1 Post W B Williamson FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Lake Charles, LA501(c)(19)EIN 72-0411244

To provide a meeting place where veterans can socialize and get information related to veterans benefits, as well as providing support and entertainment for smaller veteran organizations in the area.

501(c)(19) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78

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FY2020 · 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
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $29K a year · 22% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
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: 9.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$36K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$152K
Spent
$203K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$359K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$152K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$152K
FY2021$148K
FY2022$162K
FY2024$69K
Expenses
$203K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$203K
FY2021$151K
FY2022$148K
FY2024$144K
Net assets
$359K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$359K
FY2021$356K
FY2022$370K
FY2024$303K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending July 2020) · 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

Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
VP/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
VP/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
V.p., Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dir.
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Adjutant/Dir.
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021
Anna Goodwill$7,151—
Anna Goodwill—$3,410

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Connects veterans for socializing, benefits information, and support for local veteran groups.

Provided by the organization

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3 program services, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2019.
01

Newsletter-This is a local and national newsletter to all of the members of Post #1. It includes a calendar of events for the upcoming month, announcements regarding members of our organization, and a listing of any changes that will affect the members. There are approximately 650 copies per month.

Pt IX · col B
02

Support for and donations to other organizations and individuals, such as, The Ladies Auxiliary, The Disabled American Veterans, other American Legion Posts, and military veterans in need.

Pt IX · col B
03

Recreation for Veterans-The legion provides a gathering place for social events attended by approximately 550 members and their families.

Pt IX · col B

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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 · 6 grants · $83K · 2019–2020
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,500
Unitemized GrantFY2020$500
Unitemized GrantFY2020$500
Unitemized GrantFY2019$3,650

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$152K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$121K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8K
Money outPt IX
$203K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$359K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$152K
Total assetsLn 16$396K
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Other incomeLn 4–11$121K
Gains on assetsLn 7$16K
Total revenueLn 12$152K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4K
SavingsLn 2$148K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$152K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$232K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$396K
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K
Net assetsLn 32$359K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 532
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$158K$152K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$249K$232K
Total assetsLn 16$423K$396K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K$36K
Net assetsLn 32$410K$359K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$77K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$11K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$29K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$917
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K
Office expensesLn 13$2K
Information technologyLn 14$58
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$3K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$225
InterestLn 20$14
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$20K
InsuranceLn 23$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$40K
All other expensesLn 24e$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$203K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $69K$144K−$75K$303K 990 PDF
FY2023 Not on file
FY2022 $162K$148K$14K$370K 990 PDF
FY2021 $148K$151K−$3K$356K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $152K$203K−$51K$359K 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 FY2020 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $151,566 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $119,242 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$7,888
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,888
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $6,802$6,802
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $1,750$1,750
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $15,855$15,855
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $29$29
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $22,657 · Unrelated business $46,511 · Excluded from tax $74,510$151,566
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $202,552 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$77,355
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$10,891
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$28,508
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$917
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$1,709
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$1,401
IX-13 Office expenses$2,153
IX-14 Information technology$58
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$2,900
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$225
IX-20 Interest$14
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$20,037
IX-23 Insurance$2,914
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$40,410
IX-24e All other expenses$13,060
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$202,552
Part X · Balance sheet $395,569 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,000$4,000
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $154,340$148,322
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $15,665$10,815
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $249,350$232,432
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $423,355$395,569
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $10,185$4,386
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$32,100
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,468$36,486
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $409,887$359,083
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $423,355$395,569
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $359,083 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$151,566
XI-2 Total expenses$202,552
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$50,986
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$409,887
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$182
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$359,083

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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