AMERICAN LEGION POST 68 WOOSTER Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

AMERICAN LEGION POST 68 WOOSTER

EIN 34-6595723 · Commemorative Events (A84)

What they do

to ENHANCE THE WELL-BEING of AMERICAS VETERANS, THEIR FAMILIES, OUR MILITARY, and OUR COMMUNITIES BY OUR DEVOTION to MUTUAL HELPFULNESS.

Before you give

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $76.70 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.

Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders13 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

54.60%of revenue went to mission work76.7% of expenses · Program services

$71.21spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

16.61%of revenue went to management and office costs23.3% of expenses

$2.10in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

27.1%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

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.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$552,408

Mission workProgram services$301,62754.60% of revenue76.7% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$91,76816.61% of revenue23.3% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$159,01328.79% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$393,39571.21% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2025CurrentExpense mix: 76.7% mission · 23.3% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 71.21% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 93.4% mission · 6.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.31% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 99.6% mission · 0.4% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 87.11% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 98.4% mission · 1.6% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 102.64% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 98.7% mission · 1.3% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.28% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 98.7% mission · 1.3% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 102.41% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 98.4% mission · 1.6% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.55% of revenue

2016Expense mix: 98.2% mission · 1.8% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.86% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$552,408

Expenses$393,395

Annual surplus $159,013 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$301,627 · 76.7% of expenses

Management and office costs$91,768 · 23.3% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$552,408

Expenses$393,395

Assets$827,301

Income$5,842,791

Contributions$149,450

Mission work (program services)$301,627

Grants given$30,500

Average grant$6,100

Management and general$91,768

Accounting fees$2,605

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

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 (13)

BJ LONGSERGEANT AT ARMS

BOB WILESTRUSTEE

BUD BITTINGERTRUSTEE

CY SCHROCKTRUSTEE

DON BERTSCHFINANCE OFFICER

FRANK MCCORTTRUSTEE

JIM FIELDSADJUTANT

LLOYD SHELLHORNTRUSTEE

OTIS MEKOLESKE2ND VICE COM

ROGER ROBERTS1ST VICE COM

SHIRL EVANSCOMMANDER

STEPHEN JOLLYTRUSTEE

STEVE BOSSTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1946
Location: 1901 SYLVAN ROAD PO BOX 162, WOOSTER, OH 44691
County: Wayne
In care of: DONALD BERTSCH
Primary officer: DONALD BERTSCH, FINANCE OFFICER

How to reach them

Phone(330) 263-1191 Officer phone(330) 262-1191

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2025
Tax period began: January 1, 2025
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: MEADEN & MOORE LTD
NTEE classification: Commemorative Events (A84)
IRS tax category: Commemorative Events
Grant-giving organization: Yes