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American Legion Post 177

Tax-deductible

Fairfax, VA501(c)(19)Since 1945EIN 54-0684152

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Provide for our veterans and active duty military and their families, improvement of our community and the development of our youth.

501(c)(19) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
11¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 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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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
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $249K a year · 27% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
11%
of spending
Concern: 11% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$4K
0.1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.1M
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
11%
Net assets
$3.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +11%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$675K
FY2021$778K
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$759K
FY2024$956K
FY2024$1.1M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +30%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$497K
FY2021$553K
FY2022$648K
FY2023$806K
FY2024$851K
FY2024$1.1M
Net assets
$3.6M
FY2024▼ -1%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$3.5M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$3.6M
FY2024$3.6M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 1946.

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

Where the money goes

11 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 11% · $120K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

16 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Eric Parkhurst
Post Commander
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Gerry Lemnah
1st Vice Commander
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Brian Burns
3rd Vice Commander
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jason Mann
Adjutant
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jeff White
Finance Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Earl Seay
Sargeant-At-Arms
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Paul Apuzzo
Historian
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bruce Mersereau
Mem-At-Large
$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

Supports veterans, military families, community improvement, and youth development.

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3 program services account for $120K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Donations to community

$59Kprogram expense
02

Donations to veterans

$31Kprogram expense
03

Donations to youth & education

$30Kprogram expense

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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$763K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$170K
Investment incomeLn 3$133K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$120K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$736K
Total assetsLn 16$3.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$170K
Investment incomeLn 3$133K
Other incomeLn 4–11$763K
Gains on assetsLn 7$51K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$151K
SavingsLn 2$585K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$736K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$889K
Total assetsLn 16$3.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$3.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 523
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$467K$736K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.1M$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$995K$889K
Total assetsLn 16$3.6M$3.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$3.6M$3.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$350K
Payroll taxesLn 10$33K
Legal feesLn 11b$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$55K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$460
OccupancyLn 16$64K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$18K
InsuranceLn 23$35K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$523K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $956K$851K$105K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $759K$806K−$47K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$648K$783K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $778K$553K$225K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $675K$497K$178K$2.5M 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 $1,065,399 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $363,819 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$48,745
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$120,944
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$169,689
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $81,474$81,474
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $431,099$431,099
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $51,210$51,210
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$31,892−$31,892
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $895,710$1,065,399
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,103,488 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$349,580
IX-10 Payroll taxes$33,289
IX-11b Legal fees$12,419
IX-11c Accounting fees$9,395
IX-11g Other fees for services$55,064
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$460
IX-16 Occupancy$64,086
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$17,564
IX-23 Insurance$34,566
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$522,530
IX-24e All other expenses$4,535
IX-25 Total functional expenses$1,103,488
Part X · Balance sheet $3,555,375 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $316,751$151,024
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $150,340$584,699
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $35,319$30,800
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $995,182$888,805
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $2,095,224$1,900,047
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,592,816$3,555,375
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,690$4,338
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,690$4,338
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,589,126$3,551,037
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,589,126$3,551,037
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,592,816$3,555,375
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,551,037 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,065,399
XI-2 Total expenses$1,103,488
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$38,089
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,589,126
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,551,037

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

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