Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1946.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
62 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
5 people listed on the 990; $73K paid to officers and key staff.
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
Helps veterans and their families, promotes Americanism, and supports charitable programs.
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Promoted welfare of and provided services to U.S. Veterans and their dependents; promoted americanism; collected and remitted contributions from local affiliates to various ala charitable programs.
Provided scholarships for vocational & post-secondary education primarily to relatives of veterans. Provided gifts to institutions maintained for children.
Provided gifts & services to veterans in area veterans' hospitals and institutions. Served veterans in 12 facilities in nebraska.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $505K | $476K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $450K | $554K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $332K | $321K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $1.3M | $1.4M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $4K | $14K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $15K | $15K | ||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $13K | $13K | ||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $73K | $73K | ||
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $6K | $6K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $2K | $2K | ||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $9K | $9K | ||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $17K | $17K | ||
| Payments to affiliatesLn 21 | $12K | $12K | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $11K | $11K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $87K | $87K | ||
| All other expensesLn 24e | $81K | $42K | $40K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $325K | $202K | $123K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 2, 2026 | $379K | $325K | $54K | $1.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 20, 2025 | $344K | $290K | $53K | $1.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Jun 12, 2024 | $312K | $267K | $45K | $980K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Jun 14, 2023 | $340K | $281K | $60K | $935K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Feb 21, 2022 | $344K | $269K | $75K | $876K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Jan 20, 2021 | $298K | $244K | $54K | $801K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $378,981 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $378,981 across 7 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $324,574 across 11 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $1,350,206 assets, 10 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,336,636 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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