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American Legion Walter E Truemper Post No 1944

990EZ • Fiscal year 2020 • EIN 88-3721910

Jan 01, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020 • Filed on Jan 12, 2023

Organization Profilewww.legionpost1944.com
308 E Galena BlvdAurora, IL 60505

(630) 800-4195

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

99th percentile

1.95x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 99% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)19 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Liabilities / Revenue

84th percentile

0.24x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 84% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)19 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Net Margin

41st percentile

-9.0%

Higher net margin than 41% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)19 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Top Officer Pay

89th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 89% of similar nonprofits.

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

2020 filings • 501(c)19 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Asset Growth

4th percentile

-43%

Faster asset growth than 4% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)19 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Revenue Growth

94th percentile

60%

Faster revenue growth than 94% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)19 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets99th percentile

Assets

Down

$410

Down $306 (-43%) from 2019

Net Assets

Down

-$390

Down $1,106 (-154%) from 2019

Liabilities

Up

$800

Up $800 from 2019

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue84th percentileNet Margin41st percentile

Revenue

Up

$3,387

Up $1,267 (+60%) from 2019

Expenses

Up

$3,693

Up $2,289 (+163%) from 2019

Net Income

Down

-$306

Down $1,022 (-143%) from 2019

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth4th percentile

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

$2.0K$1.0K$0-$1.0KAssets 2019: $716Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $7162019Assets 2020: $410Liabilities 2020: $800Net Assets 2020: -$3902020Assets 2021: $784Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $7842021Assets 2022: $1,817Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $1,8172022Assets 2023: $0Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $02023

Highlighted filing

2020

Assets$410
Liabilities$800
Net Assets-$390
Open 2020 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth94th percentile

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

$4.0K$2.0K$0-$2.0KRevenue 2019: $2,120Expenses 2019: $1,404Net Income 2019: $7162019Revenue 2020: $3,387Expenses 2020: $3,693Net Income 2020: -$3062020Revenue 2021: $3,526Expenses 2021: $3,152Net Income 2021: $3742021Revenue 2022: $3,704Expenses 2022: $2,671Net Income 2022: $1,0332022Revenue 2023: $1,227Expenses 2023: $3,044Net Income 2023: -$1,8172023

Highlighted filing

2020

Revenue$3,387
Expenses$3,693
Net Income-$306
Open 2020 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020
Signed
Jan 12, 2023
Return Version
2020v4.0
Gross Receipts
$3,387
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Provide services to Veterans and country

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Provide honor guard for monthly veteran flag dedication ceremonies$0$231
Veterans Support for comfort and care$0$90
Act as an information provider and communication link between military service veterans and veterans affairs organizations--
Visit veterans in assisted living facilities to provide comfort and comaraderie--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay89th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Charles GranholmCommanderPT$0--
Gary Krolik jrVice CommanderPT$0--
Tyler LawrenceJunior Vice Commander-$0--
Charles GranholmFinance Officer-$0--
Joseph HolmanAdjutantPT$0--
David WailService Officer-$0--
Fred TorresChaplain-$0--
Charles BolwinSgt At Arms-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
American Legion
EIN
88-3721910
Phone
6308004195
Address
308 E Galena Blvd, Aurora, IL 60505

Signing Officer

Name
Scott Maxson
Title
Finance Officer
Phone
6308004195
Signed
2023-01-12
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Header, Line B

“Amendment - to show $800.00 liability for interest free loan from Officer received in 2020 and to revise applicable expense totals on lines 15 and 16.”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8

“$800.00 interest free loan from Officer”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10

“$815.00 of poppy distributions donations given to Unit No. 1944 Auxiliary; $33.85 given to Unit No 1944 Auxiliary for Gold Star families; $150.00 for Girls State scholarship grant”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Membership expenses of $1,539.75; $230.77 for flag program; $89.89 for Veterans support program; $30.00 for fundraising; $771.00 for insurance; $20.00 for 11th district meeting”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20

“New liability outstanding of $800.00 from interest free loan from Officer”

Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26

“$800.00 interest free loan from Officer”

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ReasonableCauseExplanation/ExplanationTxt0Our Post 1944 was newly formed in 2019 when our permanent charter was granted mid-year with a small group of charter members. As the group was forming its various responsibilities and executing its community support commitments, the pandemic caused meeting restrictions in 2020. Due to health concerns the group reduced its ability to conduct business. Our Adjutant was diagnosed with a terminal condition and was in an assisted living facility until he passed away. Our Jr Vice Commander relocated and another officer was deployed by the Army overseas. This situation continued into 2021 and we had significant officer departures that lead to missing basic deadlines for regulatory and American Legion filings. We started stabilizing the Post in early 2022, elected new officers and rewrote our constitution and bylaws. New officers took office in July 2022 and we discovered the basic paper work items that had not been completed. We set to work to obtain an EIN, execute a letter of inclusion with The American Legion national organization and started working on our tax forms that needed to cover the tax years from 2019 and forward. We lack the financial resources to hire external parties to do our tax filings so we are doing this ourselves. Our organization took corrective measures as soon as the mistakes were brought to our attention and we intend to comply with the law at all times. Our EIN is now under the blanket exemption of The American Legion we are otherwise current with all our filings with The American Legion, we have now submitted our federal tax forms and we are sending in all tax forms with the State of Illinois as well. Our Post always intended to comply with applicable regulations and we now have taken the necessary steps and actions to stay on track with timely filings.
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Filings

Displayed year

2020 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$410
Liabilities
$800
Net assets
-$390
Revenue
$3,387
Expenses
$3,693
Net income
-$306
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0$0$0$1,227$3,044$1,817
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1,817$0$1,817$3,704$2,671$1,033
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$784$0$784$3,526$3,152$374
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$410$800$390$3,387$3,693$306
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$716$0$716$2,120$1,404$716