Amvets
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
1. TO SERVE OUR COUNTRY IN PEACE AS IN WAR; TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN THE WELFARE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TOWARD LASTING PROSPERITY AND PEACE FOR ALL ITS INHABITANTS. 2. TO ENCOURAGE, IN KEEPING THE POLICIES OF OUR GOVERNMENT, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CONCRETE PLAN TO SECURE PERMANENT INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND TO ASSIST IN THE MAINTENANCE OF INTERNATIONAL PEACE. 3. TO INSPIRE IN OUR MEMBERSHIP A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY AND TO DEVELOP LEADERSHIP FOR THE PRESERVATION OF OUR AMERICAN DEMOCRATIC WAY OF LIFE. 4. TO HELP UNIFY DIVERGENT GROUPS IN THE OVERALL INTEREST OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY. 5. TO TRAIN OUR YOUTH TO BECOME PURPOSEFUL CITIZENS IN A DEMOCRACY WITH FULL KNOWLEDGE OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES AS WELL AS THE PRIVILEGES OF CITIZENSHIP. 6. TO COOPERATE WITH ALL DULY RECOGNIZED EXISTING VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS IN THE FURTHERANCE OF THE AIMS OF THE AMERICAN VETERANS WHO HAVE SERVED OR ARE SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES DURING AND SINCE WORLD WAR II. 7. TO ENSURE THE ORDERLY
- Income
- $598,257
- Spending
- $559,013
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 60
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 (2)
- TO ASSIST VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
- TO ASSIST VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
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 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 May 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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