Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 628

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
550715928
IRS 990 coverage
2017–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Princeton, WV, USA
Phone
3049213041
Rating
50
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$24,295
Expenses
$26,614
Assets
$738,130
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

19 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • EDWARD TAYLOR (PRESIDENT)
  • JERRY MIDKIFF (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • TOMMY ROBERTS (DIRECTOR)
  • JERRY BAILEY (DIRECTOR)
  • ART TERRILL (DIRECTOR)

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

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To serve veterans, community, and promote patriotism

What it reported doing in 2025

Provide chapter home serving 300 member to meet, plan functions, promotoe patriotism & community, serve food at chapter meeting, provide facilities for several other vet organizations

Operating model

Revenue model
Membership-supported. 61% of the money available for current operations came from membership dues.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 42% for direct work, and 58% for grants.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and total assets are large relative to annual expenses, but may not be spendable cash. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of voting board members are independent.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 33
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 12
  • Sustainability: 60
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 42.1%; rating input score 42
  • Program expense ratio: 28.9%; rating input score 29
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -9.5%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 27.73; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -10.5% per year; rating input score 0; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -14.2% per year; rating input score 0; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.9% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 42.1% of revenue deployed · 28.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 19 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $8K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 19 people listed
  • Consistency: 17 of 17 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2017 to 2025
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 42/100.
  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 29/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 42/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 58/100.