American Legion Post 1941

Not tax-deductible

La Grange, IL501(c)(19)EIN 36-6207162Revenue $423K in FY2025

On file with the IRS900 S La Grange Rd, 60525-2936 · La Grange, ILTax-exempt since Mar 1946

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Provide Support to American Military Veterans

$13K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Pay: Part VII

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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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $155K a year · 51% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$13K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$76K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$423K
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$189K
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$423K
FY2025▲ +7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$233K
FY2022$105K
FY2023$354K
FY2024$397K
FY2025$423K
Expenses
$189K
FY2025▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$91K
FY2022$131K
FY2023$149K
FY2024$177K
FY2025$189K
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +20%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$769K
FY2022$743K
FY2023$948K
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.4M

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

Form 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

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Fundraising 1% · $2K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $13K 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
$13,200Pt VII · Sec A
SR Vice Commander
$0Pt VII · Sec A
JR Vice Commander
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Service Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sergeant at Arms
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024
William Kiddon$13,200$5,500

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 15aYes

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Supports American military veterans with essential resources and assistance.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Provide asssitance to Military Veterans

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$423K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$228K
Investment incomeLn 3$185K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10K
Money outPt IX
$189K
Ln 25
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$165K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$76K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$2K
Investment incomeLn 3$185K
Other incomeLn 4–11$228K
Total revenueLn 12$423K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$165K
SavingsLn 2$189
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$165K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$154K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$76K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$80K$165K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$917K$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$166K$154K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$76K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.4M
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$15K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$898
Office expensesLn 13$15K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$24K
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$12K
InsuranceLn 23$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$112K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$189K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $423K$189K$234K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $397K$177K$220K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $354K$149K$205K$948K 990 PDF
FY2022 $105K$131K−$26K$743K 990 PDF
FY2021 $233K$91K$142K$769K 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 $422,841 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $9,343$9,593
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $149,808$185,385
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $237,767$227,863
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $396,918$422,841
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $19,067$18,280
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $158,092$170,740
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $177,159$189,020
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $219,759$233,821
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $422,841 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $97,037 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$6,105
VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,783
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,705
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$9,593
VIII-3 Investment income$185,385
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$111,483
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$19,343
VIII-12 Total revenue$422,841
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $189,020 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$14,967
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$3,313
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$898
IX-13 Office expenses$14,816
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$23,894
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$12,207
IX-23 Insurance$6,923
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$112,002
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expenses$189,020
Part X · Balance sheet $1,477,827 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $78,281$165,198
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,174$189
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,753$5,753
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $166,120$153,913
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $917,405$1,152,774
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,169,733$1,477,827
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,511$75,784
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,511$75,784
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,168,222$1,402,043
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,169,733$1,477,827
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,402,043 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$422,841
XI-2 Total expenses$189,020
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$233,821
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,168,222
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,402,043

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

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