GILES B COOK NO 53 OF THE AMERICAN LEGION INCORPORATED Charity Report

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GILES B COOK NO 53 OF THE AMERICAN LEGION INCORPORATED

EIN 54-0792179 · Military & Veterans Organizations (W30)

What they do

to ENHANCE THE WELL-BEING of AMERICAS VETERANS, THEIR FAMILILES, OUR MILITARY, and OUR COMMUNITIES BY OUR DEVOTION to MUTUAL HELPFULNESS. GILES B COOK NO 53 of THE AMERICAN LEGION INCORPORATED INCLUDES ALL ELIGIBLE VETERANS of THE UNITED STATES ARMED SERVICES, and ALL ELIGIBLE AUXILARY and SONS of THE AMERICAN LEGION (SAL).

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53.40%of revenue went to mission work97.1% of expenses · Program services

$55.01spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

1.61%of revenue went to management and office costs2.9% of expenses

$2.47in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

8.6%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

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$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$772,894

Mission workProgram services$412,76253.40% of revenue97.1% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$12,4191.61% of revenue2.9% of expenses

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

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$347,71344.99% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$425,18155.01% of revenue

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

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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

2024CurrentExpense mix: 97.1% mission · 2.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 55.01% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 99.3% mission · 0.7% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 73.06% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$772,894

Expenses$425,181

Annual surplus $347,713 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)$412,762 · 97.1% of expenses

Management and office costs$12,419 · 2.9% of expenses

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Revenue$772,894

Expenses$425,181

Assets$1,052,135

Income$10,645,684

Contributions$66,337

Mission work (program services)$412,762

Management and general$12,419

Accounting fees$6,075

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

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 (10)

BRUCE TOWNSHENDHISTORIAN

CHARLIE GOODARDCHAPLIN

DOUGLAS DOBERERTREASURER

JIM MARTINTRUSTEE

JODI JONES2ND VICE PRE

JOHN FLOUHOUSEMEMBER AT LA

LORI BRADYADJUTANT

MARK BAUERSERGEANT AT

RICHARD KINSEYPRESIDENT/CO

WAYNE ROSS1ST VICE PRE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2024
Location: 22 W 8TH ST, FRONT ROYAL, VA 22630-3502
County: Warren
In care of: RICHARD KINSEY
Primary officer: RICHARD KINSEY, PRESIDENT/COMMANDER

How to reach them

Phone(540) 635-8519 Officer phone(540) 635-5017

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: METHOD CPA INC
NTEE classification: Military & Veterans Organizations (W30)
IRS tax category: Military & Veterans Organizations
Revocation date: May 15, 2010