American Legion
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
A PATRIOTIC VETERANS ORGANIZATION DEVOTED TO MUTUAL HELPFULNESS, COMMITTED TO MENTORING & SPONSORSHIP OF YOUTH PROGRAMS IN THE COMMUNITY, ADVOCATING PATRIOTISM & HONOR, PROMOTING A STRONG NATIONAL SECURITY, & CONTINUED DEVOTION TO FELLOW SERVICE MEMBERS & VETERANS. DONATIONS ARE GIVEN TO FELLOW VETERANS & THEIR FAMILIES IN TIMES OF GRIEF, AS WELL AS, TO VARIOUS SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES TO ENSURE THE FUTURE SUCCESS OF OUR YOUTH. IN ADDITION, POST 136 OF THE AMERICAN LEGION MAINTAINS A CANTEEN FOR THE SOCIAL ENJOYMENT AND RECREATION OF ITS MEMBERS.
- Income
- $137,870
- Spending
- $124,471
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 50
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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, 2025, 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, 2025, 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 (5)
- $22,137 spent. SONS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION (SAL) EXIST TO HONOR THE SERVICE AND SACRIFICE OF LEGIONNAIRES. SAL MEMBERS INCLUDE MALES OF ALL AGES WHOSE PARENTS OR GRANDPARENTS SERVED IN THE U.S. MILITARY AND WERE ELIGIBLE FOR AMERICAN LEGION MEMBERSHIP. THEIR EMPHASIS IS ON PRESERVING AMERICAN TRADITIONS AND VALUES, IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR NATION'S CHILDREN, CARING FOR VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND TEACHING THE FUNDAMENTALS OF GOOD CITIZENSHIP. THEY SUPPORT THE CITIZENS FLAG ALLIANCE, A COALITION DEDICATED TO PROTECTING THE U.S. FLAG FROM DESECRATION. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025, THE SONS OF AMERICAN LEGION OF POST 136 HAD 130 MEMBERS. THE REVENUE OF $25,889 WAS INCLUDED IN MEMBERSHIP DUES AND FUNDRAISING AND DONATIONS.
- $11,462 spent. AMERICAN LEGION RIDERS OF POST 136 ARE MOTORCYCLE ENTHUSIASTS RIDING TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. THEY SUPPORT VETERANS BY VISITING VA HOSPITALS, PROVIDING WELCOME HOMES AND SEND OFFS FOR THEIR MILITARY MEMBERS WHO RETURN OR WHO DEPLOY TO HOSTILE AREAS, PARTICIPATING IN PARADES, SUPPORTING CHARITIES THAT ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO VETERANS OR VETERANS PROGRAMS. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025, THE AMERICAN LEGION RIDERS OF POST 136 HAD 22 MEMBERS. TOTAL REVENUES FOR THE RIDERS ($10,601) HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN CONTRIBUTIONS, MEMBER DUES AND FUNDRAISING.
- $8,756 spent. MEMBERSHIP DUES & ASSESSMENTS FOR THE AMERICAN LEGION POST 136. IT HAD A TOTAL OF 212 MEMBERS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF MEMBERSHIP DUES RECEIVED INCLUDE THE DUES RECEIVED FROM THE AMERICAN LEGION RIDERS AND SONS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION. THE DUES AND ASSESSMENTS PAID OUT TO THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION INCLUDE THE DUES PAID ON BEHALF OF THE RIDERS AND SONS.
- YOUTH ACTIVITIES INCLUDED SCHOLARSHIPS AND BOYS STATE.
- PAYMENTS MADE TO OR ON BEHALF OF MEMBERS DUE TO HARDSHIP SITUATIONS. FOR 2025, THE LEGION PAID $104 FOR DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2012 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on May 15, 2013.
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 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 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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