American Legion: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 47-0350332)

Is it real?

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

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII

Robert Bitner

Adjutant

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nathan Gauss

First Vice C

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Willis Hardy

Executive Co

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ronald Hoeft

Executive Co

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Madison Hoover

Executive Co

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gerald Hubbard

Executive Co

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Larry Joy

Executive Co

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Donald Kyhn

Second Vice

$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

Improves the well-being of veterans, their families, and communities.

Provided by the organization

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Programs & activities focusing on veterans' affairs, youth programs, and community involvement

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 · funders on record

Grants received · FY2024

York Community FoundationFY2024$40K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$40K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$266K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$259K

Other incomeLn 4–11$3K

Investment incomeLn 3$2K

Money outPt IX

$266K

Ln 25

Owns and owesPt X

$70K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$70K

Total assetsLn 16$70K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

13

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a13

IndependentVI 1b13

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$259K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K

Investment incomeLn 3$2K

Other incomeLn 4–11$3K

Total revenueLn 12$266K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$11K

SavingsLn 2$59K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$70K

Total assetsLn 16$70K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$70K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

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	$70K	$70K
Total assetsLn 16	$70K	$70K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$70K	$70K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c	$560
Office expensesLn 13	$351
OccupancyLn 16	$784
InsuranceLn 23	$318
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$264K
All other expensesLn 24e	$475
Total functional expensesLn 25	$266K	$0	$0	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$266K	$266K	−$166	$70K	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 $266,207 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,418$259,008

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,875$1,902

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,544$2,218

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,418$3,079

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $11,255$266,207

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 $13,427$266,373

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $13,427$266,373

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$2,172−$166

Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13

VI-1b Independent voting members13

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 $266,207 across 7 lines filed

VIII-1b Membership dues$5,718

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$253,290

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$259,008

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,902$1,902

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2,218$2,218

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $3,079$3,079

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,120 · Excluded from tax $3,079$266,207

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $266,373 across 6 lines filed

IX-11c Accounting fees$560

IX-13 Office expenses$351

IX-16 Occupancy$784

IX-23 Insurance$318

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$263,885

IX-24e All other expenses$475

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$266,373

Part X · Balance sheet $69,926 assets, 6 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $11,449$11,273

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $58,643$58,653

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $70,092$69,926

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $70,092$69,926

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $70,092$69,926

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $69,926 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$266,207

XI-2 Total expenses$266,373

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$166

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$70,092

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$69,926

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

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Is it real?

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