Our Impact

We are one of the nation’s most prominent supporters of veterans, military, and their families. The American Legion Auxiliary helps to advance the mission of The American Legion.

From helping to draft the GI Bill in 1944 to advocating for veterans on Capitol Hill, the nonpartisan American Legion Family is instrumental in advancing legislation that improves the quality of life for our nation’s veterans and servicemembers.

Annual Reports

2022-2023 TOTAL IMPACT NUMBERS

Total volunteer hours x $31.80 $198,349,034
Dollars raised/spent for veterans, military, and families $14,066,097
Dollars raised/spent for youth, scholarships, communities $14,732,386
Subtotal $227,147,517

SERVICE FOR VETERANS/MILITARY/FAMILIES

Number of veterans/active duty/reserve military served 551,825
Number of military families served 183,865
Number of youth served 405,965

VOLUNTEER HOURS

Hours serving veterans/military 2,930,887
Hours serving family support 665,958
Hours serving youth development 447,861
Hours for ALA Girls State 199,395
Hours for community 1,993,290
Total volunteer hours 6,237,391

DOLLARS RAISED/SPENT ON YOUTH, SCHOLARSHIPS, COMMUNITY

Youth support
$ spent on goods for youth activities $1,840,911
$ direct aid to needy children (cash aid) $683,399
All other C&Y expenses $641,009
Contributions to other child charities $1,562,678
ALA Girls State $2,621,471
Scholarships $1,274,444
Community $6,108,474
Total Youth, Scholarships, and Community $14,732,386

DOLLARS RAISED/SPENT ON VETERANS, MILITARY, AND THEIR FAMILIES

Veterans/active duty/reserve $8,626,489
In-kind donations $1,601,378
Dollars raised from poppies or poppy items distributed $2,042,345
Total amount paid to veterans who made poppies $211,098
Military families $1,584,787
Total dollars raised/spent $14,066,097

Due to publishing deadlines, data represents actual numbers received by American Legion Auxiliary departments during the reporting year of April 30, 2022, to May 1, 2023, with reporting from 94% participation of departments

"I remember going down to the Legion post with my grandfather [World War II U.S. Army veteran Howard Schlitter], and hearing him say things like, “You’ve got to take care of the veterans. You’ve got to be there for them and help them out.” None of that really resonated with me until after he was gone. Then, I realized I have to be his voice."
- Mike Monserud, ALA member of Auxiliary Unit 37 in Ames, Iowa

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