American Legion Post 618

Not tax-deductible

Willis, TX501(c)(19)EIN 76-0031656

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The organization s mission is to assist, veterans, veterans families, and local school activities activities.

100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 300 volunteers and 18 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $17K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1K
to officers and key staff · 0.3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 0% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$110K
42% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 42% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 13 voting members
Concern: none of 13 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$342K
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$350K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$153K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$342K
FY2024▲ +6%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$225K
FY2021$243K
FY2022$265K
FY2023$322K
FY2024$342K
Expenses
$350K
FY2024-0.3%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$198K
FY2021$288K
FY2022$297K
FY2023$351K
FY2024$350K
Net assets
$153K
FY2024▼ -5%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$268K
FY2021$223K
FY2022$191K
FY2023$161K
FY2024$153K

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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 1946.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $350K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $1K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Adjutant
$1,100Pt VII · Sec A
1st Vice Commander
$0Pt VII · Sec A
2nd Vice Commander
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chaplain
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Service Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Judge Advocate
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Shirley Burch—$27,712$28,195$26,550$10,700
Dora Blue$1,100$400———
Jack Clemmons——$400—$1,100

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

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, their families, and local school activities.

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3 program services account for $267K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

This is used to assist veterans, veterans families, local school activities, and to operate post 618.

$157Kprogram expense
02

This is used to assist veterans, veterans families, local school activities, and to operate post 618.

$103Kprogram expense
03

This is used to assist veterans, veterans families, and local school activities.

$7Kprogram expense

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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 · 5 grants · $38K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$7,009
Unitemized GrantFY2023$5,476
Unitemized GrantFY2022$33
Unitemized GrantFY2021$11,376
Unitemized GrantFY2020$14,468

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$342K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$160K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$154K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$28K
Money outPt IX
$350K
Ln 25
Programscol B$350K
Owns and owesPt X
$153K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$75K
Total assetsLn 16$263K
LiabilitiesLn 26$110K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$28K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$154K
Other incomeLn 4–11$160K
Total revenueLn 12$342K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$25K
SavingsLn 2$50K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$75K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$189K
Total assetsLn 16$263K
LiabilitiesLn 26$110K
Net assetsLn 32$153K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 6300
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$48K$75K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$189K$189K
Total assetsLn 16$236K$263K
LiabilitiesLn 26$75K$110K
Net assetsLn 32$161K$153K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$7K$7K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1K$1K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$60K$60K
Payroll taxesLn 10$29K$29K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$12K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$776$776
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$35$35
InsuranceLn 23$19K$19K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$120K$120K
All other expensesLn 24e$98K$98K
Total functional expensesLn 25$350K$350K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $342K$350K−$8K$153K 990 PDF
FY2023 $322K$351K−$30K$161K 990 PDF
FY2022 $265K$297K−$32K$191K 990 PDF
FY2021 $243K$288K−$45K$223K 990 PDF
FY2020 $225K$198K$27K$268K 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 FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $342,045 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $159,789 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$6,975
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$21,493
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$28,468
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,057 · Unrelated business $152,731$153,788
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $57,167 · Unrelated business $413,729$342,045
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $350,044 across 11 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $7,009$7,009
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,100$1,100
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $60,493$60,493
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $28,920$28,920
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,275$3,275
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,539$11,539
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $776$776
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $35$35
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $18,870$18,870
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $120,486$120,486
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $97,541$97,541
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $350,044 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$350,044
Part X · Balance sheet $263,431 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $9,413$24,590
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $38,364$50,293
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $188,583$188,548
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $236,360$263,431
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $75,013$110,083
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $75,013$110,083
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $161,347$153,348
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $236,360$263,431
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $153,348 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$342,045
XI-2 Total expenses$350,044
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$7,999
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$161,347
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$153,348

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

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