American Legion: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & 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

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

90%

Program services 90% · $255K Management & general 10% · $27K

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

13 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Dennis Reinhart

Executive Board

$0Pt VII · Sec A

George Laroache

Executive Board

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Charles Eastman

Executive Board

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Benji Young

Executive Board

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Glen Wegner

Executive Board

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Deb Peterson

Executive Board

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jim Cross

Executive Board

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Luverne Malecha

2nd 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

Connects veterans and military families through social gatherings and events.

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3 programs · $255K · in their own filed words · FY2020

01

Gambling

$255Kprogram expense

02

Miscellaneous income

Pt IX · col B

03

Gross sales

Pt IX · col B

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 FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$247K

Ln 12

Other incomeLn 4–11$229K

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$18K

Investment incomeLn 3$329

Money outPt IX

$282K

Ln 25

Programscol B$255K

Managementcol C$27K

Owns and owesPt X

$341K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$154K

Total assetsLn 16$345K

LiabilitiesLn 26$4K

PeoplePt VI, VII

13

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a425

IndependentVI 1b22

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$18K

Investment incomeLn 3$329

Other incomeLn 4–11$229K

Total revenueLn 12$247K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$9K

SavingsLn 2$146K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$154K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$191K

Total assetsLn 16$345K

LiabilitiesLn 26$4K

Net assetsLn 32$341K

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 FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$166K	$154K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$218K	$191K
Total assetsLn 16	$384K	$345K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$7K	$4K
Net assetsLn 32	$377K	$341K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$6K	$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$64K	$64K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$7K	$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$13K	$13K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$1K	$1K
Office expensesLn 13	$11K	$11K
OccupancyLn 16	$56K	$56K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$27K		$27K
InsuranceLn 23	$11K	$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$77K	$77K
All other expensesLn 24e	$8K	$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$282K	$255K	$27K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$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 Viewing	$247K	$282K	−$35K	$341K	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 $246,742 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $15,696$17,730

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $737$329

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $434,038$228,683

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $450,471$246,742

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $14,154$6,308

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $195,299$70,866

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $257,764$204,928

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $467,217$282,102

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$16,746−$35,360

Part VI · Governance 22 of 425 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body425

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 $246,742 across 7 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $204,696 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1b Membership dues$12,255

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,475

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$17,730

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $329$329

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $1,562 · Unrelated business $1,988$3,550

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $20,437$20,437

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $104,789 · Unrelated business $124,223 · Excluded from tax $0$246,742

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $282,102 across 11 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $6,308$6,308

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $63,733$63,733

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,133$7,133

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $13,490$13,490

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,404$1,404

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,528$10,528

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $56,165$56,165

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $27,146$27,146

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,228$11,228

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $76,829$76,829

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,138$8,138

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $254,956 · Management $27,146 · Fundraising $0$282,102

Part X · Balance sheet $344,971 assets, 8 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $13,500$8,647

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $152,258$145,623

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $217,854$190,701

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $383,612$344,971

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,951$3,670

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,951$3,670

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $376,661$341,301

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $383,612$344,971

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $341,301 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$246,742

XI-2 Total expenses$282,102

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$35,360

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$376,661

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$341,301

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

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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