American Legion: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 23-7032608)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021	$63K
FY2022	$143K
FY2023	$177K
FY2024	$211K
FY2025	$226K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021	$100K
FY2022	$87K
FY2023	$171K
FY2024	$137K
FY2025	$212K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021	$584K
FY2022	$581K
FY2023	$603K
FY2024	$765K
FY2025	$808K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1946.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII

John a Scudder

Commander

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Albert Bertolani

Finance Officer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Robert Blewett

Adjutant

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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Questions the 990 asks

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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 charities and fosters patriotism through various activities.

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3 programs · $157K · in their own filed words · FY2022

01

Occupancy expense

$142Kprogram expense

02

College Scholarships

$10Kprogram expense

03

Volunteer services

$5Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking

Grants paid · 7 grants · $52K · 2020–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$3,000

Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,000

Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,000

Unitemized GrantFY2023$12,000

Unitemized GrantFY2022$10,500

Unitemized GrantFY2021$10,500

Unitemized GrantFY2020$13,000

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$177K

Ln 12

Other incomeLn 4–11$87K

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$80K

Investment incomeLn 3$11K

Money outPt IX

$171K

Ln 25

Owns and owesPt X

$603K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$107K

Total assetsLn 16$603K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

3

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a15

IndependentVI 1b0

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$80K

Government grantsLn 1e$0

Noncash giftsLn 1g$0

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$66K

Investment incomeLn 3$11K

Other incomeLn 4–11$87K

Total revenueLn 12$177K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$107K

SavingsLn 2$0

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$107K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$496K

Total assetsLn 16$603K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$603K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 669

Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust

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 FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$127K	$107K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$455K	$496K
Total assetsLn 16	$581K	$603K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$581K	$603K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$10K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3	$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4	$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6	$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$0
Payroll taxesLn 10	$0
Management feesLn 11a	$0
Legal feesLn 11b	$0
Accounting feesLn 11c	$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d	$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e	$0
Investment management feesLn 11f	$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$240
Office expensesLn 13	$365
OccupancyLn 16	$148K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$356
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$11K
All other expensesLn 24e	$938
Total functional expensesLn 25	$171K	$0	$0	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$226K	$212K	$14K	$808K	990 PDF
FY2024	$211K	$137K	$74K	$765K	990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing	$177K	$171K	$6K	$603K	990 PDF
FY2022	$143K	$87K	$56K	$581K	990 PDF
FY2021	$63K	$100K	−$37K	$584K	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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)

Part I · Summary $177,448 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $78,758$79,577

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,315$10,957

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $57,960$86,914

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $143,033$177,448

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $10,500$10,500

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $76,487$160,798

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $86,987$171,298

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $56,046$6,150

Part VI · Governance 0 of 15 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15

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 $177,448 across 12 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $86,914 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0

VIII-1b Membership dues$2,041

VIII-1c Fundraising events$66,012

VIII-1d Related organizations$0

VIII-1e Government grants$0

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$11,524

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$79,577

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $10,957 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$10,957

VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $97,871 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$177,448

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $171,298 across 23 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0

IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$10,500

IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0

IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0

IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0

IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0

IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0

IX-9 Other employee benefits$0

IX-10 Payroll taxes$0

IX-11a Management fees$0

IX-11b Legal fees$0

IX-11c Accounting fees$0

IX-11d Lobbying fees$0

IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0

IX-11f Investment management fees$0

IX-11g Other fees for services$0

IX-12 Advertising and promotion$240

IX-13 Office expenses$365

IX-16 Occupancy$147,552

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$356

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$11,347

IX-24e All other expenses$938

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$171,298

Part X · Balance sheet $602,848 assets, 11 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $126,590$106,760

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $454,508$496,088

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $581,098$602,848

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $581,098$602,848

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $581,098$602,848

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $602,848 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$177,448

XI-2 Total expenses$171,298

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$6,150

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$581,098

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$15,600

XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0

XI-7 Investment expenses$0

XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$602,848

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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American Legion FY2023 filing

Before you give

Is it real?

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for American Legion

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV