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← AMERICAN LEGION

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by AMERICAN LEGION.

Totals

Total revenue
$797,621
Total expenses
$637,858
Contributions and grants received
$80,441
Grants paid
$1,000
Program service revenue
$452,894
Investment income
$189,754
Other revenue
$74,532
Total assets, end of year
$1,360,427
Total liabilities, end of year
$65
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,360,362
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$579,391
Management and general expenses
$51,760
Fundraising expenses
$6,707
Program service expenses (Part III)
$579,391

Program services were 90.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

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

    $80,441

  • 2a · Program service revenue: NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF SERVICE

    total $314,338 · related or exempt $314,338

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CONFERENCE AND CONVENTION PROGRAM

    total $55,709 · related or exempt $55,709

  • 2c · Program service revenue: BAND AND OTHER PROGRAMS

    total $41,802 · related or exempt $41,802

  • 2d · Program service revenue: ND LEGION NEWS

    total $41,045 · related or exempt $26,226 · unrelated business $14,819

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $19,049 · excluded $19,049

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,073,747

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

    securities $903,042

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $170,705

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $170,705 · excluded $170,705

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $13,165

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $6,980

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $6,185 · related or exempt $6,185

  • 11a · Other revenue: INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT

    total $45,719 · excluded $45,719

  • 11b · Other revenue: OTHER

    total $22,628 · excluded $22,628

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $68,347

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,000 · program services $1,000

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $11,953 · program services $11,953

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $133,137 · program services $112,128 · management and general $17,707 · fundraising $3,302

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $110,238 · program services $92,842 · management and general $14,662 · fundraising $2,734

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $3,467 · program services $2,920 · management and general $461 · fundraising $86

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $774 · program services $652 · management and general $103 · fundraising $19

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $22,817 · program services $19,216 · management and general $3,035 · fundraising $566

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $2,009 · management and general $2,009

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $49,565 · program services $41,744 · management and general $7,821

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $14,950 · program services $12,591 · management and general $2,359

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $10,380 · program services $8,742 · management and general $1,638

  • 17 · Travel

    total $40,091 · program services $40,091

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $49,609 · program services $49,609

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $108,010 · program services $108,010

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $6,119 · program services $5,153 · management and general $966

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $6,332 · program services $5,333 · management and general $999

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSE

    total $50,331 · program services $50,331

  • 24b · Other expenses: COMMITTEE

    total $11,154 · program services $11,154

  • 24c · Other expenses: BAND EXPENSE

    total $5,922 · program services $5,922

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $94,924 · end of year $188,285

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $122,569 · end of year $53,361

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

    $112,668

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

    $95,583

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $23,204 · end of year $17,085

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $1,155,679 · end of year $1,101,696

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $45 · end of year $65

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,387,989 · end of year $1,341,266

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $8,342 · end of year $19,096

Mission and programs · 2022

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 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.

    Expenses $363,444 · Revenue $314,338

  • 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 17,000 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.

    Expenses $68,283 · Revenue $26,226

  • 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.

    Expenses $147,664 · Revenue $103,696

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Steve Anderson

    PAST DEPT COMMANDER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Clarence Carroll

    COMMANDER ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Troy Reemtsma

    EXEC. COMMITTEEMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dan Brown

    COMMANDER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15
  • 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
  • Ronald Matthews

    ADJUTANT

    Total calculated
    $72,428
    From this org
    $55,381
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,047
    Hours/week
    40
  • George Petermann

    VICE COMMANDER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Karen Hutchins

    CHAPLAIN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Roger Sateren

    ALT NEC

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brad Huber

    VICE COMMANDER

    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

    MEMBERSHIP CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Guy Schiessl

    HISTORIAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Summer Kristianson

    SERVICE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $60,709
    From this org
    $58,937
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,772
    Hours/week
    40
  • Todd Rikke

    VICE COMMANDER

    Total calculated
    $0
    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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

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
2022
Filed
8 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202333179349302953

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