American Legion Post #55: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 03-0173356)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$58K
FY2021	$58K
FY2022	$71K
FY2023	$78K
FY2024	$92K
FY2025	$91K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$56K
FY2021	$80K
FY2022	$80K
FY2023	$81K
FY2024	$98K
FY2025	$88K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$93K
FY2021	$74K
FY2022	$65K
FY2023	$63K
FY2024	$56K
FY2025	$59K

Is it real?

No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1946.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

15 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

15%

82%

Program services 15% · $9K Management & general 82% · $46K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Burt Reyolds

Commander

$0Pt VII · Sec A

George Palshan

1st Vice Commander

$0Pt VII · Sec A

John McClure

2nd Vice Commander

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Charles Munger

Finance Officer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

June Kelley

Adjutant

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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Questions the 990 asks

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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Upholds bylaws and supports civic activities for the Vermont National American Legion.

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1 program · $56K · in their own filed words · FY2020

01

Membership Dues, Community Donations & American Flags

$56Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$58K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$22K

Other incomeLn 4–11$18K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$18K

Money outPt IX

$56K

Ln 25

Programscol B$9K

Managementcol C$46K

Owns and owesPt X

$93K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$36K

Total assetsLn 16$95K

LiabilitiesLn 26$2K

PeoplePt VI, VII

5

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a0

IndependentVI 1b0

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$22K

Government grantsLn 1e$15K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$18K

Investment incomeLn 3$150

Other incomeLn 4–11$18K

Total revenueLn 12$58K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$36K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$36K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$59K

Total assetsLn 16$95K

LiabilitiesLn 26$2K

Net assetsLn 32$93K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$36K	$36K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$28K	$59K
Total assetsLn 16	$64K	$95K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$64K	$2K
Net assetsLn 32	$0	$93K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$14K		$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$3K		$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$400		$400
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$149		$149
Office expensesLn 13	$602		$602
OccupancyLn 16	$18K		$16K
InsuranceLn 23	$5K	$2K	$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$16K	$7K	$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$56K	$9K	$46K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$91K	$88K	$3K	$59K	990 PDF
FY2024	$92K	$98K	−$6K	$56K	990 PDF
FY2023	$78K	$81K	−$3K	$63K	990 PDF
FY2022	$71K	$80K	−$9K	$65K	990 PDF
FY2021	$58K	$80K	−$22K	$74K	990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing	$58K	$56K	$1K	$93K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $57,661 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,678$21,543

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $36,772$17,569

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $216$150

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $40,785$18,399

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $80,451$57,661

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $31,389$16,875

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $67,477$39,477

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $98,866$56,352

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$18,415$1,309

Part VI · Governance 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body0

VI-1b Independent voting members0

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $57,661 across 8 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $17,097 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1b Membership dues$3,298

VIII-1e Government grants$14,895

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$866

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$21,543

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $17,569$17,569

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $150$150

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$1,302

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $17,719$57,661

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $56,352 across 8 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $14,105$14,105

IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $2,770$2,770

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $400$400

IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $149$149

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $602$602

IX-16 OccupancyManagement $16,171$17,882

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,742 · Management $2,953$4,695

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,907 · Management $8,842$15,749

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $8,649 · Management $45,992 · Fundraising $0$56,352

Part X · Balance sheet $95,037 assets, 8 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $35,839$36,337

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $27,803$58,700

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $63,642$95,037

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $63,642$1,290

X-25 Other liabilities$493

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $63,642$1,783

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$93,254

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $63,642$95,037

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $93,254 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$57,661

XI-2 Total expenses$56,352

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,309

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$93,254

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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American Legion Post #55 FY2020 filing

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Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for American Legion Post #55

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV