American Legion Post 79: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 27-1485008)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$142K
FY2021	$304K
FY2022	$330K
FY2023	$394K
FY2024	$386K
FY2025	$383K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$109K
FY2021	$187K
FY2022	$253K
FY2023	$278K
FY2024	$266K
FY2025	$269K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$357K
FY2021	$474K
FY2022	$551K
FY2023	$667K
FY2024	$787K
FY2025	$902K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

52 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

52%

44%

Program services 52% · $140K Management & general 4% · $11K Fundraising 44% · $118K

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

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Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

James Brown

Service Offi

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Al Coleman

2nd Vice Com

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Paul Doucette

Athletic Off

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tom Hoefer

Sergeant-At-

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sylvia Hughes

Assistant Se

$0Pt VII · Sec A

James Kidd

Finance Offi

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Robert Owens

1st Vice Com

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Denia Paquette

Commander

$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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers activities and services for veterans, supporting community and charitable causes.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2025

01

Provide for veterans and support community and charity

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 · funders on record

Grants received · FY2023

Larry W McCurdy Family Foundation TrFY2023$1K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$383K

Ln 12

Other incomeLn 4–11$252K

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$116K

Investment incomeLn 3$14K

Money outPt IX

$269K

Ln 25

Programscol B$140K

Managementcol C$11K

Fundraisingcol D$118K

Owns and owesPt X

$902K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$902K

Total assetsLn 16$902K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

11

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a12

IndependentVI 1b12

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$116K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$900

Investment incomeLn 3$14K

Other incomeLn 4–11$252K

Total revenueLn 12$383K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$486K

SavingsLn 2$416K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$902K

Total assetsLn 16$902K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$902K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 6100

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$787K	$902K
Total assetsLn 16	$787K	$902K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$787K	$902K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Office expensesLn 13	$3K	$3K	$25
OccupancyLn 16	$7K	$7K
TravelLn 17	$1K	$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$11K		$11K
InsuranceLn 23	$5K	$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$206K	$88K		$118K
All other expensesLn 24e	$35K	$35K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$269K	$140K	$11K	$118K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$383K	$269K	$114K	$902K	990 PDF
FY2024	$386K	$266K	$120K	$787K	990 PDF
FY2023	$394K	$278K	$117K	$667K	990 PDF
FY2022	$330K	$253K	$77K	$551K	990 PDF
FY2021	$304K	$187K	$117K	$474K	990 PDF
FY2020	$142K	$109K	$32K	$357K	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

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Part I · Summary $382,703 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $139,611$115,572

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,437$900

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $19,757$14,291

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $225,381$251,940

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $386,186$382,703

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$0

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $266,060$268,523

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $266,060$268,523

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $120,126$114,180

Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12

VI-1b Independent voting members12

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 $382,703 across 7 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $177,781 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1b Membership dues$9,624

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$105,948

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$115,572

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $900$900

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $14,291$14,291

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $74,159$74,159

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $267,131$382,703

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $268,523 across 7 lines filed

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,399 · Management $25$3,424

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,490$7,490

IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,075$1,075

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $10,940$10,940

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,001$5,001

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $88,382 · Fundraising $117,679$206,061

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $34,532$34,532

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $139,879 · Management $10,965 · Fundraising $117,679$268,523

Part X · Balance sheet $901,651 assets, 7 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $385,589$485,916

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $401,882$415,735

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $787,471$901,651

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $787,471$901,651

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $787,471$901,651

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $787,471$901,651

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $901,651 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$382,703

XI-2 Total expenses$268,523

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$114,180

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$787,471

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$901,651

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

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American Legion Post 79

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for American Legion Post 79

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV