Old Guard Riders As A Public Charity

Old Guard Riders Inc is incorporated as a non-profit organization in the State of Arizona. The organization's 501c3 status has been confirmed by the IRS beginning November 2007.  All donations to Old Guard Riders Inc. are tax deductible within the United States.

What does all that mean?

Old Guard Riders is a legally constituted corporation whose objective is to engage in activities of public interest without regard for commercial or monetary profit.

The Mission of the Old Guard Riders Inc. "Corporate"

The MISSION of the national corporation of Old Guard Riders Inc., as stated in the Old Guard Riders Articles of Incorporation, is to provide food clothing, shelter and other essential goods and services to veterans and their families in need, including mobility, access and other assistance items and services specifically for those who are physically challenged.

The Mission of the Old Guard Riders' Chapters

The MISSION of the Chartered Chapters of Old Guard Riders Inc. is two fold:

• To support the mission of Old Guard Riders Inc. Corporate through fundraising and public awareness.

• To initiate, sponsor, promote, coordinate, conduct and support local projects, activities and programs which honor and assist America's veterans and their families nationwide.

Old Guard Riders Chapters provide local assistance

As a local veterans assistance organization, Old Guard Riders' chartered chapters:

• initiate, sponsor, conduct, coordinate and participate in events which honor all American veterans, including memorials, parades, educational events, public awareness events, shows, rallies and any other activity where OGR participation raises public awareness of veterans and their issues.

• render appropriate honors at the funeral/memorial services of active duty military (particularly those Killed In Action) and honorably discharged military veterans.

• schedule visits and special events at VA facilities, nursing homes and other places where ill, aging, injured, disabled and disadvantaged veterans reside.

• Initiate, sponsor and participate in service projects which assist veterans in accordance with the OGR Mission statement.

• actively encourage youth organizations, such as the Boy Scouts of America and ROTC programs, to initiate service projects which assist veterans.

• actively support other organization's activities and programs which serve veterans.

• participate in programs designed to locate, identify and inter the unclaimed remains of America's veterans, currently stored on mortuary, funeral home and cemetery shelves.

While Old Guard Riders Inc. chapters do not have 501C3 status, chapters can engage in activities which raise non tax-exempt funds, which the individual chapter can then use to fund their own projects, missions and events as they see appropriate.

Old Guard Riders Chapters within the community

Old Guard Riders Inc., working through a network of chapters, participate in public events in order to provide public awareness and financial support for veterans and their families in need.

Whether on foot, horseback, motorcycle, ATV, antique auto or other medium, members proudly display the Old Guard Riders Inc. logo at public events across the nation and internationally to promote veterans issues and raise money to assist aging, homeless, physically challenged and disadvantaged veterans and their families with essential human needs.

Public events include such things as parades, military funerals, car shows, motorcycle rallies, gun shows, sports events, swap meets, historical events, military activities (where appropriate), rodeos, etc. Public visibility is largely a matter of creativity and opportunity.

Old Guard Riders is constantly recruiting qualified volunteers to assist at every level of the organization.

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