Bert Fuller Post 9578 VFW

IRS exemption revoked

Alpine, CA501(c)(19)Public & Societal BenefitEIN 33-0099322

The purpose of the veterans of foreign wars of the united states is to preserve and support the patriotic and historical interests of our country, our communities and our veterans; to strengthen the common bonds of the men and women who have served and who are currently serving in our military; to assist them and their families to enhance their quality of life; to maintain true allegiance to the constitution and laws of the united states of america and defend her from enemies, whomsoever.

90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$15K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
Revoked
IRS exemption revoked
Concern: the IRS revoked its tax exemption.
IRS Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $10K a year · 1% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 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
$15K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 87% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$564K
-15% vs prior year
Spent
$658K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$254K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$564K
FY2025▼ -15%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$787K
FY2023$702K
FY2024$663K
FY2025$564K
Expenses
$658K
FY2025▼ -3%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$721K
FY2023$700K
FY2024$678K
FY2025$658K
Net assets
$254K
FY2025▼ -27%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$360K
FY2023$362K
FY2024$348K
FY2025$254K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on November 15, 2013

Is it real?

No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1958.

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% · $592K Management & general 8% · $51K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $15K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Quartermaster
$14,850Pt VII · Sec A
1 Year Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
2 Year Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
3 Year Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
SR Vc Commander
$0Pt VII · Sec A
JR Vc Commander
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Theodore a Bazdorf’s $15K as Quartermaster is at the 13th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1043 $100K–1M public & societal benefit nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Theo Bazdorf—$24,150$21,266$12,771
Carl Silva——$8,450$22,741
Theodore a Bazdorf$14,850———
John Sullivan—$1,125——

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Supports veterans and their families, preserving patriotic interests and strengthening military bonds.

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1 program service, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Preserve memories and incidents of associations in the foreign wars and promote patriotism

Pt IX · col B

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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$564K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$439K
Other incomeLn 4–11$105K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$18K
Money outPt IX
$658K
Ln 25
Programscol B$592K
Managementcol C$51K
Owns and owesPt X
$254K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$89K
Total assetsLn 16$254K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$18K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$439K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$105K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$564K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$89K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$89K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$157K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$254K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$254K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$169K$89K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$171K$157K
Total assetsLn 16$348K$254K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$348K$254K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$15K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$60K$54K$6K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$6K$671
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$95K$85K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$50$45$5
Office expensesLn 13$7K$6K$677
Information technologyLn 14$8K$7K$806
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$61K$54K$6K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K$325
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$14K$12K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$17K$15K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$306K$302K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$53K$47K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$658K$592K$51K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $564K$658K−$94K$254K 990 PDF
FY2024 $663K$678K−$15K$348K 990 PDF
FY2023 $702K$700K$2K$362K 990 PDF
FY2022 $787K$721K$66K$360K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $564,291 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$5,480
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$12,976
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$18,456
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $439,382$439,382
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,512$1,512
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $91,001$91,001
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$2,925
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $11,015$11,015
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $451,909 · Excluded from tax $91,001$564,291
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $658,167 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$14,850
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $53,690 · Management $5,965$59,655
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,040 · Management $671$6,711
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,537$14,537
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $85,302 · Management $9,478$94,780
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $45 · Management $5$50
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,092 · Management $677$6,769
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,253 · Management $806$8,059
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $54,462 · Management $6,051$60,513
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,929 · Management $325$3,254
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $12,270 · Management $1,363$13,633
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,990 · Management $1,666$16,656
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $302,020 · Management $4,067$306,087
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $47,235 · Management $5,378$52,613
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $592,328 · Management $50,989 · Fundraising $0$658,167
Part X · Balance sheet $253,668 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $98,616$89,175
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $70,802$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $7,526$7,526
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $170,600$156,967
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $347,544$253,668
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $347,544$253,668
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $347,544$253,668
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $347,544$253,668
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $253,668 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$564,291
XI-2 Total expenses$658,167
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$93,876
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$347,544
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$253,668

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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