American Legion

Not tax-deductible

Babylon, NY501(c)(19)EIN 11-1684083

To assist fellow veterans

17¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 65 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $15K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
17%
of spending
Concern: 17% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$184K
-38% vs prior year
Spent
$163K
To programs
17%
Net assets
$356K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$184K
FY2025▼ -38%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$151K
FY2021$128K
FY2022$186K
FY2023$189K
FY2024$294K
FY2025$184K
Expenses
$163K
FY2025▼ -24%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$196K
FY2021$121K
FY2022$175K
FY2023$170K
FY2024$215K
FY2025$163K
Net assets
$356K
FY2025▲ +10%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$206K
FY2021$214K
FY2022$225K
FY2023$243K
FY2024$322K
FY2025$356K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 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

Where the money goes

17 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 17% · $28K Management & general 83% · $135K Fundraising 0% · $300

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Vice Command
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Command
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Financial of
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Command
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Commander
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Michael Hernandez$21,009$17,600

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

American Legion is a member-serving organization based in Babylon, NY.

Provided by the organization

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1 program service account for $28K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

To promote the principles of the american legion and good fellowship among veterans.

$28Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 7 grants · $19K · 2020–2021
Unitemized GrantFY2021$4,500
Unitemized GrantFY2021$2,850
Unitemized GrantFY2021$2,800
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,600
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$375
Unitemized GrantFY2020$5,750

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$184K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$178K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5K
Investment incomeLn 3$516
Money outPt IX
$163K
Ln 25
Programscol B$28K
Managementcol C$135K
Fundraisingcol D$300
Owns and owesPt X
$356K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$97K
Total assetsLn 16$356K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5K
Investment incomeLn 3$516
Other incomeLn 4–11$178K
Total revenueLn 12$184K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$78K
SavingsLn 2$20K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$97K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$258K
Total assetsLn 16$356K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$356K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 665
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$80K$97K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$243K$258K
Total assetsLn 16$322K$356K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$322K$356K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$8K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$26K$26K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$725$725
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$9K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$26K$26K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$63K$63K
All other expensesLn 24e$22K$17K$5K$300
Total functional expensesLn 25$163K$28K$135K$300

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $184K$163K$21K$356K 990 PDF
FY2024 $294K$215K$79K$322K 990 PDF
FY2023 $189K$170K$19K$243K 990 PDF
FY2022 $186K$175K$11K$225K 990 PDF
FY2021 $128K$121K$8K$214K 990 PDF
FY2020 $151K$196K−$45K$206K 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 $183,527 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $7,146 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$4,401
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$640
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,041
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $516$516
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$12,652
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $158,172$158,172
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $165,834$183,527
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $162,934 across 10 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,332$1,332
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $8,400$8,400
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,545$5,545
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $25,800$25,800
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,255$1,255
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $725$725
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $9,384$9,384
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $25,657$25,657
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $62,707$62,707
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $17,001 · Management $4,828 · Fundraising $300$22,129
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $27,988 · Management $134,646 · Fundraising $300$162,934
Part X · Balance sheet $355,605 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $72,794$77,505
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $6,882$19,969
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $242,663$258,131
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $322,339$355,605
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $322,339$355,605
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $322,339$355,605
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $322,339$355,605
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $355,605 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$183,527
XI-2 Total expenses$162,934
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$20,593
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$322,339
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$12,673
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$355,605

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