American Legion
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
SERVICE TO VETERANS, COMMUNITY, STATE AND NATION, TO FURTHER THE PROGRAMS OF THE NATIONAL AND STATE AMERICAN LEGION FAMILIES AND TO CONTINUE THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION.IN DIXON, CALIFORNIA THE AMERICAN LEGION POST 208 PRIMARY MISSION IS OF HELPING VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES WHILE CONTINUALLY SPREADING THE WORD OF BENEFITS AVAILABLE TO THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED THEIR COUNTRY.
- Income
- $114,139
- Spending
- $117,071
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 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 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 June 30, 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 (1)
- THE AMERICAN LEGION IN DIXON, CALIFORNIA HAS HELD NUMEROUS RECRUITING EVENTS INVOLVING ITS COMMISSARY, COFFEE COUNTER, MEETING HALL AND MEMBERS BAR IN ORDER TO EDUCATE, INFORM, INVOLVE, AND INVITE LOCAL AND OUT OF TOWN VETERANS TO SEEK THE LEGION HALL AS A PLACE TO MOURN THEIR DEAD AND REMEMBER THEIR LOSS. OVER 9 DECEASED VETERANS PER DAY ARE NOW BEING INTERRED IN THE NEARBY SACRAMENTO VALLEY NATIONAL CEMETARY. ALONG WITH THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY NATIONAL CEMETARY SUPPORT COMMITTEE, THE LEGION HAS MADE ITS FACILITIES AVAILABLE AS A PLACE FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO CELEBRATE FINAL MILITARY HONORS FOR THOSE LOST IN BATTLE AND TO HONOR ALL VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WHO HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED UNDER HONORABLE CONDITIONS.THE LEGION HAS GAINED APPROVAL TO HOST TUESDAY NIGHT BINGO GAMES IN THE HALL AS LONG AS THERE IS NO RESERVATION FOR FUNERAL GATHERINGS. THE LEGION COMMANDER HAS OBTAINED THE NECESSARY LICENSES AND THE EVENT IS SUPERVISED BY THE GAMING PROVIDER. EXCESS PROFITS FROM THIS ACTIVITY ARE DEDICATED TO LOCAL NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 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 November 6, 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 June 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 February 1934.
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 November 4, 2026.
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