Shanklin Attaway Post5

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
580701311
IRS 990 coverage
2017–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Rome, GA, USA
Phone
9512048635
Rating
65
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$4,249
Expenses
$21,889
Assets
$1,274,938
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

People named in this filing

  • ALBERT HOLLIS (POST COMMANDER)
  • RICK HUNT (ADJUTANT)
  • RICHARD BIGHAM (FINANCE OFFICER)

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

To foster patriotism and americanism

What it reported doing in 2024

Honor Service & Legacy-Achievements help preserve the memory and honor of veterans??? service. They reinforce the Legion??? s commitment to mentoring youth, supporting veterans, and advocating for a strong national defense. - Increase Visibility & Credibility Recognition boosts the visibility of the post and the broader American Legion Family. It shows the community and media that the post is active, relevant, and making a difference. In short, these achievements aren??? t just ceremonial??? they??? re a reflection of a post??? s vital role in veteran support, civic engagement, and community leadership.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 89% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 64
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 36
  • Sustainability: 46
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 24.5%; rating input score 25
  • 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: 0%; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 86
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • 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: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -415.2%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 58.25; rating input score 92; 92nd 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 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -22.4% per year; rating input score 0; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 19.1% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 24.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 55 board members independent · 6 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 13 of 13 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2017 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: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 25/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 8/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Whistleblower policy not reported.