» Posts please be advised – Your Instant Bingo Fundraising Contract is now available for 2024 (Click HERE). New for the upcoming year is the 25% contribution threshold being raised to $330,000. This is good news to all who have experienced robust participation with the electronic machines. The link below takes you to the contract with Charities, Inc. information pre-filled. Complete all the Post information, disregarding the net profit proceeds for 2023 section. Return ALL the contract pages to Shirley Espenshade at espenshade@ohiolegion.com. We will return the signature page to you. Remember, the new contracts are for only one year … January 1, 2024 thru December 31, 2024.

» Available for download below is a copy of the document, “Internal Control Procedure and Policy” created to guide Posts on how to conduct the new E-Instant Bingo games. Posts need to provide some proof of their e-bingo internal control when registering with the Attorney General’s office and this document meets the criteria.

Click Here to download and fill the Internal Control Procedure and Policy

Shirley Espenshade, Executive Secretary

Phone: 740-513-1722 | Email: espenshade@ohiolegion.com

Board of Directors

Glenn Hickman | Jerry Wilson – (Interim) | James Morris | Charles Stennis | Roger Friend

The American Legion Department of Ohio Charities was launched as a 501(C)3 public charity in 2003 to allow Legion Family members and friends to make a general donation to The American Legion Department of Ohio or choose a specific program to support.

» Fill, Download and Print the .pdf Charities Financial Request Form Here

or fill out the online form below to submit request to Charities Inc.

(be sure to click ‘Submit’ at the bottom of the form once)

Charities Financial Request Form

Please enter a number from 0 to 2020.
Requesting Persons Name:
Please enter a number less than or equal to 400000000.
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    If you have additional documents or photos to accompany the request please click 'select files' to browse and select your additional material.

    Post AG Office Compliancy with Gaming Company agreements & licensing information:

    Click HERE for Highlights about the new Electronic Instant Bingo rules from the Attorney General’s Bingo School presentation held at our 2022 Mid-Winter Conference in Columbus.

     

     

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    Summer 2023 Donation Grants and Sweepstakes Winners:

    » 2023 CHARITIES, INC. SUMMER CONVENTION GRANTS – N/A
    » 2023 SWEEPS WINNERS DEPARTMENT CONVENTION

    Charitable Bingo Fundraising contract

    (also this can be downloaded toward the top of this webpage)

    » Download Contract

    Your Instant Bingo Fundraising Contract is now available for 2024. New for the upcoming year is the 25% contribution threshold being raised to $330,000. This is good news to all who have experienced robust participation with the electronic machines. The link below takes you to the contract with Charities, Inc. information pre-filled. Complete all the Post information, disregarding the net profit proceeds for 2023 section. Return ALL the contract pages to Shirley Espenshade at espenshade@ohiolegion.com. We will return the signature page to you. Remember, the new contracts are for only one year … January 1, 2024 thru December 31, 2024.

    CHARITABLE OHIO

    The office of Ohio Attorney General, Dave Yost, has made a interactive website specific to “CHARITABLE OHIO”!

    There is a lot of information relating to Charitable gaming, fundraising, Bingo, and Charities in general.

    Here is the link: https://charitable.ohioago.gov/

    Consider requesting a representative from the Charitable Law Section to attend your District Conferences.

    CharOhio