Vietnam Veterans of America
Year Founded:
1984
Address:
8719 Colesville Road, STE 100
Silver Spring, MD 20910
EIN:
13-2929110
Top Leadership Pay:
General Counsel Patricia Harris, $103,795
Employees:
68
Revenue:
$10,274,842
Expenses:
$11,677,389
Description
Based on its 2024 tax return, we calculate that Vietnam Veterans of America spent 61.6 percent of its $11.6 million budget on programs and 38.4 percent on overhead. This is higher than our recommended 25 percent maximum overhead spending.
We do not recommend giving to the Vietnam Veterans of America. See our lists of Highly Recommended Charities and Recommended Charities for alternatives.
Mission Statement
VVA’s goals are to promote and support the full range of issues important to Vietnam veterans, to create a new identity for this generation of veterans, and to change public perception of Vietnam veterans. VVA strives to achieve the following: aggressively advocate on issues important to veterans, seek full access to quality health care for veterans, identify the full range of disabling injuries and illnesses incurred during military service, hold government agencies accountable for following laws mandating veterans health care, create a positive public perception of Vietnam veterans, seek the fullest possible accounting of America’s POWs and MIAs, support the next generation of America’s war veterans, and serve our communities.
Annual Tax Forms: 990 Filings
Year
990 Form