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Illinois veteran organizations

There are 1,738military and veterans organizations in Illinois. Combined, these Illinoisanveteran organizationsemploy 2,482 people, earn more than $149 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $368 million.
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Veteran organizations by major Illinois cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
Chicago
624
$102,184,851
St. Louis, MO
195
$8,142,096
Peoria
104
$3,147,427
Davenport, IA
72
$797,159
Champaign
53
$1,345,908
Springfield, IL
49
$5,138,525
Rockford
43
$3,215,776
Bloomington, IL
42
$4,718,560
Carbondale
34
$2,158,960
Decatur, IL
26
$632,114
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Job trends for Illinois veteran organizations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
125
1-10
129
11-25
76
26-100
8
101 to 1,000
1
1,000+
0
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Sizes of veteran organizations in Illinois

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
413
$250k to $1M
77
$1M to $5M
7
$5M to $25M
0
$25M to $100M
1
$100M+
0
Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Directory of veteran organizations in Illinois

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1-20 of 1,738

Navy Pier (NPI)

NPI is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation established in 2011 to maintain Navy Pier and oversee the redevelopment of one of the most important civic landmarks in the United States and the top-visited leisure destination in the Midwest.
Revenue
$66.9m
Assets
$187.3m
Employees
466
EIN
27-4813461
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Midwest Veterans Closet

Midwest Veterans Closet offers clothing, food, and household items to active and retired military and their families for free.
Revenue
$3.0m
Assets
$1.7m
Employees
4
EIN
47-2126427
IRS type
501(c)(3)

American Legion - Dept of Illinois

The American Legion of Illinois serves to advance the causes of Veteran Affairs and Rehabilitation, safeguard the wellbeing of their children, and honor the memories and experiences of those who fought in the Great Wars.
Revenue
$2.1m
Assets
$4.8m
Employees
26
EIN
37-0153960
IRS type
501(c)(19)

Amvets - Illinois Amvets Services Foundation

Illinois foundation providing various services to veterans, including job training, counseling, and support for medical and housing needs.
Revenue
$2.9m
Assets
$658.8k
Employees
6
EIN
37-6039602
IRS type
501(c)(19)

Veterans Business Project

Veterans Business Project is a military or veterans organization in Park Ridge, IL whose mission is: Veterans Business Project promotes veteran entrepreneurship through education and opportunity.
Revenue
$995.3k
Assets
$718.7k
Employees
3
EIN
46-5236826
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Paralyzed Veterans of America - Vaughan Chapter

Advocating for the special needs of member/veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces who have experienced spinal cord injury and dysfunction.
Revenue
$1.1m
Assets
$3.5m
Employees
5
EIN
36-6156338
IRS type
501(c)(3)

VFW Veterans Club

VFW Veterans Club provides social, civic, patriotic, and educational services to members, veterans, and the community in Mchenry, IL.
Revenue
$3.4m
Assets
$8.0m
Employees
0
EIN
36-2112899
IRS type
501(c)(19)

Elks Veterans Memorial Restoration Trust

The organization was established to restore, refurbish, repair and maintain the Elks national Memorial building and the art objects contained therein.
Revenue
$1.0m
Assets
$11.9m
Employees
0
EIN
36-3718320
IRS type
501(c)(3)

American Legion - 0032 Springfield

Veterans Organization. Post #32 provides a restaurant, lounge, and meeting facilities to its post members and community as well as assist vetarans and their families.
Revenue
$759.5k
Assets
$82.2k
Employees
16
EIN
37-6079029
IRS type
501(c)(19)

VFW Dept of Illinois - 4325 Mattoon Post

The purpose of this organization shall be fraternal, patriotic, historical, and educational; to preserve and strengthen comraddeship amoung its members; to assist worthy comrades; to perpetuate the memory and history of the dead; and to assist their widow....
Revenue
$1.3m
Assets
$2.8m
Employees
13
EIN
36-1911490
IRS type
501(c)(19)

American Legion Post 0446 George M

American Legion Post 0446 George M serves as a veterans organization with a mission to support those who have served in the military. It belongs to the category of military and veterans organizations. The post is situated in Centralia, IL.
Revenue
$806.4k
Assets
$881.1k
Employees
3
EIN
37-6042611
IRS type
501(c)(19)

Central Illinois Veterans Commission

Central Illinois Veterans Commission provides housing and support tools to empower veterans, completing one house and beginning construction on two more.
Revenue
$847.7k
Assets
$1.3m
Employees
0
EIN
83-3151667
IRS type
501(c)(3)

American Legion / 103 Crang-Bennett

Veteran and community service: holiday food baskets for 160 families, building used for food bank. Located in Clinton, IL.
Revenue
$38.2k
Assets
$426.1k
Employees
N/A
EIN
37-6043437
IRS type
501(c)(19)

American Legion Auxiliary - 973 Tattler

Sponsor activities patriotic in nature, provide social and recreational activities for its members, promote social welfare of the community, carry on programs to perpetuate the memory of deceased veterans and members of the armed forces and to comfort the....
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
36-2916249
IRS type
501(c)(19)

American Legion - Post 1271

Sugar Grove American Legion Post #1271 runs a facility that supports local veterans of the Armed Forces. They have programs such as providing Christmas gifts for families in need.
Revenue
$257.6k
Assets
$142.9k
Employees
0
EIN
36-2552462
IRS type
501(c)(19)

American Legion Post 0794 East Alton

Assists veterans and community by promoting social welfare, providing for common good, and donating to disabled/needy war veterans in East Alton.
Revenue
$114.1k
Assets
$272.7k
Employees
3
EIN
37-0255403
IRS type
501(c)(19)

Freedom 68

Retreats and services for veterans in Effingham, IL. Hosts going-away and welcome home celebrations due to Covid-19.
Revenue
$3,591
Assets
$21.8k
Employees
N/A
EIN
82-2176131
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Eldred American Legion Post 1135

Veterans support and aid organization in Eldred. Offers personnel for tri-county honor guard, scholarship assistance, and veteran-related donations.
Revenue
$143.4k
Assets
$273.0k
Employees
9
EIN
37-6046623
IRS type
501(c)(19)

Lake County Responds To Veterans

Lake County Responds To Veterans assists veterans and their families in need by raising donations of money, building materials, and professional labor. The organization coordinates the process of repairing and building homes.
Revenue
$32.4k
Assets
$45.5k
Employees
N/A
EIN
84-1804969
IRS type
501(c)(3)

American Legion - Post 340 Jefferson Horton

American Legion - Post 340 Jefferson Horton is a military or veterans organization in Rockford, IL whose mission is: Post of war veterans.
Revenue
$95.1k
Assets
$140.5k
Employees
N/A
EIN
36-2067842
IRS type
501(c)(19)
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Methodology: Cause IQ mines all tax-exempt organizations that file a Form 990, Form 990-EZ, or Form 990-PF with the IRS. We collect and aggregate this information from OCR'd paper taxreturns, XML e-file taxreturns, IRS-provided extract, the Business Master File, and Cause IQ secret sauce for data cleaning, categorization, classification, analytics, etc.
This category corresponds to the "W30: Military, Veterans Organizations" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.
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