Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7843

Overview

Mission

Provide nbsp; assistance nbsp; to nbsp; veterans nbsp; and nbsp; their nbsp; families nbsp; provide nbsp; community nbsp; service nbsp; participate nbsp; at nbsp; national nbsp; and nbsp; state nbsp; conventions nbsp; and nbsp; operate nbsp; a nbsp; canteen nbsp; for nbsp; members nbsp; and nbsp; their nbsp; guests

What it reported doing in 2024

Provided volunteers for local community projects. Operated a canteen for members and guests.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 99% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237078684
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Headquarters
Duncanville, TX, USA
Rating
43
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate

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The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 30
  • Sustainability: 47
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited
  • Public monitoring controls: Limited
  • Public policy transparency: Limited
  • Public financial transparency: Limited
  • Impact reporting controls: Limited
  • Public relationship transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
  • Public governance controls: Limited
  • Zakat policy transparency: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 11.4%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Operating reserve ratio: 0.24; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.17; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 30.6% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 17.9% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 12.4% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 12 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 11 current checks pass · 2 findings to review
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 7 annual filings from 2013 to 2024