To contribute to the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual welfare of children and youth by aiding progress in the field of child welfare through research, studies, surveys, projects, or by supporting programs and activities benefiting the welfare of children and youth.
The largest recent grants show the American Legion Child Welfare Foundation backing national youth programs at scale: $525,000 in 2025 covered youth travel, lodging, and meals for capstone events, followed by a $500,000 scholarship grant in 2024 for top competitors in American Legion youth programs. That pattern fits a foundation built to support the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual welfare of children and youth through research, studies, projects, and direct program support. Recent awards also show a mix of program delivery and practical support. The foundation gave $125,000 to Cleveland County ALWS Inc. in 2025 for the American Legion World Series national capstone for youth participants, and $65,000 in 2024 to American Legion Auxiliary NHQ for academic scholarships tied to youth programs. Smaller grants then extend the same mission into youth services, including mentoring, hardship assistance, foster-care resources, and health-related activities. Across the grant record, the foundation funds one-year, time-limited work that is meant to benefit children and youth in more than one state. Its recent grants include both large headquarters-level awards and smaller project grants to nonprofit organizations working with specific youth populations.
Child welfare and youth development appear in both large and small awards. In 2024, the foundation gave $51,450 to DUET (DBA DUET Kids) in Savannah, GA, for a music mentoring program in which high school and college students mentor younger students. Mental health shows up through place-based programming and research. Knowledge Point Network in Livingston, TX received $28,330 in 2024 to get kids outside in nature as a way to improve mental health, while Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, FL received $6,561 for a pilot study comparing the mental health of military adolescents with and without dogs. The foundation also funds practical support for vulnerable children and families. Boston Community Pediatrics in Boston, MA received $50,000 in 2025 for emergency hardship assistance and supplies for children and families who otherwise go hungry, miss medical appointments, or lack school and holiday supplies. Foster care support appears in grants to Center for Adoption Support and Education and Culture Creations Inc. for a children’s book and an aging-out mentoring program.
$709K
$14.7M
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Most grants fall between $9K and $34K, with a median of $16K.
25th Percentile
$9K
Median
$16K
75th Percentile
$34K
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Typical awards are modest, with a p25 of $9,370, a median of $16,175, and a p75 of $34,110, even though the foundation also makes large flagship grants. The record shows both program support and scholarships, alongside general support in at least one case. It operates as a nonprofit grantmaker rather than an individual-giving or PRI funder. The grant list also suggests repeat support for American Legion-affiliated youth programs through multiple years, including major awards in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Several of the active programs are annual and unsolicited, with one-year project timelines and completed-within-the-award-year expectations.
Giving is national, and every recent grant in the sample went to a U.S. recipient. Indianapolis appears frequently because several large awards went to American Legion headquarters entities there, but the top state by grant count is Louisiana, not Indiana. Beyond headquarters-level support, grants also reached Shelby, NC; Savannah, GA; Boston, MA; Livingston, TX; Burtonsville, MD; and Rockville, MD. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.
It funds research, studies, projects, and activities that benefit the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual welfare of children and youth. Recent grants also include scholarships, mentoring, hardship assistance, foster-care resources, and health-related youth programming.
Yes. The active grant programs listed all accept unsolicited applications, including annual and general grant programs for nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations.
The active programs are aimed at nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations under section 501(c)(3). They support projects that directly benefit children and youth in the United States, its territories, and possessions, with some programs requiring multi-state potential.
The middle of its grant distribution is relatively small: p25 is $9,370, median is $16,175, and p75 is $34,110. The foundation also makes much larger awards, including six-figure grants for national youth programs.
The grant record shows repeated support across 2023, 2024, and 2025 for American Legion-affiliated youth programs and headquarters entities, including scholarships, capstone events, and general support.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN LEGION NATIONAL HEADQUARTER | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | $525,000 | 2025 | Cover the cost associated with the national capstone programs related to youth travel, lodging, and meals. |
| Cleveland County ALWS Inc | SHELBY, NC | $125,000 | 2025 | Cover the cost associated with the American Legion World Series national capstone for youth participants. |
| Boston Community Pediatrics | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | Provide emergency hardship assistance and supplies to children and families who otherwise go hungry, miss medical appointments, or do not have supplies for school and the holidays. |
| ASXL Rare Research Edowment Foundation | PORTLAND, ME | $9,050 | 2025 | Develop family-friendly materials about ASXL-related disorders that newly diagnosed families can understand from published research. |
| AMERICAN LEGION NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | $500,000 | 2024 | Provide academic scholarships to the top competitors in each of the American Legion National youth programs. |
| American Legion Auxiliary NHQ | Indianapolis, IN | $65,000 | 2024 | Provide academic scholarships to youth participating in their youth programs |
| DUET (DBA DUET Kids) | Savannah, GA | $51,450 | 2024 | Provide a music mentoring program, whereby high school/college students mentor younger students in music. |
| Knowledge Point Network | Livingston, TX | $28,330 | 2024 | Get kids outside in nature as a way to improve their mental health. |
| Center for Adoption Support and Education (CASE) | Burtonsville, MD | $25,866 | 2024 | Produce and distribute a children's book that empowers foster care children, caregivers and professionals ways to respond to questions about foster care. |
| American Kidney Fund (AKF) | Rockville, MD | $25,000 | 2024 | Conduct virtual camps for those kids suffering kidney disease. |
| Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome Network | Oyster Bay, NY | $17,350 | 2024 | Provide a safe place with activities for kids with HPS while parent attend educational sessions. |
| American Legion Dept of CA | Santee, CA | $15,000 | 2024 | Cover registration fees for youth teams so they can play AL Baseball |
| Culture Creations Inc | Witchita, KS | $13,000 | 2024 | A mentoring program to benefit foster care youth aging out of the system. |
| Youth for Christ Military | Endlewood, CO | $10,000 | 2024 | Fund registration fees for camp. |
| Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $9,450 | 2024 | Provide baseline concussion testing and education for those athletic youth 14 and younger. |
| Alabama Rens Basketball Youth Club | Huntsville, AL | $9,130 | 2024 | Use basketball as a platform to encourage youth development through personal and athletic growth. Through mentoring and competitive basketball, youth will learn critical life skills. |
| National Organization of Motivation & Incentives thru Education for YouthIn c (DBA NOMIE for Youth) | Shreveport, LA | $7,500 | 2024 | Life skills workshops that will help youth develop skills that will enhance self - confidence and social-emotional learning. |
| Florida Atlantic University | Boca Raton, FL | $6,561 | 2024 | Pilot a study comparing mental health of those military adolescents with dogs and with out. |
| Art on Wheels NFP | Richmond, VA | $5,100 | 2024 | Use art as a way to create connections and build self confidence and healing from trauma |
| THE AMERICAN LEGION NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | $462,500 | 2023 | General Support |
AMERICAN LEGION NATIONAL HEADQUARTER
$525,000Cover the cost associated with the national capstone programs related to youth travel, lodging, and meals.
Cleveland County ALWS Inc
$125,000Cover the cost associated with the American Legion World Series national capstone for youth participants.
Boston Community Pediatrics
$50,000Provide emergency hardship assistance and supplies to children and families who otherwise go hungry, miss medical appointments, or do not have supplies for school and the holidays.
ASXL Rare Research Edowment Foundation
$9,050Develop family-friendly materials about ASXL-related disorders that newly diagnosed families can understand from published research.
AMERICAN LEGION NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
$500,000Provide academic scholarships to the top competitors in each of the American Legion National youth programs.
American Legion Auxiliary NHQ
$65,000Provide academic scholarships to youth participating in their youth programs
DUET (DBA DUET Kids)
$51,450Provide a music mentoring program, whereby high school/college students mentor younger students in music.
Knowledge Point Network
$28,330Get kids outside in nature as a way to improve their mental health.
Center for Adoption Support and Education (CASE)
$25,866Produce and distribute a children's book that empowers foster care children, caregivers and professionals ways to respond to questions about foster care.
American Kidney Fund (AKF)
$25,000Conduct virtual camps for those kids suffering kidney disease.
Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome Network
$17,350Provide a safe place with activities for kids with HPS while parent attend educational sessions.
American Legion Dept of CA
$15,000Cover registration fees for youth teams so they can play AL Baseball
Culture Creations Inc
$13,000A mentoring program to benefit foster care youth aging out of the system.
Youth for Christ Military
$10,000Fund registration fees for camp.
Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation
$9,450Provide baseline concussion testing and education for those athletic youth 14 and younger.
Alabama Rens Basketball Youth Club
$9,130Use basketball as a platform to encourage youth development through personal and athletic growth. Through mentoring and competitive basketball, youth will learn critical life skills.
National Organization of Motivation & Incentives thru Education for YouthIn c (DBA NOMIE for Youth)
$7,500Life skills workshops that will help youth develop skills that will enhance self - confidence and social-emotional learning.
Florida Atlantic University
$6,561Pilot a study comparing mental health of those military adolescents with dogs and with out.
Art on Wheels NFP
$5,100Use art as a way to create connections and build self confidence and healing from trauma
THE AMERICAN LEGION NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
$462,500General Support
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