UNITED STATES NAVY VETERANS ASSOCIATION

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IT IS THE ADVICE OF THE ASSOCIATION TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT, IN ORDER TO "CHECK OUT" THE LEGITIMACY OF A GIVEN AMERICAN NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, THEY SHOULD GO TO THE OFFICIAL STATE GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY IN THEIR STATE WHICH REGULATES CHARITIES AND THEIR ACTIVITIES, OR TO RECOGNIZED FEDERAL AGENCIES, OR TO RECOGNIZED AMERICAN CHARITY WATCHDOG ORGANIZATIONS, SUCH AS THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. HOWEVER, IF YOU FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE GOING TO A "TOM, DICK, OR HARRY" DOWN THE STREET YOU KNOW TO ASK "IF HE HAS EVER HEARD OF THIS OR THAT CHARITY OR GROUP," THIS IS A FREE COUNTRY, AND IF THAT IS YOUR CHOICE, THE ASSOCIATION PLACES THIS PAGE HERE TO MERELY TO GUIDE YOU, AND NOT TO TELL YOU WHAT TO DO.
 
THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 700,000 MEN AND WOMEN SERVING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF THE  NAVY EVERY DAY, 535 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, AND OVER 200,000 LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND APPROXIMATELY 1,000,000 BADGED LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHICH SERVE THIS NATION, AND THEIR NAMES CHANGE EVERY DAY.  NEITHER THE ASSOCIATION, NOR ANY OTHER AMERICAN NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, HAS SUFFICIENT  MANPOWER TO COORDINATE ALL OF OUR ACTIVITIES WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM. LOCAL CHARITIES MAY HAVE THE ABILITY TO COORDINATE WITH CERTAIN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES, BUT NATIONAL CHARITIES RARELY DO. THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT, MOREOVER, THAT AN ACTIVE-DUTY MEMBER OF THE NAVY BE A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY DOES NOT PERMIT ANY PRIVATE ORGANIZATION TO SOLICIT MEMBERSHIP AT OFFICIAL DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY IN-PROCESSING. 

The United States Navy Veterans Association and its pertinent State Chapters are listed, registered with, recognized by or approved by, the following authorities. These listings are stated here as a matter of historical record only, and not to promote or publicize the Association:
 
 
 
 
The Association is one of only 299 veterans' organizations in the U.S. to have VA recognized national Veteran Service Organization status (www.va.gov). There are at least 50,000 veterans organizations of one type or another in the United States.
 
State DVA's and similar state agencies:
 
The Association is on the Centurion's list of approved Veterans Service Organizations.
 
The Georgia Chapter is recognized by the Georgia Department of Veterans Services on its Veteran Service Organizations Commanders' List.
 
The Maryland Chapter is recognized by the Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs on its Veteran Service Organization Commanders' List.
 
 
 
The Washington State Chapter is recognized by the Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs on its Veteran Service Organizations Commanders' List.
 
 
The Association is one of only a few "veterans' groups" to be recognized by the IRS as a true IRC Sec. 501(c)(19) war veterans membership organization and to be accorded, at the same time, full tax deductibility status for all non-quid pro quo donations. The Association posts all its IRS financial reports in full annually online on www.NavyVets.org, something we estimate only approximately 10% of the most reputable American charities do. This information can be accessed online at www.irs.gov, and going to Publication 78.
 
The Association is an approved veterans' organization with the DoD's Korean War Commemoration Committee.
 
The Association is a Blue & Gold Admirals' Row Sponsor of all the intercollegiate sports programs of the Naval Academy.
 
The Association is a Lifetime Charter Member.
 
 
 
 
 
Additionally, we are listed with or registered with the following state or local government authorities charged with regulating charities in their respective jurisdictions. These authorities maintain required registrations for all charities falling under their local laws, as well as financial and other information on the charities, and, in some cases, a history of official complaints against a particular charity. You may access the official website of the pertinent government office by clicking on the name of the state or locality:
 
 
City of Columbus, Ohio (The Association is also an avid sponsor of Columbus' annual veterans' stand down.)
 
You may access the official websites of any of the above governmental or organizational  entities by clicking on their name. Ease or difficulty in navigating their websites to obtain further information is a matter between you and them. All of their websites, however, list telephone numbers at which they can be reached, just as this website does.
 
The above state government bodies, and not your local Navy recruiter or your brother the police officer, are the ones charged by their respective state laws for investigating, registering and regulating charities, veteran based or otherwise, operating in their states.
 
The Association may conduct activities in other states in which no specific registration is required. The most generalized state agency in those states which enforces laws against business entities and charities is the usually the State Attorney General's Office.
 
Authorized Donation Processing Center addresses for the Association are posted on the Donation Processing Centers Page of www.NavyVets.org.
 
 
The Association has its own Do Not Call Registry, although not required by law, which you can access instantly by email or telephone. Read the instructions on the Do Not Call List Page. Very few "illegitimate" charities offer their own Do Not Call registries or, if they do, make you "pull teeth" in order to register with them.
 
The Association does not do any of its current fundraising drives in conjunction with, or in affiliation with, any other organization.
 
 
 
 































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