American Legion Hospital

Analysis

American Legion Hospital is a registered charity in United States, based in Crowley, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1957, 69 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a hospital or medical research organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2022, American Legion Hospital reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.4m, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $1.1m to $1.2m (+6.5%), an average of +2.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, American Legion Hospital sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 80th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Senior Citizens Law Office Inc ($1.2m), Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists ($1.2m) and Habitat for Humanity - Mt Angel Area Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from program service revenue 90% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $95k (6.8% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $11.0m against liabilities of $6.0m, net assets of $4.9m. It reported 1 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.