named programs · 4 · from sources
What they call their work
Active Shooter Response Training
Instruction on protocols and actions to take during active shooter incidents, developed in consultation with former law enforcement and military professionals.
Emergency First Aid Seminars
Training in life-saving first aid techniques, including tourniquet use and trauma response, with real-world applications reported by participants.
Legion Self-Defense Training
Core nine-month program teaching Krav Maga, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and defensive tactics targeting vulnerable areas, designed to prepare Jewish individuals to resist physical attacks.
Situational Awareness and Surveillance Detection
Programs teaching community members how to identify potential threats, recognize surveillance, and enhance personal and institutional security.
activities · 3 groups
What they do
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Self-Defense Training Programs 2 activities
- Delivers self-defense and combat training programs for Jewish communitiesProvides comprehensive self-defense training through programs in Krav Maga, physical combat techniques, disengagement from restraints, and defensive strikes, with curricula taught by former U.S. and Israeli military and law enforcement personnel. Offers separate male and female classes across multiple locations, including New York City, Brooklyn, West Hartford, Long Island, and partner gyms nationally and internationally.
- Operates a nine-month structured self-defense certification programRuns a nine-month introductory self-defense course meeting twice weekly, combining martial arts, situational awareness instruction by former law enforcement, basic first aid, and active shooter response. Approximately 300 individuals have completed the program since its inception, with expansion planned beyond the Northeast.
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Community CPR and First Aid Training 1 activity
- Conducts emergency preparedness and first aid training for civiliansOffers training in active shooter response, situational awareness, emergency preparedness, and combat first aid, including tourniquet use and life-saving interventions. Programs include seminars led by experts from the FBI and IDF, and have resulted in participants applying skills in real-world emergencies such as motorcycle accidents.
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Regional Chapter Network Support 1 activity
- Manages a national training network through chapters and partner gymsOperates six chapters in the New York metropolitan area with additional locations in development, and has placed students in 27 partner gyms nationwide. Conducts Legion-specific self-defense classes in at least six locations and provides training in 12 U.S. cities as well as Toronto and London.
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financials · form 990EZ · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$44K
Contributions & grants$44K100%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$43K
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$34K
balance sheet
Total assets$33K
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Liabilities—
Net assets$33K
5 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue -9.3%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024
Who runs it
board members · 1
- Jonathan Loew — Board Member
relationships · 12
Who they work with
- Beth El Jewish Center Partner — Hosts Legion self-defense classes in Brooklyn.
- Brooklyn MMA Partner — Hosts Legion's self-defense program in Flatlands, Brooklyn.
- Brooklyn Mixed Martial Arts Partner — Hosts Legion training sessions at its gym in Marine Park and provides instructional space and coaching support.
- Cherev Gidon Israeli Tactical Training Academy Partner — Part of a broader network of Jewish self-defense efforts alongside Legion.
- FBI Partner — Hosts talks with FBI personnel as part of training programming.
- Fuel for Truth Partner — Founded by Jon Loew prior to Legion Alpha Inc; shares founder and mission focus on Jewish community safety and education.
- IDF Network — Positioned as a comparable organization to the largest organized group of Jews training in Krav Maga outside the IDF.
- IDF Network — Positioned as the only larger organized group of Jews training in Krav Maga outside of the IDF.
- IDF Partner — Hosts talks with IDF personnel as part of training programming.
- Israel Defense Forces Partner — Source of Krav Maga methodology and training expertise; former IDF members serve as instructors.
- Magen Am Partner — Part of a broader network of sustained Jewish self-defense efforts, with shared goals of community security and defense training.
- Shmira and Shomrim patrols Partner — Private Jewish security groups operating in parallel with Legion’s mission of community protection in New York and other areas with large religious populations.
strategies · 3
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Historically Grounded Community Self-Reliancemethodology: historically-informed_preparednessBy reviving and applying historical models of Jewish self-defense, we build culturally resonant preparedness and collective agency, because connecting modern training to ancestral resilience strengthens community identity and motivation to act.
- Self-Defense as Deterrence Through Empowermentmethodology: deterrence-through-self-defenseBy training Jewish individuals and allies in military-style and confrontational self-defense techniques, we reduce their perceived vulnerability to antisemitic attacks and deter potential aggressors, because empowered individuals who can effectively resist are less likely to be targeted.
- Targeted, Threat-Informed Training for Civilian Preparednessmethodology: threat-informed_civilian_preparednessBy delivering standardized, cohort-based self-defense training grounded in real-world threat analysis and military expertise, we ensure civilians can realistically acquire life-saving skills, because curriculum relevance and structured learning increase retention and effectiveness in high-stress scenarios.