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US nonprofit · EIN 540792179 · Front Royal, VAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 540792179) - 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 - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.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.Exemption status IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List (posted to 13 October 2026).Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data
Exemption recognised again: the IRS automatically revoked this organisation’s exemption on 15 May 2010, and its IRS ruling date is now 1 May 2024 (a later recognition). Source: IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List, posted to 13 October 2026.

Giles B Cook NO 53 of the American Legion Incorporated's network

10 people2 organisationsi10 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (10). Violet dotted lines (2) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

10 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 in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.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. The organisation reported 10 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Bruce TownshendHistorian2024
2 yrs
Charlie GoodardChaplin2023
3 yrs
Douglas DobererTreasurer2023
3 yrs
Jim MartinTrustee2024
2 yrs
Jodi Jones2nd Vice Pre2023
3 yrs
John FlouhouseMember at la2023
3 yrs
Lori BradyAdjutant2024
2 yrs
Mark BauerSergeant at2023
3 yrs
Richard KinseyPresident/Co2023
3 yrs
Wayne Ross1st VICE PRE2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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
Richard KinseyPresident/Co5$0
Wayne Ross1st Vice Pre5$0
Jodi Jones2nd Vice Pre5$0
Douglas DobererTreasurer5$0
Lori BradyAdjutant5$0
Mark BauerSergeant at2$0
Charlie GoodardChaplin2$0
Bruce TownshendHistorian2$0
Jim MartinTrustee2$0
John FlouhouseMember at la2$0

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

About

Legal name
Giles B Cook No 53 of the American Legion Incorporated
EIN
540792179
Address
22 W 8th St, Front Royal, VA, 22630-3502
State
Virginia
Mission
To enhance the well-being of america's veterans, their famililes, our military, and our communities by our devotion to mutual helpfulness. Giles b cook no 53 of the american legion incorporated includes all eligible veterans of the united states armed services, and all eligible auxilary and sons of the american legion (sal). (as filed on the Form 990)
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
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1947
Principal officer
Richard Kinsey (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 May 2024
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
2, latest 2024

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥3years on the filingsCharlie Goodard
≥3years on the filingsDouglas Doberer
≥3years on the filingsJodi Jones
≥3years on the filingsJohn Flouhouse

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$1.1m
Total liabilities
$11k
Net assets or fund balances
$1m
Contributions and grants received
$66k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
9

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$773k$425k$348k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.