American Legion
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO ENHANCE THE WELL-BEING OF AMERICA'S VETERANS, THEIR FAMILIES, OUR MILITARY, AND OUR COMMUNITIES BY OUR DEVOTION TO MUTUAL HELPFULNESS. THE AMERICAN LEGION'S VISION STATEMENT IS "THE AMERICAN LEGION:VETERANS STRENGTHENING AMERICA."
- Income
- $123,183
- Spending
- $108,261
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 350
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)
- $34,989 spent. AMONG AMERICAN LEGION MEMBERS, THERE IS NO RANK OR PREJUDICE, ONLY PURPOSE. A VETERAN IS A VETERAN. THE PURPOSE OF VETERANS IN THE AMERICAN LEGION IS TO STRENGTHEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA THROUGH PROGRAMS, SERVICES, COMPASSION AND ACTIONS THAT HAVE PROVEN VITAL, TIMELESS AND LIFE-CHANGING FOR OVER A CENTURY. OUR 2024 ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE: 1) WE MAKE OUR FACILITY AVAILABLE TO OTHER VETERAN ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS, ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART, UNITED MILITARY WOMEN OF THE SOUTHWEST AND THE VET CENTER FREE OF CHARGE; 2) HOSTING OF A POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER GROUP AT THE POST TWICE A MONTH; 3) RESTARTED THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION; 4) REINSTATED THE AMERICAN LEGION RIDERS CHAPTER 4; 5) PARTICIPATE IN THE RAISING AND LOWERING OF THE GARRISON FLAG FLOWN AT THE PARK ON SPECIAL PATRIOTIC DAYS; 6) PARTICIPATE IN THE ANNUAL HOMELESS VETERAN STANDDOWN PROVIDING THOSE LESS FORTUNATE VETERANS WITH FOOD, CLOTHING, HYGIENE ITEMS, COUNSELING AND MEDICAL CARE; 7) PROVIDES FREE SOCIAL GATHERINGS FOR ALL MEMBERS EVERY MONTH; AND 8) ASSISTANCE TO AN AVERAGE OF FOUR VETERANS EACH MONTH IN FILING THEIR CLAIMS TO THE VERTERANS ADMINISTRATION; 9) PROVIDED CELEBRATION OF LIFE SPACE FOR FALLEN VETERANS, 10) ATTENDED VETERAN'S FUNERALS AND MEMORIALS PROVIDING FLOWERS AND OTHER GIFTS IN REMEMBERANCE OF THOSE VETERANS WE HAVE LOST, AND 11) ESTABLISHED A "BUDDY CHECK" INITIATIVE.
- $33,279 spent. POST 10 HAS GENEROUSLY GIVEN DONATIONS TO THOSE IN NEED AS FOLLOWS: 1) PURCHASED A THERAPY CHAIR FOR A WWII VETERAN WHO WAS GIVEN SIX MONTHS TO LIVE; THE CHAIR SAVED HIS LIFE AND IS NOW A MEMBER OF THE POST 2) HONOR FLIGHT OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND EL PASO WHO TAKE VETERANS TO VISIT THEIR MEMORIALS IN WASHINGTON DC FREE OF CHARGE; 3) AMERICAN LEGION CHILDREN AND YOUTH PROGRAM, ORATORICAL PROGRAM, BOYS AND GIRLS STATE AND THE FISHER HOUSE; 4) SUPPORTED THE CHILDREN AD YOUTH CAMP IN ESTANCIA, NM; 5) CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR THE STATE VETERANS HOME IN TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, NM FOR NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS; 6) LEGACY SCHOLARSHIP OF $1,000: 7) FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA, ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART, UNITY MILITARY WOMEN OF THE SOUTHWEST, AMERICAN LEGION DEPARTMENT OF NEW MEXICO AND OTHER NM POSTS WHO SOLICITED SUPPORT; AND 8) INNUMERABLE VETERANS AND VETERAN FAMILIES NEEDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THEIR RENT, UTILITIES, FOOD, AND VARIOUS OTHER FINANCIAL AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS.
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 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 2024.
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 March 1946.
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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