American Legion Post 13 FY2020 filing

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Sitka, AK501(c)(19)Public & Societal BenefitEIN 92-0012891Revenue $80K in FY2020

On file with the IRS205 Lincoln St, 99835-7543 · Sitka, AKTax-exempt since Mar 1946

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American Legion Post and club operates solely for the benefit of veterans and their support of civic and patriotic functions.

501(c)(19) veterans' organization; the IRS lists gifts to it as tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$28K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $11K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 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
$28K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$138K
41% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 41% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 162 voting members
Concern: none of 162 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$80K
Spent
$132K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$197K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$80K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$80K
FY2021$154K
FY2022$129K
FY2023$227K
FY2024$211K
FY2025$153K
Expenses
$132K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$132K
FY2021$143K
FY2022$158K
FY2023$187K
FY2024$176K
FY2025$222K
Net assets
$197K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$197K
FY2021$208K
FY2022$170K
FY2023$193K
FY2024$236K
FY2025$164K

From the FY2020 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

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $132K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $28K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$27,600Pt VII · Sec A
Commander
$0Pt VII · Sec A
1st Vice Comm
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sgt at Arms
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Judge Advocate
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Exec Committee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Exec Committee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Adjutant/Finan
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Troy Wingard’s $38K as Service Offcr is at the 32nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1043 $100K–1M public & societal benefit nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Troy Wingard$38,400$36,710————
Margret Carlso————$33,700$27,600
Margaret Carls——$33,600$33,200——

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

Supports veterans and civic/patriotic functions through community activities.

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3 programs · $447K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Gaming income and expenses are primarily pull tabs and raffles which

$426Kprogram expense
02

Commerical rental space provided to assist with building operational

$17Kprogram expense
03

Liquor, food, and merchandise sales to members and their invited

$4Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$80K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$63K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$17K
Money outPt IX
$132K
Ln 25
Programscol B$132K
Owns and owesPt X
$197K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$26K
Total assetsLn 16$335K
LiabilitiesLn 26$138K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a162
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$17K
Government grantsLn 1e$13K
Other incomeLn 4–11$63K
Total revenueLn 12$80K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$23K
SavingsLn 2$3K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$26K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$309K
Total assetsLn 16$335K
LiabilitiesLn 26$138K
Net assetsLn 32$197K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$38K$26K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$328K$309K
Total assetsLn 16$366K$335K
LiabilitiesLn 26$144K$138K
Net assetsLn 32$222K$197K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$28K$28K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$21K$21K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$882$882
Office expensesLn 13$932$932
OccupancyLn 16$5K$5K
InterestLn 20$7K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$11K$11K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$45K$45K
Total functional expensesLn 25$132K$132K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $153K$222K−$70K$164K 990 PDF
FY2024 $211K$176K$34K$236K 990 PDF
FY2023 $227K$187K$40K$193K 990 PDF
FY2022 $129K$158K−$29K$170K 990 PDF
FY2021 $154K$143K$11K$208K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $80K$132K−$53K$197K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $79,859 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,832$16,937
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $138,124$62,922
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $141,956$79,859
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $3,110$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $67,957$52,916
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $82,714$79,475
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $153,781$132,391
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$11,825−$52,532
Part VI · Governance 0 of 162 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body162
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $79,859 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $57,857 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$3,817
VIII-1e Government grants$13,120
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$16,937
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business $5,065$5,065
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $57,857 · Unrelated business $5,065$79,859
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $132,391 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $27,600$27,600
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $20,985$20,985
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,331$4,331
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,627$2,627
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $882$882
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $932$932
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,669$4,669
IX-20 InterestPrograms $6,547$6,547
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $10,651$10,651
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,647$8,647
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $44,520$44,520
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $132,391 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$132,391
Part X · Balance sheet $334,677 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $35,568$22,697
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,364$2,988
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $327,968$308,992
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $365,900$334,677
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $144,322$138,155
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $221,578$196,522
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $365,900$334,677
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $196,522 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$79,859
XI-2 Total expenses$132,391
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$52,532
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$221,578
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$27,476
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$196,522

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

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