American Legion: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 41-0263185)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$247K
FY2021	$402K
FY2022	$350K
FY2023	$346K
FY2024	$383K
FY2025	$412K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$282K
FY2021	$336K
FY2022	$372K
FY2023	$375K
FY2024	$384K
FY2025	$443K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$341K
FY2021	$408K
FY2022	$386K
FY2023	$356K
FY2024	$356K
FY2025	$324K

Is it real?

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

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

100%

Program services 100% · $443K

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

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Ed Little

Adjutantmembership

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jim Douda

Finance Officer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dan Rasmussen

Svc Officer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Haessig JR

Commander

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bob Flom

At Arms

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dave Cram

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Glen Wegner

Chaplain

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dennis Reinhart

Board Member

$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

Connects veterans and military families through social gatherings and events.

Provided by the organization

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2 programs · $443K · in their own filed words · FY2025

01

Gross sales

$343Kprogram expense

02

Gambling

$100Kprogram 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 · 4 grants · $56K · 2020–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$22,482

Unitemized GrantFY2023$18,907

Unitemized GrantFY2021$8,722

Unitemized GrantFY2020$6,308

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$412K

Ln 12

Other incomeLn 4–11$348K

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$61K

Investment incomeLn 3$2K

Money outPt IX

$443K

Ln 25

Programscol B$443K

Owns and owesPt X

$324K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$111K

Total assetsLn 16$328K

LiabilitiesLn 26$3K

PeoplePt VI, VII

12

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a403

IndependentVI 1b22

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$61K

Investment incomeLn 3$2K

Other incomeLn 4–11$348K

Total revenueLn 12$412K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$9K

SavingsLn 2$102K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$111K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$208K

Total assetsLn 16$328K

LiabilitiesLn 26$3K

Net assetsLn 32$324K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 537

VolunteersI 630

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 FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$160K	$111K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$195K	$208K
Total assetsLn 16	$363K	$328K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$7K	$3K
Net assetsLn 32	$356K	$324K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$20K	$20K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$206K	$206K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$20K	$20K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$7K	$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$3K	$3K
Office expensesLn 13	$8K	$8K
OccupancyLn 16	$77K	$77K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$742	$742
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$26K	$26K
InsuranceLn 23	$13K	$13K
All other expensesLn 24e	$60K	$60K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$443K	$443K	$0	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$412K	$443K	−$31K	$324K	990 PDF
FY2024	$383K	$384K	−$647	$356K	990 PDF
FY2023	$346K	$375K	−$29K	$356K	990 PDF
FY2022	$350K	$372K	−$22K	$386K	990 PDF
FY2021	$402K	$336K	$66K	$408K	990 PDF
FY2020	$247K	$282K	−$35K	$341K	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 $411,519 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $39,586$61,446

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,891$1,669

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $341,501$348,404

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $382,978$411,519

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $22,482$20,436

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $188,813$226,640

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $172,330$195,815

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $383,625$442,891

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$647−$31,372

Part VI · Governance 22 of 403 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body403

VI-1b Independent voting members22

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 $411,519 across 8 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $286,115 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1b Membership dues$11,340

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$50,106

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$61,446

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,669$1,669

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $8,334 · Unrelated business $10,606$18,940

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $29,070 · Unrelated business $14,279$43,349

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $163,727 · Unrelated business $186,346 · Excluded from tax $0$411,519

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $442,891 across 11 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $20,436$20,436

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $206,465$206,465

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,175$20,175

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $7,211$7,211

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,648$2,648

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,437$8,437

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $76,991$76,991

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $742$742

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $26,276$26,276

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,117$13,117

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $60,393$60,393

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $442,891 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$442,891

Part X · Balance sheet $327,566 assets, 9 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $8,720$9,228

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $151,030$101,830

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $8,406$8,156

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $194,550$208,352

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $362,706$327,566

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,892$3,124

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,892$3,124

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $355,814$324,442

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $362,706$327,566

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $324,442 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$411,519

XI-2 Total expenses$442,891

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$31,372

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$355,814

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$324,442

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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American Legion

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

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV