American Legion Post 178

Not tax-deductible

Lakewood, CO501(c)(19)EIN 84-0378461

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The Mission of Post 178 is to support the 4 pillars of the American Legion: Veterans Affairs & Rehabilitation, National Security,Americanism,and Children & Youth.

Run by 75 volunteers and 4 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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
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
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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $22K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
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
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.6 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
0
of 8 voting members
Concern: none of 8 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$492K
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$455K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$314K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$492K
FY2025▼ -5%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$335K
FY2022$449K
FY2023$491K
FY2024$519K
FY2025$492K
Expenses
$455K
FY2025▼ -5%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$311K
FY2022$461K
FY2023$466K
FY2024$481K
FY2025$455K
Net assets
$314K
FY2025▲ +16%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$221K
FY2022$208K
FY2023$233K
FY2024$272K
FY2025$314K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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

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

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Finance Officer
$1,400Pt VII · Sec A
Commander
$0Pt VII · Sec A
1st Vice Commander
$0Pt VII · Sec A
2nd Vice Commander
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chaplain
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sargeant at Arms
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2023FY2021
Wesley Vanderpool—$2,100—
Jillian Cardona——$1,800
Robert Palmer$1,400——

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, national security, Americanism, and youth through programs and services.

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Kitchen facility to provide reasonably priced meals to veterans and their families. Funds raised support local charities including Colorado Boys and Girls State, Girl & Boy Scouts, American Legion Baseball, Child Welfare Foundation and the National Emergency Fund.

Pt IX · col B
02

Special events include picnics, golf tournament, poker runs, horseshoe tournaments and car show for the recreation and enjoyment of members and their families.

Pt IX · col B
03

Lounge and meeting facilities for veterans social recreation and interaction.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$492K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$419K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$54K
Other incomeLn 4–11$19K
Money outPt IX
$455K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$314K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$250K
Total assetsLn 16$314K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$54K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$419K
Investment incomeLn 3$23
Other incomeLn 4–11$19K
Total revenueLn 12$492K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$182K
SavingsLn 2$68K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$250K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$56K
Total assetsLn 16$314K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$314K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 675
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$202K$250K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$61K$56K
Total assetsLn 16$272K$314K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$272K$314K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$64K$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$785$0$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$27K$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$23K$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$17K$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$61K$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$17K$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$24K$0$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$201K$0$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$455K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $492K$455K$37K$314K 990 PDF
FY2024 $519K$481K$39K$272K 990 PDF
FY2023 $491K$466K$25K$233K 990 PDF
FY2022 $449K$461K−$13K$208K 990 PDF
FY2021 $335K$311K$24K$221K 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 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $492,060 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $69,318 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$24,161
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$29,809
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$53,970
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$363,620
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$23
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business $897$897
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $4,232 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$4,232
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $437,193 · Unrelated business $897 · Excluded from tax $0$492,060
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $454,713 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$64,357
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$785
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$27,462
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$23,313
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,524
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$16,711
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$60,982
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$16,769
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,327
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$23,724
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$201,274
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$9,485
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$454,713
Part X · Balance sheet $313,983 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $191,947$182,280
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $10,409$67,514
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $8,014$8,251
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $61,266$55,938
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $271,636$313,983
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $271,636$313,983
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $271,636$313,983
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $313,983 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$492,060
XI-2 Total expenses$454,713
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$37,347
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$271,636
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$5,000
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$313,983

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

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