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← AMERICAN LEGION

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by AMERICAN LEGION.

Totals

Total revenue
$779,004
Total expenses
$809,429
Contributions and grants received
$208,121
Grants paid
$21,266
Program service revenue
$503,731
Investment income
$20,389
Other revenue
$46,763
Total assets, end of year
$1,371,092
Total liabilities, end of year
$65
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,371,027
Program services expenses (Part IX)
not reported
Management and general expenses
not reported
Fundraising expenses
not reported
Program service expenses (Part III)
not reported

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $208,121

  • 2a · Program service revenue: NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF

    total $318,969 · related or exempt $318,969

  • 2b · Program service revenue: BAND AND OTHER PROGRAM

    total $94,117 · related or exempt $94,117

  • 2c · Program service revenue: ND LEGION NEWS

    total $47,627 · related or exempt $31,925 · unrelated business $15,702

  • 2d · Program service revenue: CONFERENCE AND CONVENT

    total $43,018 · related or exempt $43,018

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $47,094 · excluded $47,094

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $195,102

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $221,807

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$26,705

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$26,705 · excluded -$26,705

  • 11a · Other revenue: INSURANCE REIMBURSEMEN

    total $37,944 · excluded $37,944

  • 11b · Other revenue: OTHER

    total $8,819 · excluded $8,819

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $46,763

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $16,766

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $4,500

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $48,809

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $135,570

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $132,091

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $3,018

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $16,371

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $1,700

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $53,952

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $15,261

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $11,145

  • 17 · Travel

    total $36,808

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $52,064

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $112,229

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $8,313

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $9,704

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSE

    total $129,715

  • 24b · Other expenses: COMMITTEE

    total $13,851

  • 24c · Other expenses: BAND EXPENSE

    total $7,562

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $188,285 · end of year $169,889

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $53,361 · end of year $24,748

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $118,152

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $103,895

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $17,085 · end of year $14,257

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $1,101,696 · end of year $1,162,198

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $65 · end of year $65

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,341,266 · end of year $1,307,872

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $19,096 · end of year $63,155

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO PROMOTE THE FOUR PILLARS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION; VETERANS AFFAIRS AND REHABILITATION, AMERICANISM, HOMELAND SECURITY AND CHILDREN AND YOUTH. THE DEPARTMENT WORKS WITH 205 LOCAL POSTS TO ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS. THESE POSTS PROVIDE VETERANS WITH FELLOWSHIP, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY INTEGRATION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

OUR MISSION IS TO PROMOTE THE FOUR PILLARS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION; VETERANS AFFAIRS AND REHABILITATION, AMERICANISM, HOMELAND SECURITY AND CHILDREN AND YOUTH. THE DEPARTMENT WORKS WITH 206 LOCAL POSTS TO ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS. THESE POSTS PROVIDE VETERANS WITH FELLOWSHIP, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY INTEGRATION.

  • THE NDAL DEPARTMENT SERVICE OFFICE IS A CRITICAL ASPECT OF OUR ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE BY ASSISTING VETERANS COMPLETE, RESEARCH AND FILE CLAIMS APPEALS AND VETERAN OUTREACH. IT IS A PRIORITY FOR THE ORGANIZATION. AS A 1 PERSON OFFICE, THE DSO ASSISTS WITH CLAIMS FOR OVER 1,000 VETERANS WITH APPROXIMATELY 500 WALK IN CLIENTS, OVER 1500 TELEPHONE CALLS PER YEAR, AND ASSISTING THE 53 STATE COUNTIES AND THEIR VETERANS.

    Revenue $318,969

  • THE ND LEGION NEWS IS A PAPER PUT OUT QUARTERLY NOTIFYING MEMBERS OF ACTIVITIES THAT ARE OCCURRING. IT CONTAINS ALL THE OFFICERS' REPORTS, AND PUBLICLY REPORTS THE DEPARTMENT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MINUTES FROM THOSE RESPECTIVE MEETINGS. THE ND LEGION NEWS HAS A CIRCULATION OF OVER 15,000 COPIES PER QUARTER. THE PAPER FOCUSES ON ISSUES RELATED TO VETERANS ISSUES, EVENTS AND FOR MEMBER RECOGNITION. IT IS USED TO DISTRIBUTE VETERANS TOPICS RECEIVED FROM THE NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    Revenue $31,925

  • THE CONFERENCES, CONVENTIONS AND STATE BAND PROGRAMS PROMOTE THE FOUR PILLARS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION WHICH ARE VETERANS AFFAIRS & REHABILITATION, NATIONAL SECURITY, AMERICANISM AND CHILDREN & YOUTH. THE STATE BAND HAS APPROXIMATELY 45 VOLUNTEER MUSICIANS WHICH PROMOTE THE AMERICANISM PILLAR THROUGH PATRIOTIC MUSIC.

    Revenue $137,135

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Allan Magnuson

    VICE COMMANDER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Clarence Carroll

    COMMANDER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15

  • Troy Reemtsma

    EXEC. COMMITTEEMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dan Brown

    DEC CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mike Weyrauch

    EXEC. COMMITTEEMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Derrick Childs

    FINANCE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sven Mickels

    EXEC. COMMITTEEMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Trish Hodny

    JUDGE ADVOCATE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Donald Herrly

    ADJUTANT

    Total calculated
    $15,000
    From this org
    $15,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Brennan Bell

    VICE COMMANDER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mark Antal

    CHAPLAIN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Roger Sateren

    ALT NEC

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Trish Hodny

    DEPT MEMBERSHIP CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bryce Crosby

    SERGENT AT ARMS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dean Overby

    NEC

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mamie Havelka

    COMMANDER ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15

  • Karen Meier

    HISTORIAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Summer Kristianson

    SERVICE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $63,790
    From this org
    $61,891
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,899
    Hours/week
    40

  • Jacob Volk

    VICE COMMANDER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ronald Matthews

    PAST ADJUTANT

    Total calculated
    $56,780
    From this org
    $38,637
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,143
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

  • AMERICAN LEGION NATIONAL EMERGENCY FUND

    $16,666

    THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY FUND IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN MEETING THE NEEDS OF BOTH THE COMMUNITY AND INDIVIDUAL LEGION FAMILY MEMBERS IN THE WAKE OF NATURAL DISASTERS.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
5 September 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202442509349300204

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