American Legion

Name: IRS record for American Legion
Creator: Internal Revenue Service
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-copyright

Georgetown, DE. EIN 51-6018018. Reported $1,674,496 of revenue for 2023 on its Form 990.

The IRS record

Registered name: AMERICAN LEGION; As the IRS records it, which is how it appears in their own search.
Employer Identification Number: 51-6018018; The identifier the IRS uses for this organization.
Recognized under: 501(c)(19) — veterans’ organization; The subsection of the code its exemption was granted under.
Recognized in: 1946; The year of the IRS ruling.
Classification: not reported; The IRS has never assigned this organization a code.
Gifts to it: Contributions are deductible; Whether the IRS treats a contribution to this organization as deductible.
Legal form: Corporation; How the organization is constituted, as recorded at registration.
Location of record: Georgetown, DE; The address the IRS holds, not necessarily where it operates.
Most recent filing: Form 990; For tax year 2023.

$1,674,496
Total revenue: Contributions, grants, program service revenue and investment income.; $1,590,865
Total expenses: As reported on the return.; $974,501
Total assets, book value: At the end of the year, at what the organization paid for them.; 0
People listed: Officers, directors, trustees, key employees and highest-paid employees.; not reported
Largest reported compensation: This organization reported paying nobody it listed.

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Data retrieved September 19, 2026