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American Legion Clifton Post 421

Not tax-deductible

Fairview Park, OH501(c)(19)Since 1988Mutual / membership EIN 34-6528439Revenue $207K in FY2025Latest return filed Jul 1, 2026

On file with the IRSamericanlegioncliftonpost421.orgFairview Park, OHTax-exempt since Jul 1988

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Mentoring youth, sponsorship of wholesale community programs, promotion of service members and veterans,

501(c)(19) veterans' organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
Run by 15 volunteers and 13 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · 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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $27K a year · 13% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $17K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$19K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$207K
+154% vs prior year
Spent
$157K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$93K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$207K
FY2025▲ +154%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$199K
FY2022$142K
FY2023$70K
FY2024$81K
FY2025$207K
Expenses
$157K
FY2025▼ -20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$195K
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024Not on file
FY2025$157K
Net assets
$93K
FY2025▲ +179%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$52K
FY2022$47K
FY2023$52K
FY2024$33K
FY2025$93K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1988.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Jason Nye
Commander
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mickey Pinto
1st Vice Commander
$0Pt VII · Sec A
James Carson
2nd Vice Commander
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Robert G Tischler JR
Financial Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jeff Caruso
Adjutant
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jan Hill
Historian
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jim Reisling
Seargent-At-Arms
$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

American Legion Clifton Post 421 is a member-serving organization based in Fairview Park, OH, formed in 1988.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Mentoring youth, sponsorship of wholesale community programs, promotion of service members and veterans.

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
American Legion Department of Ohio Charities INCFY2024$17K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$17K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $6K · 2021–2021
Individual RecipientFY2021$6,145

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$207K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$186K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$19K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$157K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$93K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$103K
Total assetsLn 16$112K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$19K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$186K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$207K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$53K
SavingsLn 2$50K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$103K
Accounts receivableLn 4$141
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$9K
Total assetsLn 16$112K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
Net assetsLn 32$93K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$35K$103K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$35K$112K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$19K
Net assetsLn 32$33K$93K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$41K
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$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$39K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$41
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$7K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$21K
TravelLn 17$120
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$305
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$35K
Total functional expensesLn 25$157K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 1, 2026 $207K$157K$50K$93K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Oct 27, 2025 $81K$33K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 16, 2024 $70K$52K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Dec 8, 2023 $142K$47K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Dec 8, 2023 $199K$195K$4K$52K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $206,862 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $607$19,351
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$1,150
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $80,707$186,361
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $81,314$206,862
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$41,172
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $24,886$43,528
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $700$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $44,557$71,909
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $70,143$156,609
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $11,171$50,253
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $206,862 across 14 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $168,919 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$4,525
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$14,826
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$19,351
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,150 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,150
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $14,040 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$14,040
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,402$3,402
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $184,109 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,402$206,862
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $156,609 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$41,172
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$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$39,338
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$4,190
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$2,190
IX-11c Accounting fees$41
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$2,009
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$6,927
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$20,520
IX-17 Travel$120
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$305
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$4,476
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$35,321
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$156,609
Part X · Balance sheet $111,887 assets, 30 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $35,284$52,754
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$50,249
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year −$42$141
X-5 Loans to officers and key peopleStart of year $0$0
X-6 Loans to other insidersStart of year $0$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$8,743
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $35,242$111,887
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$10,018
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$7,500
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-21 Escrow or custodial accountsStart of year $0$0
X-22 Loans from officers and insidersStart of year $0$0
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,999$1,739
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,999$19,257
X-29 Capital stock or trust principalStart of year $0$0
X-30 Paid-in or capital surplusStart of year $0$0
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $33,243$92,630
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $33,243$92,630
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $35,242$111,887
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $92,630 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$206,862
XI-2 Total expenses$156,609
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$50,253
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$33,243
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$9,134
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$92,630

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

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