To provide a Post for current/previous members of the US military

501(c)(19) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
24¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
Surplus or deficit
0 of 7
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $66K a year · 120% of revenue · last 7 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 7 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 7 filings
Spent on programs
24%
of spending
Concern: 24% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
−$3K
-103% vs prior year
Spent
$142K
To programs
24%
Net assets
$882K
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
−$3K
FY2025▼ -103%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$76K
FY2020$85K
FY2021$48K
FY2022$19K
FY2023$71K
FY2024$90K
FY2025−$3K
Expenses
$142K
FY2025▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$118K
FY2020$136K
FY2021$81K
FY2022$121K
FY2023$121K
FY2024$134K
FY2025$142K
Net assets
$882K
FY2025▼ -23%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$473K
FY2020$422K
FY2021$389K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$882K

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 Apr 1937.

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

Where the money goes

24 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 24% · $34K Management & general 73% · $104K Fundraising 2% · $3K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990.

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

Offers support and resources for current and former U.S. military members.

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1 program · $34K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

West reg vietnam vets, american legion riders, veterans suicide prevention, member gifts, legion legacy run, legasa childrens fund, alr doc, EIRE.ORG, american legion auxilliary, S.A.L. Troop

$34Kprogram expense

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 · 22 grants · $95K · 2021–2024
Individual RecipientFY2024$11,000
Individual RecipientFY2024$5,000
Individual RecipientFY2024$4,500
Individual RecipientFY2024$4,300
Legasa Childrens FundFY2024$2,500
American Legion RiderFY2024$2,200
EiredocFY2024$2,000
Individual RecipientFY2024$1,995
American Legion AuxiliaryFY2024$180
Individual RecipientFY2024$145
America Legion RidersFY2023$7,300
Individual RecipientFY2022$2,500
EireorgFY2022$2,000
American Legion Chapter 105IN · FY2022$2,000
Legion Boys StateFY2022$1,274
American Legion Riders Dept of CaFY2022$280
American LegionIN · FY2021$23,500
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
−$3K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$20K
Money outPt IX
$142K
Ln 25
Programscol B$34K
Managementcol C$104K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$882K
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$882K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$20K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$10K
Total revenueLn 12−$3K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
InvestmentsLn 11–13$798K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$84K
Total assetsLn 16$882K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$882K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
InvestmentsLn 11–13$999K$798K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$86K$84K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$882K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$882K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$32K$32K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$1K$1K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$10K$10K
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$11K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$419$419
Office expensesLn 13$9K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$7K$7K
TravelLn 17$7K$7K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
InterestLn 20$175$175
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$48K$45K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$142K$34K$104K$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing −$3K$142K−$145K$882K 990 PDF
FY2024 $90K$134K−$44K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $71K$121K−$50K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $19K$121K−$102K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $48K$81K−$33K$389K 990 PDF
FY2020 $85K$136K−$51K$422K 990 PDF
FY2019 $76K$118K−$41K$473K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary −$2,841 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $54,599$20,477
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $35,522−$23,318
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $90,121−$2,841
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $23,592$32,395
I-14 Benefits paid to members$1,425
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $110,069$108,665
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $133,661$142,485
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$43,540−$145,326
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue −$2,841 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$23,326 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$10,899
VIII-1c Fundraising events$9,578
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$20,477
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)$8
VIII-12 Total revenue−$2,841
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $142,485 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $32,395$32,395
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $1,425$1,425
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management feesManagement $10,000$10,000
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,110$6,110
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $11,423$11,423
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $419$419
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $8,638$8,638
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,916$2,916
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $6,909$6,909
IX-17 TravelManagement $6,582$6,582
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $1,382$1,382
IX-20 InterestManagement $175$175
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$1,862
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,178$3,178
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $45,271 · Fundraising $2,748$48,019
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,052$1,052
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $33,820 · Management $103,636 · Fundraising $3,167$142,485
Part X · Balance sheet $882,319 assets, 6 lines filed
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $86,130$84,268
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $999,474$798,051
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,148,753$882,319
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,148,753$882,319
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,148,753$882,319
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $882,319 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue−$2,841
XI-2 Total expenses$142,485
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$145,326
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,148,753
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$121,108
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$882,319

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