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American Legion

EIN 38-1305826 · Farmingtn Hls, MI

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

What it says it does

SEE 36 U.S.C. SEC. 21702

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

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 September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (4)

AS PART OF ITS YOUTH PROGRAM (WHICH ATTRACTS RECOGNITION AND CONTRIBUTIONS FROM OUTSIDE THE LOCAL POST), POST 346 ANNUALLY SPONSORS SEVERAL LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE AMERICAN LEGION BOYS' STATE GOVERNMENTAL LEADERSHIP EVENT, AND IN SOME YEARS ALSO SUPPORTS ONE OR MORE LOCAL YOUTH ATHLETIC TEAMS DURING THE SUMMERS.
SELECT COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES (BUT NEITHER POLITICAL NOR PARTISAN) ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN A WEEKLY EMAILED POST NEWSLETTER, WHICH ALSO INCLUDES INFORMATION USEFUL TO POST MEMBERS ABOUT ENTERTAINMENT, RECREATIONAL AND SOCIAL PROGRAMS, AND HELP IN OBTAINING CARE AND ASSISTANCE FOR VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THROUGH MANDATORY DUES ALLOCATION, LOCAL MEMBERS ALSO PARTICIPATE IN STATE AND NATIONAL ORGANIZATION ADVISORY AND INFORMATIONAL PROGRAMS.
PATRIOTIC ACTIVITIES INCLUDE SPONSORSHIP OF THE CITY OF FARMINGTON'S ANNUAL CIVIC PARADE. DECEASED VETERANS ARE REMEMBERED THROUGH THE ANNUAL POPPY DRIVE. PROCEEDS FROM POPPY DONATIONS SUPPORT DISABLED LIVING VETERANS. POST 346 USUALLY SPONSORS A VETERANS' DAY LUNCHEON, AND VARIOUS RECREATIONAL AND SOCIAL PROGRAMS FOR VETERANS, INCLUDING OUTINGS AND VERY POPULAR GET-TOGETHERS DURING THE WARMER MONTHS FOR SPECIAL DINNERS.
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Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

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 September 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 April 1945.
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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