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American Legion Auxiliary

EIN 43-1300535 · Sikeston, MO

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedToo small or too little detailImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY -UNIT 114 IS A LOCAL MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION OF WOMEN WHOSE RELATIVES SERVED IN THE AMERICAN ARMED FORCES DURING CERTAIN WARTIME PERIODS. THE AUXILIARY KEEPS ITS MEMBERS APPRISED OF STORIES FOR SOLDIERS, VETERANS, FAMILIES & YOUTH. THE AUXILIARY SUPPORTS VARIOUS PROJECTS WHICH DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BENEFIT VETERANS AND/OR THEIR DESCENDANTS. THEY EDUCATE CHILDREN FOR LEADERSHIP THROUGH SUPPORTING GIRLS NATION, THE SPIRIT OF YOUTH FUND, AND BY ORGANIZING LOCAL SCHOLARASHIP PROGRAMS. THEY HELP THEIR MEMBERS THROUGH FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO AUXILIARY MEMBERS WHO HAVE EXHAUSTED ALL OTHER PERSONAL AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES. ACTIVITES SUPPORTED INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: POPPY SALES YOUTH BASEBALL PROGRAMS BLOOD DRIVES GIRLS NATION OTHER COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

Income
$139,850
Spending
$150,924
Employees
0

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)
  1. $116,862 spent. SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES: THE AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY -UNIT 114 SPONSORS VARIOUS YOUTH ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS GIRLS NATION AND YOUTH BASEBALL. IN ADDITION, IT PROVIDES FOR DONATIONS TO VARIOUS CHARITIES DESCRIBED IN IRC 501(C)(3) WHICH BENEFIT THE MEMBERS AND/OR THEIR DESCENDANTS.
  2. $10,000 spent. SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS: THE AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY-UNIT 114 ESTABLISHES AND SUPPORTS SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS AND ALERTS ELIGIBLE STUDENTS TO EXISTING SCHOLARSHIP RESOURCES.
  3. $430 spent. VETERANS AND MILITARY FAMILY PROGRAMS: THE AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY -UNIT 114 ADMINISTERS THE POPPY PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES CONTRIBUTIONS TO ASSIST VETERANS.

Source: Form 990 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 7, 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 September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since October 1946.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.

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