American Legion Auxiliary
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
WE HONOR THOSE WHO SERVE BY ENHANCING THE LIVES OF VETERANS, MILITARY, AND THEIR FAMILIES BOTH AT HOME AND ABROAD. WE ADVOCATE FOR VETERANS, EDUCATE OUR CITIZENS, MENTOR YOUTH, AND PROMOTE PATRIOTISM, GOOD CITIZENSHIP, AND PEACE AND SECURITY.
- Income
- $796,117
- Spending
- $795,979
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 940
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 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 August 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 August 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 (3)
- $79,947 spent. REHABILITATION, CARE AND COMFORT OF U.S. VETERANS IN VETERANS ADMINISTRATION HOSPITALS IN TEXAS. DURING THE YEAR VOLUNTEERS DONATED 109,209 HOURS TO SERVE 33,069 TEXAS VETERANS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND IN VETERANS ADMINISTRATION HOSPITALS.
- $358,785 spent. BLUEBONNET GIRLS STATE ANNUAL WORKSHOP FOR HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TO PROMOTE LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND AMERICANISM. DURING THE SESSION 541 GIRLS FROM HIGH SCHOOLS ACROSS TEXAS ATTENDED THE WORKSHOP. VOLUNTEERS DONATED 22,000 HOURS
- $152,955 spent. SPECIAL PROJECT FUNDS - AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS TO COLLEGE STUDENTS AND POST- GRADUATE STUDENTS. DURING THE YEAR, SEVENTEEN (17) SCHOLARSHIPS OF 5,000 EACH WERE AWARDED TO DOCTORATE CANDIDATES PERFROMING CANCER RESEARCH. ALSO DURING THE YEAR, 21 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WERE AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS OF 1,000 EACH, AND 17 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WERE AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS OF 500 EACH.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 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? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
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 August 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 October 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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