American Legion Post 296: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 59-6200343)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$124K
FY2021	$187K
FY2022	$163K
FY2023	$300K
FY2024	$501K
FY2025	$357K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	Not on file
FY2021	Not on file
FY2022	$155K
FY2023	$249K
FY2024	$476K
FY2025	$351K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$252K
FY2021	$265K
FY2022	$273K
FY2023	$309K
FY2024	$362K
FY2025	$293K

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

4 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 4% · $13K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Corlene Zeigler

Commander

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ila Metee-Mccitcheaon

1st Vice President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joe Silva

2nd Vice President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Amanda Silva

Finance Officer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ted Duncan

Adjtant

$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

Provides recreation and support to local veterans and community groups.

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3 programs · $15K · in their own filed words · FY2025

01

Breakfast expenses for the community breakfast

$9Kprogram expense

02

Bingo

$6Kprogram expense

03

Hall rental

$100program expense

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 · 1 grant · $7K · 2022–2022

Friends of the Clifford C Sims State Veterans Nursing Home INCFL · FY2022$7,319

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$357K

Ln 12

Other incomeLn 4–11$346K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$10K

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$774

Money outPt IX

$351K

Ln 25

Programscol B$13K

Owns and owesPt X

$293K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$193K

Total assetsLn 16$293K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

5

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a5

IndependentVI 1b5

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$774

Fees for servicesLn 2g$10K

Other incomeLn 4–11$346K

Total revenueLn 12$357K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$99K

SavingsLn 2$94K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$193K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$90K

Total assetsLn 16$293K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$293K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 58

VolunteersI 60

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$214K	$193K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$139K	$90K
Total assetsLn 16	$362K	$293K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$362K	$293K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$42K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$52K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$3K
Office expensesLn 13	$17K
OccupancyLn 16	$127K
TravelLn 17	$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$48K	$13K
InsuranceLn 23	$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$25K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$351K	$13K	$0	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$357K	$351K	$6K	$293K	990 PDF
FY2024	$501K	$476K	$25K	$362K	990 PDF
FY2023	$300K	$249K	$52K	$309K	990 PDF
FY2022	$163K	$155K	$8K	$273K	990 PDF
FY2021	$187K			$265K	990 PDF
FY2020	$124K			$252K	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

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Part I · Summary $357,243 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $15,334$774

I-9 Program service revenue$10,405

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $430$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $485,233$346,064

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $500,997$357,243

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$11,595

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $52,568$46,081

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $422,965$293,632

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $475,533$351,308

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $25,464$5,935

Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5

VI-1b Independent voting members5

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

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $357,243 across 6 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $343,996 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1b Membership dues$174

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$600

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$774

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)$10,405

VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$2,068

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$357,243

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $351,308 across 12 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$11,595

IX-7 Other salaries and wages$41,942

IX-10 Payroll taxes$4,139

IX-11c Accounting fees$4,000

IX-11g Other fees for services$51,597

IX-12 Advertising and promotion$3,469

IX-13 Office expenses$16,759

IX-16 Occupancy$127,491

IX-17 Travel$1,357

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $12,893$48,403

IX-23 Insurance$15,156

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$25,400

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $12,893 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$351,308

Part X · Balance sheet $293,198 assets, 10 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $177,624$99,446

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $35,962$93,765

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $9,720$9,720

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $138,670$90,267

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $361,976$293,198

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $361,976$293,198

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $361,976$293,198

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $361,976$293,198

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $293,198 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$357,243

XI-2 Total expenses$351,308

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$5,935

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$361,976

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$293,198

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

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American Legion Post 296

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Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for American Legion Post 296

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV