American Legion Post 148

Public charity · Grantmaker Colonial Beach, VA EIN: 54-1207581

Support American Legion State and National Programs; Provide financial support to Veterans Organizations, Youth Programs, Scholarships and Community/Civic Organizations; and provide a gathering and socializing place for active military, veterans, and their spouses.

American Legion Post 148 at a glance

In short: American Legion Post 148 gave $53K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $26K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$52,967
+184.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
-33.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$26,484
+327.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$26,484
Total assets
$611,352
-33.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
Florida (81% 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 Post 148 funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

EOD Wounded Warriors: $43KEOD Wounded Warriors$43K

The largest 2025 recipient was EOD Wounded Warriors ($43K).

Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($10,000), which are not listed by name.

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

NicevilleBurgessColonial Beach

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150KTotal only2019 Total only2020 Total only2021 Total only2022 Total only2023 3 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $600 (2020) to $102K (2023). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $53K.

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
EOD Wounded Warriors Niceville, FLVeterans Assistance$42,967
1 individual scholarship Recipients not named —$10,000
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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$611,352$317,989$314,777$52,9672$3
2024$917,895$280,900$343,489$18,6053$4
2023$993,309$316,967$367,997$101,952Total only—
2022$817,147$349,901$274,710$27,553Total only$9
2021$548,414$196,231$163,208$2,609Total only$12
2020$522,438$188,976$115,002$600Total only$4
2019$461,527$239,315$193,682$10,274Total only$-1,749

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

About American Legion Post 148

Based on IRS filings

American Legion Post 148 is a public charity, based in Colonial Beach, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $611K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $53K. Net investment income was $3.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

American Legion Post 148's 2025 filing lists 11 officers; none of the 11 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Heather Cook

    Clubroom Manager

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $43K (2023) → $0 (2025)

  • Gary Starkey

    Sargeant at Arms

    On filings since 2019

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kyle Weiss

    Finance Officer

    Commander → Finance Officer, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    50 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roger Dean

    Member at Large

    Service Officer → Member at Large, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Todd Hayden

    Historian

    On filings since 2019

    15 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Travis Cook

    Commander

    Adjutant → Commander, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    60 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Billy Roberts

    3rd Vice Cmdr

    On filings since 2022

    30 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike White

    Chaplin

    Chaplain → Chaplin, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Constantine

    1st Vice Cmdr

    On filings since 2023

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Midkiff

    Judge Advocate

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Hill

    2nd Vice Cmdr

    New on the 2025 filing

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (12)
  • Former: Alan Rosa (2020–2024) — 2nd Vice Cmdr
  • Former: Robert Hollis (2024) — Service Officer
  • Former: Sharon Hursey (2024) — Adjutant
  • Former: Johnny Baker (2022–2023) — Finance Officer
  • Former: Dale Millan (2019–2022) — 1st Vice Cmdr
  • Former: Lloyd Edwards (2019–2021) — Chaplain
  • Former: Shannon Jones (2019–2021) — Finance Officer
  • Former: Gregory Lynn (2021) — 3rd Vice Cmdr
  • Former: Richard D Adams (2019–2020) — Clubroom Manager
  • Former: Greg Lynn (2020) — 3rd Vice Cmdr
  • Former: Charley Williams (2019) — 2nd Vice Cmdr
  • Former: Margie Hook (2019) — 3rd Vice Cmdr

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2023 IRS filing

Heather Cook — Clubroom Manager: $43KHeather CookClubroom Manager$43K

The highest reported compensation on the 2023 filing was $43K, to Heather Cook (Clubroom Manager).

Frequently asked questions about American Legion Post 148

How much does American Legion Post 148 give each year?

American Legion Post 148 gave $53K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $19K across 3 grants.

How large is American Legion Post 148?

American Legion Post 148 reported $611K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $318K.

Where does American Legion Post 148 operate?

American Legion Post 148 has awarded grants in Florida, Virginia.

What is American Legion Post 148's EIN?

American Legion Post 148's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-1207581. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 22, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 11, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 12, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 4, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 17, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 1, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 4, 2026)

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