VFW Home Assn

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Altoona, PA501(c)(4) EIN 25-1448158Revenue $134K in FY2024Latest return filed Nov 14, 2025

On file with the IRS126 N 16th Ave, 16601-5540 · Altoona, PATax-exempt since 0000

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The VFW was organized to help the veterans of foreign wars. In addition the VFW participates in many community programs.

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
Run by 20 volunteers and 6 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $16K a year · 14% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$17K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$1K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$134K
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$159K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$97K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$134K
FY2024▼ -2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$70K
FY2021$101K
FY2022$113K
FY2023$136K
FY2024$134K
Expenses
$159K
FY2024▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$98K
FY2021$92K
FY2022$142K
FY2023$142K
FY2024$159K
Net assets
$97K
FY2024▼ -21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$139K
FY2021$157K
FY2022$128K
FY2023$122K
FY2024$97K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in 0000.

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

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Management & general 100% · $159K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $17K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Steward
$17,267Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer/Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Gina Riley$17,267$16,380$8,795$15,536

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Supports veterans of foreign wars and participates in community programs.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The only purpose of this organization is to help the veterans of foreign wars. All revenue and expenses are used for this purpose.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$134K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$130K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$204
Money outPt IX
$159K
Ln 25
Managementcol C$159K
Owns and owesPt X
$97K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$22K
Total assetsLn 16$98K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$204
Other incomeLn 4–11$130K
Total revenueLn 12$134K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$9K
SavingsLn 2$14K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$22K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$63K
Total assetsLn 16$98K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$97K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 620
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$45K$22K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$69K$63K
Total assetsLn 16$124K$98K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$1K
Net assetsLn 32$122K$97K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$18K$0$18K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$35K$0$35K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$0$5K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$374$0$374$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$240$0$240$0
Office expensesLn 13$388$0$388$0
OccupancyLn 16$35K$0$35K$0
InterestLn 20$87$0$87$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$0$6K$0
InsuranceLn 23$17K$0$17K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$34K$0$34K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$0$9K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$159K$0$159K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 14, 2025 $134K$159K−$25K$97K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 7, 2024 $136K$142K−$6K$122K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 15, 2023 $113K$142K−$29K$128K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 11, 2022 $101K$92K$8K$157K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 13, 2021 $70K$98K−$28K$139K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $134,039 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,850$3,490
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $19$204
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $133,371$130,345
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $136,240$134,039
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $58,002$58,329
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $84,038$101,151
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $142,040$159,480
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$5,800−$25,441
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $134,039 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $129,030 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$3,240
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$250
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,490
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $204 · Excluded from tax $0$204
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $1,315$1,315
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $130,345 · Unrelated business $204 · Excluded from tax $0$134,039
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $159,480 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $17,867 · Fundraising $0$17,867
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $35,269 · Fundraising $0$35,269
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $5,193 · Fundraising $0$5,193
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $374 · Fundraising $0$374
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $240 · Fundraising $0$240
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $388 · Fundraising $0$388
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $35,158 · Fundraising $0$35,158
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $87 · Fundraising $0$87
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $5,511 · Fundraising $0$5,511
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $16,524 · Fundraising $0$16,524
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $33,655 · Fundraising $0$33,655
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $9,214 · Fundraising $0$9,214
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $159,480 · Fundraising $0$159,480
Part X · Balance sheet $98,188 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $11,191$8,665
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $33,851$13,742
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $9,769$12,247
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$251
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $68,794$63,283
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $123,605$98,188
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $102$126
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $1,007$1,007
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,109$1,133
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $122,496$97,055
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $123,605$98,188
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $97,055 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$134,039
XI-2 Total expenses$159,480
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$25,441
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$122,496
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$97,055

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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