American Legion Auxiliary2016-2017 Programs Action Plan
American Legion Auxiliary 2014-2015 Statistics
The American Legion Auxiliary is the world’s largest women’s patriotic service organization, not just based on our membership, but because of the collective impact we make actively serving our timeless mission! For 96 years, our outreach programs have made a difference in neighborhoods across the country. And added together, our volunteer service impact in just one year is worth more than $3 billion! The ALA statistics on this pagepresent a snapshot of our collective mission outreach.
We selflessly honor the service of our veterans and the valued principles for which they’ve fought by giving millions of hours of volunteer service and financial contributions to support our mission. According to the Independent Sector, a coalition of charities, foundations, and corporations that publishes research important to the non-profit sector, the 2014 estimated value of one hour of volunteer service is $23.07. This past year, American Legion Auxiliary members volunteered more than 10 million hours for a collective value of more than $3.1 billion in service to veterans, servicemembers and their families!
Volunteer hours serving mission outreach: 10,021,911
Dollars raised or spent on veterans and military families: $100 million
Dollar value of ALA members’ volunteer service: $3.1 billion
Veteran/Military Support & Advocacy
Hours volunteered in service to veterans: 5,766,535
Dollars spent in service to veterans: $8,481,163
Veterans assisted: 1,592,109
Dollars raised from poppy distribution to support veterans: $5,501,696
Hours volunteered for active-duty military: 710,726
Number of U.S. servicemembers served: 379,117
Youth Development
Dollars raised for Children & Youth: $4,942,102
Number of ALA Girls State/Girls Nation attendees: 16,052
Number of scholarships awarded: 16,006
Dollar value of local scholarships awarded: $2,065,883
Hours volunteered for Children & Youth: 1,210,872
Family Support
Hours volunteered for military families: 784,620
Dollars spent for military families: $5,744,422
Number of military families served: 865,200
To see a complete listing of the ALA annual impact report, visit