Nonprofit · EIN 68-0096276
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA
Also known as ADRIAN C FONDS POST NO 1051
Tax-exempt · RIPON, CA 95366
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $262,763 | $235,591 | $27,172 | $961,731 | $0 | $961,731 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $386,187 | $224,428 | $161,759 | $934,555 | $0 | $934,555 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $565,572 | $215,715 | $349,857 | $772,796 | $0 | $772,796 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $104,932
- of which government grants
- $86,622
- Membership dues
- $83
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $10
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$18,535
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $151,471
- Other revenue
- $157,821
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $24,607
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $3,000
- Occupancy
- $13,760
- Depreciation
- $55,643
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $934,559
- Total assets, end of year
- $961,731
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $961,731
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $858,590
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $961,731
- Gross receipts
- $511,440
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1985
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEPHEN B MEECE | COMMANDER/CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| GREGORY A HUGHES | CFO/QUARTERMASTER Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| STEPHEN W DALTON | ASSISTANT QUARTERMASTER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROMAN RODRIGUEZ | SR. VICE COMMANDER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID A EDDY | JR. VICE COMMANDER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CHARLIE T DAVIS | 1ST YEAR TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JEFFREY L HESSLER | 2ND YEAR TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| VINCENT J BENITEZ | 3RD YEAR TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CRAIG A MOFFATT | CHAPLAIN Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TAMI A SWEET | ADJUTANT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JORGE E VELEZ | SURGEON Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN D WHITE | JUDGE ADVOCATE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| VINCENT J BENITEZ | COMMANDER/CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| STEPHEN W DALTON | CFO/QUARTERMASTER Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| STEPHEN B MEECE | SR. VICE COMMANDER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ROMAN RODRIGUEZ | JR. VICE COMMANDER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| PHILLIP A COOK | 1ST YEAR TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID A EDDY | 2ND YEAR TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JEFFREY L HESSLER | 3RD YEAR TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CRAIG A MOFFATT | CHAPLAIN Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHARLIE T DAVIS | ADJUTANT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JORGE E VELEZ | SURGEON Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN D WHITE | JUDGE ADVOCATE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| VINCENT J BENITEZ | COMMANDER/CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| STEPHEN W DALTON | CFO/QUARTERMASTER Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| STEPHEN B MEECE | SR. VICE COMMANDER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ROMAN RODRIGUEZ | JR. VICE COMMANDER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| PHILLIP A COOK | 1ST YEAR TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID A EDDY | 2ND YEAR TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JEFFREY L HESSLER | 3RD YEAR TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CRAIG A MOFFATT | CHAPLAIN Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHARLIE T DAVIS | ADJUTANT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JORGE E VELEZ | SURGEON Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN D WHITE | JUDGE ADVOCATE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 604, RIPON, CA 95366-0604
- Mailing address (990-N for 2019)
- PO Box 63, Ripon CA 95366
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- STEPHEN DALTON, PO BOX 604, RIPON, CA 95366
- Principal officer (990-N for 2019)
- Kathleen Ssmith, 2340 Hackberry Street, Stockton CA 95205
- Signed the 990
- STEPHEN DALTON, ASSISTANT QUARTERMASTER
- Phone
- (209) 599-6815
- Website
- VFW1051.ORG
- Return prepared by
- LEIBA & BOWERS CPAS
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 68-0096276 or by the name VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
THAT THE PURPOSE OF THIS CORPORATION SHALL BE FRATERNAL, PATRIOTIC, HISTORICAL, CHARITABLE, AND EDUCATIONAL: TO PRESERVE AND STRENGTHEN COMRADESHIP AMONG ITS MEMBERS; TO ASSIST WORTHY COMRADES; TO PERPETUATE THE MEMORY AND HISTORY OF OUR DEAD; AND TO ASSIST THEIR WIDOWS AND ORPHANS; TO MAINTAIN TRUE ALLEGIANCE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND FIDELITY TO ITS CONSTITUTION AND LAWS; TO FOSTER TRUE PATRIOTISM; TO MAINTAIN AND EXTEND THE INSTITUTIONS OF AMERICAN FREEDOM, AND TO PRESERVE AND DEFEND THE UNITED STATES FROM ALL HER ENEMIES.
Program accomplishments
- THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES A FACILITY THAT CONDUCT BOTH SOCIAL WELFARE AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO PRESERVE AND STRENGTHEN COMRADESHIP AMONG ITS MEMBERS AND TO ASSIST WORTHY COMRADES. THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTS FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES LIKE CAR SHOW, FOURTH OF JULY FIREWORKS EVENT, DINNER, MOTORCYCLE GROUPS AND RAFFLES.Expenses $235,591 · revenue $176,366
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 68-0096276
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(19): Veterans' organization
- Exempt since
- 1958
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Group exemption
- 1416: VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $961,731
- Income (IRS master file)
- $511,440
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $262,763 | $235,591 | $961,731 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $386,187 | $224,428 | $934,555 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $565,572 | $215,715 | $772,796 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $215,968 | $190,784 | $422,939 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2019 Officer: Kathleen Ssmith | December 31, 2019 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 68-0096276).
Questions about VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA
- What is the EIN of VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA is 68-0096276.
- Is VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(19) since 1958.
- Which annual return does VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names STEPHEN DALTON.
- Who are the officers and directors of VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 12 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $262,763, expenses of $235,591 and total assets of $961,731 at year end.
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