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American Legion FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Island Pond, VT501(c)(19)EIN 03-0309587

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Promote patriotism

501(c)(19) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(19)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $10K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$12K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
200
of 200 voting members
Looks good: 200 of 200 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$82K
Spent
$85K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$259K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$82K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$82K
FY2021$94K
FY2022$150K
FY2023$161K
FY2024$169K
Expenses
$85K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$85K
FY2021$103K
FY2022$180K
FY2023$165K
FY2024$173K
Net assets
$259K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$259K
FY2021$250K
FY2022$220K
FY2023$216K
FY2024$212K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 1946.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $85K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
B James Worth
Commander
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

American Legion is a member-serving organization based in Island Pond, VT.

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1 program · $85K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Working with the local community and its youth to help promote patriotism.

$85Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$82K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$69K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13K
Investment incomeLn 3$7
Money outPt IX
$85K
Ln 25
Programscol B$85K
Owns and owesPt X
$259K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$28K
Total assetsLn 16$271K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a200
IndependentVI 1b200
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13K
Government grantsLn 1e$9K
Investment incomeLn 3$7
Other incomeLn 4–11$69K
Total revenueLn 12$82K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$20K
SavingsLn 2$8K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$28K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$236K
Total assetsLn 16$271K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
Net assetsLn 32$259K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 60
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
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$24K$28K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$249K$236K
Total assetsLn 16$281K$271K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K$12K
Net assetsLn 32$263K$259K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$23K$23K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$6K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$23K$23K$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$460$460$0$0
InterestLn 20$602$602$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13K$13K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$9K$9K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7K$7K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$85K$85K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $169K$173K−$4K$212K 990 PDF
FY2023 $161K$165K−$4K$216K 990 PDF
FY2022 $150K$180K−$30K$220K 990 PDF
FY2021 $94K$103K−$9K$250K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $82K$85K−$4K$259K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2020 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $81,546 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $66,613 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$3,856
VIII-1e Government grants$8,788
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$12,644
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$7
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,282$2,282
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $66,620 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,282$81,546
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $85,320 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $22,946 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$22,946
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,351 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,351
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,008 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,008
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $22,749 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$22,749
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $460 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$460
IX-20 InterestPrograms $602 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$602
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $12,971 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$12,971
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,611 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,611
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,915 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,915
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,707 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,707
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $85,320 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$85,320
Part X · Balance sheet $270,799 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $18,230$19,758
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $6,136$8,043
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $7,530$6,818
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $249,151$236,180
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $281,047$270,799
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,429$400
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $18,267$11,793
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $262,780$259,006
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $262,780$259,006
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $281,047$270,799
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $259,006 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$81,546
XI-2 Total expenses$85,320
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$3,774
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$262,780
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$259,006

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

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