American Legion Post 773

Tax-deductible

Erie, PA501(c)(19)EIN 25-6093487Revenue $138K in FY2024

On file with the IRS4109 W 12th St, 16505-3103 · Erie, PATax-exempt since Mar 1946

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Assist and comfort veterans and their families. Promote patriotism and social welfare in the community and provide social and recreational activities for members.

501(c)(19) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$11K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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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 deficit $7K a year · 4% 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
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$11K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
21 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 21.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $100K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$740
0.1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$138K
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$190K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$554K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$138K
FY2024▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$179K
FY2021$152K
FY2022$179K
FY2023$145K
FY2024$138K
Expenses
$190K
FY2024▲ +24%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$173K
FY2021$139K
FY2022$172K
FY2023$154K
FY2024$190K
Net assets
$554K
FY2024▼ -9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$594K
FY2021$607K
FY2022$615K
FY2023$606K
FY2024$554K

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

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

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Adjutant
$6,640Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$3,940Pt VII · Sec A
$340Pt VII · Sec A
Historian
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sgt at Arms
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chaplain
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Judge Advocate
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Service Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Vern Smith$6,640$6,697$6,640$7,315$5,065
Ben Suchocki$3,940$3,697$4,240$3,640$3,940
Maryann Scarpelli—$3,283$3,340$3,090$1,670
Robert McCarthy$340$397$340$340$340

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 veterans and families, promotes patriotism, and offers community social and recreational activities.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Rent income is for a building rented to the millcreek american legion home association - this income permits the organization to provide assitance to veterans and their families and promote social welfare.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$100K
Grants paid · 14 grants · $173K · 2020–2024

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$138K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$101K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$28K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Money outPt IX
$190K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$554K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$332K
Total assetsLn 16$554K
LiabilitiesLn 26$740
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$101K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$28K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$138K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$15K
SavingsLn 2$318K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$332K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$168K
Other assetsLn 15$4
Total assetsLn 16$554K
LiabilitiesLn 26$740
Net assetsLn 32$554K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$387K$332K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$167K$168K
Total assetsLn 16$607K$554K
LiabilitiesLn 26$744$740
Net assetsLn 32$606K$554K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$53K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$11K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$1K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K
Office expensesLn 13$337
Information technologyLn 14$1K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$41K
TravelLn 17$5K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$31K
InsuranceLn 23$255
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$26K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$190K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $138K$190K−$52K$554K 990 PDF
FY2023 $145K$154K−$9K$606K 990 PDF
FY2022 $179K$172K$8K$615K 990 PDF
FY2021 $152K$139K$13K$607K 990 PDF
FY2020 $179K$173K$6K$594K 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 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $137,707 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $117,305$100,893
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $24,544$28,275
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,310$8,539
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $145,159$137,707
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $34,784$52,981
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $15,512$15,733
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $103,371$121,373
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $153,667$190,087
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$8,508−$52,380
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $137,707 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$100,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$393
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$100,893
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $28,275$28,275
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2,900 · Unrelated business $939 · Excluded from tax $4,700$8,539
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $31,175 · Unrelated business $939 · Excluded from tax $4,700$137,707
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $190,087 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$52,981
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$10,920
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$3,340
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$1,473
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$2,003
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$1,950
IX-13 Office expenses$337
IX-14 Information technology$1,201
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$40,756
IX-17 Travel$4,700
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$11,373
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$31,260
IX-23 Insurance$255
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$25,612
IX-24e All other expenses$1,926
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$190,087
Part X · Balance sheet $554,478 assets, 17 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $53,704; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $24,599$14,606
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $362,114$317,740
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $166,845$168,424
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4$4
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $606,862$554,478
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $744$740
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $744$740
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $606,118$553,738
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $606,862$554,478
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $553,738 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$137,707
XI-2 Total expenses$190,087
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$52,380
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$606,118
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$553,738

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