Veterans of Foreign Wars Home Assn

Foundation · Grantmaker Chambersburg, PA EIN: 23-1182415

To maintain a social environment of veteran membership

Key facts about Veterans of Foreign Wars Home Assn

In short: Veterans of Foreign Wars Home Assn gave $46K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $23K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
23-1182415
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$45,500
Grants made (2025)
2
Average grant
$22,750
Median grant
$22,750
Total assets
$440,826
Primary geography
Pennsylvania (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$441K

-12.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$46K

+14.3% YoY

Grant Count

2

-50.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$23K

+128.6% YoY

How Veterans of Foreign Wars Home Assn gives

  • Giving fell 73% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

About Veterans of Foreign Wars Home Assn

Based on IRS filings

Veterans of Foreign Wars Home Assn is a nonprofit organization, based in Chambersburg, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $441K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $46K. Net investment income was $34.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of all 2 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

States

Cities

Chambersburg

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K5 grants20192 grants2020Total only20211 grants20224 grants20234 grants20242 grants2025

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

VFW Post 1599: $30KVFW Post 1599$30KPa Lady Steel Softball: $16KPa Lady Steel Softball$16K

Grant Size Distribution

11 grants across all recorded years

10<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
VFW POST 1599 Chambersburg, PAPOST & HONOR GUARD$30,000
PA LADY STEEL SOFTBALL Chambersburg, PAVARIOUS NEEDS$15,500

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$500K$1M$1.5M2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$440,826$505,170$466,941
Revenue$1,015,060$1,117,387$930,856
Expenses$1,088,491$1,098,263$1,089,680
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$34$29$625
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 31, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 31, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Veterans of Foreign Wars Home Assn is led by Thomas R. Holden, President since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 3 of 9 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Thomas R. Holden

    President

    Commander → Senior Vice Commander, 2023

    Senior Vice Commander → President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • William A. Snyder

    Quartermaster

    Quartermaste → Quartermaster, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    15 hrs/week

    $28K (2023) → $10K (2025)

  • Donald Hershey

    Canteen Manager

    Manager → Manager & Board Member, 2024

    Manager & Board Member → Canteen Manager, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $101K (2022) → $98K (2025)

  • John D. Woodring

    Post Commander

    Commander → Post Commander, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    0.1 hrs/week

    $2K (2023) → $6K (2025)

  • Charles J. Szoch

    Board Member

    Chaplain → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chet D. Amick

    Board Member

    Junior Vice Commander → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donald E. Gipe

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Russell McConnell

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Lernerdiaz

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (8)
  • Former: David A. Wellman (2023–2024) — Junior Vice Commander
  • Former: David E. Leonard (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Frederick J. Dietsch (2023) — Junior Vice Commander
  • Former: Gary R. Lesher (2020–2022) — Senior Vice Commander
  • Former: Edgar H. Miller (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: James Leberknight (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Michael E. Waller (2019–2021) — Junior Vice Committee
  • Former: Gary R. Lehser (2019) — Senior 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

Donald Hershey — Canteen Manager: $98KDonald HersheyCanteen Manager$98KWilliam a Snyder — Quartermaster: $10KWilliam a SnyderQuartermaster$10KJohn D Woodring — Post Commander: $6KJohn D WoodringPost Commander$6K

Frequently asked questions about Veterans of Foreign Wars Home Assn

How much does Veterans of Foreign Wars Home Assn give each year?

Veterans of Foreign Wars Home Assn gave $46K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $40K across 4 grants.

How large is Veterans of Foreign Wars Home Assn?

Veterans of Foreign Wars Home Assn reported $441K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.0M.

Where does Veterans of Foreign Wars Home Assn operate?

Veterans of Foreign Wars Home Assn has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.

What is Veterans of Foreign Wars Home Assn's EIN?

Veterans of Foreign Wars Home Assn's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-1182415. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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