American Legion Rago Christopher Post 165

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
946101931
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2023
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2023, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Vacaville, CA, USA
Phone
7073315643
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$46,370
Expenses
$36,758
Assets
$31,021
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

People named in this filing

  • RAFAEL COLON-ALMA (COMMANDER)
  • DURR GRUVER (SECOND VICE COMMANDER)
  • DARCY KAUER (FIRST 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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To provide services to veterans, community, state and nation. To further the programs of the national and state american legion families, and to continue the highest traditions of the american legion. In vacaville, California the american legion post 165 primary mission is of helping veterans and their families while continually spreading the word of benefits available to those who have served their country.

What it reported doing in 2023

American legion post 165 supports youth programs in the community including the local scouting america troop, high school sober grad night, boys and girls state, vanden high jrotc, american legion youth baseball. Post 165 continually supports gold star families attending the annual gold star event in san francisco, ca. Post 165 continually supports the fisher house on travis airforce base by providing and delivering meals thoughout the year.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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

STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 78
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 62
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 71.2%; rating input score 71
  • Program expense ratio: 89.8%; rating input score 90

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 20.7%; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.84; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 71.2% of revenue deployed · 89.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $33K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 41/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.