American Legion Auxiliary Inc

DES MOINES, IA EIN: 42-0113070 Website

THE AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY, INC, DEPARTMENT OF IOWA IS A NONPROFIT CIVILIAN ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO SUPPORT THE AMERICAN LEGION BY ENHANCING THE LIVES OF OUR VETERANS, MILITARY, AND THEIR FAMILIES BOTH HOME AND ABROAD. SEE SCHEDULE O.THE ORGANIZATION ADVOCATES FOR VETERANS, EDUCATES CITIZENS, MENTORS YOUTH, AND PROMOTES PATRIOTISM, GOOD CITIZENSHIP, PEACE AND SECURITY.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$244K

-7.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$67K

+28.2% YoY

Grant Count

7

+40.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$10K

-8.5% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$214K$427K$641K$854K201920202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$243,992$263,277$325,768
Revenue$746,626$592,803$635,958
Expenses$776,585$646,451$640,355
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$651$459$509
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$17K$33K$50K$67K5 grants20194 grants20204 grants20215 grants20225 grants20237 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2024

MARSHALLTOWN VA$22KSIOUX FALLS VA$11KIOWA CITY VA$9KOMAHA VA$7KAUXILIARY EMERGENCY FUND$6KDES MOINES VA$6KIOWA VETERANS HOME$6K

Grant Size Distribution

30 grants across all recorded years

30<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

CRYSTAL WRIGHTEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$49K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
MARY SYPHERDPRESIDENT2
CRYSTAL WRIGHTEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$48,553
VERLINDA PRIORVICE PRESIDENT2
KELLY ELLIOTNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT2
NICOLE CLAPPLIFE MEMBER2
BETTY BAKERLIFE MEMBER2
MARY JO BERNINGLIFE MEMBER2
DORIS JACKSONDIRECTOR2
ANN REHBEINDIRECTOR2
JOYCE WILLIAMSDIRECTOR2
TERESA KRAMERDIRECTOR2
DEB MILLERDIRECTOR2
DEE ONKENDIRECTOR2
TAMMI QUINLANDIRECTOR2
JANET TRACYDIRECTOR2
RHONDA RUSSELLDIRECTOR2
PHYLLIS WARRENDIRECTOR2
SANDI COXDIRECTOR2
HELEN HILDEBRANDCHAPLAIN2
JAYNE SOPPEDIRECTOR2
PATTI ROLFHISTORIAN2

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

DES MOINESINDIANAPOLISIOWA CITYMARSHALLTOWNOMAHASIOUX FALLS

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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