Lowndes County VFW Post 4272 FY2022 filing

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Columbus, MS501(c)(4) EIN 23-7153230Revenue $305K in FY2022Latest return filed Nov 14, 2025

On file with the IRSPo Box 2541, 39704-2541 · Columbus, MSTax-exempt since Nov 1972

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To promote and keep strong fraternal bonds joining honorably discharged overseas veterans of the armed forces of the u.s.a.to provide suitable facilities for the meeting, recreation and entertainment, of its members and their guests.to promote and maintain high ideals of righteousness, patriotism, and justice in the community and County.to promote and conduct sports, entertainments, functions, and other recreational activities in keeping with the aims of the veterans of foreign wars.the rights and powers that may be exercised by this corporation, in addition to the foregoing, are those conferred by chapter 4, title 21 code of mississippi of 1942 and amendments thereto.

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; the IRS lists gifts to it as tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$20K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $33K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$20K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
50 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 49.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$4K
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
232
of 232 voting members
Looks good: 232 of 232 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$305K
-15% vs prior year
Spent
$270K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$305K
FY2022▼ -15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$86K
FY2021$357K
FY2022$305K
FY2023$349K
FY2024$436K
Expenses
$270K
FY2022▲ +13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$177K
FY2021$238K
FY2022$270K
FY2023$322K
FY2024$361K
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2022▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.4M

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 1972.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $244K Management & general 10% · $26K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $20K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Quartermaster
$19,599Pt VII · Sec A
2 Year Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
3 Year Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Vice Commander
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Junior Vice Commander
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Judge Advocate
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Teresa Miller$20,293$20,239$19,599$9,514

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Connects honorably discharged veterans, providing meeting spaces and promoting patriotism through activities.

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1 program · $244K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

To promote and keep strong fraternal bonds joining honorably discharged overseas veterans of the armed forces of the U.S.A.

$244Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 3 grants · $36K · 2023–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$20,637
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,000
VFW Post 12124FY2023$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$305K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$299K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Money outPt IX
$270K
Ln 25
Programscol B$244K
Managementcol C$26K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a232
IndependentVI 1b232
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$299K
Total revenueLn 12$305K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$183K
SavingsLn 2$931K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$217K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$190K$217K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$15K$15K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$3K$3K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$1K$1K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$105K$88K$18K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$7K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$7K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$70K$67K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13K$13K$672
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$30K$30K$385
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K$119
Total functional expensesLn 25$270K$244K$26K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 14, 2025 $436K$361K$75K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2024 $349K$322K$27K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 3, 2023 $305K$270K$35K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $357K$238K$119K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 10, 2021 $86K$177K−$91K$1.2M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $304,895 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,049$2,381
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,519$2,154
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $35,684$1,103
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $312,647$299,257
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $356,899$304,895
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $7,511$18,130
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $1,769$1,360
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $104,775$113,714
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $124,296$136,923
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $238,351$270,127
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $118,548$34,768
Part VI · Governance 232 of 232 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body232
VI-1b Independent voting members232
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $304,895 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $295,685 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$2,381
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,381
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,154$2,154
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,103$1,103
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,572$3,572
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $14,252 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $288,262$304,895
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $270,127 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $15,169$15,169
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,961$2,961
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $1,360$1,360
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $87,753 · Management $17,598$105,351
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,017 · Management $1,346$8,363
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $7,207 · Management $1,272$8,479
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,888$2,888
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,477 · Management $1,477$2,954
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $66,633 · Management $3,507$70,140
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $6,054$6,054
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $12,773 · Management $672$13,445
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $29,531 · Management $385$29,916
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,928 · Management $119$3,047
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $243,751 · Management $26,376 · Fundraising $0$270,127
Part X · Balance sheet $1,331,408 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $176,294$183,235
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $929,994$931,097
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $189,843$217,076
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,296,131$1,331,408
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,626$4,135
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,626$4,135
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,292,505$1,327,273
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,292,505$1,327,273
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,296,131$1,331,408
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,327,273 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$304,895
XI-2 Total expenses$270,127
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$34,768
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,292,505
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,327,273

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