American Legion
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
AMERICAN LEGION POST 284'S MISSION DUPLICATES THAT OF OUR PARENT ORGANIZATION IN EVERY RESPECT. WE SUPPORT, IN A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT WAYS, THE CORE VALUE OF THE AMERICAN LEGION, NAMELY PROVIDING SUPPORT TO AMERICANISM, VETERANS, CHILDREN AND YOUTH PROGRAMS, AND OUR COMMUNITIES. WE PROVIDE VOLUNTEER HOURS AND MONETARY DONATIONS TO SUPPORT THOSE CAUSES. IN ADDITION, WE EDUCATE OUR MEMBERSHIP ON THE MOST EFFICIENT AND BENEFICIAL WAYS TO ACCOMPLISH THAT MISSION.
- Income
- $465,598
- Spending
- $502,239
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 896
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 (5)
- $240,461 spent. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES GAMING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS BINGO ON A REGULAR BASIS.
- $168,722 spent. THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES A RESTAURANT, THE TOPSIDE LOUNGE.
- $54,647 spent. SPECIAL EVENTS ARE HELD BY MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION AT THE LEGION.
- $18,834 spent. THE ENTITY MAKES DONATIONS TO WORTHY LOCAL PERSONS AND ENTITIES, AS APPROVED BY THE BOARD, AND UNDER GUIDELINES OF THE VIRGINIA CHARITABLE GAMING COMMISSION. THEY ALSO VISIT MCGUIRE VETERAN HOSPITAL SEVERAL TIMES A MONTH TO COMFORT/ASSIST HOSPITALIZED VETERANS.
- THE ENTITY MAKES DONATIONS TO WORTHY LOCAL PERSONS AND ENTITIES, AS APPROVED BY THE BOARD, AND UNDER GUIDELINES OF THE VIRGINIA CHARITABLE GAMING COMMISSION. THEY ALSO VISIT MCGUIRE VETERAN HOSPITAL SEVERAL TIMES A MONTH TO COMFORT/ASSIST HOSPITALIZED VETERANS.
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 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 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 November 4, 2026.
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