The American Legion Legionville School Safety Patrol Training Cent

Analysis

The American Legion Legionville School Safety Patrol Training Cent is a registered charity in United States, based in St Paul, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1976, 50 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending October 2023, The American Legion Legionville School Safety Patrol Training Cent reported income of $304k and spending of $354k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2019 to October 2023, income grew from $287k to $304k (+5.6%), an average of +1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2021, when income rose by 162%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The American Legion Legionville School Safety Patrol Training Cent sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 61st percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dripping Springs Community Mission Partnership Inc ($304k), VT Info Technology Association for the Advancement of Learning ($304k) and Little League Baseball Inc ($304k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending October 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 34% and program service revenue 49% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $125k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 25 employees.