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← DEPARTMENT OF ILLINOIS VFW AUXILIARY INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by DEPARTMENT OF ILLINOIS VFW AUXILIARY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$334,720
Total expenses
$298,844
Contributions and grants received
$327,218
Grants paid
$32,324
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$3,146
Other revenue
$4,356
Total assets, end of year
$328,136
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,032
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$325,104
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$0
Management and general expenses
$0
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$102,920

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

    $117,455

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $23,834

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $0

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $185,929

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $3,146 · related or exempt $3,146 · 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

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

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

    $0

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $11,012

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $6,656

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $4,356 · related or exempt $4,356 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $32,324

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $36,240

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,560

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $2,720

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $2,211

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $200

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $7,216

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $420

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,400

  • 17 · Travel

    total $51,321

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $5,264

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $49,581

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $340

  • 24a · Other expenses: VA Hospitals and Veterans Home Programs

    total $63,111

  • 24b · Other expenses: Promotion of Programs

    total $9,958

  • 24c · Other expenses: Cost of Promotional Pins/Shirts for 2025-2026

    total $8,886

  • 24d · Other expenses: Program books and Rosters For Auxiliaries

    total $2,866

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $20,226

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $291,603 · end of year $328,136

  • 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

  • 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 $2,375 · end of year $3,032

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $12,359 · end of year $39,188

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $276,869 · end of year $285,916

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

PROVIDE SERVICE TO VETERANS AND ACTIVE-DUTY MILITARY AND THEIR FAMILIES; FOSTER TRUE PATRIOTISM; TO MAINTAIN AND EXTEND THE INSTITUTION OF AMERICAN FREEDOM AND EQUAL RIGHTS AND JUSTICE TO ALL MEN AND WOMEN

Activities or mission (Part I)

PROVIDE SERVICE TO VETERANS AND ACTIVE MILITARY AND THEIR FAMILIES; PROMOTE AND FOSTER TRUE PATRIOTISM; TO MAINTAIN AND EXTEND THE INSTITUTIONS OF AMERICAN FREEDOM AND EQUAL RIGHTS AND JUSTICE TO ALL MEN AND WOMEN

  • VFW AUXILIARY HOSPITAL FUNDING: THESE FUNDS PROVIDE NEEDED PERSONAL ITEMS, ENTERTAINMENT, RECREATION AND ASSISTANCE TO THE ILLINOIS VETERANS HOMES AND THE VA HOSPITALS IN ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI AS WELL AS SUPPORT TO THE HOMELESS VETERANS PROGRAMS RUN IN/BY THESE FACILITIES.

    Expenses $63,111 · Revenue $77,202

  • VFW National Home - Provide funds for upkeep of the playgrounds and equipment for veterans and their families residing at the VFW National Home.

    Expenses $12,300 · Revenue $7,758

  • THIS ABLE VETERAN PROVIDES SERVICE DAGS AND TRAUMA RESILIENCE PROGRAM FOR VETERANS LIVING WITH PTSD BY UTILIZING AN EXTENSIVE NETWORK OF PROFESSIONAL DOG TRAINERS, VETERINARIANS, MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND SUPPORT PERSONNEL.

    Expenses $23,859 · Revenue $28,753

  • Cancer Aid and Research contributions to the VFW Auxiliary National

    Expenses $1,795 · Revenue $625

  • Project Diehard provides comprehensive support serv ices such as jobs placement assistance, career counseling and mentorship programs to empower veterans to reclaim their independence and a sense of purpose by connecting them with resources and opportunities.

    Expenses $1,855

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Linda Lorenz

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $18,120
    From this org
    $18,120
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    30

  • Rhonda Borkgren

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $18,120
    From this org
    $14,520
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,600
    Hours/week
    30

  • Cindy Watters

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20

  • Diane Ahrens

    Sr Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Danielle Krull

    Jr Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Terry Adams

    Chaplain

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Michael Maruszak

    Conductor

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Jennifer Hunter

    Guard

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • John Watters

    Chief of Staff

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Lynn Smith

    Past Department President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Colette Bishop

    Past National President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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

  • This Able Veteran

    $23,859

    This grant was to provide the cost to obtain a service dog(s), provide professional dog training, veterinarian service as needed, and support for veterans(s) living with PTSD by providing them with a match to a service dog and training.

  • VFW National Home

    $12,000

    Provide funds to assist with the purchase of needed equipment to maintain the grounds used by the Veterans and their families residing at the VFW National Home.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
10 May 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202611359349301216

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