Veterans of Foreign Wars Dept of MO
Veterans activities; the commemoration of veterans and their contribution to this country and aid to needy veterans and other charitable groups.
Veterans of Foreign Wars Dept of MO at a glance
In short: Veterans of Foreign Wars Dept of MO gave $5K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $5K). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $5,338
- +0.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,338
- +0.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,338
- Total assets
- $343,471
- -0.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Veterans of Foreign Wars Dept of MO funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was All Individual Grants Under 5000 ($5K).
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2022) to $7K (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $5K.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| All Individual Grants Under 5000 | — | $5,338 |
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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 | $343,471 | $127,545 | $98,922 | $5,338 | 1 | $5,890 |
| 2024 | $345,437 | $126,431 | $85,739 | $5,330 | 1 | $2,379 |
| 2023 | $273,686 | $98,057 | $87,599 | $4,882 | Total only | $3,702 |
| 2022 | $263,034 | $97,671 | $72,480 | $3,173 | Total only | $3,222 |
| 2021 | $237,668 | $118,255 | $55,583 | $4,762 | Total only | $1,166 |
| 2020 | $172,280 | $28,663 | $62,830 | $5,208 | 1 | $725 |
| 2019 | $207,204 | $48,451 | $58,803 | $6,576 | 1 | $687 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Veterans of Foreign Wars Dept of MO
Based on IRS filings
Veterans of Foreign Wars Dept of MO is a public charity, based in O Fallon, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $343K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $5K. Net investment income was $6K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Veterans of Foreign Wars Dept of MO's 2025 filing lists 12 officers; 1 of 12 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Dan Bargielski
Officer of T & Year Trustee
Year Trustee → Officer of T & Year Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Sam Pool
Year Trustee
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
John McGoogan
Year Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Mark Waller
Assistant Quarte
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
$3K (2019) → $3K (2025)
Alvie Owens
Surgeon
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Ed Meier
Jr.vice Committee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Joe Aiello
Chaplain
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Buddy McEachern
Quartermaste
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Jeff Borenfeld
Sr.vice Committee
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Paul Petterson
Commander
Adjutant → Commander, 2025
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Ryan Hester
Adjutant
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Tony Sorocko
Judge Advoca
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Former officers (13)
- Former: Kris Lorenz (2019–2024) — Officer of T
- Former: Larry Patzius (2019–2024) — Year Trustee
- Former: Jerry Gartland (2023–2024) — Commander
- Former: Paul Pedderson (2024) — Judge Advoca
- Former: Gene Hoeltge (2019–2023) — Judge Advoca
- Former: Bill Harden (2022–2023) — Sr.vice Committee
- Former: Open Position (2023) — Adjutant
- Former: Carl Crawford (2019–2022) — Adjutant
- Former: Jim Mueller (2019–2022) — Year Trustee
- Former: Lynette Lewis (2019–2022) — Commander
- Former: Ed Buddy McEachern (2019–2021) — Commander
- Former: John Roth (2019–2021) — Year Trustee
- Former: John Kolek (2019–2020) — Sr.vice Committee
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 $3K, to Mark Waller (Asst. Quarte).
Frequently asked questions about Veterans of Foreign Wars Dept of MO
How much does Veterans of Foreign Wars Dept of MO give each year?
Veterans of Foreign Wars Dept of MO gave $5K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $5K across 1 grant.
How large is Veterans of Foreign Wars Dept of MO?
Veterans of Foreign Wars Dept of MO reported $343K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $128K.
What is Veterans of Foreign Wars Dept of MO's EIN?
Veterans of Foreign Wars Dept of MO's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-6097765. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 14, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
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