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← AMERICAN LEGION

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by AMERICAN LEGION.

Totals

Total revenue
$517,586
Total expenses
$502,974
Contributions and grants received
$437,445
Grants paid
$3,500
Program service revenue
$63,258
Investment income
$2,724
Other revenue
$14,159
Total assets, end of year
$2,917,345
Total liabilities, end of year
$9,740
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,907,605
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$407,185
Management and general expenses
$95,789
Fundraising expenses
not reported
Program service expenses (Part III)
$407,185

Program services were 81.0% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $169,633

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $267,812

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Convention

    total $16,127 · related or exempt $16,127

  • 2b · Program service revenue: SAL Detachment

    total $36,032 · related or exempt $36,032

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Legion Riders

    total $200 · related or exempt $200

  • 2d · Program service revenue: Boys State

    total $10,299 · related or exempt $10,299

  • 2e · Program service revenue: American Legion Baseball

    total $600 · related or exempt $600

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,724 · related or exempt $2,724

  • 11a · Other revenue: Miscellaneous/Rallies

    total $12,480 · related or exempt $12,480

  • 11b · Other revenue: Merchandise Sales

    total $1,679 · related or exempt $1,679

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $14,159

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $3,500 · program services $3,500

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $49,298 · program services $49,298

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $247,063 · program services $179,826 · management and general $67,237

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $22,174 · program services $16,123 · management and general $6,051

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $3,508 · management and general $3,508

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $760 · management and general $760

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $18,773 · program services $17,219 · management and general $1,554

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $19,657 · program services $3,931 · management and general $15,726

  • 17 · Travel

    total $39,696 · program services $39,696

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $15,171 · program services $15,171

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $17,777 · program services $17,777

  • 24a · Other expenses: Boys State Baseball

    total $14,311 · program services $14,311

  • 24b · Other expenses: SAL Detachment

    total $37,697 · program services $37,697

  • 24c · Other expenses: Special Events

    total $7,852 · program services $7,852

  • 24d · Other expenses: Miscellaneous Costs

    total $5,737 · program services $4,784 · management and general $953

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $370,854 · end of year $380,328

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $59,413 · end of year $61,251

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,962 · end of year $2,962

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

    $2,791,249

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

    $320,260

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,471,996 · end of year $2,470,989

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,815 · end of year $1,815

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $14,047 · end of year $9,740

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $2,892,993 · end of year $2,907,605

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

To mentor and sponsor youth programs in our communities, advocate patriotism and honor, promote a strong national security, and continued devotion to our fellow service members and veterans.

  • Provide V.A. service officers to local and state veterans community and hospital services.

    Expenses $346,514 · Revenue $240,056

  • Supply veterans with news and educational information to support them in daily living.

    Expenses $8,663

  • Funding for youth programs, primarily American Legion Baseball activities and Americanism program scholarships.

    Expenses $52,008 · Revenue $47,132

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Sharon Cherrette

    Secretary/Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $23,537
    From this org
    $23,537
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    30 + 30 related
  • Michael Hayward

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10 + 10 related
  • James Pisa

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 5 related
  • Elexzanderia Carr

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Nathaniel Carter

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Scott Kline

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
17 March 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202540779349301139

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