Veterans of Foreign Wars

Public charity · Grantmaker Hudson, NH EIN: 02-0351195

To provide moral and financial support to military veterans, active military personnel and various New Hampshire youth organizations.

Veterans of Foreign Wars at a glance

In short: Veterans of Foreign Wars gave $7K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$7,473
-48.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$7,473
-48.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$7,473
Total assets
$1,470,291
+8.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
Virginia (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Veterans of Foreign Wars funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Toys for Tots: $7KToys for Tots$7K

The largest 2025 recipient was Toys for Tots ($7K).

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Triangle

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K1 grant2019 Total only2021 Total only2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2025) to $21K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $7K.

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Toys for Tots Triangle, VAGeneral Support$7,473
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$1,470,291$763,599$570,307$7,4731—
2024$1,361,893$673,831$642,811$14,4551$6
2023$1,132,111$503,755$433,396$12,3001$29
2022$1,161,331$370,186$350,086$20,809Total only$33
2021$1,248,481$401,239$304,009$15,748Total only$28
2019$537,077$327,525$306,616$11,1491$27

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Veterans of Foreign Wars

Based on IRS filings

Veterans of Foreign Wars is a public charity, based in Hudson, NH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $7K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Veterans of Foreign Wars's 2025 filing lists 5 officers; 1 of 5 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Robert Dustin

    Quartermaster

    On filings since 2022

    25 hrs/week

    $4K (2023) → $36K (2025)

  • Charlene Vance

    Adjutant

    On filings since 2022

    25 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charles Chapman

    Junior Vice Commander

    On filings since 2022

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Don Cisney

    Commander

    On filings since 2022

    30 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rick Parziale

    Senior Vice Commander

    On filings since 2022

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (6)
  • Former: Russell Gora (2019–2023) — Quartermaster
  • Former: Walter J. Tarosky (2019–2023) — Adjutant
  • Former: Christina Madden (2019–2021) — Commander
  • Former: Donald Cisney (2019–2021) — Junior Vice Commander
  • Former: Michael Donaher (2021) — Senior Vice Commander
  • Former: Robert Moreschi (2019) — Senior Vice Commander

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

Robert Dustin — Quartermaster: $36KRobert DustinQuartermaster$36K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $36K, to Robert Dustin (Quartermaster).

Frequently asked questions about Veterans of Foreign Wars

How much does Veterans of Foreign Wars give each year?

Veterans of Foreign Wars gave $7K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $14K across 1 grant.

How large is Veterans of Foreign Wars?

Veterans of Foreign Wars reported $1.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $764K.

Where does Veterans of Foreign Wars operate?

Veterans of Foreign Wars has awarded grants in Virginia.

What is Veterans of Foreign Wars's EIN?

Veterans of Foreign Wars's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 02-0351195. 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

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 15, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024

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