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AMERICAN LEGION: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
AMERICAN LEGION (EIN 23-7333643)
Tax period
2019-06-01 to 2020-05-31
Filed
2021-05-10
IRS object ID
202141309349300404
Schema version
2019v5.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2021-05-10T07:23:49-04:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-05-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GOODMAN SERVICES LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1905 CHESTNUT STAddressLine1Txt
CityDresdenCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP43821ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-06-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN237333643EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE AMERICAN LEGIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlAMERBusinessNameControlTxt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 399AddressLine1Txt
CityDRESDENCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP43821ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJOHN CROWNPersonNm
Person TitleFISCAL OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone7402521908PhoneNum
Signature2020-07-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonErin GoodmanPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00391496PTIN
Phone7402521908PhoneNum
Preparation2021-05-10PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$93,170GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Type Of Organization AssocYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationAssocInd
Formation1986FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateOHLegalDomicileStateCd
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Voting Members Independent175VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee4TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Gross UBI$50,312TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,745PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$1,590CYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$7,327PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$7,705CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$58,209PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$48,307CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$67,281PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$57,602CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$41,183PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$41,123CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$63,723PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$59,605CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$3,558PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$2,003CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$2,970ExpenseAmt
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Described In Section501c3falseDescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredfalseScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsfalseDonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (true)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecfalseReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstfalseReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesfalseReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnotefalseIncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtfalseIndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgfalseMoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (true)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming ActivitiesfalseGamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
Loan OutstandingfalseLoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Business Rln With Fam MemfalseBusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
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Terminate OperationsfalseTerminateOperationsInd
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
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Related EntityfalseRelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (true)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (true)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee4EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (true)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst IncfalseSubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member175IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnfalseFamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesfalseDelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsfalseChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersfalseElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovafalseDecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (true)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesfalseMinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyfalseConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower PolicyfalseWhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (true)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOfalseCompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldOHStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJOHN CROWNPersonNm
Phone7407501399PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15995 AIRRY VIEW DRAddressLine1Txt
CityDRESDENCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP43821ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (3 entries)

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JOHN CROWN
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KANE TIGNOR
COMMANDER20.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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ADJUDENT0.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
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Former Ofcr Employees ListedfalseFormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KfalseTotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Membership Dues$1,590MembershipDuesAmt
Total Contributions$1,590TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$5,700TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$5,700RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,005SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,005SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,005TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$2,005UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$83,875FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$7,842FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$76,033TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$76,033UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gaming Direct Expenses$27,726GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$27,726TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue-$27,726UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$57,602TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Unrelated Business Revenue$50,312UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,984TotalAmt
Management And General$16,984ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,498TotalAmt
Management And General$1,498ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,420TotalAmt
Management And General$1,420ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,191TotalAmt
Management And General$2,191ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,282TotalAmt
Management And General$3,282ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,792TotalAmt
Management And General$27,792ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,970TotalAmt
Program Services$2,970ProgramServicesAmt

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,468TotalAmt
Management And General$3,468ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$59,605TotalAmt
Program Services$2,970ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$56,635ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,999BOYAmt
EOY$7,757EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$140,119BOYAmt
EOY$142,361EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$378,609LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$378,609BOYAmt
EOY$378,609EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$528,727BOYAmt
EOY$528,727EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$378,609BOYAmt
EOY$378,609EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$150,118BOYAmt
EOY$150,118EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$528,727BOYAmt
EOY$528,727EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$528,727BOYAmt
EOY$528,727EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$2,003ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$2,003OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewYes (true)AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

Acct Compile Or Review Basis AcctCompileOrReviewBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$378,609InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$378,609BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$378,609TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1RECREATION REvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$60,005GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$60,005GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$27,726OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$60,005GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$60,005GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$27,726OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$27,726DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$32,279NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Governing body meeting documentation Part VI line 8aFORM 990 PG 5 PART V & PART VIQUESTIONS ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIOANL REVENUE SERVICES GUIDES AND REQUESTS. THE ORGANIZATIONOPERATES UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE AMERICAN LEGIONS NATL ORGANIZATIONS RULE PERTAINING TO CONFLICT OF INTEREST & WHISLEBLOWER POLICY
Committee meeting documentation Part VI line 8bFORM 990 PG 2 LN 4 & LN 4BTHE ORGANIZATIONS SOURCES OF REVENUE & CORRESPONDING EXPENSES ARE COMPLETED ON ORGANIZATIONS SITE. REASONS FOR SOLOCITATION IS TO PROVIDE VARIOUS FORMS OF RECREATION AND SOCIAL ATMOSPHERE FOR 1ST VETERANS AND 2ND COMMUNITY.
Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11THE ORGANIZATIONS SOCICITATION FOR MRMBERSHIP TO LOCAL STATE AND NATIONAL VETERANS ASSOCIATION IS AN ATTEMPT TO MAINTAIN & INCREASE MEMBERSHIP IN NATL ASSOCIATION
Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19FORM 990 PG 6 PART VI, LN 19ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC
Explanation of other changes in net assets or fund balances Part XI line 9FORM 990 PART XI PG 12 LN 9A WITHDRAW FROM INVESTMENT ACCOUNT FOR OPERATING EXPENSES.A CHANGE IN VALUE FROM STOCK ACCOUNTS HELD.