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American Legion Harry White Wilmer Post 82

Public charity · Grantmaker La Plata, MD EIN: 52-0614435 Website

To promote americanism and activities of a patriotic or civic nature, to conduct youth programs, give comfort and aid to widows, orphans, and families of members of the us armed forces.

American Legion Harry White Wilmer Post 82 at a glance

In short: American Legion Harry White Wilmer Post 82 gave $30K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $15K), mostly in Maryland. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$29,694
-10.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$14,847
-10.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$14,847
Total assets
$978,241
-0.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Maryland (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who American Legion Harry White Wilmer Post 82 funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Warfighter Advance: $18KWarfighter Advance$18KSal Detachment of MD: $12KSal Detachment of MD$12K

The largest 2025 recipient was Warfighter Advance ($18K). Together the top 2 received $30K.

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 7 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

TowsonBaltimorePatuxent

How American Legion Harry White Wilmer Post 82 gives

  • Giving grew 29% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K1 grant2019 Total only2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2019) to $40K (2023). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $30K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Warfighter Advance Patuxent, MD—$17,777
Sal Detachment of MD Baltimore, MDChild Support$11,917
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$978,241$352,002$360,661$29,6942$13,655
2024$983,763$305,531$314,845$33,2072$15,108
2023$990,088$324,432$318,532$39,8481$4,116
2022$977,674$356,929$249,361$22,9951$4,118
2021$888,161$161,035$184,156$8,1001$2,578
2020$906,701$176,332$214,566$16,964Total only$3,136
2019$932,089$236,388$255,288$5,2401$3,366

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About American Legion Harry White Wilmer Post 82

Based on IRS filings

American Legion Harry White Wilmer Post 82 is a public charity, based in La Plata, MD. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $978K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $30K. Net investment income was $14K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

American Legion Harry White Wilmer Post 82's 2025 filing lists 11 officers; none of the 11 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Harry Tafe

    Director

    2nd Vice Com → First Vice C, 2021

    First Vice C → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Raymond Hindle

    Director

    Commander → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Norman Shelton

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Quade

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bob Striegel

    Judge Advoca

    On filings since 2020

    6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Laquay

    2nd Vice Com

    On filings since 2023

    6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Flatley

    Commander

    Chaplain → Adjutant, 2024

    Adjutant → Commander, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Zayas

    1st Vice Com

    Commander → 1st Vice Com, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ron Ansell

    Sargeant at

    On filings since 2024

    6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charles Marsh

    Finance Officer

    New on the 2025 filing

    6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Zabriskie

    Adjutant

    New on the 2025 filing

    6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (18)
  • Former: Bill Rees (2019–2024) — Finance
  • Former: David Abilgard (2024) — First Vice C
  • Former: Paul Stockman (2024) — Chaplain
  • Former: Dave Black (2019–2023) — Adjutant
  • Former: George Hawley (2019–2023) — Commander
  • Former: Buddy Hindle (2023) — Director
  • Former: Donna Baker (2023) — Director
  • Former: William Rees (2023) — Finance
  • Former: Bob Huffman (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Cheryl Wedding (2021–2022) — 2nd Vice Com
  • Former: Kevin Buckner (2021–2022) — Chaplain
  • Former: Doug Clarke Sr. (2019–2020) — Chaplain
  • Former: Marvin Lewis (2020) — Sgt at Arms
  • Former: Sid Grimes (2020) — Director Ho
  • Former: Bob Streigle (2019) — Judge Advoca
  • Former: Doug Wamsley (2019) — Director
  • Former: Marv Lewis (2019) — Sgt at Arms
  • Former: Norm Shelton (2019) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about American Legion Harry White Wilmer Post 82

How much does American Legion Harry White Wilmer Post 82 give each year?

American Legion Harry White Wilmer Post 82 gave $30K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $33K across 2 grants.

How large is American Legion Harry White Wilmer Post 82?

American Legion Harry White Wilmer Post 82 reported $978K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $352K.

Where does American Legion Harry White Wilmer Post 82 operate?

American Legion Harry White Wilmer Post 82 has awarded grants in Maryland.

What is American Legion Harry White Wilmer Post 82's EIN?

American Legion Harry White Wilmer Post 82's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-0614435. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 3, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 28, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 27, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 27, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 24, 2025)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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