Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of California 2924-3 Joshua Palms

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
952989150
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2014–2020
Forms available
Form 990 2018, Form 990-EZ 2020
Location
Hesperia, CA, USA
Phone
7608102953
Rating
36
Verdict
REVIEW
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$52,000
Expenses
$46,547
Assets
$101,638
Liabilities
$35,122

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2020. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

People named in this filing

  • DAN SEHNERT (JUDGE ADVOCATE)
  • JOSE PADILLA (COMMANDER)
  • GERALD J TOUSSAINT (JR VICE COMMAND)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2020. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Assist veterans and military personnel and their families; direct public attention to the needs of veterans, active and reserve military personnel; promote and assist in funding programs sponsored by the vfw; and promote programs and youth activities.

What it reported doing in 2020

Veterans service activities: the mission is to secure, manage and distribute resources to support veterans, active-duty personnel, the national guard and reserve, their families and communities. Provided services to member veterans of foreign wars such as recrational facilities (canteen, picnic area, social functions and limited financial assistance)

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 85% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Transfer-based 990-EZ. The 990-EZ reports grants or member benefits, but it does not separate enough spending to show the nonprofit’s full delivery mix.

The verdict

REVIEW - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 1
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 52
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 1.7%; rating input score 2
  • Program expense ratio: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 10.5%; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.18; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.35; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -0.9% per year; rating input score 0; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -1.8% per year; rating input score 0; 32nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 1.7% of revenue deployed
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2014 to 2020
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 2/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 59/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 56/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 14/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.