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American Legion

Tax-deductible

Holyoke, MA501(c)(19)EIN 04-2389311

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Support activities for local veterans and the community.

501(c)(19) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$20K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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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
0 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $31K a year · 20% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$20K
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
23 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 23.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$3K
0.5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$199K
+20% vs prior year
Spent
$205K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$479K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$199K
FY2025▲ +20%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$71K
FY2022$157K
FY2023$171K
FY2024$166K
FY2025$199K
Expenses
$205K
FY2025▲ +4%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$85K
FY2022$221K
FY2023$207K
FY2024$198K
FY2025$205K
Net assets
$479K
FY2025▼ -1%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$618K
FY2022$553K
FY2023$517K
FY2024$484K
FY2025$479K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · 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

Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $20K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Jason George
Adjutant
$13,624Pt VII · Sec A
$6,300Pt VII · Sec A
Paul Czupkiewicz
SR Vice Comm
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Daniel Henchy
Historian
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tom Conway
Sgt at Arms
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Jason George$13,624$8,906$2,312$2,448$2,400
Daniel Van Kruiningen$6,300$6,300$6,300$2,625—
Michael Douville————$6,300

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

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

Supports local veterans and community activities.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Support activities for local veterans and the community.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$199K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$153K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$28K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Money outPt IX
$205K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$479K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$394K
Total assetsLn 16$481K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$28K
Government grantsLn 1e$24K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Other incomeLn 4–11$153K
Total revenueLn 12$199K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$22K
SavingsLn 2$372K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$394K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$85K
Total assetsLn 16$481K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$479K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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$396K$394K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$89K$85K
Total assetsLn 16$487K$481K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$484K$479K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$36K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$44K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K
Office expensesLn 13$5K
OccupancyLn 16$51K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$11K
InsuranceLn 23$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$32K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$205K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $199K$205K−$6K$479K 990 PDF
FY2024 $166K$198K−$32K$484K 990 PDF
FY2023 $171K$207K−$36K$517K 990 PDF
FY2022 $157K$221K−$65K$553K 990 PDF
FY2021 $71K$85K−$14K$618K 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 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $198,957 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $148,309 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$3,319
VIII-1e Government grants$24,227
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$27,546
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $18,061$18,061
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $300$300
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $4,741$4,741
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $101,150 · Unrelated business $47,459 · Excluded from tax $22,802$198,957
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $204,772 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$36,424
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$44,160
IX-10 Payroll taxes$8,117
IX-11c Accounting fees$3,250
IX-13 Office expenses$4,755
IX-16 Occupancy$50,507
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$3,480
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$10,717
IX-23 Insurance$6,607
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$32,058
IX-24e All other expenses$4,697
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$204,772
Part X · Balance sheet $481,180 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $11,949$22,070
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $383,685$371,707
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $2,500$2,500
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $88,820$84,903
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $486,954$481,180
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,538$2,579
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,538$2,579
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $484,416$478,601
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $486,954$481,180
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $478,601 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$198,957
XI-2 Total expenses$204,772
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$5,815
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$484,416
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$478,601

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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