Turner Brandon Post 7 Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 590696548
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2010–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2009
- Location
- Clearwater, FL, USA
- Phone
- 7274425293
- Rating
- 70
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Military, Veterans' Organizations
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $427,270
- Expenses
- $397,580
- Assets
- $339,835
- Liabilities
- $54,187
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
2 people listed
People named in this filing
- DAVID MARSH (PAST COMMAND)
- THOMAS VITELLI (CFO)
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
The american legion is a u.s. War veterans' organization that has local posts across the nation. While each local post may have its own specific mission statement that reflects its community's character and needs, all are guided by the overarching principles of the american legion as a whole. The national mission statement, which local posts would align with, emphasizes the following objectives: the american legion national mission statement: veterans affairs & rehabilitation: commitment to advocating for the rights and benefits of veterans, as well as their rehabilitation and well-being. National security: dedication to a strong national defense and support for current servicemembers. Americanism: promoting patriotism, responsible citizenship, and values of american democracy and freedom. Children & youth: investing in the future by supporting programs that benefit the children and youth of our nation. Local posts adopt this mission and implement programs and activities that are speci
What it reported doing in 2024
The vision of the american legion auxiliary is to support the american legion while becoming the premier service organization and foundation of every community providing support for our veterans, our military, and their families by shaping a positive future in an atmosphere of fellowship, patriotism, peace and security. American legion, post 7 offers its members various activities, programs, special events and a member publication called "the sparkler".
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Other-operating. 80% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 97% 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. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 89
- Transparency & Controls: 90
- Accountability: 24
- Sustainability: 47
- Growth: 0
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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; 7th 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: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Missing
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 6.9%; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.85; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.16; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -3.1% per year; rating input score 0; 21st percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -1.4% per year; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -4.2% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 0 of 14 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $398K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 2 people listed
- Consistency: 24 of 24 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 14 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.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 6 not reported.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 54/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 36/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 22/100.