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White County VFW Post 3851

Tax-deductible

Carmi, IL501(c)(19)Public & Societal BenefitEIN 37-0644209

Aide & comfort for veterans

501(c)(19) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
19¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2025 · 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
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
Spent on programs
19%
of spending
Concern: 19% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
17 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 17.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$5K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$118K
+120% vs prior year
Spent
$67K
To programs
19%
Net assets
$173K
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$118K
FY2025▲ +120%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$64K
FY2024$54K
FY2025$118K
Net assets
$173K
FY2025▲ +42%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$119K
FY2024$122K
FY2025$173K

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

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
Yes — exemption reinstated (2015-11-15)
Per the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2025 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CWhite County VFW Post 3851
EINHdr · item D37-0644209
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(19) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 1964
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CCarmi, IL
NTEE classificationIRS BMFPublic & Societal Benefit (W30)

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.19 Fundraising $0.72
Program services19%$13K
Fundraising72%$49K
Total functional expensesLn 25$67K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Surplus margin
+43%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +693% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$51K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$178K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B19%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$97K
Total assetsLn 16$178K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$5K
Total net assetsLn 32$173K
Months of cash on handcomputed17.3

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Other revenue$111K · 94%
Contributions & grants$7K · 6%
Other revenue94%$111K
Contributions & grants6%$7K
— government grantsLn 1e$5K
Total revenueLn 12$118K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $97K · Operating expenses/yr $67K
17.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $13K · Total expenses $67K
not reported
Management & General
Management & general $0 · Total expenses $67K
not reported
Fundraising
Fundraising $49K · Total expenses $67K
not reported
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $49K · Solicited contributions $2K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $7K · Total revenue $118K
6%
Government reliance
Government grants $5K · Total revenue $118K
4%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $118K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $118K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $67K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $118K · Prior year $54K
+120%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $173K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $118K · Expenses $67K
+43%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $178K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $173K · Total assets $178K
97%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $178K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Gary Cates · Reported title Trustee · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $67K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $0 · Total expenses $67K
0%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 19%——
Overhead ratio 0%——
Fundraising cost ratio 668%——
Revenue growth 120%——
Investment management fee ratio 0%——
Legal fee ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 5%——
Fundraising fee ratio 0%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Gary Cates
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ron Bell
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Edd Buttry JR
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Loren L Rogers
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
William Warner
JR Vice Command
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kyle Wood
Quartermaster
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dave Ward
Chaplain
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 8Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 8Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

White County VFW Post 3851 is a member-serving organization based in Carmi, IL.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $66K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Our mission is to provide aide and comfort for veterans in every day life, in hospitals, homeless veterans programs and veterans in need. In all our actions, we strive to maintain allegiance in and patriotism to our country.

$66Kprogram expense

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Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest Viewing $118K$67K+120% 990 PDF
FY2024 $54K—-16% 990 PDF
FY2023 $64K— 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

Full filing: Form 990 for FY2025

Every line we hold from the return, cited to its Part and line.
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $67,319 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,700$1,700
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$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,633 · Fundraising $1,633$3,266
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $14$14
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,837 · Fundraising $17,509$23,346
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $67$67
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$5,748
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $688 · Fundraising $6,190$6,878
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,073 · Fundraising $23,227$26,300
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $12,998 · Management $0 · Fundraising $48,573$67,319

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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