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Form 990-EZ for tax year 2023

Filed by VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS DEPARTMENT OF ILLINOIS.

Totals

Total revenue
$34,424
Total expenses
$35,261
Contributions and grants received
$2,269
Grants paid
not reported
Program service revenue
not reported
Membership dues (line 3)
not reported
Investment income (line 4)
$69
Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
not reported
Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
$16,881
Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
$15,205
Other revenue (line 8)
not reported
Total assets, end of year
$139,593
Total liabilities, end of year
not reported
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$139,593
Program service expenses (Part III)
$33,705

Program services were 95.6% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2023

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 $2,500

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

    Expenses $802

  • Local 4th of July Fireworks, promoting nationalism within the community by remembering Americas independence and the veterans of all wars fought for the freedom of the USA and its allies.

  • Distribution and sales of flags, promoting awareness for respect for the flag, support for the nation, and for what the flag means to veterans and those who have served in the armed forces.

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

    Expenses $30,403

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part IV

  • Dan Lenning

    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
  • Earl Stevens

    Trustee

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

    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
2023
Filed
9 December 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202423489349200722

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