Veterans of Foreign Wars Dept 3903 Milton Brenner

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
741802281
IRS 990 coverage
2019–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Rosenberg, TX, USA
Phone
2817053422
Rating
55
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$74,528
Expenses
$46,261
Assets
$1,036,890
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • John K Wile (Quartermaster): $1,900 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To preserve & strengthen comradeship among its members; to assist worthy comrades, their surviving spouses & orphans; to perpetuate the memory & history of our dead; to maintain true allegiance to the Government of the United States & fidelity to its constitution & laws; and to foster true patriotism

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 65% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. 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: 24
  • Transparency & Controls: 75
  • Accountability: 69
  • Sustainability: 73
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 15.3%; rating input score 15
  • Program expense ratio: 25.5%; rating input score 25
  • Fundraising efficiency: $18.59 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90%; rating input score 90; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 49.2%; rating input score 49; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 37.9%; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 22.41; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4.1%; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 24.1% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 18.3% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.3% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 15.3% of revenue deployed · 25.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 273 of 273 board members independent · 2 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: Filed program service accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $2K · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 19 of 20 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2019 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 15/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 25/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 7 not reported.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 49/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 18/100.