American Legion
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The Mayotte Viens Post 13 of the American Legion Department of Connecticut is an organization consisting of local Military Veterans who work as volunteers for the Post to support Veterans, their families and the local communnity.In 2024 the following were the Post's 3 largest events and with the Gross Revenue for each:Golf Tournament - $35,446Veterans Day Fundraiser - $9,474 20/20 Club - $5,760In 2024, the Post's Expenses for the these activities:Golf Tournament - $16,996Veterans Day Fundraiser - $1,18020/20 Club - $3,394
- Income
- $33,222
- Spending
- $42,737
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- The Mayotte Viens Post 13 of the American Legion Department of Connecticut is an organization consisting of local Military Veterans who work as volunteers for the Post to support Veterans, their families and the local communnity. The following list is some, not all, of the organizations that the Post supports - Homeless Veteran Housing D, Boys State / Boys Nation, Boy Scouts, Americanism Course / Post American Program, Grave Site Flags, American Legion Baseball Team, WPTP Football, College Scholarship, Food Drive, Putnam Library and Arc Quinebaug Valley.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(19) veterans' organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2010 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on May 15, 2010.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Worth knowing.
Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for local chapters covered by a parent organization's exemption. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 1946.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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