Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
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Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States at a glance
- Total assets
- $796,300
- -4.1% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $189,453
- -22.8% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $215,902
- -9.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026.
Who Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2020 to 2023 (−9%). 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 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $33K (2022) to $46K (2021). In 2024 it reported $46K 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Terry Webb Memorial VFW Post 1516 Charity Fund Inc Lancaster, OH | Bingo License Requirement | $34,762 |
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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 | $796,300 | $189,453 | $215,902 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | $829,975 | $245,518 | $237,721 | $45,599 | Total only | $15,434 |
| 2023 | $825,487 | $235,873 | $240,619 | $34,762 | 1 | $14,447 |
| 2022 | $824,914 | $185,868 | $217,088 | $33,228 | 1 | $611 |
| 2021 | $855,388 | $240,553 | $219,758 | $46,369 | 1 | $5,613 |
| 2020 | $833,796 | $210,885 | $188,626 | $38,390 | 1 | $7,496 |
| 2019 | $811,353 | $234,549 | $210,252 | $42,534 | 1 | $8,225 |
"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
Based on IRS filings
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is a public charity, based in Lancaster, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $796K in total assets.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States's 2025 filing lists 10 officers; 2 of 10 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Robin Runkle
2nd Year Trustee
Trustee → 2nd Year Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Don Ressley
Year Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Steve Carper
3rd Year Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Linda Veverka
Canteen Manager
On filings since 2019
$40K (2019) → $48K (2025)
Ryan Lewis
Quatermaster & Service Officer
Quartermaster → Quatermaster & Service Officer, 2025
On filings since 2019
$5K (2019) → $6K (2025)
Jeff Williams
Commander
Senior Vice Commander → Commander, 2024
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
William Johnson
Senior Vice Commander
Trustee → Senior Vice Commander & Trustee, 2024
Senior Vice Commander & Trustee → Senior Vice Commander, 2025
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Dennis Lott
Junior Vice Comander & Judge Advocate
Trustee → Junior Vice Comander & Judge Advocate, 2025
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Les Reynolds
Adjutant
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Stever Carper
Sugeon
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Former officers (7)
- Former: Cheryl D. Finney (2019–2024) — Junior Vice Commander
- Former: Donald Ressley (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Mary C. Austin (2019–2024) — Junior Vice Commander
- Former: Sulimon Saunders (2021–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Joelan Bell (2019–2021) — Junior Vice Commander
- Former: Jeffery Williams (2021) — Senior Vice Commander
- Former: Leslie Reyolds (2019–2020) — Trustee
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 $48K, to Linda Veverka (Canteen Manager). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
How large is Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States?
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States reported $796K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $189K.
Where does Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States operate?
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States has awarded grants in Ohio.
What is Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States's EIN?
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 34-6603596. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 30, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 9, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 4, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 2, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 3, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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