NORMAN MCLEOD POST 26 AMERICAN LEGION
EIN 20-5597754 · Military & Veterans Organizations (W30)
What they do
to ENHANCE THE WELL-BEING of AMERICAS VETERANS, THEIR FAMILIES, OUR MILITARY, and OUR COMMUNITIES BY OUR DEVOTION to MUTUAL HELPFULNESS. THE AMERICAN LEGIONS VISION STATEMENT is "THE AMERICAN LEGION: VETERANS STRENGTHENING AMERICA. THE AMERICAN LEGIONS VALUE PRINCIPLES ARE AS FOLLOWS: A VETERAN is A VETERAN - WHICH MEANS THE AMERICAN LEGION EMBRACES ALL CURRENT and FORMER MEMBERS of THE MILITARY and ENDEAVORS to HELP THEM TRANSITION INTO THEIR COMMUNITIES. SELFLESS SERVICE - WHICH MEANS THE AMERICAN LEGION CELEBRATES ALL WHO CONTRIBUTE to SOMETHING LARGER THAN THEMSELVES and INSPIRES OTHERS to SERVE and STRENGTHEN AMERICA. AMERICAN VALUES and PATRIOTISM - WHICH MEANS THE AMERICAN LEGION ADVOCATES for UPHOLDING and DEFENDING THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION, EQUAL JUSTICE and OPPORTUNITY for EVERYONE and DISCRIMINATION AGAINST NO ONE, YOUTH EDUCATION, RESPONSIBLE CITIZENSHIP and HONORING MILITARY SERVICE BY OBSERVING and PARTICIPATING IN MEMORIAL EVENTS. FAMILY and COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
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Board and leadership roster (11)
DARRYL SCHUMACHERHISTORIAN/SO
EDDIE MINGUSFIRST VICE C
FREDDIE WASHINGTONSGT-AT-ARMS
JEFFREY WALLERFINANCE OFFI
JERRY HARROLDCOMMANDER
KATHLEEN VANMIDDLESWORTHSERVICE OFFI
MARK CONNERADJUTANT
RANDY HOLEYFIELDSECOND VC CO
REV GEORGE HATMAKERCHAPLAIN
TAMMY ARNOLDASSISTANT AD
TOBY HANSENJUDGE ADVOCA
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2023
- Location
- 2207 W BAKER ST, PLANT CITY, FL 33563-1644
- County
- Hillsborough
- In care of
- % ROBERT MCGREGOR
- Primary officer
- JEFFREY WALLER, FINANCE OFFICER
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- July 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- RAULERSON CASTILLO & COMPANY PA
- NTEE classification
- Military & Veterans Organizations (W30)
- IRS tax category
- Military & Veterans Organizations
- Revocation date
- May 15, 2021