The
Veterans of Foreign Wars of Ohio Charities was established in 2003 as a
way for our VFW locations to have charity funds to assist needy
veterans in their respective communities. In 2003 the Ohio legislators
amended Ohio Revised Code Chapter 2915 to allow veteran, fraternal, and
sporting organizations to conduct instant bingo. Organizations would be
required to obtain a license annually from the Ohio Attorney General
reporting charitable income for the prior year. License fees are based
on income from charitable gaming. Fees range from $500 and up.
Organizations are required to donate at least 25% to a contracted
501(c)3 charity. Knowing that our posts would not have charitable
dollars to carry on their charity work in their respective communities,
as they had for the past 100 plus years, the VFW of Ohio Charities was
formed and it allowed the VFWOC to set up charity bank accounts at each
post (agent). This permitted the post to do charity work in their
respective communities.