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214 Grantsville Post FY2021 filing

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Grantsville, MD501(c)(19)Mutual / membership EIN 52-0567747Revenue $135K in FY2021

On file with the IRS108 Miller Street, 21536-0000 · Grantsville, MDTax-exempt since May 1949

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Promote veteran affairs and local community service organizations

501(c)(19) veterans' organization; the IRS lists gifts to it as tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $4K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 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
Pay to officers and key staff
$1K
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
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $106K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 11.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$3K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% 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
$135K
Spent
$106K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$238K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$135K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$135K
FY2022$113K
FY2023$147K
FY2024$220K
FY2025$262K
Expenses
$106K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$106K
FY2022$127K
FY2023$162K
FY2024$207K
FY2025$255K
Net assets
$238K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$238K
FY2022$225K
FY2023$206K
FY2024$230K
FY2025$244K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending March 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 May 1949.

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% · $95K Management & general 10% · $10K

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; $1K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Diane Merrill
Treasurer
$1,188Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dale Guthrie
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Durst
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mike Downton
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Steve Friend
Director
$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

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Connects veterans with local community service opportunities.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Pt IX · col B

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 · 6 grants · $19K · 2022–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$4,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,500
Unitemized GrantFY2024$85
Unitemized GrantFY2023$6,750
Unitemized GrantFY2022$5,250
Unitemized GrantFY2022$500

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$135K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$106K
Investment incomeLn 3$24K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5K
Money outPt IX
$106K
Ln 25
Programscol B$95K
Managementcol C$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$238K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$100K
Total assetsLn 16$242K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5K
Investment incomeLn 3$24K
Other incomeLn 4–11$106K
Total revenueLn 12$135K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$57K
SavingsLn 2$43K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$100K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$106K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$33K
Total assetsLn 16$242K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$238K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 6280
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$91K$100K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$82K$106K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$38K$33K
Total assetsLn 16$213K$242K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$209K$238K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1K$1K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1K$1K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$48K$48K$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$300$300$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$0$3K$0
Office expensesLn 13$581$581$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$22K$22K$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$852$0$852$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$5K$0$5K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$7K$2K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$106K$95K$10K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $262K$255K$6K$244K 990 PDF
FY2024 $220K$207K$13K$230K 990 PDF
FY2023 $147K$162K−$15K$206K 990 PDF
FY2022 $113K$127K−$13K$225K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $135K$106K$29K$238K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $134,546 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,131$4,667
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$5,791$24,220
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $149,859$105,659
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $148,199$134,546
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,829$2,791
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $58,704$52,225
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $65,101$50,819
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $127,634$105,835
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $20,565$28,711
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $134,546 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $105,659 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$4,047
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$620
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,667
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $24,220$24,220
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $129,879$134,546
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $105,835 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,450$1,450
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,341$1,341
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $47,558 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$47,558
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $300 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$300
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,367 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,367
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $2,950 · Fundraising $0$2,950
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $581 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$581
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,610 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$21,610
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $852 · Fundraising $0$852
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $4,820 · Fundraising $0$4,820
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,741 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,741
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,900 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,900
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,611 · Management $1,754 · Fundraising $0$8,365
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $95,459 · Management $10,376 · Fundraising $0$105,835
Part X · Balance sheet $241,613 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $50,084$57,439
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $41,395$42,963
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,500$2,500
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $37,640$32,899
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $81,633$105,812
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $213,252$241,613
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,787$3,437
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,787$3,437
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $209,465$238,176
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $209,465$238,176
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $213,252$241,613
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $238,176 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$134,546
XI-2 Total expenses$105,835
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$28,711
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$209,465
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$238,176

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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