American Legion Post 491 Hesley Jensen
To benefit and serve veterans and their families and to preserve and strengthen comradeship with our 550 members.
American Legion Post 491 Hesley Jensen at a glance
In short: American Legion Post 491 Hesley Jensen gave $221K across 20 grants in 2025 (avg $11K), mostly in Minnesota. 65% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $221,350
- +150.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 20
- +300.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $11,068
- -37.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $669,300
- +8.1% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 65% first-time grantees (13 of 20, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Minnesota (95% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
Who American Legion Post 491 Hesley Jensen funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Beyond the Yellow Ribbon - LSCV ($21K). Together the top 10 received $146K.
Grant Size Distribution
58 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 58 grants of 58 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 20 itemized grants.
Cities
Is American Legion Post 491 Hesley Jensen open to new grantees?
65%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 13 of 20 grantees (65%) were first-time recipients. With only 20 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $10K; repeat grants $13K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $15K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $66K (2021) to $295K (2023). In 2025 it made 20 grants totaling $221K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Beyond the Yellow Ribbon - LSCV Afton, MN | Charitable | $20,650 |
| Hometown Heros Outdoors Stillwater, MN | — | $20,000 |
| Mahtomedi Legion Baseball Mahtomedi, MN | Charitable | $17,500 |
| American Legion Baseball Stillwater, MN | — | $15,000 |
| Bcal Bayport, MN | Charitable | $15,000 |
| Svaa Stillwater, MN | Charitable | $15,000 |
| Legionville Brainerd, MN | — | $12,050 |
| Susan G Koman Dallas, TX | Charitable | $11,000 |
| American Legion Fund 85 St. Paul, MN | Charitable | $10,000 |
| Lower St Croix Vets Park Lake St Croix Beach, MN | — | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $669,300 | $619,502 | $553,910 | $221,350 | 20 | $52 |
| 2024 | $619,423 | $732,571 | $514,935 | $88,300 | 5 | $19 |
| 2023 | $407,090 | $495,214 | $645,756 | $295,000 | 18 | — |
| 2022 | $551,662 | $601,863 | $504,003 | $119,000 | 9 | — |
| 2021 | $440,591 | $425,665 | $303,058 | $65,500 | 6 | — |
| 2020 | $370,363 | $141,768 | $375,541 | $85,500 | 7 | — |
About American Legion Post 491 Hesley Jensen
Based on IRS filings
American Legion Post 491 Hesley Jensen is a public charity, based in Bayport, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $669K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 20 grants totaling $221K. Net investment income was $52.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
American Legion Post 491 Hesley Jensen's 2025 filing lists 7 officers; none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Robert Wolfe
Finance Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pat Logan
Sergeant at
1st Vice Com → Sergeant at, 2023
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eric Larson
1st Vice Com
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thallassa Gunelius
Service Officer
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Jewell
Adjutant & Member
Chaplain → Adjutant & Member, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Randy Lemcke
2nd Vice Com
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wally Reynolds
Commander
New on the 2025 filing
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (7)
- Former: Corey Quick (2021–2024) — Commander
- Former: Paul Creager (2023–2024) — Adjutant & Member
- Former: Dale Quast (2020–2022) — Chaplain
- Former: Jr Helget (2020–2022) — Sergeant at
- Former: Rich Eder (2020–2022) — Commander
- Former: Vern Thompson (2020–2022) — Finance Officer
- Former: Patrick Logan (2021) — Commander
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Post 491 Hesley Jensen
How much does American Legion Post 491 Hesley Jensen give each year?
American Legion Post 491 Hesley Jensen gave $221K across 20 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $88K across 5 grants.
What is American Legion Post 491 Hesley Jensen's typical grant size?
American Legion Post 491 Hesley Jensen's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $11,068, across 20 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from American Legion Post 491 Hesley Jensen that year got $10K on average.
Where does American Legion Post 491 Hesley Jensen give grants?
American Legion Post 491 Hesley Jensen gives mostly in Minnesota: 95% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Stillwater, MN (7 grants), Mahtomedi, MN (2 grants) and Marine on St Croix, MN (2 grants).
Who are American Legion Post 491 Hesley Jensen's largest grantees?
American Legion Post 491 Hesley Jensen's largest 2025 grantees include Beyond the Yellow Ribbon - LSCV ($20,650), Hometown Heros Outdoors ($20,000) and Mahtomedi Legion Baseball ($17,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 26% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is American Legion Post 491 Hesley Jensen?
American Legion Post 491 Hesley Jensen reported $669K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $620K.
What is American Legion Post 491 Hesley Jensen's EIN?
American Legion Post 491 Hesley Jensen's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-0789281. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 30, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 4, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 16, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 3, 2023)
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