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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS DEPARTMENT OF ILLINOIS.

Totals

Total revenue
$179,818
Total expenses
$176,066
Contributions and grants received
$29,710
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$150,108
Total assets, end of year
$121,017
Total liabilities, end of year
-$147
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$121,164
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$0
Management and general expenses
$0
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$39,101

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

    $310

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $5,601

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $10,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $13,799

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

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

    $5,601

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $78,844

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $78,844 · related or exempt $78,844 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $155,057

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $114,712

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $40,345 · related or exempt $40,345 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: VFW HALL RENTALS

    total $30,377 · related or exempt $30,377 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $542 · related or exempt $542 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $30,919

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $9,826

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $2,735

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $874

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $150

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,769

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $9,803

  • 24a · Other expenses: License, Taxes & Fees

    total $29,442

  • 24b · Other expenses: Supplies, Repairs & Maintenance

    total $41,964

  • 24c · Other expenses: Utilities

    total $18,496

  • 24d · Other expenses: Charitable Contributions

    total $7,450

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $53,557

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $83,014 · end of year $82,505

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $8,845 · end of year $8,010

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

    $357,699

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

    $327,197

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $31,241 · end of year $30,502

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year -$1,981 · end of year -$147

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

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

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $125,081 · end of year $121,164

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF VETERANS: ANY REVENUE GENERATED IN EXCESS OF EXPENSES IS SAVED FOR PROGRAMS WE RUN FOR OUR VFW AND REMAINS IN THE BANK TO PAY FOR BUILDING MAINTENANCE (LARGE COMMERIAL BUILDING WITH VARIOUS EXPENSES).

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF VETERANS

  • ACTIVITIES PROMOTING THE WELFARE OF VETERANS: With funds received from Bar and Gaming Commissions, Ehinger Brothers VFW 8141 provides an 3 annual picnics during the year (Member's Family Picnic, Veteran's & Memorial Day celebrations).

    Expenses $5,601 · Revenue $800

  • WEEKLY GAMING NIGHT - Every Thursday night at the Ehinger Brothers VFW 8141, we provide a safe haven for members and their families to attend a paid game night. We host this game night and pay a Tringo Gaming facilitator $200 per week to facilitate Bingo and Trivia games for our member (Along with Prizes). These game nights are funded by money received from Bar Activities & Gaming Commissions.

    Expenses $10,400

  • WEEKLY JAM NIGHT - Every Monday night at the Ehinger Brothers VFW 8141, we provide a safe haven for members and their families to attend an open mic, karaoke, and live band performances. These jam nights are funded by money received from Bar Activities & Gaming Commissions.

    Expenses $18,100

  • AMERICANISM AWARD NIGHT - A VFW initiative dedicated patriotism in celebration of American Patriotic Days. Gifts and awards are granted to students and first responders. Events brings attention to Prisoners of War and those Missing in Action by hosting POW/MIA ceremonies to both educate the public and honor these special veterans.

    Expenses $5,000

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Dennis Wilhelm

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • John Aylmer

    COMMANDER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Leonard Kulasa

    SR VICE COMMANDER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    7

  • Jon Peulecke

    QUARTERMASTER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    12

  • Gregory Szafranski

    JR VICE COMMANDER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    12

  • Thomas Majzinski

    CHAPLAIN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202511359349301806

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