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AVSOPS is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit open data initiative that collects and publishes veteran service organization data from all 50 U.S. states so every veteran can find the help they've earned.
This repository contains 12,000+ veteran service organizations as open CSV data.
- Data Schema — Column definitions for every CSV
- War Periods — The 11 war-era categories used to classify organizations
- How to Update Your Listing — Step-by-step guide for post commanders, adjutants, and members
- Using the Data (API) — How to download, query, and build with this data
- FAQ — Common questions
| Dataset | Records | Description |
|---|---|---|
headquarters.csv |
210 | National HQ for all tracked organizations |
vfw/local-posts.csv |
1,384 | Veterans of Foreign Wars posts |
vfw/state-departments.csv |
50 | VFW state departments |
legion/local-posts.csv |
9,199 | American Legion posts |
legion/state-departments.csv |
51 | Legion state departments |
dav/local-chapters.csv |
1,136 | Disabled American Veterans chapters |
fra/local-branches.csv |
336 | Fleet Reserve Association branches |
other/state-departments.csv |
51 | Other orgs (NSDAR, SAR, AMVETS, etc.) |
war-periods.csv |
11 | War era reference data |
Total: 12,417 organization records
- Website: avsops.com
- State data (CVSOs): AVSOPS/cvso-state-data
- License: CC BY 4.0 — free to use with attribution
- Contact: avsopsorg@gmail.com