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Form 990-EZ for tax year 2024

Filed by VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS DEPARTMENT OF ILLINOIS.

Totals

Total revenue
$33,660
Total expenses
$46,320
Contributions and grants received
$8,224
Grants paid
not reported
Program service revenue
not reported
Membership dues (line 3)
not reported
Investment income (line 4)
$34
Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
not reported
Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
$9,665
Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
$15,737
Other revenue (line 8)
not reported
Total assets, end of year
$126,933
Total liabilities, end of year
not reported
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$126,933
Program service expenses (Part III)
$42,003

Program services were 90.7% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2024

Primary exempt purpose

To help local veterans/promote social welfare.

  • Provide college scholarships for high school students. Awards are based on several criteria, including merit and grades. Promotes education, veteran awareness, and social welfare within the local community.

    Expenses $1,500

  • Assisting needy and disabled veterans. Also correspondingly, memorials and donations to VFW Auxiliary and memorials for funeral services of veterans.

    Expenses $4,214

  • Promoting social welfare without benefitting a private group rather than the community.

    Expenses $36,289

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part IV

  • Michael Ippolite

    Quartermaster

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    10
  • Dick Schmuck

    Commander

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    2
  • Aaron Balance

    Senior Vice

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dan Lenning

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    1
  • Steven Vottors

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    1
  • Claude Victor Smith

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990_ez
Tax year
2024
Filed
19 March 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202620789349201557

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