American Legion Levasseur Farrell Post 49

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
010203373
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2023
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2023
Location
Van Buren, ME, USA
Phone
2078685222
Rating
48
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$63,946
Expenses
$34,233
Assets
$84,009

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

People named in this filing

  • ROBERT ROSSIGNOL (COMMANDER)
  • CLAYTON BELANGER (FINANCE OFFICER)
  • ROY DOUCETTE (ADJUDANT)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The american legion, levasseur-farrell post 49 is part of the state of Maine branch of the american legion chartered by congress in 1919 as a patriotic veterans organization. The american legion levasseur- farrell post 49 follows their mission: to uphold and defend the constitution of the united states of america; to maintain law and order; to foster and perpetuate a 100% americanism; to reserve the memories and incidents of our associations in all wars; to inculcate a sense of individual obligation to the communtiy, state and nation; to combat the autocracy of both the classes and the masses; to make right the master of might; to promote peace and good will on earth; to safeguard adn transmit to posterity the principles of justice, freedom and democracy; to consecrate and sanctify our comradeship by our devotion to mutual helpfulness.

What it reported doing in 2023

Eight legionnaires who volunteer at the van buren food pantry. Each volunteer works 4 hours on tuesdays and 4 hours on thursdays two legionnairs also vulunteer to get food for emergencies. We average about two emergencies a month. The legionnairs post american flags at three centenaries memorialday and pick up the flags in late fall three legionnairs post teh american flags on main stree in the sprint and take them out during the fall the legionnaires organized the services at the tree centenaries for memborial day week end and attended the veterans services on november 11. We usually have about 11 members the legion also have an honor guard veterans funerals. There were 6-7 funeral this year.usually 10-15 legionaries attend several legionnaires regularly go to assisted living home to visit legionnairs about 4 times a year the legion has members who donate blood to the american red cross. One legionnaire has donated 118 pints of blood.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 95% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 18
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 69
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 13.7%; rating input score 14
  • Program expense ratio: 25.6%; rating input score 26

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 46.5%; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.45; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -0% per year; rating input score 0; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 30.9% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 23.8% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 13.7% of revenue deployed · 25.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $9K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2021 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 14/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 26/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.