Avon American Legion Post 145
Community, youth and veteran support
Avon American Legion Post 145 at a glance
In short: Avon American Legion Post 145 gave $27K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $27K), mostly in Indiana. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $27,428
- -53.3% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 1
- Average grant
- $27,428
- Median grant
- $27,428
- Total assets
- $1,974,950
- -2.4% vs 2023
- Primary geography
- Indiana (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.
Who Avon American Legion Post 145 funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was American Legion Auxiliary ($27K).
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Avon American Legion Post 145 gives
- Giving grew 219% from 2021 to 2024. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2020) to $68K (2022). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $27K.
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
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| American Legion Auxiliary Avon, IN | To Promote the Servi | $27,428 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,974,950 | $800,894 | $578,128 | $27,428 | 1 | $8,727 |
| 2023 | $2,022,719 | $525,804 | $468,826 | $58,709 | Total only | $6,976 |
| 2022 | $2,171,953 | $717,143 | $503,658 | $67,844 | Total only | $94 |
| 2021 | $2,221,380 | $615,226 | $391,701 | $8,587 | 1 | $22 |
| 2020 | $2,026,037 | $383,618 | $338,392 | $5,915 | 1 | $48 |
| 2019 | $2,116,014 | $481,140 | $340,383 | $20,224 | Total only | $35 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Avon American Legion Post 145
Based on IRS filings
Avon American Legion Post 145 is a public charity, based in Avon, IN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $2.0M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $27K. Net investment income was $9K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Avon American Legion Post 145's 2024 filing lists 12 officers; none of the 12 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Frank Reeves
Adjutant
Adjutant → Secretary, 2023
Secretary → Adjutant, 2024
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sadi Valdez
Historian
Chaplain → At Large, 2021
At Large → Historian, 2023
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Vic Hutchings
Sergeant at
At Large → Sergeant at, 2024
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Moore
Finance Officer
At Large → 2nd Vice Commander, 2023
2nd Vice Commander → Finance Officer, 2024
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brent Willet
Commander
Service Officer → 1st Vice Commander, 2023
1st Vice Commander → Commander, 2024
On filings since 2021
30 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul Paulson
Service Officer
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Terry Sheckell
2nd Vice Com
At Large → 2nd Vice Com, 2024
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gregg Hamm
Chaplain
New on the 2024 filing
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hugh M. Reed
At Large
New on the 2024 filing
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Lawson
At Large
New on the 2024 filing
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Larry Furnace
Attorney
New on the 2024 filing
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Jackson
1st Vice Com
New on the 2024 filing
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (13)
- Former: Allan Yackey (2019–2023) — Attorney
- Former: Bruce Hoover (2019–2023) — Finance Officer
- Former: Michael McDonnell (2019–2023) — Sergeant at Arms
- Former: Michael Jackson (2020–2023) — Chaplain
- Former: Rick Duncan (2023) — Commander
- Former: Earl Hoffmann (2019–2022) — Historian
- Former: Michael Welsh (2019–2022) — Commander
- Former: Richard Duncan (2019–2022) — 1st Vice Commander
- Former: Tony Valdez (2021–2022) — 2nd Vice Commander
- Former: Rick Haberman (2021) — Post Communications
- Former: Anthony Valdez (2019–2020) — Service Officer
- Former: Judy Rutter (2019–2020) — 2nd Vice Commander
- Former: Phillip Burnside (2019) — At Large
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "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 Avon American Legion Post 145
How much does Avon American Legion Post 145 give each year?
Avon American Legion Post 145 gave $27K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it reported $59K in grants paid.
How large is Avon American Legion Post 145?
Avon American Legion Post 145 reported $2.0M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $801K.
Where does Avon American Legion Post 145 operate?
Avon American Legion Post 145 has awarded grants in Indiana.
What is Avon American Legion Post 145's EIN?
Avon American Legion Post 145's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-2130268. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 9, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 25, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 18, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 8, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 6, 2024)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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