCK FORRESTERQUARTERMASTER
DON WICKSJR VC COMMAND
FRANKLIN MYERS1 YR TRUSTEE
JAMES WITTSR VICE COMMAND
MIKE DOTSON2 YR TRUSTEE
RICK TYRRELLPOST COMMANDER
ZAC SCHRADER3 YR TRUSTEE
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1981
- Location
- 28 E 10TH AVE, KENNEWICK, WA 99336-6409
- County
- Benton
- In care of
- % BOB FAILOR
- Primary officer
- CHUCK FORRESTER, QUARTERMASTER
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2025
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- TAYLER MW WELCH EA
- NTEE classification
- Arts, Culture & Humanities (A)
- IRS tax category
- Arts, Culture & Humanities