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American Legion Post 255

Tax-deductible

National City, CA501(c)(19)Mutual / membership EIN 95-2569936Revenue $87K in FY2024

On file with the IRS35 E 18th St, 91950-4527 · National City, CATax-exempt since Mar 1946

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To serve veterans, their familes, youth and the community. Provide a meeting place for members.

501(c)(19) veterans' organization; the IRS lists gifts to it as tax-deductible.
5¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 7 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · 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
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 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $15K a year · 17% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
5%
of spending
Concern: 5% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$1K
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 5 voting members
Concern: none of 5 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$87K
-25% vs prior year
Spent
$109K
To programs
5%
Net assets
$314K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$87K
FY2024▼ -25%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$74K
FY2021$35K
FY2022$144K
FY2023$116K
FY2024$87K
Expenses
$109K
FY2024▼ -15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$88K
FY2021$85K
FY2022$123K
FY2023$129K
FY2024$109K
Net assets
$314K
FY2024▼ -7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$666K
FY2021$615K
FY2022$637K
FY2023$336K
FY2024$314K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

990 PDF Claim

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

5 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 5% · $5K Management & general 95% · $104K

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
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Diane Devries
Finance Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Christopher Walker
2nd Vice Commander
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Wayne Dull
1st Vice Commander
$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 a meeting place and serves veterans, families, youth, and the community.

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2 programs · $8K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Youth support scholarships & sponsorships

$5Kprogram expense
02

Support services to the community

$2Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$87K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$64K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$23K
Investment incomeLn 3$206
Money outPt IX
$109K
Ln 25
Programscol B$5K
Managementcol C$104K
Owns and owesPt X
$314K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$94K
Total assetsLn 16$315K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$23K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$17K
Investment incomeLn 3$206
Other incomeLn 4–11$64K
Total revenueLn 12$87K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$94K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$94K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$214K
Total assetsLn 16$315K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$314K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 67
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$113K$94K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$224K$214K
Total assetsLn 16$340K$315K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$1K
Net assetsLn 32$336K$314K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$14K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$165$165
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$48$48
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$66K$66K
Total functional expensesLn 25$109K$5K$104K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $87K$109K−$22K$314K 990 PDF
FY2023 $116K$129K−$12K$336K 990 PDF
FY2022 $144K$123K$22K$637K 990 PDF
FY2021 $35K$85K−$50K$615K 990 PDF
FY2020 $74K$88K−$14K$666K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $87,059 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $70,697$22,908
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $89$206
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $45,705$63,945
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $116,491$87,059
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $22,735$17,765
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $105,879$91,550
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $128,614$109,315
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$12,123−$22,256
Part VI · Governance 0 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $87,059 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $58,296 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$2,728
VIII-1c Fundraising events$16,696
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,484
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$22,908
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $206$206
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $5,649$5,649
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,855$87,059
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $109,315 across 9 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $13,984$13,984
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $3,781$3,781
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,900$1,900
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $165$165
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $48$48
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $10,204$10,204
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $7,782$7,782
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,398$5,398
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $66,053$66,053
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,398 · Management $103,917 · Fundraising $0$109,315
Part X · Balance sheet $315,003 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $112,690$94,311
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $3,893$7,053
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $223,843$213,639
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $340,426$315,003
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,454$1,287
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,454$1,287
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $335,972$313,716
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $340,426$315,003
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $313,716 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$87,059
XI-2 Total expenses$109,315
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$22,256
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$335,972
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$313,716

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

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