Minnesota · Public charity
American Legion Auxiliary Dept of Minnes
In the spirit of service, not self, the mission of the american legion auxiliary is to support the american legion and to honor the sacrifice of those who serve by enhancing the lives of our veterans, military, and their families, both at home and abroad.
- $196k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 8
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 8
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 25%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $123k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $21,195
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $27,618
- Organizations funded a year
- 7 to 8
- FY2022 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 5
- Total assets, FY2025
- $3.0M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 25% of the organizations American Legion Auxiliary Dept of Minnes funded were first-time grantees, receiving 23% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 77% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $28k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 8 | $123k | 0% |
| FY2024 | 8 | $119k | 25% |
| FY2023 | 7 | $154k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 7 | $137k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2022 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Legion Auxiliary Fndn | $144,633 | 4 | 8% |
| Armed Forces Center | $93,092 | 4 | n/a |
| American Legion Auxiliary National Headquarters | $92,298 | 4 | 0% |
| Fisher House Foundation Inc | $83,907 | 4 | 0% |
| Minnesota Veterans Home Family Council-Minneapolis | $32,731 | 2 | n/a |
| Minnesota American Legion Auxiliary and the Sons of the American | $26,618 | 4 | 35% |
| Legionville School Safety Patrol Training Center Inc | $23,035 | 4 | 2% |
| Believet Canine Service Partners Inc | $20,588 | 1 | 3% |
| American Legion Family Hospital Association | $16,382 | 3 | 11% |
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
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How this is measured
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About American Legion Auxiliary Dept of Minnes
- How much does American Legion Auxiliary Dept of Minnes give?
- American Legion Auxiliary Dept of Minnes reported 8 itemized grants totaling $122,908, out of $196,073 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 7 and 8 organizations a year over FY2022 to FY2024.
- What does American Legion Auxiliary Dept of Minnes fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2022 to FY2025, its largest causes are Human Services (43%), Community Improvement (27%), Public Benefit (17%).
- Who are American Legion Auxiliary Dept of Minnes's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2022 to FY2025: American Legion Auxiliary Fndn ($145k), Armed Forces Center ($93k), American Legion Auxiliary National Headquarters ($92k).
- Does American Legion Auxiliary Dept of Minnes fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 25% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as American Legion Auxiliary Dept of Minnes?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is American Legion Auxiliary Dept of Minnes based?
- American Legion Auxiliary Dept of Minnes is based in MN.
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