Amvets
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO SERVE OUR COUNTRY IN PEACE AS IN WAR; TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN THE WELFARE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TOWARD LASTING PROSPERITY AND PEACE FOR ALL ITS INHABITANTS; TO COOPERATE WITH ALL DULY RECOGNIZED EXISTING VETERAN'S ORGANIZATIONS IN THE FURTHERANCE OF THE AIMS OF THE AMERICAN VETERAN; TO EXPEDITE AND ASSIST IN THE REHABILITATION OF THE VETERAN BY SPONSORING AND GIVING SUPPORT TO EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, TO RECREATIONAL ADVANTAGES, TO HOSPITALIZATION AND PERSONAL PROBLEMS, AND TO SUPPORT THE VETERAN IN ALL LEGISLATION FOR VETERANS BENEFITS.
- Income
- $100,393
- Spending
- $80,895
- Employees
- 12
- Volunteers
- 12
- Highest pay
- $24,608, secretary
Source: Form 990 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 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 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 (3)
- MEAL PROGRAM - PROVIDES HOT MEALS AND FOOD BOXES TO VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES ASSISTING MORE THAN 50 FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS PER WEEK.
- VETERANS' PROGRAMS - SUPPORT THE GEORGE H. O'BRIEN VA MEDICAL CENTER IN BIG SPRING, TX WITH DONATIONS OF FUNDS, SUPPLIES, TRANSPORTATION FOR PATIENTS TO AND FROM APPOINTMENTS, AND HOSTING EVENTS.
- PROVIDE VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS ALLOWING THEM TO SEARCH FOR JOBS, CONNECT WITH FAMILY, SEND/RECEIVE EMAIL, AND ACCESS SOCIAL MEDIA.
Source: Form 990 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? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
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 2024.
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 February 1954.
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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