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Combat Veterans Memorial Post 9853

Tax-deductible

Avon Park, FL501(c)(19)Since 1989Mutual/MembershipEIN 59-2920348

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A fraternal, patriotic, historical and educational organization that exists to preserve and strengthen comradeship among its members and to assist widows and orphans of Veterans. To perpetuate the memory and history of our fallen ones and to maintain true allegieance to the constitution of the united states of america.

501(c)(19) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$6K 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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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
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$6K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 61% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$436
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$134K
-19% vs prior year
Spent
$127K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$163K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$134K
FY2024▼ -19%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$92K
FY2022$145K
FY2023$158K
FY2024$166K
FY2024$134K
Expenses
$127K
FY2024▼ -21%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$160K
FY2024$127K
Net assets
$163K
FY2024▲ +4%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$135K
FY2022$156K
FY2023$150K
FY2024$156K
FY2024$163K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2010-11-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 1977.

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

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $86K Management & general 32% · $41K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $6K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
David Baker
SR. Vice Com
$6,000Pt VII · Sec A
Charlie Cobb
Commander
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jeremy Warner
JR. Vice Com
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Michael Shirey
Quartermaste
$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Baker’s $6K as SR. Vice Com is at the 39th percentile of top reported officer pay among 539 $100K–1M mutual/membership nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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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

Preserves veterans' comradeship, aids their widows and orphans, and honors fallen heroes.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Visiting and supporting veterans in hospitals and nursing homes, school programs like voice of democracy and patriot pins in area schools and making the local community aware of the sacrifices veterans have made during the fourteen different holidays during the year.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$134K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$126K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8K
Investment incomeLn 3$553
Money outPt IX
$127K
Ln 25
Programscol B$86K
Managementcol C$41K
Owns and owesPt X
$163K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$76K
Total assetsLn 16$163K
LiabilitiesLn 26$436
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8K
Investment incomeLn 3$553
Other incomeLn 4–11$126K
Total revenueLn 12$134K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$76K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$76K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$80K
Other assetsLn 15$5K
Total assetsLn 16$163K
LiabilitiesLn 26$436
Net assetsLn 32$163K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
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$59K$76K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$85K$80K
Total assetsLn 16$156K$163K
LiabilitiesLn 26$434$436
Net assetsLn 32$156K$163K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$6K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$501$501
Advertising and promotionLn 12$375$187$188
Office expensesLn 13$900$450$450
OccupancyLn 16$46K$23K$23K
TravelLn 17$30$30
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$11K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$53K$45K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$127K$86K$41K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $166K$160K$6K$156K 990 PDF
FY2023 $158K$150K 990 PDF
FY2022 $145K$156K 990 PDF
FY2021 $92K$135K 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
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Part I · Summary $134,133 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $14,003$8,050
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,060$553
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $150,760$125,530
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $165,823$134,133
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $6,501$6,501
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $153,797$120,746
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $160,298$127,247
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $5,525$6,886
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $134,133 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $11 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$671
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$7,379
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$8,050
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $553$553
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$44,131
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $81,388$81,388
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $81,952$134,133
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $127,247 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $6,000$6,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $501$501
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $187 · Management $188$375
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $450 · Management $450$900
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $22,806 · Management $22,807$45,613
IX-17 TravelManagement $30$30
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,154$4,154
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,894$10,894
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $45,242 · Management $7,642$52,884
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,554 · Management $3,342$5,896
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $86,287 · Management $40,960 · Fundraising $0$127,247
Part X · Balance sheet $163,239 assets, 9 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $2,500; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $59,034$75,576
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $84,639$80,485
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,678$4,678
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $156,351$163,239
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $434$436
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $434$436
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $155,917$162,803
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $155,917$162,803
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $156,351$163,239
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $162,803 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$134,133
XI-2 Total expenses$127,247
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$6,886
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$155,917
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$162,803

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

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