American Legion: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 37-0778293)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$64K
FY2021	$86K
FY2022	$133K
FY2023	$173K
FY2024	$205K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$35K
FY2021	$62K
FY2022	$102K
FY2023	$120K
FY2024	$151K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$132K
FY2021	$155K
FY2022	$187K
FY2023	$240K
FY2024	$294K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 1939.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

100%

Program services 100% · $35K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Doug Robbins

Commander

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Strabley

Finance Officer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ben Hughes

Adjutant

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Micah Skaggs

JR Vice

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tom Skaggs

SR Vice 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

American Legion is a member-serving organization based in Morton, IL.

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1 program · $35K · in their own filed words · FY2020

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The american legion promotes patriotism and respect for ouramerican veterans. Above program service expense is for providinga meeting hall for our vets to become involved in that PATRIOTISM.IT includes the costs for flags and memorials.

$35Kprogram 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 · 5 grants · $4K · 2024–2024

Toys for Tots & Operation SantaFY2024$1,250

Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,000

St Jude INCTX · FY2024$1,000

AlsFY2024$250

Individual RecipientFY2024$100

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$64K

Ln 12

Other incomeLn 4–11$36K

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$28K

Investment incomeLn 3$25

Money outPt IX

$35K

Ln 25

Programscol B$35K

Owns and owesPt X

$132K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$115K

Total assetsLn 16$132K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

5

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a10

IndependentVI 1b10

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$28K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$21K

Investment incomeLn 3$25

Other incomeLn 4–11$36K

Total revenueLn 12$64K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$42K

SavingsLn 2$73K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$115K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K

Total assetsLn 16$132K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$132K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 57

VolunteersI 625

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

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	$85K	$115K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$12K	$12K
Total assetsLn 16	$102K	$132K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$102K	$132K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$750	$750
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$100	$100
Office expensesLn 13	$463	$463
OccupancyLn 16	$6K	$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$25	$25
Payments to affiliatesLn 21	$3K	$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$2K	$2K
InsuranceLn 23	$5K	$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$15K	$15K
All other expensesLn 24e	$435	$435
Total functional expensesLn 25	$35K	$35K	$0	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$205K	$151K	$54K	$294K	990 PDF
FY2023	$173K	$120K	$53K	$240K	990 PDF
FY2022	$133K	$102K	$32K	$187K	990 PDF
FY2021	$86K	$62K	$24K	$155K	990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing	$64K	$35K	$30K	$132K	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

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Part I · Summary $64,438 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,548$28,215

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $27$25

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $69,776$36,198

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $73,351$64,438

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $750$750

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,147$0

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $72,060$34,009

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $74,957$34,759

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,606$29,679

Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10

VI-1b Independent voting members10

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

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $64,438 across 7 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $34,487 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1b Membership dues$3,758

VIII-1c Fundraising events$21,207

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,250

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$28,215

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $25$25

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $1,711$1,711

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,736 · Unrelated business $34,487 · Excluded from tax $0$64,438

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $34,759 across 10 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $750$750

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $100$100

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $463$463

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,481$6,481

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $25$25

IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $3,393$3,393

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,442$2,442

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,493$5,493

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $15,177$15,177

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $435$435

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $34,759 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$34,759

Part X · Balance sheet $131,601 assets, 8 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $9,824$41,759

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $75,162$73,204

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $4,683$4,385

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $12,253$12,253

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $101,922$131,601

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $101,922$131,601

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $101,922$131,601

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $131,601 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$64,438

XI-2 Total expenses$34,759

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$29,679

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$101,922

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$131,601

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

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American Legion FY2020 filing

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

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