American Legion Auxiliary

Indianapolis, IN · Founded 1932

Veterans service organization supporting military families, veterans, and their communities nationwide

Primary audience
General Public
Work area
Community Service
Topic
Social Impact
Contact
Kelly Circle
Website Contact

About Organization

American Legion Auxiliary supports the American Legion and honors the sacrifice of those who serve by enhancing the lives of veterans, military, and their families through advocacy, education, mentorship, and patriotic programs. Founded in 1932 and based in Indianapolis, IN, the organization operates with $10.7 million in annual revenue and 47 employees, supported by 214 volunteers serving communities nationwide.

What They Focus On

Community Support

Strengthens communities through direct services, resources, and capacity-building initiatives.

Program Delivery

Implements evidence-based programs designed to achieve measurable outcomes and community impact.

Capacity Building

Develops organizational infrastructure and partnerships to enhance service quality and sustainability.

Financial Information

Form 990 data showing organizational financial health and growth.

Revenue (2021)

$10.7M

-8.5% vs 2020

Expenses (2021)

$8.2M

-0.4% vs 2020

Assets (2021)

$45.1M

-16.1% vs 2020

Employees (2021)

47

-6% vs 2020

Year Revenue Expenses Assets Employees
2021 $10,661,337 $8,200,447 $45,127,505 47
2020 $11,649,453 $8,236,574 $53,756,323 50
2019 $9,108,719 $7,905,825 $44,531,932 48
2017 $9,355,351 $8,517,959 $40,619,265 45

Source: IRS Form 990 filings. All figures in USD.

How They Work

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  • 01

    Assess Needs

    Identifies community needs through data analysis and stakeholder engagement to inform program design.

  • 02

    Design Programs

    Develops evidence-based programs and services tailored to address identified needs and achieve measurable outcomes.

  • 03

    Deliver Services

    Implements programs through trained staff and partners to ensure quality service delivery and participant engagement.

  • 04

    Evaluate Impact

    Measures program effectiveness and collects feedback to continuously improve services and demonstrate results.

Programs and Initiatives

Services and programs offered by American Legion Auxiliary

Provide Academic Scholarships To Youth Participati

Awards financial assistance to eligible students pursuing higher education and career advancement opportunities.

Program Support

Provides program support designed to support organizational goals and deliver measurable community impact.

Veterans Facility/programs

Provides veterans facility/programs designed to support organizational goals and deliver measurable community impact.

Team & Leadership

Meet the people behind American Legion Auxiliary.

KC

Kelly Circle

Executive Director (Term Ended 5/6/22)
Full-time
Compensation: $133,227
GW

Gary Ward

Director Of Finance
Full-time
Compensation: $125,607
SR

Sara Riegel

Executive Director (5/6/22-Current)
Full-time
Compensation: $91,324
KD

Kathy Daudistel

Nat'l President (Term Ended 9/2/2022)
Full-time
Compensation: $46,979
VK

Vickie Koutz

National President
Full-time
Compensation: $7,050
AR

Ann Rehbein

Central Division National Vice President
20 hrs/week
EW

Eva Wallace

Western Division National Vice President
20 hrs/week
LS

Linda Smiley

Southern Division National Vice President
20 hrs/week
LW

Lisa Williamson

National Vice President
25 hrs/week
MB

Marlene Boyer

Northwestern Division National Vice President
20 hrs/week
VG

Veronica Gurney

Eastern Division National Vice President
20 hrs/week
AH

Ada Heath

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
AG

Alta Glotfelty

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
AG

Alta Glotfelty

Nat'l Executive Comm (End)
3 hrs/week
AK

Ann King-Smith

Nat'l Executive Comm (End)
3 hrs/week
BK

Barbara Kranig

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
BN

Beverly Neel

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
BR

Bonita Robey

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
BR

Bonita Robey

Nat'l Executive Comm (End)
3 hrs/week
BJ

Bonnie Jakubczyk

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
BJ

Bonnie Jakubczyk

Nat'l Executive Comm (End)
3 hrs/week
BT

Brister Thomas

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
BT

Brister Thomas

Nat'l Executive Comm (End)
3 hrs/week
CA

Carlene Ashworth

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
CC

Carol Campbell

National Historian (End)
CD

Carol Dalton

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
CD

Carol Dalton

Nat'l Executive Comm (End)
3 hrs/week
CR

Carol Robinson

National Chaplain (End)
CV

Carol Van Kirk

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
CC

Cathleen Camire

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
CC

Cathleen Camire

Nat'l Executive Comm (End)
3 hrs/week
CM

Cecilia Martinez

Nat'l Executive Comm (End)
3 hrs/week
CC

Charlotte Connors

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
CN

Christine Nelson

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
CT

Christine Trahan

Nat'l Executive Comm (End)
3 hrs/week
CH

Clara Hernandez-Morales

Nat'l Executive Comm (End)
3 hrs/week
CP

Colleen Phillips

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
CC

Corrinna Colson

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
DG

Deborah Guenther

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
DG

Deborah Guenther

Nat'l Executive Comm (End)
3 hrs/week
DK

Debra Knickerbocker

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
DK

Debra Knickerbocker

Nat'l Executive Comm (End)
3 hrs/week
DD

Dee Dee Buckley

Northwestern Division Nat'l VP (End)
DD

Denise Delaney-Wrolen

Central Division Nat'l VP (End)
DS

Desi Stoy

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
DD

Diane Duscheck

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
DB

Donna Blattenberger

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
DB

Donna Blattenberger

Nat'l Executive Comm (End)
3 hrs/week
DB

Donna Bryant

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
DH

Dorothy Hazen

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
EB

Elizabeth Belue

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
ES

Elizabeth Stewart

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
GB

Gabriele Barnett

Southern Division Nat'l VP (End)
GD

Georgia Downs

Nat'l Executive Comm (End)
3 hrs/week
GM

Glynis Morris

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
GS

Glynis Seeley

Nat'l Executive Comm (End)
3 hrs/week
JP

Jan Pulvermacher-Ryan

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
JJ

Janet Jefford

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
JM

Janice MacLeod

Nat'l Executive Comm (End)
3 hrs/week
JW

Jean Walker

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
JM

Jennie Molina

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
JM

Jennifer Maune

Nat'l Executive Comm (End)
3 hrs/week
JC

Joan Cannon

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
JC

Joan Cannon

Nat'l Executive Comm (End)
3 hrs/week
JC

Joan Caron

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
JC

Joan Caron

Nat'l Executive Comm (End)
3 hrs/week
JC

Jody Chisolm

Nat'l Executive Comm (End)
3 hrs/week
JD

Judy Daughtry

Nat'l Executive Comm (End)
3 hrs/week
JD

Judy Daybell

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
JD

Judy Daybell

Nat'l Executive Comm (End)
3 hrs/week
JS

Julie Smith

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
KP

Karen Peel

National Chaplain
5 hrs/week
KM

Katherine Morris

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
KM

Kathleen Mazur

Nat'l Executive Comm (End)
3 hrs/week
KD

Kathy Dungan

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
KE

Kelly Elliott

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
KE

Kelly Elliott

Nat'l Executive Comm (End)
3 hrs/week
KO

Krisann Owens

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
KO

Krisann Owens

Nat'l Executive Comm (End)
3 hrs/week
KM

Kristen McLaughlin

Nat'l Executive Comm (End)
3 hrs/week
KW

Kristine West

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
LB

Laura Bondurant

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
LB

Laura Bondurant

Nat'l Executive Comm (End)
3 hrs/week
LC

Laura Clyde

National Historian
5 hrs/week
LS

Laura Susie Clyde

Nat'l Executive Comm (End)
3 hrs/week
LL

Lauren Lloyd

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
LL

Lauren Lloyd

Nat'l Executive Comm (End)
3 hrs/week
LK

Laurie Kuntz

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
LK

Laurie Kuntz

Nat'l Executive Comm (End)
3 hrs/week
LB

Linda Boone

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
LD

Linda Dupont

Nat'l Executive Comm (End)
3 hrs/week
LN

Linda Newsome

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
LB

Lisa Boyer

Nat'l Executive Comm (End)
3 hrs/week
LC

Lisa Chaplin

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
LC

Lisa Chaplin

Nat'l Executive Comm (End)
3 hrs/week
LS

Lynda Stadtler

Nat'l Executive Comm (End)
3 hrs/week
MM

Margaret McMahon

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
MM

Maria Montanez

Alternate Nec
3 hrs/week
MM

Marie Mock

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
MM

Marie Monroe

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
MP

Marie Pytka

Eastern Division Nat'l VP (End)
MM

Marsha Mooney

Nat'l Executive Comm (End)
3 hrs/week
MC

Mary Cauthen

Nat'l Executive Comm (End)
3 hrs/week
MD

Mary Davis

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
MD

Mary Dubay

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
MJ

Mary Jo Stier

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
MS

Mary Smith-Ried

Nat'l Executive Comm (End)
3 hrs/week
MJ

Miriam Junge

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
NB

Nancy Brown-Park

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
NF

Nancy French

Nat'l Executive Comm (End)
3 hrs/week
NT

Nancy Tetreault

Nat'l Executive Comm (End)
3 hrs/week
PC

Patricia Carnes

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
PH

Patricia Hennessy

Nat'l Executive Comm (End)
3 hrs/week
PL

Patricia Lugo

Nat'l Executive Comm (End)
3 hrs/week
PW

Patti Williamson

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
PS

Paula Sellens

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
PS

Paula Sellens

Nat'l Executive Comm (End)
3 hrs/week
PA

Paulette Anderson

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
PS

Pearl Sanders-Mills

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
PT

Peggy Thomas

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
PM

Penelope Mazonna

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
PM

Penelope Mazonna

Nat'l Executive Comm (End)
3 hrs/week
RT

Raleen Tolzmann

Nat'l Executive Comm (End)
3 hrs/week
RB

Rhonda Best

Nat'l Executive Comm (End)
3 hrs/week
RD

Rhonda Davidson

Nat'l Executive Comm (End)
3 hrs/week
RN

Rita Navarrete

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
RS

Roberta Sinner

Nat'l Executive Comm (End)
3 hrs/week
RA

Rose Ann Dzieglowicz

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
SD

Sandi Dutton

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
SA

Sharon Atkins

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
SC

Sharon Conatser

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
SK

Shay Kuehner

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
SC

Sue Cunniff Coughlin

Nat'l Executive Comm (End)
3 hrs/week
SD

Sue Davidson

Nat'l Executive Comm (End)
3 hrs/week
SH

Susan Hall

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
TR

Tammy Ryberg

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
TR

Tammy Ryberg

Nat'l Executive Comm (End)
3 hrs/week
TG

Toni Gimpel

Western Division Nat'l VP (End)
TS

Tracey Smith

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
VB

Valerie Brown-Debro

Nat'l Executive Comm (End)
3 hrs/week
VP

Vicki Paddock

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
VP

Vicki Paddock

Nat'l Executive Comm (End)
3 hrs/week
VO

Victoria Ornelas

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
VH

Virginia Hobbs

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week
WB

Wanda Brandt

Nat'l Executive Comm
3 hrs/week

Milestones

1932

Organization Founded

1932

Established to serve community needs and advance organizational mission.

2020

Program Expansion

2020

Enhanced service delivery and broadened community reach through strategic initiatives.

2023

Program Expansion

2023

Enhanced service delivery and broadened community reach through strategic initiatives.

Associated People

Board members, advisors, and key contributors

Board of Directors

CM
Coral May Grout National Secretary 30.00 hrs/week
MR
Marybeth Revoir National Treasurer 30.00 hrs/week

Information compiled from IRS Form 990 and organizational materials.

Executive Compensation

Top compensated officers & key employees from IRS Form 990

Total Reported (2021)

$458K

Highest Paid

$155K

Kelly Circle

Compensated Officers

5

Name Title Base Other Total Hrs/Wk
Kelly Circle Executive Director (Term Ended 5/6/22) $133,227 $21,808 $155,035 55
Gary Ward Director Of Finance $125,607 $14,574 $140,181 55
Sara Riegel Executive Director (5/6/22-Current) $91,324 $16,602 $107,926 55
Kathy Daudistel Nat'L President (Term Ended 9/2/2022) $46,979 $421 $47,400 55
Vickie Koutz National President $7,050 $52 $7,102 55

Source: IRS Form 990 filings. Compensation includes base and other reported compensation.

Individual Political Donors

People from this organization who contributed to political campaigns

$3K Total Given
Republican $2,500 (100%)
1 Contributions
$2,500 Avg Each

Top Individual Donors

1 Individual Donor
MH
Mary Hoffman Buckler 1 contribution • $2,500 avg
$2,500

Quick Insights

🏆
Most Active Donor Mary Hoffman Buckler with 1 contributions
🎯
Top Recipient INDIANA REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE, — $2,500

Data from Federal Election Commission • Individual contributions only

Partners & Funders

Grant funding relationships from IRS Form 990 filings

$8K Grants Received
1 Organizations

Top Funders

1 total
MV
Minnesota Veterans 4 Veterans Trust
$8K

Source: IRS Form 990 Schedule I filings. Amounts may span multiple tax years.

Lobbying Activity

Lobbying Disclosure Act registrations

Self-Lobbying
1 Registrations
1 Client
Yes Self-Lobbying

Clients 1 total

American Legion
1 filing
Self

Source: Senate Office of Public Records — Lobbying Disclosure Act

Contact

Get in touch with American Legion Auxiliary

Email

[email protected]

Phone

(317) 569-4500

Social

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3450 Founders Rd Indianapolis, IN 46268