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American Legion

EIN 34-6607311 · West Salem, OH

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

Support local veterans and their families.

Income
$21,043
Spending
$19,520

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 (14)
  1. $3,786 spent. AMERICAN LEGION OHIO CHARITIES
  2. $500 spent. WEST SALEM FOOD PANTRY
  3. $100 spent. SAM CENTER
  4. $500 spent. WEST SALEM OUTREACH
  5. $100 spent. VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA
  6. $100 spent. THE TOY BOX
  7. $100 spent. WEST SALEM MESSENGER
  8. $500 spent. WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT
  9. $23 spent. ASHLAND FLORAL FOR 2 MEMORIAL DAY CORSAGES
  10. $133 spent. MEMORIAL DAY FOOD
  11. $140 spent. A TREE FOR OUR VILLAGE, WEST SALEM
  12. $200 spent. A VET IN NEED, THOMAS NESTOR
  13. $100 spent. OHIO VETERANS HOME IN SANDUSKY OHIO
  14. $100 spent. HUMANE SOCIETY PET FOR PATRIOTS PROGRAM

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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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