American Legion Department of Maine Foundation

Analysis

American Legion Department of Maine Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Carmel, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending April 2023, American Legion Department of Maine Foundation reported income of $233k and spending of $62k, leaving 74% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2023, income grew from $21k to $233k (+995%), an average of +231% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 423%. Over the whole period it spent 41% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, American Legion Department of Maine Foundation sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile, and in the 50th percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Windham Neighbors Helping Neighbors ($233k), Center of Owensboro Daviess County ($233k) and Mentor Ring Corp ($233k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending April 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $230k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $230k.