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0516 Bowers-Slusser

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Columbus Grv, OH501(c)(19)Mutual / membership EIN 34-6556648Revenue $155K in FY2024

On file with the IRS412 Plum St, 45830-1230 · Columbus Grv, OHTax-exempt since Mar 1946

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Promote social welfare of the community, sponsor patriotic activities and provide social and recreational activities for members through the volunteered time provided by members.

501(c)(19) veterans' organization; the IRS lists gifts to it as tax-deductible.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78

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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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $26K a year · 21% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$585
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$155K
+82% vs prior year
Spent
$139K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$177K
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$155K
FY2024▲ +82%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$65K
FY2020$121K
FY2021$121K
FY2022$207K
FY2023$85K
FY2024$155K
Expenses
$139K
FY2024▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$57K
FY2020$62K
FY2021$90K
FY2022$123K
FY2023$126K
FY2024$139K
Net assets
$177K
FY2024▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$36K
FY2020$88K
FY2021$118K
FY2022$202K
FY2023$161K
FY2024$177K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Avery Douglas
Sgt of Arms
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bill Roth
Chaplain
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ron Tedders
Adjutant
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Paul Karcher
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

Sponsors patriotic events and provides social activities for members.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Providing a facility for various community activites and events.

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 · FY2022
American Legion Department of Ohio Charities INCFY2022$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $24K · 2023–2024
Lords PantryOH · FY2024$15,109
Columbus Grove Athletic Boosters Club INCOH · FY2023$8,634

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$155K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$128K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$16K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10K
Money outPt IX
$139K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$177K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$76K
Total assetsLn 16$177K
LiabilitiesLn 26$585
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$16K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10K
Other incomeLn 4–11$128K
Total revenueLn 12$155K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$76K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$76K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$99K
Total assetsLn 16$177K
LiabilitiesLn 26$585
Net assetsLn 32$177K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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$54K$76K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$105K$99K
Total assetsLn 16$161K$177K
LiabilitiesLn 26$349$585
Net assetsLn 32$161K$177K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$22K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$54K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K
Office expensesLn 13$5K
OccupancyLn 16$37K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$949
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K
InsuranceLn 23$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$139K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $155K$139K$16K$177K 990 PDF
FY2023 $85K$126K−$42K$161K 990 PDF
FY2022 $207K$123K$84K$202K 990 PDF
FY2021 $121K$90K$30K$118K 990 PDF
FY2020 $121K$62K$59K$88K 990 PDF
FY2019 $65K$57K$7K$36K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $154,707 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $26,415$16,459
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $7,275$9,924
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $51,083$128,324
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $84,773$154,707
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $15,934$23,267
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $110,542$115,304
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $126,476$138,571
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$41,703$16,136
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $154,707 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $127,962 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$3,767
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$12,692
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$16,459
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $9,924$9,924
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $362$362
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $362 · Unrelated business $137,886$154,707
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $138,571 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$21,967
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$1,300
IX-11c Accounting fees$2,185
IX-11g Other fees for services$54,062
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$2,732
IX-13 Office expenses$4,664
IX-16 Occupancy$37,049
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$949
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$5,215
IX-23 Insurance$5,625
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$2,823
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$138,571
Part X · Balance sheet $177,439 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $54,409$75,996
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $2,000$2,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $104,658$99,443
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $161,067$177,439
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $349$585
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $349$585
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $160,718$176,854
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $160,718$176,854
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $161,067$177,439
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $176,854 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$154,707
XI-2 Total expenses$138,571
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$16,136
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$160,718
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$176,854

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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