Hollidaysburg American Legion

Analysis

Hollidaysburg American Legion is a registered charity in United States, based in Hollidaysburg, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Hollidaysburg American Legion reported income of $2.5m and spending of $2.8m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.4m to $2.5m (+6.0%), an average of +1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Hollidaysburg American Legion sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative Inc ($2.5m), Wintersville Volunteer Fire Department ($2.5m) and Rapino Family Foundation ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 20% and program service revenue 65% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $872k against liabilities of $431k, net assets of $441k. It reported 75 employees.