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American Legion

Tax-deductible

Dagsboro, DE501(c)(19)Public & Societal BenefitEIN 51-0329885

The American Legion advocates for upholding and defending the United States Constitution, equal justice and opportunity for everyone, and discrimination against no one, through youth education, responsible citizenship and honoring military service by observing and participating in memorial events.

501(c)(19) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Run by 40 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$370K
32% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 32% 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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$101K
Spent
$83K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$793K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Revoked May 2021, reinstated. IRS ruling May 2025, per the IRS master file. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2025.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Lloyd Bare
Commander
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jennifer Brittingham
Finance Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Emory Grimm
Service Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tony Maneri
Sgt at Arms
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Deborah Long
Chaplain
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

Programs and updates

Promotes responsible citizenship, youth education, and honors military service to defend the Constitution and ensure equal justice.

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1 program service, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Provide Refreshments, Entertainment, and Fellowhip at Post building location.

Pt IX · col B

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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$101K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$71K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$30K
Money outPt IX
$83K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$793K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$10K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$370K
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$30K
Other incomeLn 4–11$71K
Total revenueLn 12$101K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$10K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$10K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$370K
Net assetsLn 32$793K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 640
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$12K$10K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$384K$370K
Net assetsLn 32$781K$793K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$800$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$111$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$3K$0$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$6K$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$44K$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$20K$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$8K$0$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$65$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$83K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $101K$83K$17K$793K 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 FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $100,862 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $71,154 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$21,485
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$8,223
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$29,708
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $71,154 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$100,862
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $83,416 across 9 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$1,694
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$800
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$111
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,036
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,178
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$43,925
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$19,511
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,096
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$65
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$83,416
Part X · Balance sheet $1,163,293 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $12,214$9,954
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,153,339$1,153,339
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,165,553$1,163,293
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $384,141$370,442
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $781,412$792,851
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,165,553$1,163,293
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $792,851 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$100,862
XI-2 Total expenses$83,416
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$17,446
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$781,412
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$6,007
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$792,851

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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