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209 Community Post

Tax-deductible

Scotch Plains, NJ501(c)(19)EIN 22-6098962

American Legion Post

501(c)(19) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 230 volunteers and 10 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $6K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $30K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
220
of 220 voting members
Looks good: 220 of 220 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$151K
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$191K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$29K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$151K
FY2025▲ +6%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$82K
FY2022$108K
FY2023$151K
FY2024$143K
FY2025$151K
Expenses
$191K
FY2025▲ +30%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$70K
FY2022$100K
FY2023$157K
FY2024$146K
FY2025$191K
Net assets
$29K
FY2025▼ -57%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$61K
FY2022$77K
FY2023$72K
FY2024$69K
FY2025$29K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

Form 990 (PDF) Claim

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

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $177K Management & general 1% · $3K Fundraising 6% · $11K

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
Dennis Mayer
Commander
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Earl Pavlik
First Vice Commander
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Joseph Kostecki
Second Vice Commander
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Joseph Diachesyn
Third Vice Commander
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Joseph McCourt
Finance Officer
$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

209 Community Post is a member-serving organization based in Scotch Plains, NJ.

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

American Legion Sponsored Activities

Pt IX · col B

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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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2022
American Legion Fa Mackenzie Post 165FY2022$30K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$30K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$151K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$90K
Other incomeLn 4–11$50K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11K
Money outPt IX
$191K
Ln 25
Programscol B$177K
Managementcol C$3K
Fundraisingcol D$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$29K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$16K
Total assetsLn 16$29K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a220
IndependentVI 1b220
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$90K
Other incomeLn 4–11$50K
Total revenueLn 12$151K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$12K
SavingsLn 2$4K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$16K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K
Total assetsLn 16$29K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$29K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 6230
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$55K$16K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K$14K
Total assetsLn 16$69K$29K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$69K$29K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$37K$37K$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$3K$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$800$800$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$27K$27K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$11K$11K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$68K$68K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$45K$31K$3K$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$191K$177K$3K$11K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $151K$191K−$39K$29K 990 PDF
FY2024 $143K$146K−$3K$69K 990 PDF
FY2023 $151K$157K−$5K$72K 990 PDF
FY2022 $108K$100K$7K$77K 990 PDF
FY2021 $82K$70K$12K$61K 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 $151,027 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $139,882 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$4,894
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,251
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$11,145
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $139,882 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$151,027
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $190,524 across 7 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $36,730 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$36,730
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,436 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,436
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $800 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$800
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $26,550 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$26,550
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,515 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$10,515
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $67,981 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$67,981
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $30,921 · Management $2,640 · Fundraising $10,951$44,512
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $176,933 · Management $2,640 · Fundraising $10,951$190,524
Part X · Balance sheet $29,496 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $49,274$11,813
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5,869$3,833
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $13,850$13,850
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $68,993$29,496
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $68,993$29,496
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $68,993$29,496
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $29,496 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$151,027
XI-2 Total expenses$190,524
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$39,497
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$68,993
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$29,496

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

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