American Legion Post 41

Tax-deductible

Norwalk, OH501(c)(19)EIN 34-6529361

Fraternal organization promoting social interaction and comradeship for veterans.

501(c)(19) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Run by 15 volunteers and 15 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
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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $93K a year · 21% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$82K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$7K
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$484K
-25% vs prior year
Spent
$476K
Net assets
$2.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$484K
FY2025▼ -25%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$237K
FY2021$343K
FY2022$417K
FY2023$492K
FY2024$648K
FY2025$484K
Expenses
$476K
FY2025▲ +6%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$209K
FY2021$250K
FY2022$272K
FY2023$406K
FY2024$447K
FY2025$476K
Net assets
$2.4M
FY2025▲ +7%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$2.4M

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 Mar 1946.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $82K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Finance Offi
$44,625Pt VII · Sec A
2nd Vice Com
$36,892Pt VII · Sec A
Commander
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sergeant at
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Adjutant
$0Pt VII · Sec A
1st Vice Com
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Matthew Raymond$44,625$7,868————
Tabitha Austin$36,892$31,688————
Robert Baldwin——$22,710$20,160$19,830$17,924
George Townsend—$17,229$8,282$5,674——
Sydnee Stockmaster——$623———

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

Connects veterans for social interaction and camaraderie.

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1 program service, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

The organization operates a canteen to provide social interaction and comradeship for its members. Profits from this operation are used for community giving and charitable programs.

Pt IX · col B

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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$484K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$426K
Investment incomeLn 3$42K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$16K
Money outPt IX
$476K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$2.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$167K
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$16K
Investment incomeLn 3$42K
Other incomeLn 4–11$426K
Gains on assetsLn 7$12K
Total revenueLn 12$484K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$167K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$167K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$676K
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
VolunteersI 615
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$225K$167K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.4M$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$656K$676K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$7K
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M$2.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$230K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K
Accounting feesLn 11c$25K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K
Office expensesLn 13$16K
OccupancyLn 16$31K
TravelLn 17$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$32K
InsuranceLn 23$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$80K
All other expensesLn 24e$31K
Total functional expensesLn 25$476K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $484K$476K$8K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $648K$447K$200K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $492K$406K$86K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $417K$272K$145K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $343K$250K$93K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $237K$209K$28K$1.7M 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 $483,672 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $425,729 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $15,650$15,650
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $29,913$29,913
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $12,380$12,380
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $441,379 · Excluded from tax $42,293$483,672
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $475,620 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$230,021
IX-10 Payroll taxes$18,932
IX-11c Accounting fees$25,481
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$1,000
IX-13 Office expenses$15,728
IX-16 Occupancy$31,376
IX-17 Travel$1,090
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$31,819
IX-23 Insurance$8,945
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$80,120
IX-24e All other expenses$31,108
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$475,620
Part X · Balance sheet $2,451,680 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $225,116$166,606
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $10,591$12,358
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $655,730$676,052
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,392,617$1,596,664
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,284,054$2,451,680
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,900$6,923
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,900$6,923
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,275,154$2,444,757
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,275,154$2,444,757
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,284,054$2,451,680
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,444,757 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$483,672
XI-2 Total expenses$475,620
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$8,052
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,275,154
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$161,551
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,444,757

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

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