Department of Wisconsin of the Veterans
The purpose of this corporation shall be fraternal, patriotic, historical, charitable, and educational; to preserve and strengthen comradeship among its members; to assist worthy comrades; to perpetuate the memory and history of our dead; and to assist their widows and orphans; to maintain true allegiance to the government of the united states of America, and fidelity to its constitution and laws; to foster true patriotism; to maintain and extend the institutions of American freedom; and to preserve and defend the united states from all her enemies.
Department of Wisconsin of the Veterans at a glance
In short: Department of Wisconsin of the Veterans gave $26K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $26K), mostly in Wisconsin. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $25,594
- +79.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $25,594
- +79.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $25,594
- Total assets
- $1,613,343
- +8.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Wisconsin (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Department of Wisconsin of the Veterans funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Wisconsin VFW Foundation Inc ($26K).
Grant Size Distribution
9 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 9 (89%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Department of Wisconsin of the Veterans gives
- Giving fell 39% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2019) to $142K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $26K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin VFW Foundation Inc Camp Douglas, WI | General Purpose | $25,594 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,613,343 | $1,148,612 | $1,075,069 | $25,594 | 1 | $21,178 |
| 2024 | $1,487,830 | $1,035,799 | $1,104,305 | $14,300 | 1 | $20,799 |
| 2023 | $1,510,741 | $1,117,792 | $1,343,975 | $50,991 | 2 | $13,329 |
| 2022 | $1,702,327 | $1,105,490 | $1,319,769 | $42,107 | 2 | $9,138 |
| 2021 | $1,997,817 | $1,034,373 | $1,003,804 | $142,477 | 3 | $11,288 |
| 2019 | $1,888,815 | $962,507 | $896,820 | $1,510 | Total only | $5,908 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Department of Wisconsin of the Veterans
Based on IRS filings
Department of Wisconsin of the Veterans is a public charity, based in Madison, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $26K. Net investment income was $21K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Department of Wisconsin of the Veterans's 2025 filing lists 20 officers; 2 of 20 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Thomas Heath
State Quartermaster
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$52K (2019) → $85K (2025)
Adam Wallace
State Adjutant
State Judge Advocate → State Adjutant & Judge Advocate, 2023
State Adjutant & Judge Advocate → State Adjutant, 2024
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$27K (2023) → $62K (2025)
Donald Lynch
4th District Commander
State Senior Vice Commander → Immediate Past Dept Commander, 2021
Immediate Past Dept Commander → 4th District Commander, 2024
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
George Stoeber
Judge Advocate
1st District Commander → State Chief of Staff, 2022
State Chief of Staff → Judge Advocate, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leroy Jansky
Inspector
State Chief of Staff → 9th District Commander, 2021
9th District Commander → Inspector, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Renee Simpson
State Junior Vice Commander
State Surgeon → State Junior Vice Commander, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Buehler
6th District Commander
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carla McAndrew
State Chief of Staff
3rd District Commander → State Chief of Staff, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Aaron Volling
8th District Commander
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ilein Taipe
State Chaplain
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ron Ramos
State Commander
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ty Letto
State Senior Vice Commander
State Junior Vice Commander → State Senior Vice Commander, 2025
On filings since 2024
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dale Dahlke
7th District Commander
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jim Cairo
1st District Commander
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Scanlan
3rd District Commander
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Krist Beseler
9th District Commander
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul Wuensch
11th District Commander
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Davis
10th District Commander
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steven Eisenhauer
2nd District Commander
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wayne Gergeson
State Surgeon
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (44)
- Former: Mary Ann Christopherson (2019–2024) — State Senior Vice Commander
- Former: Georg Cusick (2021–2024) — 10th District Commander
- Former: Michele Rathke (2021–2024) — Immediate Past Dept Commander
- Former: Angela Thomsen (2023–2024) — State Surgeon
- Former: Doug Mauritz (2023–2024) — 7th District Commander
- Former: Karen Singer (2023–2024) — 2nd District Commander
- Former: Manuel Salas (2023–2024) — 1st District Commander
- Former: Randy Engness (2023–2024) — 9th District Commander
- Former: Mitch Cline (2024) — State Chief of Staff
- Former: Willie Stokes (2024) — 11th District Commander
- Former: Cory Geisler (2019–2023) — Immediate Past Dept Commander
- Former: David Green (2019–2023) — State Adjutant
- Former: William Knudson (2019–2023) — State Chaplain
- Former: Jason Dean (2021–2023) — State Chief of Staff
- Former: Kerry McAllen (2021–2023) — State Junior Vice Commander
- Former: Dewitt Woodworth (2022–2023) — 11th District Commander
- Former: Jorge Calderon (2022–2023) — 4th District Commander
- Former: Kenneth Corry (2022–2023) — 8th District Commander
- Former: Ronald Ramos (2022–2023) — State Senior Vice Commander
- Former: Mark Sierzchulski (2023) — 10th District Commander
- Former: Jason Johns (2019–2022) — Immediate Past Dept Comman
- Former: Frank Biesel (2021–2022) — 7th District Commander
- Former: Ken Cammer (2021–2022) — State Inspector
- Former: Johnathan Schumaker (2022) — 3rd District Commander
- Former: Bartley Mauch (2019–2021) — 11th District Commander
- Former: Gundel Metz (2019–2021) — Immediate Past Dept Commander
- Former: Norbert Lee (2019–2021) — State Inspector
- Former: Phil Allen (2019–2021) — State Chaplain
- Former: Robert Bolz (2019–2021) — 4th District Commander
- Former: Scott Colburn (2019–2021) — 7th District Commander
- Former: Andrew Hushek (2021) — 4th District Commander
- Former: Bill Murphy (2021) — 1st District Commander
- Former: Gerald Parchem (2021) — 11th District Commander
- Former: John Schumacher (2021) — 3rd District Commander
- Former: John Walker (2021) — 3rd District Commander
- Former: Keith Lauth (2021) — 2nd District Commander
- Former: Kenneth Hemenway (2021) — 6th District Commander
- Former: Pat Moran (2021) — 8th District Commander
- Former: Chris Cornelius (2019) — 8th District Commander
- Former: Gayle Carlson (2019) — 10th District Commander
- Former: John Schultz (2019) — Past State Commander
- Former: Karen Knox (2019) — 3rd District Commander
- Former: Kenneth Hemingway (2019) — 6th District Commander
- Former: Kenneth Kleman (2019) — State Surgeon
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $85K, to Thomas Heath (State Quartermaster). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Department of Wisconsin of the Veterans
How much does Department of Wisconsin of the Veterans give each year?
Department of Wisconsin of the Veterans gave $26K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $14K across 1 grant.
How large is Department of Wisconsin of the Veterans?
Department of Wisconsin of the Veterans reported $1.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.1M.
Where does Department of Wisconsin of the Veterans operate?
Department of Wisconsin of the Veterans has awarded grants in Michigan, Wisconsin.
What is Department of Wisconsin of the Veterans's EIN?
Department of Wisconsin of the Veterans's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-0677613. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 18, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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