Veterans of Foreign Wars Dept of Kentucky

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
611125550
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Cadiz, KY, USA
Phone
2705221836
Rating
35
Verdict
REVIEW
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$24,242
Expenses
$29,393
Assets
$202,471
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

People named in this filing

  • Mitzi Thomas-Lawson (Commander)
  • Ray Torian (Sr Vice Commander)
  • Wayne Hawthorne (Jr Vice Commander)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The purpose is assist and support veterans, their families and the communities that they live in. We do this by providing a service officer to help with VA paperwork and claims submission, providing direct monetary support when in need, and providing funds to the local community that supports veterans' programs. We provide a network of volunteers that assist with organizations in need in the community. We provide transportation for veterans in need for doctor and hospital appointments provided over 2135 volunteer hours to our community, drove over 3904 miles to provide our assistance.

What it reported doing in 2024

Veteran Support: purchased 1440 flags at a cost of $950, drove 1839 mile and 534 volunteer hours placing flags on over 1400 veterans' graves in Trigg County and Land Between the Lakes National recreation area, provide Thanksgiving baskets to 61 veterans and family members cost $498, drove 502 miles and 99 volunteer hours, provided direct cash assistance to 4 veterans at a cost of $2048

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 84% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.

The verdict

REVIEW - The filed numbers largely add up. 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: 82
  • Sustainability: 51
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

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

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -21.2%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 6.89; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -20.9% per year; rating input score 0; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -0.7% per year; rating input score 0; 36th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 22/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.