Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9520
To support goodwill to military veterans
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9520 at a glance
In short: Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9520 reported $54K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $54,127 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- +114.0% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $420,264
- +33.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $324,287
- +14.2% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $6,799
- +345.8% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $218,114
- +29.9% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $22K (2021) to $54K (2025). In 2025 it reported $54K 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.
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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 | $420,264 | $324,287 | $218,114 | $54,127 | Total only | $6,799 |
| 2024 | $314,418 | $284,068 | $167,964 | $25,289 | Total only | $1,525 |
| 2023 | $196,786 | $216,885 | $164,205 | $42,969 | Total only | — |
| 2022 | $144,106 | $163,466 | $141,956 | $30,504 | Total only | — |
| 2021 | $122,596 | $136,229 | $95,249 | $21,895 | Total only | — |
| 2020 | $81,616 | $121,159 | $94,797 | $22,468 | 1 | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9520
Based on IRS filings
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9520 is a public charity, based in Brunswick, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $420K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $54K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $7K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9520's 2025 filing lists 12 officers; 1 of 12 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Joseph D. Hovan
Year Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Brian Neff
Year Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Matthew Margosian
Year Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Lawrence Jones
Quartermaster
Quartermaster → Year Trustee, 2024
Year Trustee → Quartermaster, 2025
On filings since 2021
$900 (2023) → $0 (2025)
Kirk Scharein
Quartermaster
Year Trustee → Year Trustee & Quartermaster, 2023
Year Trustee & Quartermaster → Quartermaster, 2024
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
$4K (2024) → $4K (2025)
Thomas A. Fenske Sr.
Junior Vice Commander
Junior Vice Com → Junior Vice Commander, 2021
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian Schmitt
Senior Vice Commander
Commander → Senior Vice Commander, 2025
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cheylene Vasquez
Judge Advocate
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dennis Smith
Surgeon
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Altman
Chaplain
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jason Pleszko
Commander
Senior Vice Commander → Commander, 2025
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Robertson
Service Officer & Adjutant
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Former officers (8)
- Former: Charles E. Semosky (2020–2024) — Year Trustee
- Former: Douglas E. Seckt (2020–2024) — Service Officer
- Former: Gabriel Bewley (2024) — Adjutant
- Former: Rick Smith (2020–2023) — Senior Vice Commander
- Former: Thomas Scheiman (2020–2021) — Year Trustee
- Former: Charles P. Scheiman (2020) — Year Trustee
- Former: Leonard T. Bouman (2020) — Commander
- Former: Robert C. Merrill (2020) — Chaplain & Service Officer
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 $4K, to Kirk Scharein (Quartermaster).
Frequently asked questions about Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9520
How much does Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9520 give each year?
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9520 reported $54K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $25K in grants paid.
How large is Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9520?
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9520 reported $420K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $324K.
What is Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9520's EIN?
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9520's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7157048. 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 27, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 17, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 30, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 6, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
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