American Legion Post 67

Tax-deductible

Chester, VT501(c)(19)Since 1958EIN 03-6016576Revenue $287K in FY2025

On file with the IRSPo Box 75, 05143-0075 · Chester, VTTax-exempt since Mar 1946

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To honor the sacrifice of those who serve by enhancing the lives of our veterans, military and their families. Advocate for veterans educate our citizens, mentor youth and premote patriotism, good citizenship, peace and security.

501(c)(19) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 7 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $8K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$27K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
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
$264K
28% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 28% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$287K
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$264K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$695K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$287K
FY2025▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$136K
FY2021$153K
FY2022$233K
FY2023$242K
FY2024$279K
FY2025$287K
Expenses
$264K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$192K
FY2021$169K
FY2022$243K
FY2023$260K
FY2024$253K
FY2025$264K
Net assets
$695K
FY2025▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$646K
FY2021$629K
FY2022$674K
FY2023$657K
FY2024$676K
FY2025$695K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. 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

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $181K Management & general 31% · $83K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $27K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$27,000Pt VII · Sec A
1st Vice Commander
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Edwin Peterson$27,000$24,200$16,113$16,200——
Ed Peterson————$9,600$13,800

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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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

Honors veterans and families by advocating, educating, mentoring, and promoting patriotism.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Support and advocate for veterans, active military and their families; foster patriotism and responsible citizenship; award scholarships and promote quality education and literacy; provide education and leadership opportunities taht uphold the ideals of freedom and democracy; provide meaningful volunteer opportunities within our…

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$287K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$230K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$31K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$26K
Money outPt IX
$264K
Ln 25
Programscol B$181K
Managementcol C$83K
Owns and owesPt X
$695K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$86K
Total assetsLn 16$959K
LiabilitiesLn 26$264K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$31K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$26K
Investment incomeLn 3$214
Other incomeLn 4–11$230K
Total revenueLn 12$287K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$75K
SavingsLn 2$12K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$86K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$867K
Total assetsLn 16$959K
LiabilitiesLn 26$264K
Net assetsLn 32$695K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 610
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$73K$86K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$909K$867K
Total assetsLn 16$990K$959K
LiabilitiesLn 26$314K$264K
Net assetsLn 32$676K$695K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2K$2K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$52K$52K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$8K$2K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$900$900$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$351$351$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$371$0$371$0
Office expensesLn 13$4K$0$4K$0
OccupancyLn 16$50K$46K$5K$0
InterestLn 20$14K$14K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$42K$0$42K$0
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$49K$19K$30K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$32K$32K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$264K$181K$83K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $287K$264K$24K$695K 990 PDF
FY2024 $279K$253K$26K$676K 990 PDF
FY2023 $242K$260K−$18K$657K 990 PDF
FY2022 $233K$243K−$10K$674K 990 PDF
FY2021 $153K$169K−$16K$629K 990 PDF
FY2020 $136K$192K−$57K$646K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $287,340 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $24,165$31,374
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $34,460$25,565
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $290$214
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $220,470$230,187
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $279,385$287,340
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$2,215
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $54,635$62,082
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $198,678$199,345
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $253,313$263,642
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $26,072$23,698
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $287,340 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $229,298 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$4,987
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$26,387
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$31,374
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $24,945$25,565
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $211$214
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business −$7,967−$7,967
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $5,513$5,513
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,343 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,343
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $233,264 · Unrelated business −$7,967 · Excluded from tax $30,669$287,340
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $263,642 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,215$2,215
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $52,284 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$52,284
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,690 · Management $2,108 · Fundraising $0$9,798
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $900 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$900
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $351 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$351
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $371 · Fundraising $0$371
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $3,594 · Fundraising $0$3,594
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $45,843 · Management $4,567 · Fundraising $0$50,410
IX-20 InterestPrograms $14,362 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$14,362
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $42,073 · Fundraising $0$42,073
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,370 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,370
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $18,574 · Management $29,952 · Fundraising $0$48,526
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $32,388 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$32,388
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $180,977 · Management $82,665 · Fundraising $0$263,642
Part X · Balance sheet $959,118 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $61,531$74,510
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $11,375$11,666
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $5,000$5,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $909$1,043
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $908,972$866,899
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $990,197$959,118
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,459$8,779
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $314,032$264,280
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $676,165$694,838
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $676,165$694,838
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $990,197$959,118
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $694,838 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$287,340
XI-2 Total expenses$263,642
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$23,698
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$676,165
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$5,025
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$694,838

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