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AMERICAN LEGION POST 0596 RIDGWAY DAF sponsor

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $139K · expenses $123K · assets $102K

EIN
37-0640283
Address
PO BOX 267, RIDGWAY, IL 62979-0267
NTEE code
W30Z
Subsection
501(c)(19)
Ruling year
1945
Donor-advised funds
Sponsor: its returns say it maintains donor-advised funds (latest tax year 2023). Figures by year
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Mission

THE AMERICAN LEGIONS PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE A PLACE TO HONOR ALL VETERANS PROVIDE A PLACE FOR VETERANS SOCIALIZE WITH OTHER VETERANS AND INDIVIDUALS IN THEIR COMMUNITY. THE LEGION OPERATES A LIMITED RESTAURANT, ACTIVITIES AND A PLACE FOR SOCIALIZATION.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Ted Stone MANAGER2021-2024 $0$23,435 1
Marie Hise (former) RETIRED MANAGER2014-2020 $7,200$98,150 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

7 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
John Shea COMMANDER2014-2024 1 $0 reported 1
David E Fromm OFFICER2014-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Lois Burton ADJUSTANT2019-2024 4 $0 reported 1
Michael R Speer (former) COMMANDER2019-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Arthur H Szakonyi (former) JR VICE COMMANDER2019 0 $0 reported 1
Robert Mcguire (former) Adjutant2014-2018 0 $0 reported 1
Tony Szakonyi (former) Jr Vice Comm2014-2018 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 4 people listed · none paid · 6 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN SHEA COMMANDER1 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID E FROMM OFFICER1 $0$0$0 $01
LOIS BURTON ADJUSTANT4 $0$0$0 $01
TED STONE MANAGER20 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid · 8 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN SHEA COMMANDER1 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID E FROMM OFFICER1 $0$0$0 $01
LOIS BURTON ADJUSTANT4 $0$0$0 $01
TED STONE MANAGER20 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $14K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
TED STONE MANAGER20 $14,240-- $14,2401
MICHAEL R SPEER COMMANDER1 $0-- $01
DAVID E FROMM OFFICER1 $0-- $01
LOIS BURTON ADJUTANT4 $0-- $01
2021 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $9K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
TED STONE MANAGER20 $9,195-- $9,1951
MICHAEL R SPEER COMMANDER0 $0-- $01
DAVID E FROMM OFFICER0 $0-- $01
LOIS BURTON ADJUTANT0 $0-- $01
2020 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $7K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARIE HISE RETIRED MANAGER14 $7,200-- $7,2001
MICHAEL R SPEER COMMANDER0 $0-- $01
DAVID E FROMM OFFICER0 $0-- $01
LOIS A BURTON ADJUTANT0 $0-- $01
2019 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $15K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARIE HISE MANAGER25 $15,300-- $15,3001
MICHAEL R SPEER COMMANDER0 $0-- $01
DAVID E FROMM SR VICE COMMANDER0 $0-- $01
ARTHUR H SZAKONYI JR VICE COMMANDER0 $0-- $01
LOIS A BURTON ADJUTANT0 $0-- $01
2018 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN SHEA Commander0 $0-- $01
ROBERT MCGUIRE Adjutant0 $0-- $01
DAVID FROMM Sr. Vice Comm0 $0-- $01
TONY SZAKONYI Jr Vice Comm0 $0-- $01
MARIE HISE MANAGER35 $0-- $01
2017 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $18K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARIE HISE MANAGER30 $17,850-- $17,8501
JOHN SHEA Commander0 $0-- $01
ROBERT MCGUIRE Adjutant0 $0-- $01
DAVID FROMM Sr. Vice Comm0 $0-- $01
TONY SZAKONYI Jr Vice Comm0 $0-- $01
2016 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $20K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARIE HISE MANAGER30 $19,550-- $19,5501
JOHN SHEA Commander0 $0-- $01
ROBERT MCGUIRE Adjutant0 $0-- $01
DAVID FROMM Sr. Vice Comm0 $0-- $01
TONY SZAKONYI Jr Vice Comm0 $0-- $01
2015 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $20K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARIE HISE MANAGER30 $19,975-- $19,9751
JOHN SHEA Commander0 $0-- $01
ROBERT MCGUIRE Adjutant0 $0-- $01
DAVID FROMM Sr. Vice Comm0 $0-- $01
TONY SZAKONYI Jr Vice Comm0 $0-- $01
2014 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $18K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARIE HISE MANAGER30 $18,275-- $18,2751
JOHN SHEA Commander0 $0-- $01
ROBERT MCGUIRE Adjutant0 $0-- $01
DAVID FROMM Sr. Vice Comm0 $0-- $01
TONY SZAKONYI Jr Vice Comm0 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$139,153$122,703 $102,012$102,012 $1,622$0 $0610
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$124,783$117,708 $112,521$112,521 $5,122$0 $63,6318-
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$93,583$104,201 $105,446$105,446 $1,626- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$84,882$79,123 $116,064$116,064 -- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$63,011$65,857 $110,305$110,305 -- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$82,019$85,788 $112,997$112,997 -- ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$84,228$84,135 $116,766$116,766 -- ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$86,268$87,300 $116,673$116,673 -- ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$90,110$89,313 $117,705$117,705 -- ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$83,496$81,831 $116,908$116,908 -- ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$59,453$77,335 $115,243$115,243 $1,244- ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $5,000 in all, tax years 2012 to 2012. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
AMERICAN LEGION NATIONAL EMERGENCY FUND Public charity Exact 2012 1$5,000 2012$5,000
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Who funds organizations like this

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GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$526,76514 12010–2024 WOMENS OVERSEAS SERVICE LEAGUE
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$29,7002 12023–2024 ARMED FORCES COUNCIL OF CHICAGO
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$28,1423 12022–2024 OPERATION SWEET LIFE INC
SHADE FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$21,9074 12020–2024 ARMED FORCES COUNCIL OF CHICAGO
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE FLORIDA KEYS DAF sponsor$15,0001 12019–2019 AMERICAN LEGION
ANDREW & ALICE FISCHER CHARITABLE TRUST Private foundation$10,0001 12025–2025 VETERAN BUSINESS PROJECT INC
MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC DAF sponsor$10,0001 12024–2024 TRIBUTE TO THE TROOPS
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$8,8001 12021–2021 ARMED FORCES COUNCIL OF CHICAGO
CERES FOUNDATION Private foundation$8,5008 12016–2023 ARMED FORCES COUNCIL OF CHICAGO
FOND DU LAC AREA FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$6,0001 12024–2024 TRIER PUDDY POST 75 AMERICAN LEGION
PRITZKER MILITARY FOUNDATION Private foundation$5,5003 12018–2023 ARMED FORCES COUNCIL OF CHICAGO
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LUPTAK FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$5,0001 12025–2025 AMERICAN LEGION POST 344
BERRY FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation$5,0001 12023–2023 ARMED FORCES COUNCIL OF CHICAGO

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $122,703 spent · pay $66,997 · grants $140 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $61,536--- 50.2%
Other (as described)OTHER TAXES AND LICENSE FEES $16,696--- 13.6%
Occupancy $15,908--- 13.0%
Payroll taxes $5,461--- 4.5%
Fees: other services $4,713--- 3.8%
Other (as described)INSURANCE $4,537--- 3.7%
Other (as described)EQUIPMENT LEASE $3,674--- 3.0%
Other (as described)REPAIRS MAINTENANCE $2,904--- 2.4%
All other expenses $2,475--- 2.0%
Fees: accounting $1,955--- 1.6%
Benefits paid to members $1,404--- 1.1%
Advertising and promotion $1,300--- 1.1%
Grants to US organizations and governments $140--- 0.1%
Total$122,703100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $117,708 spent · pay $68,972 · grants $3,600 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $63,631--- 54.1%
Other (as described)OTHER TAXES AND LICENSE FEES $13,369--- 11.4%
Occupancy $11,387--- 9.7%
Fees: other services $8,075--- 6.9%
Payroll taxes $5,341--- 4.5%
Insurance $4,204--- 3.6%
Grants to US organizations and governments $3,600--- 3.1%
Benefits paid to members $2,745--- 2.3%
Fees: accounting $2,080--- 1.8%
Other (as described)BANK AND CREDIT CARD FEES $1,260--- 1.1%
Other (as described)EQUIPMENT LEASE $840--- 0.7%
All other expenses $711--- 0.6%
Advertising and promotion $370--- 0.3%
Office expenses $95--- 0.1%
Total$117,708100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $104,201 spent · pay $56,604 · grants $584 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $56,604 54.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $29,031 27.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $15,508 14.9%
Benefits paid to members $1,654 1.6%
Fees to independent contractors $820 0.8%
Grants and similar amounts paid $584 0.6%
Total$104,201100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $79,123 spent · pay $40,260 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $40,260 50.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $20,303 25.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $14,683 18.6%
Benefits paid to members $2,022 2.6%
Fees to independent contractors $1,800 2.3%
Printing, publications, postage $55 0.1%
Total$79,123100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $65,857 spent · pay $31,836 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $31,836 48.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $16,083 24.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $13,226 20.1%
Fees to independent contractors $2,603 4.0%
Benefits paid to members $2,109 3.2%
Total$65,857100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $85,788 spent · pay $37,710 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $37,710 44.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $21,461 25.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $18,299 21.3%
Fees to independent contractors $4,633 5.4%
Benefits paid to members $3,685 4.3%
Total$85,788100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $84,135 spent · pay $37,379 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $37,379 44.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $20,662 24.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $20,261 24.1%
Fees to independent contractors $3,991 4.7%
Benefits paid to members $1,792 2.1%
Printing, publications, postage $50 0.1%
Total$84,135100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $87,300 spent · pay $39,271 · grants $160 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $39,271 45.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $24,103 27.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $17,434 20.0%
Benefits paid to members $3,306 3.8%
Fees to independent contractors $2,977 3.4%
Grants and similar amounts paid $160 0.2%
Printing, publications, postage $49 0.1%
Total$87,300100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $89,313 spent · pay $40,658 · grants $85 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $40,658 45.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $24,852 27.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $16,513 18.5%
Fees to independent contractors $3,902 4.4%
Benefits paid to members $3,297 3.7%
Grants and similar amounts paid $85 0.1%
Printing, publications, postage $6 0.0%
Total$89,313100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $81,831 spent · pay $32,620 · grants $80 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $32,620 39.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $24,180 29.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $16,040 19.6%
Fees to independent contractors $5,226 6.4%
Benefits paid to members $3,587 4.4%
Printing, publications, postage $98 0.1%
Grants and similar amounts paid $80 0.1%
Total$81,831100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $77,335 spent · pay $31,728 · grants $50 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $31,728 41.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $19,007 24.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $18,627 24.1%
Fees to independent contractors $4,892 6.3%
Benefits paid to members $2,884 3.7%
Printing, publications, postage $147 0.2%
Grants and similar amounts paid $50 0.1%
Total$77,335100%

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Donor-advised funds

Donors to individual donor-advised funds are not public. These filings show what the sponsor reports, not who gave.

As reported on Schedule D Part I (and the Form 990 Part IV question “did the organization maintain donor advised funds”). Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Maintains DAFsDAFs heldContributionsGrantsValue at year endOther funds heldOther contributionsOther grantsOther value at year end
2023 · Form 990 view filing
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