American Legion: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 14-1430665)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$52K
FY2021	$96K
FY2022	$123K
FY2023	$23K
FY2024	$28K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$61K
FY2021	$99K
FY2022	$110K
FY2023	Not on file
FY2024	Not on file

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$302K
FY2021	$299K
FY2022	$312K
FY2023	$288K
FY2024	$292K

Is it real?

No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 1946.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

84%

16%

Program services 84% · $51K Management & general 16% · $10K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

1 person listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Terry Breitenstein

Commander

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Supports veterans, troops, youth, and communities through various aid and programs.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2020

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Benefited member veterans as well as troops and supported youth functions as well as community functions.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$52K

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$42K

Other incomeLn 4–11$5K

Investment incomeLn 3$3K

Money outPt IX

$61K

Ln 25

Programscol B$51K

Managementcol C$10K

Owns and owesPt X

$302K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$238K

Total assetsLn 16$320K

LiabilitiesLn 26$18K

PeoplePt VI, VII

1

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a69

IndependentVI 1b69

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$42K

Investment incomeLn 3$3K

Other incomeLn 4–11$5K

Gains on assetsLn 7$571

Total revenueLn 12$52K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$37K

SavingsLn 2$201K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$238K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$80K

Total assetsLn 16$320K

LiabilitiesLn 26$18K

Net assetsLn 32$302K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 53

VolunteersI 631

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$253K	$238K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$83K	$80K
Total assetsLn 16	$336K	$320K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$26K	$18K
Net assetsLn 32	$311K	$302K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$12K	$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$2K	$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$750	$562	$188
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$459	$154	$305
Office expensesLn 13	$4K	$2K	$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15	$25	$25
OccupancyLn 16	$7K	$5K	$2K
TravelLn 17	$2K	$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$65	$16	$49
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$7K	$7K	$713
InsuranceLn 23	$7K	$2K	$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$18K	$18K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$61K	$51K	$10K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$28K			$292K	990 PDF
FY2023	$23K			$288K	990 PDF
FY2022	$123K	$110K	$13K	$312K	990 PDF
FY2021	$96K	$99K	−$3K	$299K	990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing	$52K	$61K	−$9K	$302K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $52,493 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,099$2,384

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $79,963$42,059

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,020$2,961

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,734$5,089

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $89,816$52,493

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $28,396$14,120

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $87,782$47,100

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $116,178$61,220

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$26,362−$8,727

Part VI · Governance 69 of 69 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body69

VI-1b Independent voting members69

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $52,493 across 6 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $5,089 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1b Membership dues$2,384

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,384

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $42,059$42,059

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2,390$2,390

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $571$571

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $50,109$52,493

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $61,220 across 12 lines filed

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $12,371$12,371

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,749$1,749

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $562 · Management $188$750

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $154 · Management $305$459

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,017 · Management $1,583$3,600

IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $25$25

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,026 · Management $2,395$7,421

IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,398$2,398

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $16 · Management $49$65

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,603 · Management $713$7,316

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,791 · Management $4,865$6,656

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $18,410$18,410

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $51,122 · Management $10,098 · Fundraising $0$61,220

Part X · Balance sheet $320,492 assets, 11 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $22,596$37,014

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $230,752$201,027

X-8 Inventories for sale or use$2,127

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $82,574$80,013

X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $508$311

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $336,430$320,492

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $25,691$18,480

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $25,691$18,480

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $310,739$302,012

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $310,739$302,012

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $336,430$320,492

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $302,012 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$52,493

XI-2 Total expenses$61,220

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$8,727

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$310,739

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$302,012

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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