American Legion

Tax-deductible

Newton, MA501(c)(19)EIN 04-6152908

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The mission of post 440 is to provide a safe meeting place for veterans, their family and friends. Also we provide meeting rooms for neighborhood groups, other veterans groups and political groups.

501(c)(19) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ 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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FY2024 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $725 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$123K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 13 voting members
Concern: none of 13 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$639K
-7% vs prior year
Spent
$766K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$639K
FY2024▼ -7%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$196K
FY2021$489K
FY2022$629K
FY2023$690K
FY2024$639K
Expenses
$766K
FY2024▲ +15%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$343K
FY2021$368K
FY2022$495K
FY2023$667K
FY2024$766K
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2024▼ -8%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.4M

From the FY2024 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

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $750K

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

13 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Commander
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Vice Commander
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Junior Vice Commander
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Adjutant
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vacant
Historian
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chaplain
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Judge Advocate
$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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers a safe meeting place for veterans, families, friends, and community groups.

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1 program · $750K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The mission of post 440 is to provide a safe meeting place for veterans, their family and friends. Also we provide meeting rooms for neighborhood groups, other veterans groups and political groups.

$750Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$639K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$538K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$76K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$26K
Money outPt IX
$766K
Ln 25
Programscol B$750K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$93K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$123K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$76K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$26K
Investment incomeLn 3$23
Other incomeLn 4–11$538K
Total revenueLn 12$639K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$93K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$93K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$123K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 521
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$228K$93K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.4M$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$147K$123K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$153K$153K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$74K$74K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$37K$37K
Payroll taxesLn 10$24K$24K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
InterestLn 20$7K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$16K
InsuranceLn 23$19K$19K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$349K$349K
All other expensesLn 24e$83K$83K
Total functional expensesLn 25$766K$750K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $639K$766K−$127K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $690K$667K$23K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $629K$495K$134K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $489K$368K$121K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $196K$343K−$147K$1.2M 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 FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $639,358 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $322,732 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$4,914
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$71,190
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$76,104
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $25,672$25,672
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $23$23
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $214,827$214,827
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $306,849 · Unrelated business $256,405 · Excluded from tax $0$639,358
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $765,895 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $153,266$153,266
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $73,733$73,733
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $36,990$36,990
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $24,067$24,067
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,263$4,263
IX-20 InterestPrograms $7,052$7,052
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$15,545
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $18,855$18,855
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $348,771$348,771
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $83,353$83,353
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $750,350 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$765,895
Part X · Balance sheet $1,510,903 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $227,974$92,829
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $18,285$18,285
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,415,334$1,399,789
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,661,593$1,510,903
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year −$8,098$1,603
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $14,819$21,609
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $147,108$122,955
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,514,485$1,387,948
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,661,593$1,510,903
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,387,948 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$639,358
XI-2 Total expenses$765,895
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$126,537
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,514,485
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,387,948

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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