AMERICAN JOURNEY FINANCIAL LIFE: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
AMERICAN JOURNEY FINANCIAL LIFE (EIN 23-7131460)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-08-28
IRS object ID
202602409349301130
Schema version
2025v4.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2026-08-28T13:14:50-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN237131460EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1American Journey Financial LifeBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlAMERBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2162275293PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line16060 Rockside Woods Blvd N Ste 220AddressLine1Txt
CityIndependenceCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP44131ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonJeffery BeckerPersonNm
Person TitleSecretary & TreasurerPersonTitleTxt
Phone2162275293PhoneNum
Signature2026-08-28SignatureDt
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Tax2025TaxYr

Form 990 IRS990

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Name ChangeYes (X)NameChangeInd
Principal OfficerJeffery BeckerPrincipalOfficerNm

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Address Line2Ste 220AddressLine2Txt
CityIndependenceCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP44131ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$21,905,276GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addressajlife.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization OtherYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationOtherInd
Other Organization DscNot for ProfitOtherOrganizationDsc
Formation1970FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateOHLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionFraternal benefit society serving our members with various insurance products and fraternal benefits.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers9TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Investment Income$9,798,623CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$193,725PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$240,652CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$17,988,682PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$21,905,276CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$278,271PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$279,353CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$8,473,182PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$11,629,594CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$4,411,930PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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Revenue$21,905,276RevenueAmt
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Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
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Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
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Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
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Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
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IRP Document97IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee21EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
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Local ChaptersYes (1)LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference ChaptersYes (1)PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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President400Yes (X)$346,713$0$41,606
Jeffery Becker
Secretary & Treasurer400Yes (X)$245,818$0$29,498
David Liddle
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Ronald Steiger
IT Director400$157,091$0$18,551Yes (X)
Bryan Radecky
Comptroller400$124,747$0$14,970Yes (X)
Darrin Tolliver
Regional Insurance Manager400$127,190$0$8,885Yes (X)
Stephen Hudak
Director10$49,000$0$0Yes (X)
Stephen J Vamos III
Director1.50$47,000$0$0Yes (X)
Patrick Sullivan
Director10$40,000$0$0Yes (X)
Nicholas DiCicco Jr
Director10$19,000$0$0Yes (X)Yes (X)
Jeremy Ferguson
Chairman of the Board10$0$0$0Yes (X)
Brent Leonard
Director10$0$0$0Yes (X)
Alvy Hughes
Director10$0$0$0Yes (X)
Charles Cassity
Director10$0$0$0Yes (X)
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Vorys Sater Seymour & Pease LLP
PO Box 631568CincinnatiOH45263Corporate Legal Services$147,388
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FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

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Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$0DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$0DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$8,029InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$223DepreciationAmt
Book Value$7,806BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$0DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$7,806TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Certificate Reserves$136,372,519
Interest Maintenance Reserve$1,104,232
Asset Valuation Reserve$3,249,053
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$140,725,804TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$21,555,739TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$0NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Recoveries Prior Year Grants$0RecoveriesPriorYearGrantsAmt
Other Revenue$0OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$21,555,739RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$349,537InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$0OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$349,537RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$21,905,276TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$17,795,910TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Prior Year Adjustments$0PriorYearAdjustmentsAmt
Losses Reported$0LossesReportedAmt
Other Expenses Included$0OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$17,795,910ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$349,537InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$0OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$349,537ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$18,145,447TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeSee Schedule I, Part IV, Statement 1GrantTypeTxt
Recipient134RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$2,000CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedBook ValueValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceNot ApplicableNonCashAssistanceDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule I, Part I, Line 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationScholarships of $2,000 are made payable to the educational institution on behalf of each recipient (student). There were 134 scholarship payments distributed in year 2025.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Kenneth Laugel
President$346,713$0$0$0$0$0$41,606$0$0$0$388,319$0$0$0
Jeffery Becker
Secretary & Treasurer$245,818$0$0$0$0$0$29,498$0$0$0$275,316$0$0$0
David Liddle
Regional Insurance Manager$215,446$0$0$0$0$0$17,532$0$0$0$232,978$0$0$0
Ronald Steiger
IT Director$157,091$0$0$0$0$0$18,551$0$0$0$175,642$0$0$0
Nicholas DiCicco Jr
Director$0$0$0$0$19,000$0$0$0$0$0$19,000$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule J, Part I, Line 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe President (CEO) and Secretary & Treasurer salary is reviewed by the Compensation Committee and approved by the Board of Directors.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKarren BeckerPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionFamily Member of OfficerRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$13,310TransactionAmt
TransactionMedical Record ReviewerTransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6AJFL has approximately 36,636 policyholders who are members of the Fraternal Benefit Society.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7aThe members (policyholders) of AJFL elect delegates to the Grand Convention (held every four years) who then elect the Board of Directors. The next Grand Convention is scheduled to be held during the second half of 2027.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bThe Form 990 is produced in the finance department under the direction of the Secretary & Treasurer. A final draft is then forwarded to the Chairperson of the Independent Governance & Audit Committee, and the President of AJFL for review and approval before the document is filed.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cThe Board members are required on an annual basis to review the conflict-of-interest policy and enter their adherence and approval into the minutes.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15The Board of Directors established a Compensation Committee to research and establish guidelines for compensation based on the "completion of goals" for the President and the Secretary & Treasurer. The Compensation Committee also reviews and recommends Board of Director fees and retainers. The full Board of Directors approves compensation for the President, Secretary & Treasurer, and fees/retainers for Board members.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19Policies are available upon written request through the Office of the President and copies are provided electronically or by mail.
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9The amount of $793,219 is the change in net realized gain of $745,649, plus the change in Asset Valuation Reserve of $23,232, plus the change in non-admitted assets of $24,338 during year 2025.

Reasonable Cause Explanation ReasonableCauseExplanation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ExplanationThis filing is not late. The IRS approved Form 8868, Application for Extension, and the Notice Date is March 23, 2026.ExplanationTxt

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