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American Legion

Tax-deductible

Strykersville, NY501(c)(19)EIN 16-6028955

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Support of current and retired military and their families

501(c)(19) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Run by 20 volunteers and 10 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $3K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 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
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$1K
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$168K
-23% vs prior year
Spent
$227K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$284K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$168K
FY2024▼ -23%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$112K
FY2021$170K
FY2022$162K
FY2023$218K
FY2024$168K
Expenses
$227K
FY2024▲ +4%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$84K
FY2021$149K
FY2022$165K
FY2023$219K
FY2024$227K
Net assets
$284K
FY2024▼ -17%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$325K
FY2021$346K
FY2022$344K
FY2023$343K
FY2024$284K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Jim Geremain
Commander
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Pat Smith
First Vice
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bill Herter
Second Vice
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bob Kibler
Adjutant
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lloyd Cox
Sergeant at Arms
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lorne Lemieux
Service Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Matt Kowalski
Sons Commander
$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

Helps military members and their families with support and resources.

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1 program service, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Help current and retired military personnel and families

Pt IX · col B

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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$168K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$161K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7K
Money outPt IX
$227K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$284K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$170K
Total assetsLn 16$285K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$161K
Total revenueLn 12$168K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$152K
SavingsLn 2$18K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$170K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$115K
Total assetsLn 16$285K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$284K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$229K$170K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$115K$115K
Total assetsLn 16$344K$285K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$1K
Net assetsLn 32$343K$284K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$6K$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$700$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$88K$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$600$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$275$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$6K$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$41K$0$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$65K$0$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$227K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $168K$227K−$59K$284K 990 PDF
FY2023 $218K$219K−$332$343K 990 PDF
FY2022 $162K$165K−$3K$344K 990 PDF
FY2021 $170K$149K$21K$346K 990 PDF
FY2020 $112K$84K$28K$325K 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 $167,835 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $144,695 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$2,525
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,609
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,134
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $80$80
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $15,926$15,926
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $92,798 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $67,903$167,835
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $227,001 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$6,157
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$700
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$88,403
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,925
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$600
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$275
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,300
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,714
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$40,509
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$64,993
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,425
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$227,001
Part X · Balance sheet $285,090 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $211,021$151,875
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $17,848$17,848
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $115,367$115,367
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $344,236$285,090
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,039$1,059
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,039$1,059
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $343,197$284,031
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $344,236$285,090
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $284,031 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$167,835
XI-2 Total expenses$227,001
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$59,166
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$343,197
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$284,031

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

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