American Legion

IRS exemption revoked

Denville, NJUnknown exempt organizationEIN 22-6098773Revenue $86K in FY2021

On file with the IRS9 Legion Place · Denville, NJ

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Provide funds to help veterans communities and needy individuals

88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
Revoked
IRS exemption revoked
Concern: the IRS revoked its tax exemption.
IRS Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2021
latest Form 990
Concern: the latest return is for FY2021, 5 tax years back; more than 4 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $2K a year · 3% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
23 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 22.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$86K
+16% vs prior year
Spent
$81K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$313K
By yearFY2020–FY2021
Revenue
$86K
FY2021▲ +16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$75K
FY2021$86K
Expenses
$81K
FY2021▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$85K
FY2021$81K
Net assets
$313K
FY2021▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$307K
FY2021$313K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

Form 990 (PDF) Claim
IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on May 15, 2025

Is it real?

No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing on record: FY2021.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $71K Management & general 12% · $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

2 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Offi
$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

Gives money to support veteran communities and people in need.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

The post contributes annually to various non profit organizations and needy individuals.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$86K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$69K
Other incomeLn 4–11$13K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4K
Money outPt IX
$81K
Ln 25
Programscol B$71K
Managementcol C$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$313K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$152K
Total assetsLn 16$313K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a0
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4K
Government grantsLn 1e$175
Fees for servicesLn 2g$69K
Other incomeLn 4–11$13K
Total revenueLn 12$86K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$152K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$152K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$160K
Total assetsLn 16$313K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$313K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$144K$152K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$163K$160K
Total assetsLn 16$307K$313K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$307K$313K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K$377
OccupancyLn 16$9K$9K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$62K$62K
All other expensesLn 24e$150$150
Total functional expensesLn 25$81K$71K$10K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2021 Latest Viewing $86K$81K$6K$313K 990 PDF
FY2020 $75K$85K−$10K$307K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $86,427 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,416$3,912
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $40,630$69,284
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $29,688$13,231
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $74,734$86,427
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $84,560$80,718
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $84,560$80,718
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$9,826$5,709
Part VI · Governance 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body0
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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 $86,427 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $8,937 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$3,737
VIII-1e Government grants$175
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,912
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $69,284$69,284
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $4,294$4,294
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $82,515$86,427
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $80,718 across 6 lines filed
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,819$4,819
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,043 · Management $377$3,420
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $9,377$9,377
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,351$1,351
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $61,601$61,601
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $150$150
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $70,814 · Management $9,904 · Fundraising $0$80,718
Part X · Balance sheet $312,672 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $143,756$152,379
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $162,755$160,293
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $306,511$312,672
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $306,511$312,672
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $306,511$312,672
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $306,511$312,672
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $312,672 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$86,427
XI-2 Total expenses$80,718
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$5,709
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$306,511
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$452
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$312,672

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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