Liabilities / Assets
90th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 90% of similar nonprofits.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.30x
Liabilities / Revenue
80th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 80% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
54th percentile
Higher net margin than 54% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
87th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 87% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
72nd percentile
Faster asset growth than 72% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
88th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 88% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$21,037
Up $1,104 (+5.5%) from 2013
Net Assets
Up$14,640
Up $1,146 (+8.5%) from 2013
Liabilities
Down$6,397
Down $42 (-0.7%) from 2013
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Up$73,838
Up $21,813 (+42%) from 2013
Expenses
Up$72,692
Up $18,205 (+33%) from 2013
Net Income
Up$1,146
Up $3,608 (+147%) from 2013
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2014 to Dec 31, 2014
- Signed
- May 8, 2015
- Return Version
- 2014v5.0
- Gross Receipts
- $128,045
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Promoting american legion activities
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| TO PERPETUATE THE PRINCIPLES ON WHICH THE AMERICAN LEGION WAS FOUNDED | - | $72,692 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIKE HUBERS | Vice-Commander | - | $0 | - | - |
| HAROLD PUND | Adjutant | - | $0 | - | - |
| SARAH HAAKE | Commander | - | $0 | - | - |
| JACK GOGEL | Sgt Of Arms | - | $0 | - | - |
| CHARLES HANCOCK | Finance Officer | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- American Legion Post 242
- EIN
- 35-0861159
- Phone
- 8129372611
- Address
- PO BOX 222, SANTA CLAUS, IN 47579
Signing Officer
- Name
- Charles Hancock
- Title
- Finance Officer
- Phone
- 8129372611
- Signed
- 2015-05-08
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Melvin E Held CPA LLC
- Address
- PO BOX 97, SANTA CLAUS, IN 47579
- Preparer
- Melvin E Held CPA
- Phone
- 8129372896
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Pt V, Line 35B
“NOT REQUIRED”
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 8
“Hall rent 1776. Other income 978. Cash over/short 5537.”
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16
“Advertising 1406. Band/music 233. Bank service charges 269. Dues and subs 57. Credit card fees 1217. Office supplies 765. Insurance 6474. Laundry 1380. Licenses 352. Membership dues 2742. Miscellaneous 273. Other expenses 11. Outside labor 318. Payroll tax expense 4107. Supplies 2287. Depreciation 206.”
Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 24
“Inventories 11248. 12586. Transfer to post 4485. 4485. Meter deposits 25. 25.”
Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 26
“Sales tax payable 651. 847. Payroll taxes payable 1303. 1065. Transfer to club 4485. 4485.”
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24F
“Insurance laundry licenses membership dues miscellaneous outside labor penalties pest control trash hauling lawncare credit card fees”
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| IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp/TitleTxt | 3 | SGT OF ARMS |
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| IRS990EZ/Organization501cInd | 0 | X |
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| IRS990EZ/OrganizationHadUBIInd | 0 | false |
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Filings
Displayed year
2014 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $21,037
- Liabilities
- $6,397
- Net assets
- $14,640
- Revenue
- $73,838
- Expenses
- $72,692
- Net income
- $1,146