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US nonprofit · EIN 420437995 · Newton, IAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 420437995) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990EZ for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2018.Exemption status IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List (posted to 13 October 2026).Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code EO), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data
Exemption reinstated on 15 November 2015. The IRS had automatically revoked it on 15 November 2015 (after three years without a return). Source: IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List, posted to 13 October 2026.

Newton Post NO 111 the American Legion's network

9 peoplei9 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

9 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Dick CouchDirector2020
6 yrs
Donnie SwihartDirector2020
6 yrs
John BillingsleyDirector2021
5 yrs
Jonathon KratoskaDirector2020
6 yrs
Mady McKimDirector2020
6 yrs
Marta FordDirector2020
6 yrs
Marvin MorrisDirector2020
6 yrs
Wally SchermerhornDirector2020
6 yrs
Wesley F Justus (also filed as Wesley Justus)Director2020
6 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Jerry NelsonCommander1$0
Tony DiapicoVice Commander1$0
Harvey OlsthoornVice Commander1$0
Jerry McKimVice Commander1$0
Charlotte RossBoard Member2$0
Donnie SwihartDirector0.5$0
Marta FordDirector0.5$0
Dick CouchDirector0.5$0
Wesley JustusDirector0.5$0
John BillingsleyDirector0.5$0
Mady McKimDirector0.5$0
Marvin MorrisDirector0.5$0
Jonathon KratoskaDirector0.5$0
Wally SchermerhornDirector0.5$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Newton Post No 111 the American Legion
EIN
420437995
Address
1101 W 4th St S, Newton, IA, 50208-5204
State
Iowa
Activity (NTEE)
W30 Public and societal benefit
IRS classification
501(c)19 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Public & Societal Benefit
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
IRS ruling date
1 August 2017
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
4, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
EO
Principal officer
Jerry Nelson (Form 990-N, tax year 2018)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsDick Couch
≥6years on the filingsDonnie Swihart
≥6years on the filingsJonathon Kratoska
≥6years on the filingsMady McKim

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$224k
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$224k

State registration

1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.
Newton Post No. 111, The American Legion likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Iowa Secretary of State, active business entities (data.iowa.gov ez5t-3qay). Licence: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Iowa Secretary of State. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
State
Iowa
Entity type
Revised Domestic Non-Profit
Status
Active
Formed
17 June 1930
Registered agent
Sherry Griggs (city and state not held)