American Legion Post 144: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 31-4312233)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$200K
FY2021	$235K
FY2022	$289K
FY2023	$414K
FY2024	$496K
FY2025	$600K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$198K
FY2021	$202K
FY2022	$267K
FY2023	$314K
FY2024	$383K
FY2025	$443K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$774K
FY2021	$806K
FY2022	$828K
FY2023	$928K
FY2024	$1.0M
FY2025	$1.2M

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

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

100%

Program services 100% · $443K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII

Rick Garren

Adjutant

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Frank Marino

2nd Vice Commander

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alfred Faelchle

1st Vice Commander

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ronald Fraley

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

Organizes patriotic events, charitable drives, and social gatherings for members and guests.

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1 program · $443K · in their own filed words · FY2024

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Southway Post 144 conducts patriotic and charitable activities, holds membership meetings and administers social and recreational activities for its members and their bona fide guests in accordance with provisions of Regulation 1.501(c)(19)-1(c)

$443Kprogram expense

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 · 11 grants · $289K · 2019–2024

American Legion Department of Ohio Charities INCOH · FY2024$100,345

Department of Veterans AffairsFY2024$13,400

Save a Warrior INCOH · FY2024$10,000

Charity NewsiesOH · FY2024$10,000

441 Simon Kenton CouncilOH · FY2024$5,560

Special Olympics Ohio INCOH · FY2024$5,000

American Legion Department of Ohio Charities INCOH · FY2023$31,544

American Legion Department of Ohio Charities INCOH · FY2022$48,618

American Legion Department of Ohio Charities INCOH · FY2021$27,909

American Legion Department of Ohio Charities INCOH · FY2020$18,951

American Legion Department of Ohio Charities INCOH · FY2019$17,448

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$600K

Ln 12

Other incomeLn 4–11$494K

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$101K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$5K

Money outPt IX

$443K

Ln 25

Programscol B$443K

Owns and owesPt X

$1.2M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$412K

Total assetsLn 16$1.2M

LiabilitiesLn 26$6K

PeoplePt VI, VII

4

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a4

IndependentVI 1b4

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$101K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$5K

Other incomeLn 4–11$494K

Total revenueLn 12$600K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$412K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$412K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$773K

Total assetsLn 16$1.2M

LiabilitiesLn 26$6K

Net assetsLn 32$1.2M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 513

VolunteersI 670

Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly

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	$249K	$412K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$773K	$773K
Total assetsLn 16	$1.0M	$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$5K	$6K
Net assetsLn 32	$1.0M	$1.2M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$154K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$102K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$53K
Office expensesLn 13	$7K
OccupancyLn 16	$70K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21	$6K
InsuranceLn 23	$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$22K	$22K
All other expensesLn 24e	$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$443K	$0	$0	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$600K	$443K	$157K	$1.2M	990 PDF
FY2024	$496K	$383K	$112K	$1.0M	990 PDF
FY2023	$414K	$314K	$100K	$928K	990 PDF
FY2022	$289K	$267K	$22K	$828K	990 PDF
FY2021	$235K	$202K	$32K	$806K	990 PDF
FY2020	$200K	$198K	$2K	$774K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $600,467 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $68,008$101,105

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,626$5,201

I-10 Investment income$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $422,161$494,161

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $495,795$600,467

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $100,528$153,864

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $105,466$111,588

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $177,384$177,581

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $383,378$443,033

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $112,417$157,434

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

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4

VI-1b Independent voting members4

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 $600,467 across 8 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $476,779 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1b Membership dues$10,795

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$90,310

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$101,105

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,201$5,201

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $14,881$14,881

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,501$2,501

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $499,362 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$600,467

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $443,033 across 11 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$153,864

IX-7 Other salaries and wages$102,459

IX-10 Payroll taxes$9,129

IX-11c Accounting fees$6,400

IX-11g Other fees for services$53,028

IX-13 Office expenses$6,788

IX-16 Occupancy$69,734

IX-21 Payments to affiliates$6,481

IX-23 Insurance$11,415

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $21,762$21,762

IX-24e All other expenses$1,973

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$443,033

Part X · Balance sheet $1,203,676 assets, 9 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $249,002$412,123

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $23,555$18,699

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $772,854$772,854

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,045,411$1,203,676

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,265$6,096

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,265$6,096

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,040,146$1,197,580

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,040,146$1,197,580

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,045,411$1,203,676

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,197,580 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$600,467

XI-2 Total expenses$443,033

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$157,434

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,040,146

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,197,580

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 144

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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 144

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV