Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Dept of Washington
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 943108498
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2010–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- East Wenatchee, WA, USA
- Phone
- 5098843617
- Rating
- 49
- Verdict
- MIXED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $48,121
- Expenses
- $35,442
- Assets
- $248,857
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
5 people listed
People named in this filing
- Brad T Pieratt (Commander)
- Jose Solice (Senior Vice Commander)
- Steve Johnson (Junior 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
VFW Post 3617 provided free veterans and active duty assistance with VA claims and services, emergency financial assistance, patriotic education and character development to primary thru secondary schools , philanthropy and support of our community organizations.
What it reported doing in 2024
VFW Post 3617 provided free veteran and active military assistance with VA claims & services, emergency financial assistance, patriotism and character development to primary and secondary school students, continuing education scholarships to high school and Junior College students, honor guard details to veteran funeral services, flag color guard details to civic functions, and US flag donations to private individuals, public facilities and commercial businesses. Additionally, VFW Post 3617 is responsible for maintaining the Veteran's Memorial in Douglas County, WA.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 88% 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 revenue comfortably covers expenses. 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: 18
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 78
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 16.4%; rating input score 16
- Program expense ratio: 22.3%; rating input score 22
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 26.3%; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 7.02; 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: 12.2% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -4.7% per year; rating input score 0; 35th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 2.6% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 16.4% of revenue deployed · 22.3% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $8K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
- Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
- Schedules: 1 filed schedules
- Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 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 16/100.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 22/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.