Veterans of Foreign Wars of the Us Dept 541
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 866054117
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2009–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2010
- Location
- Prescott, AZ, USA
- Rating
- 53
- Verdict
- MIXED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $74,144
- Expenses
- $70,580
- Assets
- $96,961
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
3 people listed
People named in this filing
- Al Lucero (Commander)
- Harry Oberg (Senior Vice Commander)
- Timothy Miller (Quartermaster)
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 of the VFW is fraternal patriotic charitable and educational; to preserve and strengthen comradeship among its members; to assist worthy comrades; to perpetuate the memory and history of our dead and assist the widows and orphans to maintain true allegiance to the government of the United States and fidelity to its constitution and laws to foster true patriotism to maintain and extend the institutions of American freedom and to preserve and defend the unite States of America. The post continues to support social comradery through its Canteen program.
What it reported doing in 2024
The purpose of the VFW is fraternal patriotic charitable and educational; to preserve and strengthen comradeship among its members; to assist worthy comrades; to perpetuate the memory and history of our dead and assist the widows and orphans to maintain true allegiance to the government of the United States and fidelity to its constitution and laws to foster true patriotism to maintain and extend the institutions of American freedom and to preserve and defend the unite States of America. The post continues to support social comradery through its Canteen program. When possible the Post hosts annual stand down event whereby job counseling and legal services are provided. At the event clothing an toiletries are provided to those in need. The Post provides gas vouchers to veterans in need temporary lodging in emergencies
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Other-operating. 71% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
- Distribution model
- Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 56% for direct work, and 44% for grants.
The verdict
MIXED - 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: 17
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 48
- Growth: 40
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 16.7%; rating input score 17
- Program expense ratio: 17%; rating input score 17
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 4.8%; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.37; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -49.6% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 2.3% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -8.9% per year; rating input score 0; 18th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 16.7% of revenue deployed · 17% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $12K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
- Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 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 17/100.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 17/100.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 54/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 55/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.