Virginia Citizens Defense League
Virginia Citizens Defense League's network
7 people1 organisationi7 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
7 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Jackson | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Gilbert Ambler | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Jim Snyder | Vice President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| John Pierce | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Patricia Webb | Secretary/Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Philip Van Cleave | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Susan Brush | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Van Cleave | President | 40 | $82k | ||
| Patricia Webb | Secretary/Treasurer | 40 | $60k | ||
| Jim Snyder | Vice President | 20 | $0 | ||
| Bruce Jackson | Director | 8 | $0 | ||
| John Pierce | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Susan Brush | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Gilbert Ambler | Director | 5 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Virginia Citizens Defense League
- EIN
- 541900291
- Address
- 19390 Beaver Dam Rd, Beaverdam, VA, 23015-1320
- State
- Virginia
- Mission
- Dedicated to advancing the fundamental human right of all Virginians to keep and bear arms as guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the United States Consitution and Article I Section 13 of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Virginia. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- I01 Crime and legal-related
- IRS classification
- 501(c)04 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Crime & Legal-Related
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1998
- Principal officer
- Philip Van Cleave (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 June 1999
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsBruce Jackson
≥8years on the filingsJim Snyder
≥8years on the filingsPatricia Webb
≥8years on the filingsPhilip Van Cleave
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $1.1m
- Total liabilities
- $3k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1.1m
- Contributions and grants received
- $385k
- Program service revenue
- $2k
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 85
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $902k | $673k | $228k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.