Charity Impact Media

Home › Human services

Veterans of Foreign Wars of Ohio Charities

Columbus, OH · EIN 41-2078103 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Veterans of Foreign Wars of Ohio Charities reported $15.4 million in revenue and $13.6 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $97.45 went to program services, $2.55 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.2% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $99,217 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THRU 9124). Revenue rose 172% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $14M

For context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $15M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2024 filing. Median across 3,614 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2024Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
97.4%87.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
2.6%11.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.2%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
99.2%20.6%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%2.4%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.0%70.8%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$99,217$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.73%1.18%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
06
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
9.06.9
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
11 of 12100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$13M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $12M · revenue $15M

The Veterans of Foreign Wars of Ohio Charities (vfwoc) performs a variety of different functions and programs. Vfwoc promotes and funds charitable and benevolent institutions by establishing grant opportunities. Vfwoc also runs different community activities, youth activities, community service programs, veterans burial detail, scholarships, and veterans/family assistance programs in addition to a variety of other programs

Highest reported compensation

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THRU 9124
Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$99,217$0$0$99,217
TREASURER
Director/trustee, officer, 5.00 hrs/week
$39,734$0$0$39,734
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EFF 9124
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$25,426$0$0$25,426

0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Veterans of Foreign Wars of Ohio Charities (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $164K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20M201920202021202220232024$15M$14M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2024 ⓘ$15M$14M97.4%$10M$99,217
2023 ⓘ$14M$12M96.4%$8.3M$73,202
2022 ⓘ$8.5M$7.9M95.8%$7.0M$84,472
2021 ⓘ$8.2M$9.1M97.7%$6.6M$80,896
2020 ⓘ$4.7M$2.4M94.3%$7.1M$78,192
2019 ⓘ$5.7M$6.2M96.3%$4.8M$80,359

Governance answers, as filed

2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b12 · 11 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 58

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Veterans of Foreign Wars of Ohio Charities's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Veterans of Foreign Wars of Ohio Charities, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

Similar-sized charities in this cause

All human services charities · Largest charities in Ohio

Questions people ask

How much of Veterans of Foreign Wars of Ohio Charities's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Veterans of Foreign Wars of Ohio Charities reported that 97.4% of its $13.6 million in expenses went to program services, 2.6% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Veterans of Foreign Wars of Ohio Charities pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Veterans of Foreign Wars of Ohio Charities reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $99,217, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THRU 9124 (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Veterans of Foreign Wars of Ohio Charities get its money?

Of $15.4 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 99.2% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Veterans of Foreign Wars of Ohio Charities a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 41-2078103 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202523219349301422 · read the filing · XML
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202403129349303730 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202322979349300437 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202222289349301532 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202131339349302838 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202031299349301678 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 41-2078103: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.