American Legion FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Davenport, IA501(c)(19)EIN 42-0113060

The Legion distributed $4,448 in Grants and Other Assistance to organizations and individuals during the current fiscal year. See Schedule G. No one person received over $5,000.

501(c)(19) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $8K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$306
0.03% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$126K
Spent
$81K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$126K
FY2021
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$126K
FY2022$87K
FY2023$65K
FY2024$117K
FY2025$51K
Expenses
$81K
FY2021
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$81K
FY2022$106K
FY2023$87K
FY2024$143K
FY2025$71K
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2021
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$983K
FY2025$990K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending July 2021) · 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

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $73K Management & general 10% · $8K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Finance Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sgt at Arms
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sal Commander
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Post Commander
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Judge Advocate
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Commander
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chaplin
$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

Programs and updates

Provides grants and assistance to individuals and organizations.

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1 program service, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

The Legion distributed Grants and Other Assistance to Organizations and individuals during the current fiscal year. No one person received over $5,000.

Pt IX · col B

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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$126K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$69K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$50K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Money outPt IX
$81K
Ln 25
Programscol B$73K
Managementcol C$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$83K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$306
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$50K
Investment incomeLn 3$69K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$126K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$13K
SavingsLn 2$70K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$83K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$714K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$289K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$306
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$24K$83K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$719K$714K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$297K$289K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$161$306
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$6K$6K
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$8K$8K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$40$40
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
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$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$11K$11K
TravelLn 17$88$88
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$8K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$41K$41K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$81K$73K$8K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $51K$71K−$20K$990K 990 PDF
FY2024 $117K$143K−$26K$983K 990 PDF
FY2023 $65K$87K−$22K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $87K$106K−$19K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $126K$81K$45K$1.1M 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 FY2021 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $126,147 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$2,119 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$8,522
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$41,475
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$49,997
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $69,151$69,151
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $9,118$9,118
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $76,150$126,147
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $80,843 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $6,307$6,307
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 wagesManagement $8,000$8,000
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $40$40
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,680$1,680
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 expensesPrograms $1,354$1,354
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,317$11,317
IX-17 TravelPrograms $88$88
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 amortizationPrograms $8,198$8,198
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $40,640$40,640
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,219$3,219
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $72,803 · Management $8,040 · Fundraising $0$80,843
Part X · Balance sheet $1,086,138 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $8,601$13,062
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $15,583$70,196
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $297,006$288,808
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $719,499$714,072
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,040,689$1,086,138
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $161$306
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $161$306
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,040,528$1,085,832
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,040,689$1,086,138
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,085,832 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$126,147
XI-2 Total expenses$80,843
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$45,304
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,040,528
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,085,832

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