American Legion Post 516

Public charity · Grantmaker Columbus Grove, OH EIN: 34-6556648

Promote social welfare of the community, sponsor patriotic activities and provide social and recreational activities for members through the volunteered time provided by members.

American Legion Post 516 at a glance

In short: American Legion Post 516 gave $15K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $15K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$15,109
+75.0% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
1
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$15,109
+75.0% vs 2023
Median grant
$15,109
Total assets
$177,439
+10.2% vs 2023
Primary geography
Ohio (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who American Legion Post 516 funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2024

The Lords Pantry: $15KThe Lords Pantry$15K

The largest 2024 recipient was The Lords Pantry ($15K).

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Columbus Grove

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 Total only2021 Total only2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024

From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $9K (2023) to $21K (2022). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $15K.

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
The Lords Pantry Columbus Grove, OH—$15,109
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2024$177,439$154,707$138,571$15,1091
2023$161,067$84,773$126,476$8,6341
2022$202,728$207,028$122,926$20,928Total only
2021$129,651$120,553$90,280$9,527Total only
2020$108,118$120,505$61,910——
2019$41,980$64,751$57,499——

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

About American Legion Post 516

Based on IRS filings

American Legion Post 516 is a public charity, based in Columbus Grove, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $177K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $15K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

American Legion Post 516's 2024 filing lists 6 officers; none of the 6 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Bill Morman

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gene Langhals

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Avery Douglas

    Sgt of Arms

    Trustee → Sgt of Arms, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bill Roth

    Chaplain

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ron Tedders

    Adjutant

    Adjudant → Adjutant, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Karcher

    Commander

    On filings since 2021

    15 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: Doug Alt (2019–2020) — Commander
  • Former: Joe Young (2019–2020) — Finance Officer
  • Former: Thomas Hermiller (2019–2020) — 1st Vice
  • Former: Tom Fuerst (2019–2020) — Sgt. at Arms

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "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 516

How much does American Legion Post 516 give each year?

American Legion Post 516 gave $15K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $9K across 1 grant.

How large is American Legion Post 516?

American Legion Post 516 reported $177K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $155K.

Where does American Legion Post 516 operate?

American Legion Post 516 has awarded grants in Ohio.

What is American Legion Post 516's EIN?

American Legion Post 516's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 34-6556648. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

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 September 15, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 21, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 30, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 2, 2025)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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