American Legion

Tax-deductible

Yorkville, IL501(c)(19)EIN 36-6207356

To support and provide assistance for our military veterans and thier families To support our community and promote their support for vets

501(c)(19) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Run by 50 volunteers and 15 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $15K a year · 4% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$6K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
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
324
of 324 voting members
Looks good: 324 of 324 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$484K
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$543K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$213K
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$484K
FY2023▲ +14%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$250K
FY2021$445K
FY2022$425K
FY2023$484K
Expenses
$543K
FY2023▲ +25%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$233K
FY2021$455K
FY2022$435K
FY2023$543K
Net assets
$213K
FY2023▼ -24%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$244K
FY2021$281K
FY2022$280K
FY2023$213K

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: FY2023. IRS ruling in Mar 1946.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990; $6K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Finance Officer
$6,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Operations Manager
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2023FY2021FY2020
Kelly Lancaster—$42,000$42,000
David a Ullrich$6,000$6,000$6,000

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

Helps military veterans and their families with support and community assistance.

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3 program services, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

High School Scholarships

Pt IX · col B
02

Special Olympics

Pt IX · col B
03

Boys State

Pt IX · col B

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 3 grants · $6K · 2023–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$4,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,000

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$484K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$472K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12K
Investment incomeLn 3$84
Money outPt IX
$543K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$213K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$113K
Total assetsLn 16$213K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a324
IndependentVI 1b324
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12K
Investment incomeLn 3$84
Other incomeLn 4–11$472K
Total revenueLn 12$484K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$48K
SavingsLn 2$64K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$113K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$100K
Total assetsLn 16$213K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$213K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
VolunteersI 650
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$171K$113K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$100K$100K
Total assetsLn 16$271K$213K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$271K$213K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$8K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$182K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K
Office expensesLn 13$2K
Information technologyLn 14$12K
OccupancyLn 16$161K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$6K
InsuranceLn 23$21K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$105K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$543K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest Viewing $484K$543K−$59K$213K 990 PDF
FY2022 $425K$435K−$9K$280K 990 PDF
FY2021 $445K$455K−$10K$281K 990 PDF
FY2020 $250K$233K$17K$244K 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 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $483,744 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $358,152 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$3,901
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$8,145
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$12,046
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $84$84
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$27,187
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $86,275$86,275
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $109,339$483,744
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $542,685 across 13 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$8,172
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$8,400
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$181,745
IX-9 Other employee benefits$2,600
IX-10 Payroll taxes$16,254
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$13,396
IX-13 Office expenses$1,864
IX-14 Information technology$11,951
IX-16 Occupancy$160,810
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$5,591
IX-23 Insurance$21,422
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$104,519
IX-24e All other expenses$5,961
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$542,685
Part X · Balance sheet $212,553 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $161,465$48,358
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $10,029$64,195
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $100,000$100,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $271,494$212,553
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $271,494$212,553
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $271,494$212,553
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $212,553 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$483,744
XI-2 Total expenses$542,685
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$58,941
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$271,494
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$212,553

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