For 2020, there is no limit, making all such contributions deductible in just this tax year. The CARES Act also lifts the limit for 2020 donors who previously could not deduct over 60 percent of their adjusted gross income to qualified nonprofits. Taxpayers who itemize their returns would report contributions to American Legion nonprofits as they would in a normal year. The Temporary Universal Charitable Deduction provision of the CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security) Act applies only for cash gifts made in the 2020 calendar year. Four funds of The American Legion that qualify for the deduction as 501(c)3 nonprofits are the American Legion Veterans & Children Foundation, American Legion Charities, American Legion National Emergency Fund and The American Legion Child Welfare Foundation. In 1952 alone, nearly 9,700 disabled veterans produced more than 26 million poppies for distribution by the American Legion Auxiliary.ĭonors who contribute to four American Legion funds that help disabled veterans, children and victims of natural disasters may be eligible for a separate federal income tax deduction provided in the coronavirus relief package.Ī qualified taxpayer who does not itemize may be eligible to donate up to $300 to certain nonprofit organizations and have that amount deducted from adjusted taxable income. In the decades that followed, and continuing today, The American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary have distributed tens of millions of poppies to raise funds to directly assist disabled veterans and their children. The following year, the American Legion Auxiliary – gathered for its first national convention, in Kansas City – also adopted the red poppy as its official flower. 27, 1920, at the organization’s second national convention, in Cleveland. The American Legion named the red poppy its official flower on Sept. “Jake” Comer reciting “In Flanders Fields.”
The video is a counterpart to a 2018 recording of Past National Commander John P. John McCrae’s famous 1915 work, “In Flanders Fields.” Both poems were written to honor fallen heroes of World War I, and they propelled the red poppy into global awareness as the official flower to remember all who made the ultimate sacrifice in military service.Īmerican Legion Past National Commander Denise Rohan recites “We Shall Keep the Faith” in this 2020 video which may be shared through social media and American Legion Family websites.
Moina Michael’s 1918 poem “We Shall Keep the Faith” was inspired by Canadian Lt.
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