American Legion

Tax-deductible

New Palestine, IN501(c)(19)Since 1945EIN 35-6076962Revenue $69K in FY2024

On file with the IRSlegion182.orgPo Box 299, 46163-0299 · New Palestine, INTax-exempt since Mar 1946

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The American Legion Post 182 is established to assist veterans of all wars, of all time periods, to gain access to benefits and connection to community.

501(c)(19) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Run by 45 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $69K a year · 78% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
357 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 357.2 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
209
of 209 voting members
Looks good: 209 of 209 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$69K
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$12K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$357K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$69K
FY2024▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$29K
FY2021$133K
FY2022$148K
FY2023$63K
FY2024$69K
Expenses
$12K
FY2024▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$37K
FY2021$12K
FY2022$23K
FY2023$12K
FY2024$12K
Net assets
$357K
FY2024▼ -10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$229K
FY2021$350K
FY2022$475K
FY2023$395K
FY2024$357K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Past Commander
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Commander
$0Pt VII · Sec A
1st Vice Commander
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Second Vice Commander
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Adjutant
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Not applicable

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$69K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$69K
Money outPt IX
$12K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$357K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$357K
Total assetsLn 16$357K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a209
IndependentVI 1b209
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Other incomeLn 4–11$69K
Total revenueLn 12$69K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$153K
SavingsLn 2$204K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$357K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$357K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$357K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 645
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$395K$357K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$395K$357K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$395K$357K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$12K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$12K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $69K$12K$57K$357K 990 PDF
FY2023 $63K$12K$51K$395K 990 PDF
FY2022 $148K$23K$125K$475K 990 PDF
FY2021 $133K$12K$121K$350K 990 PDF
FY2020 $29K$37K−$9K$229K 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 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $68,852 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $63,250$68,852
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $63,250$68,852
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 $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $12,368$12,000
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $12,368$12,000
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $50,882$56,852
Part VI · Governance 209 of 209 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body209
VI-1b Independent voting members209
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 $68,852 across 2 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $68,852 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $68,852 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$68,852
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $12,000 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$12,000
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$12,000
Part X · Balance sheet $357,154 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $394,820$153,098
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$204,056
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $394,820$357,154
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $394,820$357,154
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $394,820$357,154
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $357,154 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$68,852
XI-2 Total expenses$12,000
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$56,852
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$394,820
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$94,518
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$357,154

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

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