American Legion
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE AMERICAN LEGION IS A PATRIOTIC, MUTUAL-HELP, WAR-TIME VETERANS ORGANIZATION. ADDITIONALLY, THEY HELP SUPPORT VARIOUS COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS.
- Income
- $41,264
- Spending
- $37,194
Source: Form 990EZ 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 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 (3)
- $35,382 spent. THE AMERICAN LEGION HANFORD POST 3 PAYS DUES TO THE AMERICAN LEGION DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA ON BEHALF OF ITS MEMBERSHIP. ADDITIONALLY, THE HANFORD POST DONATES FUNDS TO VARIOUS LOCAL COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS.
- $1,762 spent. THE AMERICAN LEGION POST 3 HOSTS DINNER PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WHICH HONOR MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR PATRIOTIC SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO OUR COUNTRY. THESE PROGRAMS ARE ALSO EDUCATIONAL IN NATURE AND HIGHLIGHT HISTORICAL EVENTS IN KEEPING WITH THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSION.
- THE HANFORD POST DONATES FUNDS TO VARIOUS LOCAL COMMUNITY SERVICE OGANIZATIONS. THE AMERICAN LEGION POST 3 HOSTS DINNER PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WHICH HONORS MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR PATRIOTIC SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO OUR COUNTRY. THESE PROGRAMS ARE ALSO EDUCATIONAL IN NATURE AND HIGHLIGHT HISTORICAL EVENTS IN KEEPING WITH THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSION.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 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 December 2024.
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 March 1956.
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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