Newport Harbor Post 291 of the American Legion Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

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

18 people listed

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.

To promote the principles and policies of the national american legion

All activities support the members use and enjoyment of the legion hall and raising funds for veterans groups and related charities.

Revenue model: Earned-program. 100% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program 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 available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

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

Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Governance controls: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Fail
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Missing
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Operating margin: 14.9%; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.22; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.08; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings

Program expense growth: 35.6% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
Revenue growth: 9.8% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
Asset growth: 9% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings

Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
Governance: 15 of 15 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment
Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 18 people listed
Consistency: 10 of 10 current checks pass
Schedules: 2 filed schedules
Filing history: 13 filing years from 2010 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.

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