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American Legion

Tax-deductible

Louisville, KY501(c)(19)EIN 61-1014024Revenue $173K in FY2025

On file with the IRSgijoe244.org3408 College Dr, 40299-3609 · Louisville, KYTax-exempt since Mar 1946

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Support of verterans and verterans services through post activities and outreach.

501(c)(19) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Run by 100 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.6 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
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$173K
+40% vs prior year
Spent
$142K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$265K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$173K
FY2025▲ +40%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$111K
FY2022$127K
FY2023$124K
FY2025$173K
Net assets
$265K
FY2025▲ +107%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$128K
FY2022$140K
FY2023$128K
FY2025$265K

From the FY2025 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

Who runs it and what they're paid

16 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
David Graetz
Chaplain
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Steve Martin
Member at La
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Greg Bethards
Commander
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ray Goings
Member at La
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Roscoe Burns
Finance Offi
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Norb Lickteg
Member at La
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sylvester Guzman
Judge Advoca
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Al Fried
Member at La
$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 and their services through post activities and outreach.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Support of verterans and verterans services through post activities and outreach.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$173K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$122K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$52K
Money outPt IX
$142K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$265K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$102K
Total assetsLn 16$265K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
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$52K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$10K
Other incomeLn 4–11$122K
Total revenueLn 12$173K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$102K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$102K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$159K
Total assetsLn 16$265K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$265K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6100
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$70K$102K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$159K$159K
Total assetsLn 16$233K$265K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$233K$265K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$44K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$938
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K
Office expensesLn 13$2K
Information technologyLn 14$3K
OccupancyLn 16$39K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$36K
All other expensesLn 24e$392
Total functional expensesLn 25$142K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $173K$142K$32K$265K 990 PDF
FY2024 Not on file
FY2023 $124K$128K 990 PDF
FY2022 $127K$140K 990 PDF
FY2021 $111K$128K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $173,291 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $21,276$51,789
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $120,867$121,502
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $142,143$173,291
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $21,276$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $32,260$49,812
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $66,190$91,809
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $119,726$141,621
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $22,417$31,670
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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 $173,291 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $120,638 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$10,264
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$41,525
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$10,264
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$51,789
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $864$864
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $121,502$173,291
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $141,621 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$44,204
IX-9 Other employee benefits$938
IX-10 Payroll taxes$4,670
IX-11c Accounting fees$2,275
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$9,672
IX-13 Office expenses$2,220
IX-14 Information technology$2,646
IX-16 Occupancy$38,607
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$35,997
IX-24e All other expenses$392
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$141,621
Part X · Balance sheet $264,593 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $69,923$101,593
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $4,000$4,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $159,000$159,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $232,923$264,593
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $232,923$264,593
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $232,923$264,593
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $232,923$264,593
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $264,593 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$173,291
XI-2 Total expenses$141,621
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$31,670
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$232,923
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$264,593

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

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