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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES DEPT OF COLORADO.

Totals

Total revenue
$45,755
Total expenses
$106,392
Contributions and grants received
$16,705
Grants paid
$57,499
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$19,351
Other revenue
$9,699
Total assets, end of year
$777,886
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$777,886
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$0
Management and general expenses
$0
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$0

Program services were 0.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $655

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $2,142

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $102

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $13,806

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 2a · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2b · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2c · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2d · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2e · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $19,351 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $8,761

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $8,761

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $8,761 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $0

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $0

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11a · Other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11b · Other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11c · Other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $938 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $938

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $49,088 · program services $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $8,411 · program services $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $4,255 · program services $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $187 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,950 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $2,414 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $5,094 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT

    total $777 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: UTILITIES

    total $6,978 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: MAINTENANCE

    total $25,989 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $417 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $832 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 26 · Joint costs (an allocation of the lines above)

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $24,463 · end of year $14,313

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $503,590 · end of year $453,103

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $310,470

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $0

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $310,470 · end of year $310,470

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $528,053 · end of year $467,416

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $310,470 · end of year $310,470

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

To provide support and donations for the VFW National Veterans and Military Service Programs the VFW National Home for Children and the VFW Children and Teacher Educational Programs.as well as support for local veterans military and their families.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Our purpose is fraternal patriotic historical charitable and educational. To provide assistance including financial to veterans and active duty military and their families. To provide educational assistance to all children and veterans including scholarships. To perpetuate the memories and history of our fellow deceased veterans and assist their widows and orphans.

  • NA

  • To assist homeless disabled and homebound veterans and support student veterans. Fundraising and visiting veteran students at the university providing information and snacks. Supporting the local VA Medical Center with Womens Support programs and Homeless Veterans support program.

  • Provide assistance and visitation to local and VFW District 11 of Colorado area disabled homebound and needy veterans and their families with food hygiene items coats and other clothing. Also offer support for rental travel and funeral expenses as well as some furniture and handicap equipment. Collect food hygiene items clothing and travel items regularly distributing them to many families up to 40 or 80 during 2025. Funding was provided through fundraising and other donations including food donations for Thanksgiving and Christmas food boxes for needy veterans families with support from the Dept. of Colorado VFW CABA Program. Members travel to deliver items to over 100 families.

As filed on the 2025 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • JOHN HAVENS

    SENIOR VICE COMMANDER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • LEONARD LADUE

    POST COMMANDER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20 + 8 related

  • DAROLD STAFFORD

    QUARTERMASTER ADJUTANT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20 + 4 related

  • MATTHEW VIGIL

    JUNIOR VICE COMMANDER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • LINDA BISHOP

    CHAPLAIN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CHARLES ACKERMAN

    ONE YEAR TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • JAMES BERTRAM

    TWO YEAR TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • DANIEL MINA

    THREE YEAR TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • GREGORY SCHNECK

    THREE UEAR TRUCTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, 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. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
18 March 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.0
Source object
202600779349300205

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