American Legion Post 117 Frederick O Blankenship
To provide services that benefit past and present armed forces members
American Legion Post 117 Frederick O Blankenship at a glance
- Total assets
- $1,000,499
- -2.1% vs 2023
- Revenue (2024)
- $795,307
- +12.9% vs 2023
- Net investment income (2024)
- $9,825
- +0.5% vs 2023
- Expenses (2024)
- $845,397
- +10.0% vs 2023
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.
Who American Legion Post 117 Frederick O Blankenship funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 4 (75%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $39K (2023) to $83K (2022). In 2023 it reported $39K 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
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Donations Less than 5000 | General | $51,822 |
| Vets In Need | Help for veterans in need | $10,500 |
| Robins House Butler, PA | Womens veteran home | $10,300 |
| Butler County Community College Butler, PA | Education | $10,085 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,000,499 | $795,307 | $845,397 | — | — | $9,825 |
| 2023 | $1,022,120 | $704,145 | $768,659 | $39,047 | Total only | $9,774 |
| 2022 | $1,101,147 | $743,556 | $803,963 | $82,707 | 4 | $10,088 |
| 2021 | $1,158,710 | $837,421 | $725,304 | — | — | $10,257 |
| 2020 | $1,046,850 | $633,066 | $611,747 | $77,495 | Total only | $8,404 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About American Legion Post 117 Frederick O Blankenship
Based on IRS filings
American Legion Post 117 Frederick O Blankenship is a public charity, based in Butler, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.0M in total assets. Net investment income was $10K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
American Legion Post 117 Frederick O Blankenship's 2024 filing lists 10 officers; none of the 10 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.
Officers on the 2024 filing
John Dye
Sgt at Arms
1st Vice Commander → Sgt at Arms, 2022
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steve McLafferty
Executive Member
Chaplin → Executive Member, 2022
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dave McLaughlin
Commander
Sgt at Arms → Commander, 2024
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joe Hoover
Executive Member
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Fornadley
1st Vice Commander
Judge Advocate → 1st Vice Commander, 2024
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dave Monteleone
Executive Member
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dean Noechel
Adjutant
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gordon Kennedy
Executive Member
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Snow
2nd Vice Commander
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William McCoyWilliam McCoy
Judge Advocate
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (17)
- Former: Robert Novak (2020–2023) — 2nd Vice Commander
- Former: Walt Skibicki (2020–2023) — Commander
- Former: Brian Christy (2022–2023) — 1st Vice Commander
- Former: Eydie Coyle (2022–2023) — Adjutant
- Former: George Clementson (2022–2023) — Executive Member
- Former: Rick Smith (2022–2023) — Executive Member
- Former: Roleen Bookhamer (2022–2023) — Finance Officer
- Former: James Dittmer (2020–2021) — Executive Member
- Former: Kate Shuler (2020–2021) — Commander
- Former: Robert Spencer (2020–2021) — Parlimentarian
- Former: Bob Fornadley (2021) — Judge Advocate
- Former: Jolene Covert (2021) — Adjutant
- Former: Mike Lex (2021) — 2nd Vice Commander
- Former: Alvin Hill (2020) — Sgt at Arms
- Former: Carmen Morra (2020) — Adjutant
- Former: John Cyperian (2020) — Service Officer
- Former: Ron Guetnor (2020) — Chaplin
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Post 117 Frederick O Blankenship
How large is American Legion Post 117 Frederick O Blankenship?
American Legion Post 117 Frederick O Blankenship reported $1.0M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $795K.
Where does American Legion Post 117 Frederick O Blankenship operate?
American Legion Post 117 Frederick O Blankenship has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.
What is American Legion Post 117 Frederick O Blankenship's EIN?
American Legion Post 117 Frederick O Blankenship's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 25-0966516. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 4, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 17, 2023)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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