2025-02-25T15:41:31-07:00 2024-12-31 990 2024-01-01 046189371 Westwood American Legion Post #320 Inc WEST 7813296241 PO Box 252 Westwood MA 02090 Richard Paster President 6174723424 2025-03-31 1 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Richard D Paster 90 Deerfield Avenue PO Box 252 Westwood MA 02090 41921 0 X www.westwoodalpost320.com X 1940 MA To support the American Legion in it's efforts to help veterans and their families. We are committed to the mentoring and sponsorship of youth programs in our community, advocating patriotism and honor, promoting a strong national security, and continued devotion to our fellow service members and veterans. 6 6 0 6 0 0 2026 1966 0 0 28371 39955 0 0 30397 41921 7100 12500 1880 1851 0 0 0 0 0 7642 10505 16622 24856 13775 17065 836780 853845 0 0 836780 853845 To support The American Legion in its efforts to help veterans and their families, we are committed to the mentoring and sponsorship of youth programs in our communities, advocating patriotism and honor, promoting a strong national security, and continued devotion to our fellow service members and their families. 0 0 3384 0 0 Baseball is a program of the American Legion, we sponsor a junior team for players 17 years old and under. This team is geared for the serious player who intends to play baseball at the collegiate level. American Legion Baseball is also a champion of equality, making teammates out of young athletes from all socioeconomic backgrounds. The program has been a stepping stone to adulthood for millions of young people who would go on to serve their country, raise families or play the sport at the highest levels. 1050 0 0 Boys State is a program of the American Legion developed from the concept that youth should be offered a better perspective of the practical operation of government: that the individual is an integral part and commensurately responsible for the character and success of their government. As such, it is an activity of high educational value, born of a need for youth training in practical citizenship. To elaborate Boys State is easily classified as a leadership action program where qualified male high school juniors take part in a practical government course designed to develop in the young citizen a working knowledge of the structure of government, it is an objective citizenship training program. 700 0 0 The American Legion, Department of Massachusetts sponsors a Student Trooper Program in cooperation with the Massachusetts State Police Academy. The goal is to recruit youths representing all communities and cultural backgrounds and to increase their understanding of the job of police officers. The program is designed to expose young adults to the demands of policy training and to develop better relationships with the police that serve our communities. The program is an intensive one week, residential learning experience for young adults. 750 0 0 Massachusetts Girls State is a program of the American Legion Auxiliary, it is a non partisan civics program aimed at providing students with an intensive week of studying responsible citizenship, government and leadership through through experiential learning. Participants learn the importance of local and state government, how to apply this knowledge to become a participating citizen of their community, the foundation of our government and the importance of supporting our veterans. 750 0 0 5884 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X Richard D Paster 6174723424 90 Deerfield Avenue PO Box 252 Westwood MA 02090 X James Martin Director 1 X 0 0 0 Richard Dermarderosiam Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Paul Mullen Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Richard D Paster President 2 0 X 0 0 0 J Kenneth Foscaldo Treasurer 2 0 X 0 0 0 Edward Richardson Clerk 2 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1849 0 0 0 117 0 1966 0 39955 39955 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41921 39955 0 0 X 12500 0 0 1851 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1000 0 0 0 0 720 1385 0 0 0 0 0 2854 0 0 0 1162 3384 24856 0 0 0 357 0 836423 853845 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 836780 853845 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 836780 853845 0 0 0 0 836780 853845 836780 853845 17065 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 1 American Legion Charities PO Box 1954 Indianapolis IN 46206 356679628 501(c) 19 9000 0 To support The American Legion in its efforts to help veterans and their families as well as active duty personnel and their families. 0 0 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Donations made to The American Legion Charities limit the use of such funds to assisting veterans and active service personnel and their respective families. Financial reports are readily available on the American Legion's website and reviewed by the organization. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 All members of the organization are veterans of armed forces of the United States. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a The governing body is elected by the members at the annual meeting of the organization. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Form 990 will be reviewed by the signing officer before being filed. A review by the full governing body will take place subsequent to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Available upon request. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Expenses to operate baseball team