American Legion

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Palatine, IL501(c)(19)EIN 36-2908012

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Services and Functions for Armed Forces Veterans

501(c)(19) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Run by 30 volunteers and 18 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $46K a year · 17% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 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
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$7K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$325K
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$258K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$623K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$325K
FY2025▼ -2%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$173K
FY2022$244K
FY2023$266K
FY2024$331K
FY2025$325K
Expenses
$258K
FY2025▼ -3%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$150K
FY2022$220K
FY2023$213K
FY2024$265K
FY2025$258K
Net assets
$623K
FY2025▲ +12%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$413K
FY2022$437K
FY2023$491K
FY2024$557K
FY2025$623K

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

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1946.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Commander
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Vice Commander
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Adjutant
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sergeant-At-Arms
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Finance Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Judge Advocate
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chaplain
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 services and support for armed forces veterans.

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3 program services account for $23K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

School Awards and Community Programs

$12Kprogram expense
02

Military Outreach and Disaster Relief

$6Kprogram expense
03

Veterans Memorial Day and Other Holidays

$4Kprogram expense

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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$325K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$288K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$28K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Money outPt IX
$258K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$623K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$140K
Total assetsLn 16$630K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$28K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$288K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$325K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$66K
SavingsLn 2$74K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$140K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$107K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$371K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$630K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
Net assetsLn 32$623K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$80K$140K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$101K$107K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$371K$371K
Total assetsLn 16$564K$630K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K$7K
Net assetsLn 32$557K$623K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$5K$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$85K$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$0$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$586$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$0$0$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$3K$0$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$41K$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$12K$0$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$63K$0$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$26K$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$258K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $325K$258K$67K$623K 990 PDF
FY2024 $331K$265K$66K$557K 990 PDF
FY2023 $266K$213K$53K$491K 990 PDF
FY2022 $244K$220K$24K$437K 990 PDF
FY2021 $173K$150K$22K$413K 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 $324,576 across 16 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $269,969 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues−$1,345
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$225
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,830
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,710
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $27,021 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$27,021
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $6,724 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$6,724
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $12,004 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$12,004
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $7,148 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$7,148
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $322,866 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$324,576
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $257,968 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$5,200
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$84,830
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$10,619
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,931
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,031
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$586
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,509
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$41,147
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,900
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$11,510
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$62,656
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$26,049
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$257,968
Part X · Balance sheet $630,046 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $46,074$65,782
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $33,777$74,490
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 $12,000$12,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $371,000$371,000
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $100,762$106,774
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 $563,613$630,046
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-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,941$6,766
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,941$6,766
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $556,672$623,280
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $563,613$630,046
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $623,280 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$324,576
XI-2 Total expenses$257,968
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$66,608
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$556,672
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
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$623,280

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