American Legion

Tax-deductible

Edinburgh, IN501(c)(19)EIN 35-0812154Revenue $372K in FY2025

On file with the IRS500 Memorial Dr, 46124-1913 · Edinburgh, INTax-exempt since Mar 1946

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Veterans organization

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

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $44K a year · 15% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$17K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
224
of 224 voting members
Looks good: 224 of 224 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$372K
+22% vs prior year
Spent
$309K
Net assets
$458K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$372K
FY2025▲ +22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$157K
FY2022$344K
FY2023$305K
FY2024$304K
FY2025$372K
Expenses
$309K
FY2025▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$134K
FY2022$255K
FY2023$271K
FY2024$293K
FY2025$309K
Net assets
$458K
FY2025▲ +16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$264K
FY2022$352K
FY2023$385K
FY2024$395K
FY2025$458K

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

990 PDF Claim

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

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

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Financial Officer
$16,900Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
First Vice
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Second Vice
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Judge Adv
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
John a Johnson$16,900$16,900$13,300

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

American Legion is a member-serving organization based in Edinburgh, IN.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Benevolent activities for other non-profit organizations and scholorships to students going to college and support for local elementary, middle, and high school activities. The expenses only illustrate the benevolent activities.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$372K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$360K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12K
Investment incomeLn 3$18
Money outPt IX
$309K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$458K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$252K
Total assetsLn 16$458K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a224
IndependentVI 1b224
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12K
Investment incomeLn 3$18
Other incomeLn 4–11$360K
Total revenueLn 12$372K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$215K
SavingsLn 2$37K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$252K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$207K
Total assetsLn 16$458K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$458K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
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$200K$252K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$195K$207K
Total assetsLn 16$395K$458K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$395K$458K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$17K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$60K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$10K
InsuranceLn 23$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$131K
All other expensesLn 24e$68K
Total functional expensesLn 25$309K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $372K$309K$63K$458K 990 PDF
FY2024 $304K$293K$10K$395K 990 PDF
FY2023 $305K$271K$34K$385K 990 PDF
FY2022 $344K$255K$90K$352K 990 PDF
FY2021 $157K$134K$23K$264K 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 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $371,750 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $10,005$11,800
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $95$18
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $293,449$359,932
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $303,549$371,750
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $75,570$82,899
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $217,804$225,845
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $293,374$308,744
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $10,175$63,006
Part VI · Governance 224 of 224 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body224
VI-1b Independent voting members224
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 $371,750 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $341,821 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$11,200
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$600
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$11,800
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $18$18
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $18,111$18,111
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $359,950 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$371,750
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $308,744 across 9 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$16,900
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$59,539
IX-10 Payroll taxes$6,460
IX-11c Accounting fees$3,360
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$6,756
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$10,080
IX-23 Insurance$6,693
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$130,898
IX-24e All other expenses$68,058
IX-25 Total functional expenses$308,744
Part X · Balance sheet $458,491 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $164,560$215,063
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $35,642$36,850
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $195,283$206,578
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $395,485$458,491
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $395,485$458,491
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $395,485$458,491
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $458,491 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$371,750
XI-2 Total expenses$308,744
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$63,006
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$395,485
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$458,491

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

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