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American Legion Post 296 FY2024 filing

Tax-deductible

Destin, FL501(c)(19)Since 1959Mutual / membership EIN 59-6200343Revenue $501K in FY2024Latest return filed May 15, 2026

On file with the IRS311 Main St, 32541-1916 · Destin, FLTax-exempt since Mar 1946

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US armed forces veterans organization. To provide recreation and support to the local veterans, support various local charities, and community support groups, support for other veterans organizations and head organization in American Legion.

501(c)(19) veterans' organization; the IRS lists gifts to it as tax-deductible.
54¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
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
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $23K a year · 7% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
54%
of spending
Worth a look: 54% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$501K
+67% vs prior year
Spent
$476K
To programs
54%
Net assets
$362K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$501K
FY2024▲ +67%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$124K
FY2021$187K
FY2022$163K
FY2023$300K
FY2024$501K
FY2025$357K
Expenses
$476K
FY2024▲ +91%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$155K
FY2023$249K
FY2024$476K
FY2025$351K
Net assets
$362K
FY2024▲ +17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$252K
FY2021$265K
FY2022$273K
FY2023$309K
FY2024$362K
FY2025$293K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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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

54 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 54% · $257K

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
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ila Mette - McClutcheaon
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
Adjutant
$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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1 program · $257K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

To provide recreation and support to the local veterans support for various local charities and community support

$257Kprogram 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 FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$501K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$485K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$15K
Investment incomeLn 3$430
Money outPt IX
$476K
Ln 25
Programscol B$257K
Owns and owesPt X
$362K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$214K
Total assetsLn 16$362K
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$15K
Investment incomeLn 3$430
Other incomeLn 4–11$485K
Total revenueLn 12$501K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$178K
SavingsLn 2$36K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$214K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$139K
Total assetsLn 16$362K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$362K
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
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$136K$214K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$167K$139K
Total assetsLn 16$312K$362K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$312K$362K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$51K$51K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$600$600
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$17K$17K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$29K$29K
InsuranceLn 23$24K$24K
All other expensesLn 24e$134K$134K
Total functional expensesLn 25$257K$257K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 15, 2026 $357K$351K$6K$293K 990 PDF
FY2024 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 15, 2025 $501K$476K$25K$362K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 9, 2024 $300K$249K$52K$309K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 $163K$155K$8K$273K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 9, 2022 $187K$265K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Oct 15, 2021 $124K$252K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $500,987 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $78,622$15,334
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $422$430
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $221,209$485,223
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $300,253$500,987
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $45,363$52,568
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $203,216$422,965
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $248,579$475,533
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $51,674$25,454
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 $345,700 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $322,412 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$15,334
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$15,334
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $430$430
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $7,524$7,524
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $329,936 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $430$345,700
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $256,698 across 8 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $51,491$51,491
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,077$1,077
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $600$600
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,000$1,000
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $16,549$16,549
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $28,779$28,779
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $23,656$23,656
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $133,546$133,546
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $256,698 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$256,698
Part X · Balance sheet $361,976 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $115,375$177,624
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $20,963$35,962
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $8,190$9,720
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $167,448$138,670
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $311,976$361,976
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $311,976$0
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$361,976
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $311,976$361,976
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $311,976$361,976
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $361,976 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$500,987
XI-2 Total expenses$475,533
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$25,454
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$309,202
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$361,976

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

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