AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
EIN 35-0144340 · Recreation & Sports (N)
What they do
THE MISSION of THE AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY (ALA) is to SUPPORT THE AMERICAN LEGION and HONOR THE SACRIFICE of THOSE WHO SERVE BY ENHANCING THE LIVES of VETERANS, MILITARY, and THEIR FAMILIES, BOTH AT HOME and ABROAD. for GOD and COUNTRY WE ADVOCATE for VETERANS, EDUCATE OUR CITIZENS, MENTOR YOUTH, and PROMOTE PATRIOTISM, GOOD CITIZENSHIP, PEACE and SECURITY. ALA MEMBERS ARE THE FEMALE and MALE SPOUSES, GRANDMOTHERS, MOTHERS, SISTERS and DIRECT ADOPTED FEMALE DESCENDANTS of MEMBERS of THE AMERICAN LEGION. SOME MEMBERS ARE VETERANS THEMSELVES.
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SARA RIEGELEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
TAMARA SHUMATEDEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
GARY WARDDIRECTOR OF FINANCE
SHANNON HITCHCOCKDIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES
LISA WILLIAMSONNATIONAL PRESIDENT (TERM E
PATRICIA B WARDNATIONAL PRESIDENT
PAMELA R RAYNATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT
ALTA M GLOTFELTYNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
BARBARA KRANIGNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
BARBARA E WHITENATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
BETTY A CUPPLESNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
BEVERLY EADSWESTERN DIVISION NATIONAL
BONITA C ROBEYNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
BONNIE JAKUBCZYKNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
BRISTER THOMASNATIONAL HISTORIAN (TERM E
CARLENE ASHWORTHNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
CAROL T ROBINSONCENTRAL DIVISION NATIONAL
CAROL VAN KIRKNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
CHARLOTTE A CONNORSNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
CHERRIL L THRETENATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
CHERYL SHINESOUTHERN DIVISION NATIONAL
CHRISTINE TRAHANSOUTHERN DIVISION NATIONAL
CHRISTINE A NELSONNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
CINDY MASOWICKNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
CISSI H CATONNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
COURTENAY J BURNSNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
DARA ANNE OLIVERNATIONAL HISTORIAN
DEBORAH ROSE GUENTHERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
DEBRA ALBERSNORTHWESTERN DIVISION NATI
DEBRA TIERNANEASTERN DIVISION NATIONAL
DEBRA E KNICKERBOCKERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
DEBRA J LYONSNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
DENISE DEE L SMITHNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
DESI STOYNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
DIANE DUSCHECKNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
DONNA THURMANNATIONAL CHAPLAIN (TERM EN
DONNA A HINKLENATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
DOROTHY L HAZENNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
ELIZABETH STEWARTNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
ELIZABETH D BELUENATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
JAN CUSHINGWESTERN DIVISION NATIONAL
JAN PULVERMACHER-RYANNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
JANE L HARDACRENATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
JANE M RIDENOURNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
JANET JEFFORDNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
JANET A BACONNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
JEAN M WALKERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
JOANIE SCHENDELNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
JUDY DAYBELLNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
JUDY TWETENATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
JULIE H SMITHNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
KAREN SUSAGNORTHWESTERN DIVISION NATI
KATHERINE MORRISNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
KATHIE MARTINEZNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
KATHY DAUDISTELNATIONAL SECRETARY (TERM E
KATHY DUNGANNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
KELLY A MOYERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
KELLY J DONALDSONNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
KELLY L ELLIOTTNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
KIMBERLY CHAMPIONNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
KRISANN M OWENSNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
KRISTAL ANN TIGHENATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
KRISTINE WESTNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
LAUREN LLOYDEASTERN DIVISION NATIONAL
LAURIE J KUNTZNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
LINDA BOONENATIONAL SECRETARY
LINDA NEWSOMENATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
LINDA S TOMENATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
LISA CADWALLADERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
LORENA B PATENATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
LORNA A LEDOSCHUKNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
LOUISE S WELCHNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
MARCY JORAENATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
MARGARET MCMAHONNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
MARIA M MONTANEZNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
MARIE MOCKNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
MARY DAVISNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
MARY JO STIERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
MARYBETH REVOIRNATIONAL TREASURER (TERM E
MELISSA GREENWOODNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
MIRIAM JUNGENATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
MONIQUE BATISTENATIONAL CHAPLAIN
NANCY BROWN-PARKNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
NICOLE CLAPPNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
PAMELA A ELAM LIPSCOMBENATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
PAMELA ROSE SHOOKNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
PAT H WARDNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
PATRICIA C WALLACENATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
PAULETTE R ANDERSONNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
PEGGY THOMASNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
PENELOPE FOSTERCASWELL MAZONNANATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
RITA NAVARRETENATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
RITA M BARYLSKINATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
ROSE MCCLARNONNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
ROSE M FICKLINNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
ROSEMARIE HAUCKCENTRAL DIVISION NATIONAL
RUTH M ZELLERSNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
SANDI DUTTONNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
SHARON CONATSERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
SHARON A SPIKERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1946
- Location
- 3450 FOUNDERS RD, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46268-1334
- County
- Marion
- In care of
- % SARA T RIEGEL
- Primary officer
- MARYBETH REVOIR, NATIONAL TREASURER
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- October 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- BLUE & CO LLC
- NTEE classification
- Recreation & Sports (N)
- IRS tax category
- Recreation & Sports
- Grant-giving organization
- Yes