The American Legion

What The American Legion does

The American Legion is a congressionally chartered, nonprofit veterans service organization founded in 1919 by an Act of Congress after World War I and headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. It operates as the nation's largest veterans service organization, serving veterans, active-duty service members, and military families through a network of local posts nationwide, plus a Washington, D.C. office for legislative advocacy. Core activities include free accredited benefits assistance (with service officers securing a minimum of $23 billion in federal benefits for veterans in FY 2025), the Be the One suicide prevention mission using Columbia University training, and youth development programs including American Legion Baseball (since 1925), Boys State/Nation, Junior Shooting Sports, and the National Oratorical Contest.

The digital platform consists of legion.org (main website), MyLegion.org (member portal), emblem.legion.org (e-commerce for branded merchandise), baseball.legion.org (youth baseball registration), and register.legion.org (event registration), all unified through single sign-on via external identity providers (Microsoft, Google, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter). The technology stack is operationally conventional, augmented by AI tools used internally for staff productivity (information organization, data consolidation, software development assistance, and phone/inquiry routing) with all outputs reviewed by humans. The organization publishes The American Legion Magazine, reaching 1.6 million members monthly, and operates the Tango Alpha Lima podcast and the Grassroots Action Center (136,812 congressional messages sent in FY 2024-25).

Revenue is generated through four streams: recurring annual membership dues (subscription-style), donations and charitable giving (including the USA250 Challenge for the Veterans & Children Foundation), merchandise sales through Emblem Sales, and member benefit affiliate referrals (notably the Aura digital protection partnership). The organization does not disclose pricing publicly, operates no public equity, has no parent company or subsidiaries, and is governed by members through its Constitution and Bylaws under congressional charter.

Name

The American Legion

Legal name

The American Legion

Website

https://legion.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1919

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Veterans Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Sports and Recreation Instruction (61162)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Veterans Affairs & Military Family Services (BPAIAHAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Arts, Sports & Recreation-Based Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAJ)

Keywords

• Veterans service organization
• Veterans benefits assistance
• Suicide prevention program
• Youth leadership programs
• Legislative advocacy services

Headquarters

HQ city

Indianapolis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership dues from veterans and service members who join The American Legion through local posts. Members pay subscription-style annual dues to maintain membership and access member benefits including discounts.
2. Donations and Charitable Giving: Donations from members and the public, including the USA250 Challenge fundraiser for the Veterans & Children Foundation, planned giving programs (gift legacy), and direct donation campaigns.
3. Emblem and Merchandise Sales: Sale of American Legion branded merchandise, emblems, flags, and patriotic items through Emblem Sales (emblem.legion.org) and the online store.
4. Member Discount Program: Partnership with providers like Aura (digital protection) offering exclusive discounts to members, generating referral or affiliate revenue for the organization.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The American Legion is a congressionally chartered nonprofit veterans service organization that provides free accredited benefits assistance, suicide prevention training (Be the One), youth development programs (American Legion Baseball, Boys State/Nation, Junior Shooting Sports, Oratorical Contest), scholarships, grassroots legislative advocacy, member discounts, and branded merchandise sales to veterans, service members, military families, and youth across the United States.

Product overview

The American Legion operates as a comprehensive veterans service organization offering multiple interconnected programs and platforms. The core digital presence includes legion.org as the main portal for advocacy, membership, and veteran services, supported by specialized sub-sites including baseball.legion.org for youth baseball programs, emblem.legion.org for merchandise sales, and mylegion.org for member account management. Key programs include the Be the One suicide prevention mission (using Columbia University training protocol), veterans service officer assistance for benefits claims, youth development programs (American Legion Baseball since 1925, Boys State/Nation, Junior Shooting Sports, Oratorical Contest), the Tango Alpha Lima podcast, member discount partnerships (including Aura digital protection), and the Grassroots Action Center for legislative advocacy. The organization also publishes The American Legion Magazine (1.6M circulation), administers Legacy Scholarships for military families, and runs annual events including the Legacy Run and Americanism Conference. Integration points include social login providers for member authentication and Google Analytics for web traffic analysis.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Be the One: Suicide prevention mission focused on destigmatizing mental health support, providing peer-to-peer support and resources.
• Tango Alpha Lima
• American Legion Baseball
• Boys State and Boys Nation
• Junior Shooting Sports

Products and services

• Veterans Service Officers Free expert assistance from accredited American Legion service officers and appeals reps helping veterans secure federal benefits, file claims, and navigate the VA system. Secured a minimum of $23 billion in federal benefits for veterans in fiscal year 2025.
• American Legion Baseball Youth baseball program since 1925 teaching values such as sportsmanship and leadership. Includes an online registration platform (baseball.legion.org) with team management, background checks, and tournament brackets.
• Boys State and Boys Nation Week-long intensive youth programs empowering America's future leaders through hands-on government and civic education. Boys Nation national finals scheduled May 15-17, 2026 at Hillsdale College.
• Junior Shooting Sports Gun safety education, marksmanship training, and competition program for youth participants.
• American Legion Oratorical Contest Scholarship competition for high school students demonstrating excellence in speech and citizenship. Over $6.8 million in scholarships awarded to competitors through 2025.
• Emblem Sales Online store (emblem.legion.org) selling American Legion branded merchandise, emblems, patriotic flags, and memorabilia. All flags are made in the USA.
• The American Legion Magazine Monthly general interest publication reaching 1.6 million members covering world events, national news analysis, veterans affairs, and health.
• American Legion Legacy Scholarships Scholarship program for children of military personnel who lost their lives or became 50% or more disabled while on active duty since 9/11. Record $1.7 million awarded to 559 recipients in 2025.
• Grassroots Action Center Digital advocacy platform (VoterVoice) enabling veterans and supporters to contact Congress on legislative priorities. 136,812 messages sent through the platform in FY 2024-25.
• Aura Digital Protection All-in-one digital protection platform offered exclusively to Legion members and families at discounts up to 75% on family plans and over 60% on individual/couple plans. Covers identity theft, credit monitoring, and online privacy tools with up to $1 million in identity theft insurance, 24/7 U.S.-based support, White Glove fraud recovery services, and a 60-day money-back guarantee.
• Tango Alpha Lima Podcast Podcast featuring special guests with military ties discussing PTSD, mental wellness, job placement, and other issues affecting veterans and active-duty personnel.

Quantifiable outcome

• $23 billion minimum in federal benefits secured for veterans in fiscal year 2025
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

AI capability2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• New York Giants / Jaxson DartminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 31 January 2026New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart partnered with USAA and The American Legion to surprise Navy veteran Gary Schacher with Super Bowl LX tickets to recognize his military service and community contributions.
• AuraminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAura has partnered with The American Legion to offer Legion members and their families exclusive discounts of up to 75% on family plans and over 60% on individual and couple plans for its all-in-one digital protection platform covering identity theft, credit monitoring, and online privacy tools. The partnership provides each adult with up to $1 million in identity theft insurance, 24/7 U.S.-based support, and White Glove fraud recovery services. Legion members can purchase plans directly from Aura with a 60-day money-back guarantee.
• USAAcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerUSAA and The American Legion partnered to surprise Gary Schacher, a decorated 26-year Navy and Navy Reserves veteran, with tickets to Super Bowl LX in San Francisco. USAA is the Associate Sponsor of the Army-Navy Game presented by USAA, with The American Legion serving as an associate sponsor of the event.
• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or IntegrationMicrosoft is a key technology partner powering the 2025 Veterans Health Make-a-thon, an initiative by VA leadership, Microsoft, and The American Legion. The program aims to develop technical solutions ready for prototyping within VA systems, including AI-driven projects targeting timely care access, operational efficiency, and community care coordination.
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe American Legion collaborates with VA leadership on the annual Veterans Health Hackathon and Make-a-thon, addressing veteran healthcare challenges. The Legion also conducts System Worth Saving visits to VA facilities and hosts town halls to gather veteran feedback on VA services, billing issues, and mental health care access.
• James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital (Tampa)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital organized and hosted the 2025 Veterans Health Hackathon in conjunction with The American Legion National Convention this August in Tampa.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• American Red Cross: The American Red Cross is a much larger, broader humanitarian nonprofit that includes dedicated military and veteran family services (e.g., Hero Care Network). Overlaps with The American Legion on military family support, emergency communications, and congressionally chartered nonprofit status, but operates at a vastly larger scale and broader mission.

Direct peers

• Military Order of the Purple Heart: Military Order of the Purple Heart is a congressionally chartered VSO for combat-wounded veterans, providing benefits claims assistance, advocacy, and member support. Directly comparable in charter, advocacy, and service-officer function with a more specialized constituency.
• AMVETS: AMVETS (American Veterans) is a congressionally chartered VSO with a parallel mission of advocacy, benefits assistance, and community programs for veterans — sharing the same membership-based nonprofit structure as The American Legion.
• Wounded Warrior Project: Wounded Warrior Project is a large, modern VSO focused on post-9/11 wounded veterans through direct programming, mental health services, and advocacy. Represents the newer, programmatically-specialized VSO model — contrasting with The American Legion's broader, post-agnostic membership approach.
• Disabled American Veterans (DAV): DAV is a major VSO focused on benefits claims assistance, advocacy, and direct services for disabled veterans. Its service-officer model and membership structure for veterans overlap almost entirely with The American Legion's core mission.
• Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW): The VFW is one of the largest and oldest congressionally chartered veterans service organizations in the U.S., operating a comparable post-based membership model with benefits assistance, advocacy, and youth programs. It is the most direct and historically similar peer to The American Legion.
• Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA): PVA is a congressionally chartered VSO serving veterans with spinal cord injuries and disorders through benefits assistance, advocacy, and research funding. Shares the VSO service-officer and advocacy DNA with The American Legion but serves a narrower constituency.
• Vietnam Veterans of America: Vietnam Veterans of America is a congressionally chartered membership VSO providing advocacy, benefits assistance, and community programs to veterans of a specific conflict cohort. Operates on a parallel model and competes with The American Legion for members and donor dollars.
• USO (United Service Organizations): The USO is a congressionally chartered nonprofit providing programs and services to active-duty service members and military families. Highly comparable in charter status, military-family focus, and donor-supported operating model even though the mission is more service-member-centric than veteran-centric.

Emerging players

• Team Rubicon: Team Rubicon is a veteran-led nonprofit organization deploying veterans on disaster response missions. Although more programmatic and emergency-response focused, it taps the same veteran volunteer base and competes for donor mind-share on veteran empowerment narratives.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AmericanLegion
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/americanlegionHQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/americanlegionhq
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-american-legion
• Instagraminstagram.com/theamericanlegion

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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