American Legion

Tax-deductible

Ridgeville, IN501(c)(19)EIN 35-1275799

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Veterans organization fraternal and social benefits to members, members familes and the local community

501(c)(19) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2 volunteers and 9 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $20K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 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
$5K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.4 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
135
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 135 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$264K
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$224K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$196K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$264K
FY2025▼ -2%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$158K
FY2021$234K
FY2022$242K
FY2023$295K
FY2024$268K
FY2025$264K
Expenses
$224K
FY2025▼ -5%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$168K
FY2021$215K
FY2022$214K
FY2023$281K
FY2024$235K
FY2025$224K
Net assets
$196K
FY2025▲ +25%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$100K
FY2021$119K
FY2022$110K
FY2023$124K
FY2024$156K
FY2025$196K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1971.

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% · $224K

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

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Who runs it and what they're paid

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

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Finance Officer
$5,200Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Adjutant
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sgt at Arms
$0Pt VII · Sec A
1st Vice
$0Pt VII · Sec A
2nd Vice
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Commander
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Service Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Susan Hathaway———$5,950$8,252—
Randy Lankford$5,200$5,200$5,200$1,200——
Kenneth Jones—————$3,600

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

Provides fraternal and social benefits to veterans, their families, and the local community.

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

Provided fraternal and social benefits for veterans and their families provided all repairs and maintenance for local ball park for children donated to local community organizatons

Pt IX · col B

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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$264K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$262K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$224K
Ln 25
Programscol B$224K
Owns and owesPt X
$196K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$194K
Total assetsLn 16$196K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b135
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$262K
Total revenueLn 12$264K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$149K
SavingsLn 2$44K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$194K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Total assetsLn 16$196K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$196K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 62
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$154K$194K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$156K$196K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$156K$196K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$15K$15K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$315$315
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$5K$5K$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$94K$94K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$8K$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$846$846$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$77K$77K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$700$700$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$12K$12K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$8K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$224K$224K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $264K$224K$40K$196K 990 PDF
FY2024 $268K$235K$32K$156K 990 PDF
FY2023 $295K$281K$13K$124K 990 PDF
FY2022 $242K$214K$27K$110K 990 PDF
FY2021 $234K$215K$19K$119K 990 PDF
FY2020 $158K$168K−$10K$100K 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 $263,635 across 2 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $261,806 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,829
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $263,635 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$263,635
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $223,886 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $14,651$14,651
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $315$315
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $5,200 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,200
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $93,925 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$93,925
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,165 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,165
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,320 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,320
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $846 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$846
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $76,503 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$76,503
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $700 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$700
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,512 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$11,512
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,749 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,749
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $223,886 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$223,886
Part X · Balance sheet $195,789 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $110,734$149,201
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $43,218$44,500
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,088$2,088
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $156,040$195,789
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $156,040$195,789
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $156,040$195,789
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $156,040$195,789
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $195,789 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$263,635
XI-2 Total expenses$223,886
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$39,749
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$156,040
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$195,789

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