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Amvets

EIN 75-2678656 · Odessa, TX

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LegitimacyCautionRegistration 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

TO COOPERATE WITH ALL DULY RECOGNIZED EXISTING VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS IN THE FURTHERANCE OF THE AIMS OF WORLD WAR II, KOREA AND VIETNAM VETERANS.

Income
$189,049
Spending
$88,742
Employees
14

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 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 September 30, 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 September 30, 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. ASSISTED IN THE REHABILITATION OF VETERANS BY PROVIDING COUNSEL OF INSURANCE, HOUSING, RECREATION, PERSONAL PROBLEMS, HOSPITALIZATION AND VETERANS BENEFITS.PROVIDED INTERNET ACCESS FOR JOB SEARCHES, EMAILS, AND SOCIAL MEDIA.
  2. DELIVER CLOTHING, FOOD AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER IN ODESSA, TX, assisting more than 50 families per week. We also provide help with utility bills and lease payments.
  3. PROVIDED DONATIONS AND EXPENDITURES TO THE GEORGE H. O'BRIEN JR. VA MEDICAL CENTER IN BIG SPRING, TX, AS WELL AS TRANSPORTATION FOR PATIENTS TO AND FROM THE HOSPITAL AND HOSTING EVENTS FOR VETERAN PATIENTS.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 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? Caution.

    Not on the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.

    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 May 1945.

    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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