Amvets
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO UPHOLD AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES; TO SAFEGUARD THE PRINCIPLES OF FREEDOM, LIBERTY, AND JUSTICE FOR ALL; TO PROMOTE THE CAUSE OF PEACE AND GOODWILL AMONG NATIONS; TO MAINTAIN INVIOLATE THE FREEDOM OF OUR COUNTRY; TO PRESERVE THE FUNDAMENTALS OF DEMOCRACY; TO PERPETUATE THE FRIENDSHIP AND ASSOCIATIONS OF THESE VETERANS; AND, TO DEDICATE OURSELVES TO THE CAUSE OF MUTUAL ASSISTANCE, THIS BY THE GRACE OF GOD.
- Income
- $215,924
- Spending
- $149,371
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
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 (2)
- $3,432 spent. THE ORGANIZATION CONTRIBUTED TO HELP FUND PROJECTS FOR INDIVIDUAL VETERANS THAT HAD EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH HOUSING ISSUES AND ESSENTIAL REPAIRS, ETC AND VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS.
- $4,030 spent. THE ORGANIZATION CONTRIBUTED FUNDS TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO 4 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES OF THE 2 LOCAL COUNTIES REPRESENTED BY THE POST. THE SCHOLARSHIPS WILL PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE GRADUATE AS THEY PURSUE TO FURTHER THEIR EDUCATION.
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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 7, 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 September 7, 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 September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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