American Legion Post 9

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
586067715
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Brunswick, GA, USA
Phone
9122652233
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$63,184
Expenses
$50,413
Assets
$146,857
Liabilities
$1,300

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

Leadership & pay

16 people listed

People named in this filing

  • J STEVEN HINSON SR (COMMANDER)
  • OTIS PUTNAM III (VICE COMMANDER)
  • JOHN CORMICAN (VICE COMMANDER)

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

Provides services for veterans of the us military, ranging from placing flags on the graves of deceased military members to assisting in rehabilitation and living.

What it reported doing in 2024

The american legion was chartered by congress in 1919, as a patriotic wartime vetrans organization, devoted to mutual helpfulness it is a not-for-profit community service organization which now numbers nearly 3 million members. Our brunswick american legion post #9 was chartered onaugust 9, 1919m we are a family post and do not allow alcoholic beverages or smoking in our buildings. We sponser special projects to enable us to help veterans, such asthe w. T. Obrien fund for wounded warriors. We have fund raisers, such as motorcycle ride and golf tournaments to support our charities we continue to provide

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 74% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 85% 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

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 78
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 56
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 80%; rating input score 80
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • 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: Fail
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 20.2%; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.91; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 13.2% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -0.8% per year; rating input score 0; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -0.6% per year; rating input score 0; 37th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 80% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 280 of 280 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 16 people listed
  • Consistency: 21 of 21 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2011 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 40/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 28/100.