Veterans of Foreign Wars

"VFW" redirects here. For other uses, see VFW (disambiguation).

Veterans of Foreign Wars
of the United States

The VFW's logo since 2018
Washington Memorial Building Washington, D.C., United States
Abbreviation	VFW
Established	September 29, 1899 (1899-09-29)
Founder	James C. Putnam
Founded at	Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Merger of	American Veterans of Foreign Service (organized on September 29, 1899, at Columbus, Ohio, U.S.) and the Army of the Philippines (organized on December 12, 1899, at Denver, Colorado, U.S., as the Colorado Society, Army of the Philippines)
Type	501(c)(19), war veterans' organization
Tax ID no.	44-0474290
Headquarters	406 West 34th Street, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Coordinates	39°04′01″N 94°35′27″W
Region served	Worldwide
Members	1.3 million including Auxiliary (2025)
Official language	English
Commander in Chief	Carol Whitmore (IA) Since August 13, 2025
Senior Vice Commander in Chief	Cory Geisler Since August 13, 2025
Junior Vice Commander in Chief	Glenn Umberger Since August 13, 2025
National Council of Administration	63 voting members 8 elected officers 3 appointed officers 52 elected members
Main organ	VFW National Convention
Subsidiaries	Military Order of the Cootie VFW Auxiliary VFW Foundation VFW National Home VFW National Riders
Affiliations	Student Veterans of America
Revenue	US$98,724,340 (2015)
Expenses	US$89,099,521 (2015)
Employees	224 (2014)
Volunteers	3,000 (2014)
Website	www.vfw.org
Formerly called	Army of the Philippines, Cuba and Puerto Rico

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The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), formally the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, is an organization of United States war veterans who fought in wars, campaigns, and expeditions on foreign land, waters, or airspace as military service members. Established on September 29, 1899, in Columbus, Ohio, the VFW is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. It was federally chartered in 1936.