American Legion Post B

Tax-deductible

Madison, IN501(c)(19)EIN 35-0795103

Service to veterans and the local community

501(c)(19) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$17K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
0 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $47K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$17K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$4K
0.6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$463K
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$508K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$661K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$463K
FY2024▼ -3%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$293K
FY2021$435K
FY2022$460K
FY2023$476K
FY2024$463K
Expenses
$508K
FY2024▲ +1%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$360K
FY2021$489K
FY2022$501K
FY2023$502K
FY2024$508K
Net assets
$661K
FY2024▼ -6%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$828K
FY2021$774K
FY2022$732K
FY2023$706K
FY2024$661K

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $508K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $17K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$10,864Pt VII · Sec A
$6,054Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
2nd Vice Com
$0Pt VII · Sec A
1st Vice Com
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2020
Charles Milhalko$10,864$10,665$5,300
Michael J Bath$6,054$5,954—
Forrest M Hunt——$5,300

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides services to veterans and the local community.

Provided by the organization

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3 program services, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Support is provided to youth baseball, as well as, other state and national legion programs and various youth programs. Works with the local high schools and middle schools on patriotism. Awards many scholarships to students of several high schools in the legions district.

Pt IX · col B
02

Support is provided to various local charities, city, county and state programs for young children to help them become better citizens. Support and assistance is also provided to many other worthwhile projects and activities as funds and time permit.

Pt IX · col B
03

Conducts honor guard functions for deceased members when requested. Also conducts patriotic events for the community throughout the year: veterans day, july 4TH, memorial day and others by providing a speaker or representatives as necessary.

Pt IX · col B

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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$463K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$425K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$37K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$508K
Ln 25
Programscol B$508K
Owns and owesPt X
$661K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$248K
Total assetsLn 16$665K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$37K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$425K
Total revenueLn 12$463K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$57K
SavingsLn 2$191K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$248K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$394K
Total assetsLn 16$665K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$661K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
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$296K$248K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$394K$394K
Total assetsLn 16$714K$665K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$706K$661K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$17K$17K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$188K$188K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$19K
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$13K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$20K$20K
InsuranceLn 23$19K$19K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$122K$122K
All other expensesLn 24e$92K$92K
Total functional expensesLn 25$508K$508K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $463K$508K−$45K$661K 990 PDF
FY2023 $476K$502K−$26K$706K 990 PDF
FY2022 $460K$501K−$41K$732K 990 PDF
FY2021 $435K$489K−$54K$774K 990 PDF
FY2020 $293K$360K−$67K$828K 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 FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $462,934 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $425,066 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$36,650
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$36,650
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,218$1,218
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $426,284$462,934
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $507,854 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $16,919$16,919
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $187,612$187,612
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,391$19,391
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $15,325$15,325
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $12,924$12,924
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,627$2,627
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $20,138$20,138
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $18,808$18,808
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $121,793$121,793
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $92,317$92,317
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $507,854 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$507,854
Part X · Balance sheet $665,417 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $106,408$56,622
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $189,745$190,914
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $18,788$18,788
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,232$5,232
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $394,037$393,861
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $714,210$665,417
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,844$3,971
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,844$3,971
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $706,366$661,446
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $714,210$665,417
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $661,446 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$462,934
XI-2 Total expenses$507,854
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$44,920
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$706,366
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$661,446

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

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