by Charles M. PickettPublic Relations The VFW New Haven Post 12150 is a tax-exempt IRS 501(c)(19) veterans service organization with gross receipts $50,000 or less. Like thousands of other VFW and American Legion Posts, we are required to file Form 990-N every year. If we don’t file a required return or notice for three consecutive … Continue reading VFW Post Adjutant Training: IRS Form 990-N | VFWCT2
The VFW New Haven Post 12150 was chartered on June 11, 2015 and, as of this writing, is currently the last post chartered in Connecticut. In the intervening years, 30 VFW posts in Connecticut have consolidated or closed—a surprising if not shocking number—gleaned from the VFW All-American Eligible Dashboard report available to VFW officers. District … Continue reading VFW Connecticut Post Loss
Tax-exempt organizations, such as Veterans of Foreign Wars posts, are required to file a Form 990 annually with the Internal Revenue Service. Anyone, including post officers, can use the Tax-Exempt Organization Search (TEOS) Tool check the status of a tax-exempt organization by EIN or name. Failure to file the required Form 990 series returns or … Continue reading IRS Tax-Exempt Filings and Reinstatement for VFW Posts
▶️ Go to http://vfwplate.com/ for full details. July 10, 2024: After a year of effort, there was not enough expressed interest to support a VFW branded special interest license plate and the project has been shelved and the committee gave their final report at the July 2024 VFW Connecticut Council of Administration meeting. The Connecticut … Continue reading UPDATE: Three Reasons Why War Veterans Should Get a VFW License Plate (Project shelved)
Macaluso, Laura A. The Public Artscape of New Haven : Themes in the Creation of a City Image. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2018. (162-163) As Kirk Savage writes in Monument Wars, the middle of the twentieth century–an era of acknowledged American military achievement–coincided with years of decline for the public memorializing process (for example, the … Continue reading New Haven Vietnam Veterans Memorial History
Notes from the national convention presentation At the 124th VFW National Convention, VFW Adjutant General Dan West gave a Wednesday, July 26, 2023 afternoon presentation on the responsibilities of a VFW District Commander. West said the District Commander is the vital liaison between post and department whose main responsibilities are to educate, inspire, and motivate … Continue reading VFW District Commander Responsibilities
