American Legion #39

Public charity · Grantmaker Vero Beach, FL EIN: 59-6200820

Provide service help and advice, meeting facilities and social quarters for veterans of U.S. military service.

Key facts about American Legion #39

In short: American Legion #39 gave $8K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
59-6200820
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$8,000
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$8,000
Median grant
$8,000
Total assets
$505,199
Primary geography
Florida (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$505K

-5.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$8K

-61.8% YoY

Grant Count

1

Avg Grant Size

$8K

How American Legion #39 gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+7%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

About American Legion #39

Based on IRS filings

American Legion #39 is a public charity, based in Vero Beach, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $505K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $8K. Net investment income was $12.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

Vero BeachIndianapolis

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 Total only2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 Total only2024 1 grant2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2022) to $44K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $8K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Wonded Waters: $8KWonded Waters$8K

The largest 2025 recipient was Wonded Waters ($8K).

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Wonded Waters Vero Beach, FLGeneral$8,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$200K$400K$600K2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$505,199$536,536$576,108
Revenue$322,037$330,080$351,786
Expenses$361,603$355,252$371,967
Net Investment Income$12$17$26

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 13, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 6, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 8, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 10, 2025)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 13, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 10, 2026)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

American Legion #39's 2025 filing lists 9 officers; none of the 9 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jim Czysz

    Director

    Director → Historian, 2020

    Historian → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rick Lewis

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark San Souci

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donald Baldwin

    Service Officer

    Director → Service Officer, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Harpfer

    Past Commander

    2nd Vice President → Commander, 2021

    Commander → Past Commander, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter Rossi

    Vice Commander

    Director → Vice Command, 2021

    Vice Command → Vice Commander, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Walter Peinelt

    Sargent at Arms

    Sargent at Arms → Sargent at A, 2020

    Sargent at A → Sargent at Arms, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Trace Amos

    Commander

    Director → Commander, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Fran Breedlove

    Chaplain

    Judge Advoca → Chaplain, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (15)
  • Former: Tim Turner (2019–2024) — Adjutant & Secretary
  • Former: Aston Kinsey (2024) — Finance & Treasurer
  • Former: Mike Fallis (2019–2023) — Finance & Treasurer
  • Former: Paul Zminkowski (2019–2023) — Past Command
  • Former: Jack Davis (2020–2023) — Adjutant & Secretary
  • Former: Bob Edgar (2022–2023) — Historian
  • Former: Joe Catania (2022–2023) — Vice Command
  • Former: John McMenamin (2023) — Director
  • Former: Eddie Nugent (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Leon Bedrosian (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Steve Doane (2019–2021) — Vice Command
  • Former: Lee Higgins (2020) — Vice Command
  • Former: Peter Peterson (2020) — Director
  • Former: P. Jay Tuller (2019) — Commander
  • Former: Steve Davis (2019) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about American Legion #39

How much does American Legion #39 give each year?

American Legion #39 gave $8K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $21K in grants paid.

How large is American Legion #39?

American Legion #39 reported $505K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $322K.

Where does American Legion #39 operate?

American Legion #39 has awarded grants in Florida, Indiana.

What is American Legion #39's EIN?

American Legion #39's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-6200820. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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