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American Legion Post 30

Tax-deductible

Fergus Falls, MN501(c)(19)Mutual / membership EIN 41-0883160Revenue $530K in FY2025

On file with the IRSlegion.orgPo Box 1052, 56538-1052 · Fergus Falls, MNTax-exempt since Mar 1946

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501(c)(19) veterans' organization; the IRS lists gifts to it as tax-deductible.
3¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 23 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $7K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
3%
of spending
Concern: 3% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $639K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 7.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$44K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% 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
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Revenue
$530K
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$477K
To programs
3%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$530K
FY2025▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$377K
FY2022$383K
FY2023$482K
FY2024$480K
FY2025$530K
Expenses
$477K
FY2025▼ -1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$383K
FY2022$408K
FY2023$467K
FY2024$482K
FY2025$477K
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$925K
FY2022$797K
FY2023$964K
FY2024$999K
FY2025$1.1M

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.

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

Where the money goes

3 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 3% · $13K Management & general 97% · $464K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Tom Debrito
2nd Vice Com
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dennis Roers
Chaplain
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chuck Van Sickle
3rd Vice Com
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Michael Thacker
1st Vice Com
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
James M Fish JR
Finance Offi
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rick Wilson
Commander
$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

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1 program · $13K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Flag and Youth

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$13Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$530K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$473K
Investment incomeLn 3$45K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11K
Money outPt IX
$477K
Ln 25
Programscol B$13K
Managementcol C$464K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$306K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$44K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$624
Investment incomeLn 3$45K
Other incomeLn 4–11$473K
Gains on assetsLn 7$9K
Total revenueLn 12$530K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$137K
SavingsLn 2$169K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$306K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$639K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$87K
Other assetsLn 15$31K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$44K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 523
VolunteersI 650
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$263K$306K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$584K$639K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$97K$87K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$29K$44K
Net assetsLn 32$999K$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$4K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$254K$254K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$25K$25K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$23K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K$209$12K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$304$1K
OccupancyLn 16$30K$30K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13K$13K
InsuranceLn 23$419$419
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$45K$45K
All other expensesLn 24e$67K$7K$59K
Total functional expensesLn 25$477K$13K$464K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $530K$477K$53K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $480K$482K−$2K$999K 990 PDF
FY2023 $482K$467K$15K$964K 990 PDF
FY2022 $383K$408K−$25K$797K 990 PDF
FY2021 $377K$383K−$6K$925K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $530,019 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $9,659$11,270
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $235$624
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $28,904$45,379
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $440,934$472,746
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $479,732$530,019
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,448$4,396
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $303,320$302,410
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $177,127$169,722
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $481,895$476,528
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$2,163$53,491
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 4 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-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 $530,019 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $466,545 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$7,340
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,930
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$11,270
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $624$624
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $36,198$36,198
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $9,181$9,181
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$3,950
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,251$2,251
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $259,475 · Unrelated business $209,945 · Excluded from tax $45,379$530,019
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $476,528 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $4,396$4,396
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $253,738$253,738
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $25,176$25,176
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $23,496$23,496
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $209 · Management $11,973$12,182
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $304 · Management $1,095$1,399
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $30,342$30,342
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $13,328$13,328
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $419$419
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $45,366$45,366
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,450 · Management $59,236$66,686
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $12,778 · Management $463,750 · Fundraising $0$476,528
Part X · Balance sheet $1,118,854 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $118,944$137,461
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $144,323$168,776
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $23,002$25,801
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $17,575$16,496
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $12,562$13,118
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $96,632$87,079
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $583,573$638,744
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $31,379$31,379
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,027,990$1,118,854
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,328$26,414
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $16,039$17,110
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $29,367$43,524
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $998,623$1,075,330
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,027,990$1,118,854
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,075,330 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$530,019
XI-2 Total expenses$476,528
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$53,491
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$998,623
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$23,216
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,075,330

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

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