VFW Post 1536 Skiff-Bower Post

990EZ • Fiscal year 2018 • EIN 27-2259454

Jan 01, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018 • Filed on Nov 14, 2019

Organization Profile N/A

932 West Lockhart StSayre, PA 18840

(570) 888-2321

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

0.14x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 79% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

0.12x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 79% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

-38%

Higher net margin than 9% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Higher top officer pay than 86% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2018 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

-36%

Faster asset growth than 9% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2018

-25%

Faster revenue growth than 16% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2018

Balance Sheet

Liabilities / Assets79th percentile

Assets

Down

$24,376

Down $17,553 (-42%) from 2016

Net Assets

Down

$21,029

Down $10,900 (-34%) from 2016

Liabilities

Down

$3,347

Down $6,653 (-67%) from 2016

Revenue And Expenses

Liabilities / Revenue79th percentile Net Margin9th percentile

Revenue

Down

$27,871

Down $12,089 (-30%) from 2016

Expenses

$38,368

Up $273 (+0.7%) from 2016

Net Income

Down

-$10,497

Down $12,362 (-663%) from 2016

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth9th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

Highlighted filing

2018

Assets$24,376

Liabilities$3,347

Net Assets$21,029

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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth16th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

Highlighted filing

2018

Revenue$27,871

Expenses$38,368

Net Income-$10,497

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Filing Snapshot

Filing Period: Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
Signed: Nov 14, 2019
Return Version: 2018v3.1
Gross Receipts: $27,871

Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Post of veterans of foreign wars

Program Services

Description	Grants	Expenses
FRATERNAL, PATRIOTIC, HISTORICAL AND EDUCATIONAL; TO PRESERVE AND STRENGTHEN COMRADESHIP AMONG ITS MEMBERS; TO ASSIST WORTHY COMRADES; TO PERPETUATE THE MEMORY AND HISTORY OF OUR DEAD AND TO ASSIST THEIR WIDOWS AND ORPHANS	-	$31,045

Compensation and Service Providers

Top Officer Pay86th percentile

Employees

Name	Title	Full / Part Time	Base	Other	Total
CHARLES ZIMMER	Commander	-	$0	-	-
BERNARD HIBBARD	Quartermaste	-	$0	-	-

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name: Vfw Post 1536
EIN: 27-2259454
Address: 932 WEST LOCKHART ST, SAYRE, PA 18840

Signing Officer

Name: Bernard Hibbard
Title: Quartermaster
Signed: 2019-11-14

Preparer

Firm: Labarr & Labarr LLC
Address: 467 N KEYSTONE AVE, SAYRE, PA 18840
Preparer: Heidi B Wiles CPA
Phone: 5708882359

Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses advertising 221 loan interest 364 supplies 1,829 dues 1,224 legal & accounting 475 repairs & maintenance 5,995 office expense 590 insurance 8,151 convention 77 donations 5,266 club assistance 2,044 fundraising expense 7,323 training 626 events expense 2,327 color guard expense 599 non-investment depreciation 1,257 total 38,368”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24

“263,195 263,195 less accumulated depreciation 258,732 259,989 total 4,463 3,206”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26

“Mortgage and other notes payable 6,633 3,347”

Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 28

“Fraternal, patriotic, historical and educational; to preserve and strengthen comradeship among its members; to assist worthy comrades; to perpetuate the memory and history of our dead and to assist their widows and orphans”

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This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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IRS990EZ/OtherExpensesTotalAmt	0	38368
IRS990EZ/PoliticalCampaignActyInd	0	false
IRS990EZ/PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt	0	POST OF VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS
IRS990EZ/ProgramServiceRevenueAmt	0	6334
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IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/ProgramServiceExpensesAmt	0	31045
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IRS990EZ/TypeOfOrganizationOtherInd	0	X
IRS990EZ/WebsiteAddressTxt	0	N/A
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Filings

Displayed year

2018 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing

Assets: $24,376
Liabilities: $3,347
Net assets: $21,029
Revenue: $27,871
Expenses: $38,368
Net income: -$10,497

	Balance Sheet			Operations
Year	Assets	Liabilities	Net Assets	Revenue	Expenses	Net Income
2024XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$54.6		$54.6	$11.3	$16.5	$5.17
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$61.7		$61.7	$84.4	$66.3	$18.1
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$17.2		$17.2	$29.4	$33.2	$3.81
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$24.4	$3.35	$21.0	$27.9	$38.4	$10.5
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$41.9	$10.0	$31.9	$40.0	$38.1	$1.87
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$34.2		$34.2	$16.3	$11.9	$4.42
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$29.7		$29.7	$18.4	$28.0	$9.65
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.	$39.4		$39.4	$25.6	$47.3	$21.7