Polish Legion of American Veterans

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237146321
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Cleveland, OH, USA
Phone
2163511870
Rating
60
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$13,546
Expenses
$8,840
Assets
$36,642

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

People named in this filing

  • MICHAEL POLICHUK (COMMANDER)
  • JOSEPH MICHALSKI (1ST VICE-COMMANDER/COMMANDER)
  • KEVIN BRZESKI (1ST 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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Services to veterans - church escort services, christmas gift shop, ward treats & other requested services at six (6) va hospitals & clinics

What it reported doing in 2024

Various ads, donations & tickets expenses paid to other veteranorganizations and various individual veterans in need*legionnaire fund expense

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 74% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Member-benefit provider. The nonprofit used 100% of its reported program spending for member benefits.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. 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: 37
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 70
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 32.8%; rating input score 33
  • Program expense ratio: 44.2%; rating input score 44

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 34.7%; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.15; rating input score 81; 81st 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: 1.6% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 22.6% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 7.3% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 32.8% of revenue deployed · 44.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $4K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 33/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 44/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.