Civic Intelligence

Veterans of Foreign Wars

EIN 36-6144921 • 501(c)19 • Chicago, IL

Profile

Help Veterans with benefits

3152 S Wallace AveChicago, IL 60616

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Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

88th percentile

0.16x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 88% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)19 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

98th percentile

1.80x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 98% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)19 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Net Margin

10th percentile

-49%

Higher net margin than 10% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)19 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

93rd percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 93% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)19 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

51st percentile

0.0%

Faster asset growth than 51% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)19 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

14th percentile

-37%

Faster revenue growth than 14% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)19 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets88th percentile

Assets

Flat

$150,000

Flat from 2024

Liabilities

Up

$23,845

Up $962 (+4.2%) from 2024

Net Assets

Down

$126,155

Down $962 (-0.8%) from 2024

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue98th percentileNet Margin10th percentile

Revenue

Down

$13,252

Down $7,672 (-37%) from 2024

Expenses

Up

$19,733

Up $2,500 (+15%) from 2024

Net Income

Down

-$6,481

Down $10,172 (-276%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth51st percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$200K$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2017: $15,572Liabilities 2017: $8,000Net Assets 2017: $7,5722017Assets 2019: $165,000Liabilities 2019: $1,900Net Assets 2019: $163,1002019Assets 2020: $150,000Liabilities 2020: $39,356Net Assets 2020: $110,6442020Assets 2021: $150,000Liabilities 2021: $34,664Net Assets 2021: $115,3362021Assets 2022: $150,000Liabilities 2022: $30,264Net Assets 2022: $119,7362022Assets 2023: $150,000Liabilities 2023: $26,574Net Assets 2023: $123,4262023Assets 2024: $150,000Liabilities 2024: $22,883Net Assets 2024: $127,1172024Assets 2025: $150,000Liabilities 2025: $23,845Net Assets 2025: $126,1552025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$150,000
Liabilities$23,845
Net Assets$126,155
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth14th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$40K$20K$0-$20K-$40KRevenue 2017: $30,794Expenses 2017: $23,222Net Income 2017: $7,5722017Revenue 2019: $9,846Expenses 2019: $9,846Net Income 2019: $02019Revenue 2020: -$7,586Expenses 2020: $16,770Net Income 2020: -$24,3562020Revenue 2021: $18,913Expenses 2021: $14,221Net Income 2021: $4,6922021Revenue 2022: $19,623Expenses 2022: $15,223Net Income 2022: $4,4002022Revenue 2023: $20,923Expenses 2023: $17,233Net Income 2023: $3,6902023Revenue 2024: $20,924Expenses 2024: $17,233Net Income 2024: $3,6912024Revenue 2025: $13,252Expenses 2025: $19,733Net Income 2025: -$6,4812025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$13,252
Expenses$19,733
Net Income-$6,481
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$150,000
Liabilities
$23,845
Net assets
$126,155
Revenue
$13,252
Expenses
$19,733
Net income
-$6,481
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.50$0.24$1.26$0.13$0.20$0.06
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.50$0.23$1.27$0.21$0.17$0.04
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.50$0.27$1.23$0.21$0.17$0.04
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.50$0.30$1.20$0.20$0.15$0.04
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.50$0.35$1.15$0.19$0.14$0.05
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.50$0.39$1.11$0.08$0.17$0.24
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.65$0.02$1.63$0.10$0.10$0.00
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.16$0.08$0.08$0.31$0.23$0.08
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025
Signed
Oct 29, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.2
Gross Receipts
$39,958
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To support veteran affairs

Help Veterans with benefits

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Many veterans have benefited from this organization-$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay93rd percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
James W McMullinPost CommanderFT$0--
Michael Bayne SRQuartermasterFT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Veterans of Foreign Wars
EIN
36-6144921
In Care Of
% James W McMullin
Phone
7735105942
Address
3152 S Wallace Ave, Chicago, IL 60616

Signing Officer

Name
James W Mcmullin
Title
Commander
Phone
7735105942
Signed
2025-10-29
Discuss with paid preparer
No

Preparer

Firm
L H Smith Tax Services
Address
3009 Eros Drive, Olympia Fields, IL 60461
Preparer
Lewis H Smith
Phone
3128331265
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Other changes in net assets or fund balances Part I line 20

“Description AmountRental Income 6,000Loss (481)”

Description of total liabilities Part II line 26

“Category Beginning of Year End of YearRepairs to post 3,219 4,181Expenses for post virus 19,664 19,664”

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This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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