Organizations Filed Purposes:
ASSIST VETERANS AND MILITARY PERSONNEL AND THEIR FAMILIES; DIRECT PUBLIC ATTENTION TO THE NEEDS OF VETERANS, ACTIVE AND RESERVE MILITARY PERSONNEL; PROMOTE AND ASSIST IN FUNDING PROGRAMS SPONSORED BY THE VFW, ITS AFFILIATES AND OTHER NON-PROFIT GROUPS; AND PROMOTE PROGRAMS THAT FOSTER PATRIOTISM, EDUCATION, COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT, AND YOUTH ACTIVITIES.
PROVIDE SUPPORT TO MILITARY FAMILIES STRUGGLING WITH FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES; PROMOTE VFW COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS; PROVIDE GRANTS USED FOR MILITARY SCHOLARSHIPS; PROVIDE GRANTS TO SUPPORT VFW NATIONAL VETERAN SERVICE OFFICERS, WHO PROVIDE FREE ASSISTANCE TO VETERANS WITH THEIR VETERANS AFFAIRS (VA) FILINGS.
VETERANS SERVICE ACTIVITIES - THE MISSION IS TO SECURE, MANAGE AND DISTRIBUTE RESOURCES TO SUPPORT VETERANS, ACTIVE-DUTY PERSONNEL, THE NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE, THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. THE VFW FOUNDATION, IN SUPPORT OF THIS MISSION, ASSISTED OVER 450 MILITARY FAMILIES IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WITH DISBURSEMENTS OF $524,898 THROUGH THE UN-MET NEEDS PROGRAM TO HELP FAMILIES EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS WITH MORTGAGE, CAR LOANS, UTILITIES AND OTHER PAYMENTS. THE VFW FOUNDATION PROVIDED GRANTS OF $341,839 THAT WERE USED FOR "WELCOME HOME AND OTHER RECOGNITION EVENTS FOR MILITARY MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND OTHER PROGRAMS TO ASSIST VETERANS. THE VFW FOUNDATION EXPENDED $1,260,000 TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE VFW'S HELP-A-HERO SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES UP TO $5,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO VETERANS OR CURRENT MILITARY PERSONNEL WITH A RANK OF E-5 OR BELOW. ADDITIONALLY, THE VFW FOUNDATION EXPENDED $410,000 TO SUPPORT VFW SERVICE OFFICERS. THESE OFFICERS PLAY A KEY ROLE IN ASSISTING VETERANS IN DEALING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND OTHER AGENCIES. THESE OFFICERS ARE FORMALLY TRAINED AND ACCREDITED TO REPRESENT VETERANS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS OR SURVIVORS. THIS STRUCTURE ENSURES THAT NO VETERAN, DEPENDENT OR SURVIVOR NEEDS TO DEAL WITH THE AGENCIES ADMINISTERING VETERAN'S PROGRAMS WITHOUT EXPERT REPRESENTATION. DURING 2020, VETERANS REPRESENTED BY VFW SERVICE OFFICERS RECEIVED OVER $9.7 BILLION IN BENEFITS FROM THE VA.
COMMUNITY SERVICE & PUBLIC AWARENESS - THE MISSION SUPPORTS PROGRAMS THAT FOSTER PATRIOTISM, CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION AND VOLUNTEERISM, COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. THE VFW FOUNDATION MADE GRANTS OF $400,000 TO ASSIST VFW POSTS AND AUXILIARIES WITH OUTREACH PROJECTS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Richard Potter | DIRECTOR | 45 | $0 |
| Michael F Derosa | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Gordon B Logan | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Anthony Principi | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Ann Panteleakos | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| William J Schmitz | FORMER CHAIRMAN - TERM ENDED 7/20 | 5 | $0 |
| Harold Roesch | CHAIRMAN - TERM STARTED 8/20 | 5 | $0 |
| Debra Anderson | SECRETARY/TREASURER | 5 | $0 |
| Kevin C Jones | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
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