By Charles M. Pickett It is dishonorable to abandon a post.It is dishonorable to surrender a post charter.It is dishonorable for a post to become defunct.It is dishonorable for a post charter to be revoked.However, it is honorable for a faltering post to consolidate with another post. In short, if your post is on the … Continue reading Argument for the Consolidation of VFW Posts

What are the minimum standards for a VFW post? What are the bare-minimum requirements for a post to avoid negative attention? In short: don’t break the rules or the law; hold monthly meetings with a quorum; don’t owe money and pay all VFW fees; submit stuff before deadlines; hold elections and submit election reports; get … Continue reading What is the bare minimum for a VFW post?

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