BE A SUPPORTER OF YOUR LOCAL VETERANS CLUB
Did you know that any
donation given to a “mother” organization does not filter to the local
organization, who continues to strive to provide Programs and benefit to local
veterans? Please know:
DONATIONS
ARE APPRECIATED. The La Mesa American
Legion Post 282 is a non-profit Veterans Organization 501(c)(19), FEIN
95-2278001, California Corporate ID 147881.
It is a fact of life that
your American Legion (affectionately called the La Veterans Club, comprised of several
veterans’ organizations), is having a hard time with the daily
expenses. Why? The age of our facility (1947) wholly owned by
the La Mesa American Legion, past neglect to properly maintain and update it,
utilities, taxes, and the lack of volunteers. Though we have solar,
we must pay the investment and the other charges we are levied as are all other
business entities; our ever-increasing taxes levied on sales, facility, and
property; our labor that considers the lack of volunteers that requires we hire
persons when required, which prior to recent years could be avoided with
volunteer labor; our youth not fully utilizing their facility’s meals and other
entertainment events due to the burdens of high cost of living and their job
demands; and our low charges for food and drink that benefits you.
There are several ways to
donate to the American Legion (to whom the facility belongs):
Bequests. One of the most popular ways to give, a
bequest can be made through gifs of cash, securities, personal property, and/or
real estate. The wording of a bequest is
simple:
“I give, devise, and
bequeath to American Legion La Mesa Post 282, P.O. Box 265, La Mesa, CA
91944-0265, the sum of $____________; or the following described property
____________; or _____ percent of the rest, residue, and remainder of my
estate.”
Retirement
Accounts. Properly designated charitable
gifts of retirement accounts bypass probate, avoid taxation, and reduce the
size of your taxable estate.
Life
Insurance Policies. A convenient way
to support the La Mesa veterans club is a life insurance gift that simply
allows you to designate the La Mesa American Legion, VFW, etc., as the
beneficiary of your policy. Gifts of life insurance are
tax-deductible when a 501c(19) charity is the irrevocable owner and beneficiary
of the policy.
Thank You for your Donations!