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VFW Post 1728 - VFW Ind

Tax-deductible

Winamac, IN501(c)(19)Mutual / membership EIN 35-0827207Revenue $134K in FY2024

On file with the IRS1066 S US Highway 35, 46996-9408 · Winamac, INTax-exempt since Jan 1947

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Veteran's Civic organization whose members serve United States veterans, the military and our communities.

501(c)(19) veterans' organization; the IRS lists gifts to it as tax-deductible.
Run by 25 volunteers and 20 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)(19)
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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $2K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 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
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $42K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 3.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$547
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
124
of 124 voting members
Looks good: 124 of 124 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$134K
-16% vs prior year
Spent
$128K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$169K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$134K
FY2024▼ -16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$89K
FY2021$160K
FY2022$117K
FY2023$160K
FY2024$134K
Expenses
$128K
FY2024▼ -17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$106K
FY2021$142K
FY2022$140K
FY2023$155K
FY2024$128K
Net assets
$169K
FY2024▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$163K
FY2021$184K
FY2022$154K
FY2023$167K
FY2024$169K

From the FY2024 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 Jan 1947.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Stanley Czech
Commander
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Edward Czech
SR Vice Comm
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Brian Pierrou
JR Vice Comm
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Debrah J Fox
Quartermaster
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Harold Roth
Trustee 2 Year
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Michael D Hoffman
Trustee - 2 Year
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Daniel Forest
Trustee - 1 Year
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Serve veterans, the military, and communities through civic engagement.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Helped needy families and organized a Christmas program for members of learning disability organization.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Community Foundation of Pulaski INCFY2023$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$134K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$117K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Money outPt IX
$128K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$169K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$32K
Total assetsLn 16$170K
LiabilitiesLn 26$547
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a124
IndependentVI 1b124
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Other incomeLn 4–11$117K
Total revenueLn 12$134K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$32K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$32K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$42K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$86K
Total assetsLn 16$170K
LiabilitiesLn 26$547
Net assetsLn 32$169K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 520
VolunteersI 625
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$35K$32K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$42K$42K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$97K$86K
Total assetsLn 16$183K$170K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K$547
Net assetsLn 32$167K$169K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$6K$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$600$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$35K$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$532$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$1K$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$27K$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$11K$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$9K$0$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$15K$0$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$15K$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$128K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $134K$128K$6K$169K 990 PDF
FY2023 $160K$155K$5K$167K 990 PDF
FY2022 $117K$140K−$22K$154K 990 PDF
FY2021 $160K$142K$18K$184K 990 PDF
FY2020 $89K$106K−$17K$163K 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 $133,633 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $41,327$8,588
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,908$7,601
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $116,509$117,444
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $159,744$133,633
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $6,274$6,877
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $50,283$40,391
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $98,152$80,763
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $154,709$128,031
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $5,035$5,602
Part VI · Governance 124 of 124 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body124
VI-1b Independent voting members124
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $133,633 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $90,916 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$1,286
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$7,302
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$8,588
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$7,601
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $4,105$4,105
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $18,826$18,826
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,597 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,597
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $106,219 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $18,826$133,633
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $128,031 across 12 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$6,277
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$600
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$34,595
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,796
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,630
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$532
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,099
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$27,485
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$11,035
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,587
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$15,358
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$15,037
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$128,031
Part X · Balance sheet $169,671 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $34,503$32,374
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $8,128$8,128
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,001$1,001
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $96,911$86,373
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $42,264$41,795
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $182,807$169,671
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,346$547
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $14,873$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $16,219$547
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $166,588$169,124
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $182,807$169,671
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $169,124 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$133,633
XI-2 Total expenses$128,031
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$5,602
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$166,588
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$3,066
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$169,124

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

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