American Legion

Jeromesville, OH · Mutual-benefit / member-serving

✓ Tax-deductible
Revenue
$97K
-22% vs prior year
Spent
$78K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$218K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$97K
FY2025▼ -22%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$78K
FY2022$93K
FY2023$134K
FY2024$124K
FY2025$97K
Expenses
$78K
FY2025▼ -8%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$77K
FY2022$69K
FY2023$96K
FY2024$84K
FY2025$78K
Net assets
$218K
FY2025▲ +6%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$97K
FY2022$121K
FY2023$159K
FY2024$205K
FY2025$218K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2025 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CAmerican Legion
EINHdr · item D34-6607361
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(19) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 1946
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CJeromesville, OH
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.88 Management & general $0.12 Fundraising $0.01
Program services88%$68K
Management & general12%$9K
Fundraising1%$440
Total functional expensesLn 25$78K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Surplus margin
+20%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -38% vs prior filing year
Program spending
88%
of expenses reach programs▼ -2% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Total assets
$219K
FY2025▲ +6%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2021$98K
FY2022$122K
FY2023$159K
FY2024$206K
FY2025$219K
Total liabilities
$1K
FY2025▲ +29%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2021$536
FY2022$652
FY2023$633
FY2024$806
FY2025$1K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$19K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$219K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B88%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 378
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 478

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$194K
Total assetsLn 16$219K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$1K
Total net assetsLn 32$218K
Months of cash on handcomputed30.0

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Other revenue$62K · 63%
Contributions & grants$36K · 37%
Other revenue63%$62K
Contributions & grants37%$36K
Total revenueLn 12$97K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $194K · Operating expenses/yr $78K
30.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $68K · Total expenses $78K
88%
Management & General
Management & general $9K · Total expenses $78K
12%
Fundraising
Fundraising $440 · Total expenses $78K
0.6%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $147 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $40K
$0.00 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $36K · Total revenue $97K
37%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $97K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $97K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $97K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $78K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $97K · Prior year $124K
-22%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $78K · FY2024 $97K
+6%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $218K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $97K · Expenses $78K
+20%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $219K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $218K · Total assets $219K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $219K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Roger Briggs · Reported title ADJUTANT · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $78K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $24K · Total expenses $78K
31%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 88%——
Overhead ratio 12%——
Fundraising cost ratio 1%——
Revenue growth -22%——
Accounting fee ratio 3%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Adjutant
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Membership C
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Post Chaplai
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 78Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 78Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Serves veterans and the local community with essential services.

Provided by the organization

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Provide service to veterans and community provide funding to american legion auxiliary and sons of american legion

Pt IX · col B

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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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$16K

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest Viewing $97K$78K-22% 990 PDF
FY2024 $124K$84K-7% 990 PDF
FY2023 $134K$96K+44% 990 PDF
FY2022 $93K$69K+19% 990 PDF
FY2021 $78K$77K 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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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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