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170 Boerstler-May

Tax-deductible

Chanute, KS501(c)(19)EIN 48-0519096Revenue $243K in FY2025

On file with the IRSPo Box 69, 66720-0069 · Chanute, KSTax-exempt since Mar 1946

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American Legion Post 170 Boerslter May is a patriotic, veterans service organization. It's purpose is to provide continued devotion in service to fellow members and veterans, to advocate patriotism and honor, and to provide mentoring and sponsorship of youth programs in and around the community.

501(c)(19) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
5¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 527 volunteers and 9 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 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $12K a year · 5% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
5%
of spending
Concern: 5% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$8K
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
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Revenue
$243K
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$198K
To programs
5%
Net assets
$566K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$243K
FY2025▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$215K
FY2023$213K
FY2025$243K
Expenses
$198K
FY2025▼ -13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$207K
FY2023$229K
FY2025$198K
Net assets
$566K
FY2025▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$537K
FY2023$502K
FY2025$566K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending April 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

5 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 5% · $11K Management & general 95% · $188K

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

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
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
George Culbertson
Finance Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ed Boring
Adjutant
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Scott Keller
Sgt of Arms
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Larn Perkins
Chaplain
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tanya Smith
Historian
$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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Supports veterans, promotes patriotism, and mentors youth through community programs.

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2 programs · $11K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Veterans Service & Community Service

$6Kprogram expense
02

American Legion baseball and other sponsored youth activities

$5Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$243K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$213K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$26K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$198K
Ln 25
Programscol B$11K
Managementcol C$188K
Owns and owesPt X
$566K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$167K
Total assetsLn 16$575K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
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$26K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$213K
Total revenueLn 12$243K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$91K
SavingsLn 2$76K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$167K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$51K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$357K
Total assetsLn 16$575K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$566K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 6527
Fiscal year endsHeaderApril
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$127K$167K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$49K$51K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$336K$357K
Total assetsLn 16$512K$575K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$8K
Net assetsLn 32$511K$566K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$60K$60K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$750$750
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$20K$20K
OccupancyLn 16$48K$48K
InterestLn 20$407$407
InsuranceLn 23$15K$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$40K$11K$30K
Total functional expensesLn 25$198K$11K$188K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $243K$198K$45K$566K 990 PDF
FY2024 Not on file
FY2023 $213K$229K−$16K$502K 990 PDF
FY2022 $215K$207K$8K$537K 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 $242,706 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $70,867$26,027
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $508$3,950
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $79,226$212,729
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $150,601$242,706
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $49,841$64,736
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $97,801$133,317
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $147,642$198,053
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,959$44,653
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $242,706 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $211,571 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$1,031
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$24,996
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$26,027
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $3,950$3,950
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $1,158$1,158
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $216,679 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$242,706
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $198,053 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $59,819$59,819
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $4,917$4,917
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,866$2,866
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $750$750
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $6,037$6,037
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $19,706$19,706
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $47,762$47,762
IX-20 InterestManagement $407$407
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $15,455$15,455
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $10,538 · Management $29,796$40,334
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $10,538 · Management $187,515 · Fundraising $0$198,053
Part X · Balance sheet $574,591 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $66,041$90,636
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $61,387$75,948
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $335,566$356,595
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $49,488$51,412
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $512,482$574,591
X-25 Other liabilities$8,146
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,045$8,146
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $511,437$566,445
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $512,482$574,591
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $566,445 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$242,706
XI-2 Total expenses$198,053
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$44,653
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$511,437
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,982
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$7,373
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$566,445

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

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