Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Dept of Pennsylvania
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Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Dept of Pennsylvania at a glance
In short: Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Dept of Pennsylvania reported $8K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $8,159 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -10.7% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $210,955
- -2.0% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $215,050
- +1.5% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $6
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $220,229
- -5.7% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Dept of Pennsylvania funds
How this funder distributes its grants
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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2020) to $14K (2022). In 2025 it reported $8K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| VFW Ladies Aux | — | $13,510 |
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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 | $210,955 | $215,050 | $220,229 | $8,159 | Total only | $6 |
| 2024 | $215,335 | $211,841 | $233,506 | $9,136 | Total only | $6 |
| 2023 | $237,029 | $192,192 | $203,656 | $11,270 | Total only | $10 |
| 2022 | $248,916 | $184,740 | $264,825 | $13,510 | 1 | $3 |
| 2021 | $329,062 | $205,322 | $189,979 | $8,927 | 1 | $6 |
| 2020 | $312,853 | $159,126 | $140,136 | $5,844 | Total only | $75 |
"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 Dept of Pennsylvania
Based on IRS filings
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Dept of Pennsylvania is a public charity, based in Jamestown, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $211K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $8K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $6.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Dept of Pennsylvania's 2025 filing lists 10 officers; none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Bob Hutton
Trustee & Adjutant
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Raymond Michalis
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dennis Bish
Quartermaste
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
$6K (2020) → $0 (2025)
Bob Nodler
Surgeon
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Millison
Service Officer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jerry McLaughlin
Judge Advoca
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ken Nesevich Jr.
Junior Vice Committee
Trustee → Junior Vice Committee, 2023
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Larry Onderko
Senior Vice Committee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ronald Chizmar
Commander
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott McCormick
Chaplin
Junior Vice Committee → Chaplin, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (2)
- Former: Robert Greenawalt (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Thomas McKenzie (2020–2022) — Chaplin
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 2023 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2023 filing was $11K, to Dennis Bish (Quartermaste).
Frequently asked questions about Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Dept of Pennsylvania
How much does Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Dept of Pennsylvania give each year?
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Dept of Pennsylvania reported $8K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $9K in grants paid.
How large is Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Dept of Pennsylvania?
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Dept of Pennsylvania reported $211K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $215K.
What is Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Dept of Pennsylvania's EIN?
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Dept of Pennsylvania's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7092847. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 26, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 13, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 20, 2026)
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