BENNETT WELLS POST 1780 INC AMER LEGION DEPT OF NEW YORK
EIN 16-6094020 · Military & Veterans Organizations (W30)
What they do
Community Food Program During The Winter Holidays We Deliver All The Food Needed for 20 Large Families to Have Holiday Dinners Including Turkey and All The Trimmings We Deliver The Food to Their Homes. Enough Food for 100 People..for 20 Individual Families.
Should I give to this charity?
Of every $100 spent, about $7.80 was reported for mission work and $0.00 for fundraising. Understand this before you give.
Plain answer: A tax form cannot prove that a charity is doing good. It can show how the charity says it spent its money—and point out questions you should ask.
Basic facts we verified
IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.
Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.
They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.
They name their leaders7 people are listed in the latest report.
You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.
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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $2,092 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.
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Financial picture
A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.
How each $100 of revenue was used
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Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.
Pause before giving. This filing reports that 0.0% of spending went to fundraising and 7.8% went to mission work. Ask the charity to explain these numbers and show recent results.
Money in and money out
Reported spending amounts
Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.
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Leadership and board
Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.
No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.
Board and leadership roster (7)
CHARLES GRANT2ND VICE COMMANDER
CHRIS STEWARTBOARD MEMBER
COY DEFORE3RD VICE COMMANDER
DELORES ROSS-WILLIAMSBOARD MEMBER
HELEN SMITH PORTERBOARD MEMBER
HENRY JERNAGANCOMMANDER
WALTER J COLE1ST VICE COMMANDER
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1946
- Location
- 1356 E DELAVAN AVE, BUFFALO, NY 14215-3945
- County
- Erie
- In care of
- % WALTER COLE
- Primary officer
- Walter Cole, first Vice Commander
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990EZ
- NTEE classification
- Military & Veterans Organizations (W30)
- IRS tax category
- Military & Veterans Organizations