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124 Ferdinand Post FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Ferdinand, IN501(c)(19)EIN 35-6046060Revenue $265K in FY2023

On file with the IRS425 Main St, 47532-9705 · Ferdinand, INTax-exempt since Mar 1946

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American legion Post 124 provides social quarters for veterans, military funeral services, fosters americanism, preserves the memories of all wars, instills community spirit, supports flag education, and scholarships for youth.

501(c)(19) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2023 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $33K a year · 15% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.6 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
0
of 7 voting members
Concern: none of 7 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$265K
+36% vs prior year
Spent
$184K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$214K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$265K
FY2023▲ +36%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$142K
FY2021$165K
FY2022$194K
FY2023$265K
FY2024$288K
Expenses
$184K
FY2023▼ -7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$137K
FY2021$150K
FY2022$199K
FY2023$184K
FY2024$221K
Net assets
$214K
FY2023▲ +60%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$123K
FY2021$138K
FY2022$133K
FY2023$214K
FY2024$281K

From the FY2023 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

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $173K Management & general 6% · $11K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Kenneth Fischer
1st Vice Commander
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jan Jochem
Accountant
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Allen Berger
Service Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Stanley Fischer
Sgt of Arms
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Victor Begle
Adjutant
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Daniel Bettag
Finance Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
David Gaesser
Chairman House Committee
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Karissa Rohleder—$14,887$19,142
Brenda Gramelspacher$5,400——

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

Supports veterans, honors fallen soldiers, and promotes American values and youth scholarships.

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1 program · $173K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

To allow veterans to have a facility to gather

$173Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$265K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$181K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$77K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8K
Money outPt IX
$184K
Ln 25
Programscol B$173K
Managementcol C$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$214K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$117K
Total assetsLn 16$214K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$77K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8K
Other incomeLn 4–11$181K
Total revenueLn 12$265K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$65K
SavingsLn 2$52K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$117K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$97K
Total assetsLn 16$214K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$214K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 610
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$79K$117K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$54K$97K
Total assetsLn 16$133K$214K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$133K$214K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$4K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$93K$93K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$24K$24K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$6K$72
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$38K$38K
All other expensesLn 24e$280$280
Total functional expensesLn 25$184K$173K$11K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $288K$221K$67K$281K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $265K$184K$80K$214K 990 PDF
FY2022 $194K$199K−$5K$133K 990 PDF
FY2021 $165K$150K$15K$138K 990 PDF
FY2020 $142K$137K$6K$123K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $264,883 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,888$76,579
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $15,307$7,718
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $530$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $173,571$180,586
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $194,296$264,883
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$3,550
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $71,504$101,765
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $127,749$79,137
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $199,253$184,452
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$4,957$80,431
Part VI · Governance 0 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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 $264,883 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $173,897 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$76,579
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$76,579
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $7,718$7,718
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $6,689$6,689
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $188,304 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$264,883
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $184,452 across 10 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $3,550$3,550
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $93,463$93,463
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,302$8,302
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,333$1,333
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $2,435$2,435
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $23,974$23,974
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,579 · Management $72$5,651
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $7,545$7,545
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $37,919$37,919
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $280$280
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $173,067 · Management $11,385 · Fundraising $0$184,452
Part X · Balance sheet $213,605 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $79,017$64,599
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$52,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $54,157$97,006
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $133,174$213,605
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $133,174$213,605
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $133,174$213,605
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $213,605 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$264,883
XI-2 Total expenses$184,452
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$80,431
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$133,174
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$213,605

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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