American Legion
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROVIDE A SELF SUFFICIENT POST HOME INTENDED TO SERVE OUR LEGIONAIRE MEMBERS, FELLOW COMRADES AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. IN PROVIDING THESE SERVICES WE WILL USE THE FOLLOWING PRINCIPLES TO GUIDE OUR ACTIONS: WE WILL BALANCE THE NEEDS OF OUR POST WITH THOSE OF THE END-USER, SEEKING A WIN-WIN SITUATION. WE WILL BE MINDFUL OF OUR MEMBERS AND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS, PROVIDING THEM A FAIR OPPORTUNITY TO BENEFIT FROM THIS ASSET AND WITH COMPETENT, JUST, AND ETHICAL FACILITY MANAGEMENT. WE WILL BE GOOD CITIZENS, RESPECTING OUR NEIGHBORS AND SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITY. WE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE STEWARDS OF THE PROPERTY WE USE, PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT, AND THE ASSETS WE ARE ENTRUSTED WITH.
- Income
- $132,300
- Spending
- $160,906
- Employees
- 0
- Highest pay
- $5,800, sgt. at arms
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 (1)
- PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIAL ACTIVITY AND MUTUAL SUPPORT FOR THE COMMUNITIES' VETERANS. 225 MEMBERS WERE SERVED. A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER WAS PUBLISHED INFORMING MEMBERS OF ACTIVITIES HAPPENING AT THE POST.
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 October 13, 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 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 October 21, 2026.
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