American Legion No VEL Post 159 Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Venice, FL EIN: 59-1051305

Service and help the people of venice and support military veterans active service men and women

American Legion No VEL Post 159 Inc at a glance

In short: American Legion No VEL Post 159 Inc reported $15K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2025)
$14,690 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
Total assets
$1,645,361
Revenue (2025)
$393,384
Net investment income (2025)
$7,768
Expenses (2025)
$329,780
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who American Legion No VEL Post 159 Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

29 grants across all recorded years

29<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 29 grants of 29 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

VeniceSarasotaPort CharlotteSaint PetersburgBradentonEnglewoodOrlandoParrish

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K10 grants2021 17 grants2022 2 grants2023 Total only2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2021) to $18K (2022). In 2025 it reported $15K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

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

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Operation Warrior Resolution Sarasota, FLTo assist the mission of Operation Warrior Resolution$8,500
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital St Petersburg, FLTo assist the mission of Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital$8,176
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$1,645,361$393,384$329,780$14,690Total only$7,768
2023$1,700,501$389,932$353,881$16,6762$137
2022$1,674,828$418,175$435,443$17,68817$38
2021$1,637,848$310,043$322,459$3,93810$57

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About American Legion No VEL Post 159 Inc

Based on IRS filings

American Legion No VEL Post 159 Inc is a public charity, based in Venice, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.6M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $15K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $8K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

American Legion No VEL Post 159 Inc's 2025 filing lists 7 officers; none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Chris Casey

    Commander

    New on the 2025 filing

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Historian

    Don Kingery

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jackie Sutherland

    Adjutant

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Larry Kalb

    2nd Vice Commander

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Zahn

    Chaplin

    New on the 2025 filing

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Swanson

    1st Vice Commander

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sgt At Arms

    Mike Alexandratos

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (8)
  • Former: Don Maclean (2021–2023) — Commander
  • Former: Norm Maclellan (2021–2023) — 2nd Vice Commander
  • Former: Gordon Myers (2022–2023) — Adjutant
  • Former: Lew Borofsky (2022–2023) — 1st Vice Commander
  • Former: Nick Bishop (2022–2023) — Finance Officer
  • Former: Ray Kempisty (2021) — Finance Officer
  • Former: Skip Felicita (2021) — Adjutant
  • Former: Terry Perkins (2021) — Commander

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 No VEL Post 159 Inc

How much does American Legion No VEL Post 159 Inc give each year?

American Legion No VEL Post 159 Inc reported $15K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants.

How large is American Legion No VEL Post 159 Inc?

American Legion No VEL Post 159 Inc reported $1.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $393K.

Where does American Legion No VEL Post 159 Inc operate?

American Legion No VEL Post 159 Inc has awarded grants in Florida.

What is American Legion No VEL Post 159 Inc's EIN?

American Legion No VEL Post 159 Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-1051305. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

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

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 16, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 16, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 11, 2025)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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