Commander Donald Schack
commander@amvetswa.org
commander@amvetswa.org
For over 60 years, AMVETS has served our veterans and their families in Washington State. Our history of giving back to our local communities is long and proud. With 20 posts and 3,000 members in State, we gladly join with our 1,400 posts and 200,000 members nationally to fulfill all the purposes of incorporation granted to us by Congress and set out in our National charter.
To learn more about just what those purposes are, please take a little time to review our web site in depth. However, if time is lacking, here is a short summary as defined by the IRS:
What are IRC 501(c)(19) purposes?
IRC 501(c)(19) purposes are broad, but
not unlimited. Appropriate purposes are:
A. promoting the social welfare of
the community,
B. assisting needy and disabled
veterans, widows, or orphans of
deceased veterans,
C. providing entertainment, care
and assistance to hospitalized
Veterans or members of the
Armed Forces of the United
States,
D. perpetuating the memory of
Veterans and comforting their
survivors,
E. conducting programs for
religious, charitable, scientific,
literary, or educational purposes,
F. sponsoring or participating in
patriotic activities,
G. providing insurance benefits to
members or members’
dependents, and
H. providing social and recreational
activities for members.
To learn more about us, why not stop by one of our posts or give us a call at (253) 472-2552.
To learn more about just what those purposes are, please take a little time to review our web site in depth. However, if time is lacking, here is a short summary as defined by the IRS:
What are IRC 501(c)(19) purposes?
IRC 501(c)(19) purposes are broad, but
not unlimited. Appropriate purposes are:
A. promoting the social welfare of
the community,
B. assisting needy and disabled
veterans, widows, or orphans of
deceased veterans,
C. providing entertainment, care
and assistance to hospitalized
Veterans or members of the
Armed Forces of the United
States,
D. perpetuating the memory of
Veterans and comforting their
survivors,
E. conducting programs for
religious, charitable, scientific,
literary, or educational purposes,
F. sponsoring or participating in
patriotic activities,
G. providing insurance benefits to
members or members’
dependents, and
H. providing social and recreational
activities for members.
To learn more about us, why not stop by one of our posts or give us a call at (253) 472-2552.
