Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United S

KANSAS CITY, MO EIN: 44-0319970 Website

THE AUXILIARY'S OBJECTIVES ARE FRATERNAL, PATRIOTIC, HISTROICAL AND EDUCATIONAL. THEY INCLUDE ASSISTING THE POSTS AND MEMBERS OF THE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS, MAINTAINING TRUE ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND FIDELITY TO ITS CONSTITUTION AND LAWS, FOSTERING TRUE PATRIOTISM, MAINTAINING AND EXTENDING THE INSTITUTIONS OF AMERICAN FREEDOM AND EQUAL RIGHTS AND JUSTICE TO ALL MEN AND WOMEN, AND PRESERVING AND DEFENDING THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FROM ALL HER ENEMIES WHOMSOEVER.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$140.9M

+14.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$380K

+3.9% YoY

Grant Count

6

+20.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$63K

-13.4% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$4M$8M$12M$16M201920202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$140,862,578$122,652,591$115,995,007
Revenue$8,676,668$8,247,370$13,500,016
Expenses$6,873,425$6,927,821$7,042,254
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$4,922,715$4,264,239$9,530,461
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$95K$190K$285K$380K4 grants20196 grants20203 grants20217 grants20225 grants20236 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 6 recipients in 2024

VFW NATIONAL HOME$220KVETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS$50KHUNTSMAN CANCER FOUNDATION$50KUNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE…$25KTHE JACKSON LABORATORY$25KGARY SINISE FOUNDATION$10K

Grant Size Distribution

31 grants across all recorded years

14<$50K10$50–100K7$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

ANN PANTELEAKOSNATIONAL SECRATARY-TREASUR$84KJANE REAPEPAST PRESIDENT$38KCARLA MARTINEZPAST PRESIDENT$33KBRENDA BRYANTNATIONAL PRESIDENT$9KLOIS CALLAHANNATIONAL SR VICE PRESIDENT$8KDONNA MILLSNATIONAL JR VICE PRESIDENT$7KKIM HARNEYNATIONAL CHAPLAIN$7KSANDRA UZELLNATIONAL CONDUCTOR$3K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
BRENDA L BLAIRDIRECTOR1
LISA JACKSONDIRECTOR1
ANNA M FOXDIRECTOR1
MILLIE HAYESDIRECTOR1
RHONDA A BORKGRENDIRECTOR1
TINA LYNN HICKSDIRECTOR1
BILLIE S CASSIDYDIRECTOR1
PAULETTE MURRAYDIRECTOR1
CATHEY B FARLEYDIRECTOR1
AMANDA PIPKINDIRECTOR1
KIM MCWILLIAMSDIRECTOR1
BARBARA J DANIELSONDIRECTOR1
CINDY ANDERSONDIRECTOR1
GALE L BESTLANDDIRECTOR1
CHRISSY N HARLANDIRECTOR1
AMY L VUKASINDIRECTOR1
WENDY GRIFFINDIRECTOR1
GINAMARIE RODRIGUEZ DOHERTYDIRECTOR1
BENITA K LYMANDIRECTOR1
ERIN MEZEKDIRECTOR1
SUE ANN MOOREDIRECTOR1
KAREN HOOVERDIRECTOR1
CARRIE S TURNERDIRECTOR1
JILL M WILSONDIRECTOR1
TERESA L SINGHDIRECTOR1
FRANCESCA M BILLDIRECTOR1
TELA GAY HARBOLDDIRECTOR1
TRACI LEWIS VENTRESSDIRECTOR1
KAREN L KAYLORDIRECTOR1
CARLA MARTINEZPAST PRESIDENT1$33,409
JANE REAPEPAST PRESIDENT1$37,988
JEAN C HAMILPAST PRESIDENT1
SANDRA MESSENGERPAST PRESIDENT1
BRENDA BRYANTNATIONAL PRESIDENT40$9,331
LOIS CALLAHANNATIONAL SR VICE PRESIDENT10$8,240
DONNA MILLSNATIONAL JR VICE PRESIDENT9$7,305
KIM HARNEYNATIONAL CHAPLAIN7$6,798
SANDRA UZELLNATIONAL CONDUCTOR6$2,786
MARGARET FEHERNATIONAL GUARD5
ANN PANTELEAKOSNATIONAL SECRATARY-TREASUR40$84,193
BETTY ARNOLDNATIONAL CHIEF OF STAFF1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

15states
+7 more states

Cities

BAR HARBORBAY PINESBOSTONEATON RAPIDSFAYETTEVILLEFRIERSONGAINESVILLEHONOLULUHOUSTONKANSAS CITYLOUISVILLEMEMPHISNASHVILLEPHOENIXREDDINGROCHESTERSALT LAKE CITY

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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