Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 748

Public charity · Grantmaker Knox, IN EIN: 35-0840849

To provide community assistance to current and former members of the armed services.

Key facts about Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 748

In short: Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 748 gave $40K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Indiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
35-0840849
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$39,503
Grants made (2025)
4
Average grant
$9,876
Median grant
$8,999
Total assets
$2,842,112
Primary geography
Indiana (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

$2.8M

+4.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$40K

+64.6% YoY

Grant Count

4

+100.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$10K

-17.7% YoY

How Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 748 gives

  • Giving fell 58% from 2022 to 2025. Method

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

About Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 748

Based on IRS filings

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 748 is a public charity, based in Knox, IN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $40K. Net investment income was $10K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

States

Cities

KnoxGreentownNorth JudsonRochester

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K2 grants2020 4 grants2021 3 grants2022 4 grants2023 2 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $24K (2024) to $93K (2022). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $40K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Knox Community School Corporation: $15KKnox Community SchoolCorporation$15KVeterans of Foreign Wars Department of Indiana Aux: $10KVeterans of Foreign WarsDepartment of Indiana Aux$10KGreat Lakes Celtic Association: $8KGreat Lakes Celtic Association$8KStarke County Fair Board Incorporated: $7KStarke County Fair BoardIncorporated$7K

The largest 2025 recipient was Knox Community School Corporation ($15K). Together the top 4 received $40K.

Grant Size Distribution

17 grants across all recorded years

16<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 17 (94%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Knox Community School Corporation Knox, INgeneral support$15,000
Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Indiana Aux Knox, INGeneral Support$10,497
Great Lakes Celtic Association Knox, INgeneral support$7,500
Starke County Fair Board Incorporated Knox, INGeneral Support$6,506

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$500K$1M$1.5M2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$2,842,112$2,709,277$2,658,305
Revenue$359,207$272,539$136,771
Expenses$226,372$221,567$252,498
Net Investment Income$10,456$8,564$7,478

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 23, 2023)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 748's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Robert Sims

    Commander

    On filings since 2020

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Beauchamp

    Senior Vice Commander

    On filings since 2022

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matthew Metz

    Junior Vice Comander

    On filings since 2023

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: Ryan Baker (2020–2022) — Quartermaster
  • Former: Chris Kisela (2022) — Commander
  • Former: Richard Brettin (2020–2021) — Senior Vice Commander
  • Former: Irvin Morgan (2021) — Commander

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.

Frequently asked questions about Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 748

How much does Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 748 give each year?

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 748 gave $40K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $24K across 2 grants.

What is Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 748's typical grant size?

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 748's median grant in 2025 was $8,999, and its average grant was $9,876, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 748 give grants?

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 748 gives mostly in Indiana: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Knox, IN (4 grants).

Does Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 748 give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 748's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (4 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 748?

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 748 reported $2.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $359K.

What is Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 748's EIN?

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 748's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-0840849. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

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