Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.
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| FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | 1. TO SERVE OUR COUNTRY IN PEACE AS IN WAR; TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN THE WELFARE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TOWARD LASTING PROSPERITY AND PEACE FOR ALL ITS INHABITANTS. 2. TO ENCOURAGE, IN KEEPING THE POLICIES OF OUR GOVERNMENT, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CONCRETE PLAN TO SECURE PERMANENT INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND TO ASSIST IN THE MAINTENANCE OF INTERNATIONAL PEACE. 3. TO INSPIRE IN OUR MEMBERSHIP A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY AND TO DEVELOP LEADERSHIP FOR THE PRESERVATION OF OUR AMERICAN DEMOCRATIC WAY OF LIFE. 4. TO HELP UNIFY DIVERGENT GROUPS IN THE OVERALL INTEREST OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY. 5. TO TRAIN OUR YOUTH TO BECOME PURPOSEFUL CITIZENS IN A DEMOCRACY WITH FULL KNOWLEDGE OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES AS WELL AS THE PRIVILEGES OF CITIZENSHIP. 6. TO COOPERATE WITH ALL DULY RECOGNIZED EXISTING VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS IN THE FURTHERANCE OF THE AIMS OF THE AMERICAN VETERANS WHO HAVE SERVED OR ARE SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES DURING AND SINCE WORLD WAR II. 7. TO ENSURE THE ORDERLY RETURN OF THE VETERANS TO CIVILIAN LIFE BY PROTECTING THEIR RIGHTS AS INDIVIDUALS WHILE STILL IN UNIFORM. 8. TO EXPEDITE AND ASSIST IN THE REHABILITATION OF THE VETERAN BY MAINTENANCE OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, SPONSORING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, PROVIDING COUNSEL OF INSURANCE, HOUSING, RECREATION, PERSONAL PROBLEMS, HOSPITALIZATION, AND VETERANS BENEFITS. 9. TO ACT AS A LIAISON AGENT BETWEEN THE VETERAN AND THE GOVERNMENT. 10. TO PROVIDE AN ORGANIZATION TO ENCOURAGE FELLOWSHIP AMONG ALL AMERICAN VETERANS WHO HAVE SERVED OR ARE SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES DURING AND SINCE WORLD WAR II. 11. TO KEEP THE PUBLIC FOREVER REMINDED THAT AMERICAN VETERANS WHO HAVE SERVED OR ARE SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES DURING AND SINCE WORLD WAR II FOUGHT AND SERVED TO PRESERVE PEACE, LIBERTY, AND DEMOCRACY OF THEIR NATION. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D | TO ASSIST VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A | THE GOVERNING BODY ARE ELECTED BY THE MEMBERSHIP OF AMVETS POST 550. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B | MEMBERS ARE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY INDEPENDENT CPA AND REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHO AUTHORIZE AN OFFICER TO SIGN THE FORM. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEB SITE. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 | BOOK / TAX DEPRECIATION DIFFERENCE -1,273 1,273 |
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