California · Nonprofit
American Legion Auxiliary Department of California
American Legion Auxiliary Department of California (California) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $83,396 to it, the largest being AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY 291 NEWPORT HARBOR ($83,396). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $717k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $83k
- Net assets
- $1.9M
What American Legion Auxiliary Department of California does
Mission
To aid the American Legion to carry out Americanism and welfare programs
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Poppy Program:Promotes public awareness of disabled veterans through offering of poppies to general public by the units. Proceeds are applied to general welfare and rehabilitation of hospitalized servicemen. Production of poppies provides recreation/rehabilitation to veterans.
$31,569 spent$39,986 earned by the program9% of program spendingGeneral Welfare Program:Provide welfare assistance and services to the needy children, students and veterans. Approximately 13 scholarships were given to students during the year.
$43,101 spent12% of program spendingGirls State Program:Provides girls state session during summer to promote Americanism and citizenship to approximately 500 participants selected from various schools.
$272,953 spentof which $25,363 as grants$319,243 earned by the program79% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $347,623.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $1.8M to $1.9M (+9%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
43% of American Legion Auxiliary Department of California’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (84% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Linda Workman
Fin. Cmte. Chair - Until 06/30/25
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2018 → 2021: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $12k → $10k.
Left out of every figure on this page: $20k from one payer (the payer shares this organization's board, largest American Legion Auxiliary Fndn). These are real filings, and they are not money American Legion Auxiliary Department of California raised.
From the IRS filings of American Legion Auxiliary Department of California’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of American Legion Auxiliary Department of California's grant income comes from California funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
American Legion Auxiliary Department of California holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 1,934 public benefit nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,934 public benefit nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like American Legion Auxiliary Department of California
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
57% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- American Legion · exempt
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for American Legion Auxiliary Department of California: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds American Legion Auxiliary Department of California?
- American Legion Auxiliary Department of California (California) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $83,396 to it, the largest being AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY 291 NEWPORT HARBOR ($83,396). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does American Legion Auxiliary Department of California have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $83,396 in grants to American Legion Auxiliary Department of California, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of American Legion Auxiliary Department of California?
- AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY 291 NEWPORT HARBOR is the largest funder on record, with $83,396 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like American Legion Auxiliary Department of California find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing