American Legion Post 11

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
616054685
IRS 990 coverage
2018–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2014
Location
Newport, KY, USA
Phone
8594319147
Rating
49
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$448,774
Expenses
$161,620
Assets
$708,152
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

People named in this filing

  • GEORGE HENSON (POST COMMAND)
  • ROBERT WILSON III (1ST VICE COM)
  • EDWARD BECKER (SERGEANT AT)

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

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The american legion's mission is to mentor and sponsor wholesome programs in our community, advocate for patriotism and honor of our country and its veterans, as well as continued devotion to our veterans and active servicemembers. Since our inception our activities have included: 1. Promoting the social welfare needs of the community through sponsorship of american legion youth baseball & scouting activities. Also, promoting americanism through youth educational programs in local schools (5%) 2. Assisting needy and disabled veterans/servicemembers and widow(er)s and orphans of deceased veterans/service members in obtaining the resources and benefits available to them, particularly those available through the veterans administration. (5%) 3. Providing sponsorship and member involvement in patriotic civic holiday parades(i.e. Memorial day, independence day, labor day, etc.) both financially and through participation, thereby promoting americanism and recognition of veterans service and

What it reported doing in 2024

Provide a place for all honorably discharged veterans and active duty military to meet and socialize, while supporting youth baseball activities, military funerals, veterans affairs, and support americanism.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 99% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. 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: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 64
  • Sustainability: 85
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 64%; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.38; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 42.9% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 27.2% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 41.7% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $72K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 9 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2018 to 2024
  • 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 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Functional expense sum did not reconcile in the filed values.