Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States 1090
Veterans organization (see below)
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States 1090 at a glance
In short: Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States 1090 gave $37K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $37K). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $37,320
- +14.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $37,320
- +14.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $37,320
- Total assets
- $134,045
- +54.1% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States 1090 funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
How Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States 1090 gives
- Giving grew 86% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2020) to $37K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $37K.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Various Organizations | Charitable Activities | $37,320 |
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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 | $134,045 | $225,610 | $215,637 | $37,320 | 1 | $3 |
| 2024 | $87,012 | $194,231 | $177,269 | $32,682 | 1 | $2 |
| 2023 | $77,004 | $199,476 | $188,415 | $28,214 | 1 | — |
| 2022 | $72,131 | $162,653 | $176,176 | $20,116 | 1 | $1 |
| 2021 | $90,854 | $173,549 | $161,990 | $36,453 | 1 | $2 |
| 2020 | $84,244 | $64,958 | $85,887 | $6,225 | Total only | $2 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States 1090
Based on IRS filings
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States 1090 is a public charity, based in Warren, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $134K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $37K. Net investment income was $3.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States 1090's 2025 filing lists 11 officers; 4 of 11 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Chris D. Orourke
Trustee
Surgeon → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
$16K (2025)
Samuel A. Ruckman
Chaplain & Trustee
Commander → Trustee, 2024
Trustee → Chaplain & Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Raymond E. Beish
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shawn P. Gilligan
Service Officer
Junior Vice Commander → Trustee, 2024
Trustee → Service Officer, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$2K (2022) → $0 (2025)
Avery M. Mauger
Quartermaster
Trustee → Quartermaster, 2025
On filings since 2023
20 hrs/week
$689 (2023) → $5K (2025)
Michael P. Obrien
Adjutant
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
$800 (2023) → $1K (2025)
Michael A. Sellers
Commander
New on the 2025 filing
10 hrs/week
$3K (2025)
Clyde Sallez
Judge Advocate
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William P. Wagonjack
Surgeon
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott T. Denicholas
Senior Vice Commander
New on the 2025 filing
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Theodore A. Pifer
Junior Vice Commander
New on the 2025 filing
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (17)
- Former: Corban C. Baker (2020–2024) — Junior Vice Commander
- Former: Charles P. Ciapala (2021–2024) — Commander
- Former: Tom Durham (2022–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Chris Geddes (2023–2024) — Quartermaster
- Former: Herman K. Breuer (2023–2024) — Service Officer
- Former: Christopher D. Orourke (2024) — Senior Vice Commander
- Former: Michael S. Fisher (2024) — Chaplain
- Former: Mark Isenberg (2020–2023) — Service Officer
- Former: Sam Ruckman (2022–2023) — Trustee
- Former: John P. Frazier (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: James R. Brown (2022) — Chaplain
- Former: Lamar Riddick (2022) — Junior Vice Commander
- Former: Gary Gutelius (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Herm Bruer (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Timothy Fondelin (2021) — Chaplain
- Former: James Yost (2020) — Former Commander
- Former: Rolla Airwuke (2020) — Former Quartermaster
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 $16K, to Chris D Orourke (Trustee 2). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States 1090
How much does Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States 1090 give each year?
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States 1090 gave $37K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $33K across 1 grant.
How large is Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States 1090?
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States 1090 reported $134K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $226K.
What is Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States 1090's EIN?
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States 1090's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 34-0604415. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
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 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 3, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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