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AMERICAN LEGION: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
AMERICAN LEGION (EIN 95-1049145)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-05-15
IRS object ID
201931359349313653
Schema version
2018v3.1
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2019-05-15T18:35:47-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN954326198PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EGAN CPAs LPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11545 N Columbus AveAddressLine1Txt
CityGlendaleCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP91202ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN951049145EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NEWPORT HARBOR POST 291 OF THEBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2AMERICAN LEGION INCBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlNEWPBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9496735070PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1215 15TH STAddressLine1Txt
CityNEWPORT BEACHCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92663ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonP MEYEPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone9496735070PhoneNum
Signature2019-05-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonGail N EganPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00075736PTIN
Phone8183462026PhoneNum
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address69.198.195.57IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2019-05-15IPDt
IP Tm16:25:53IPTm
IP TimezonePDIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerP MEYEPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1215 15TH STAddressLine1Txt
CityNEWPORT BEACHCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92663ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$3,095,479GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Group Exemption0925GroupExemptionNum
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.AL291.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1924FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PROMOTE THE PRINCIPLES AND POLICIES OF THE NATIONAL AMERICAN LEGIONActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent15VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$76,382PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$22,375CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,271,750PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$1,191,651CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$86,177PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$547,846PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$707,679CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$910,697PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$1,068,717CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$361,053PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$122,934CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$2,037,375TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$2,193,300TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$182,758TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$215,749TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,854,617NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,977,551NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO PROMOTE THE PRINCIPLES AND POLICIES OF THE NATIONAL AMERICAN LEGIONMissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescALL ACTIVITIES SUPPORT THE MEMBERS USE AND ENJOYMENT OF THE LEGION HALL AND RAISING FUNDS FOR VETERANS GROUPS AND RELATED CHARITIES.Desc
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member15IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The OrganizationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone9496735070PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1215 15TH STAddressLine1Txt
CityNEWPORT BEACHCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92663ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
D NYE
COMMANDER30.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
M SCHUBERT
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A BORREN
2ND VICE20.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
S SCHNEEBERGER
3RD VICE20.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
P MEYE
FINANCE34.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
T BERCOVITZ
SGT AT ARMS20.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
C WILLIAMS
HISTORIAN5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
G ANDERSON
ADJUTANT20.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
R WRIGHT
JUDGE ADVOCATE20.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
D PUTZIG
EXEC BOARD20.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
R WHITLINGER
EXEC BOARD20.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
A YARRINGTON
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W ZIPPI
EXEC BOARD30.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
E SCHROEDR
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$0TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K0IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FACILITY FEES713990$412,106$412,106
MEMBERSHIP INCOME713990$384,023$384,023
MARINA OPERATIONS713990$275,803$275,803
MEMBER EVENTS722210$118,708$118,708
MEMBER CONTRIB.722210$23,386$23,386
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,214,026TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory$1,881,453GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$1,903,828CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$22,375TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$22,375ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,191,651TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,214,026RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion-$22,375ExclusionAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$277,633TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$54,828TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,577TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$41,875TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,553TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,086TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$71,841TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$74,671TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$69,541TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
TRANSMITTAL TO AMERICAN$120,329
REPAIRS$106,852
ALL OTHER. UNDER 5% IND$103,910
VARIOUS DONATIONS$65,539

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,482TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,068,717TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,267,290BOYAmt
EOY$1,390,217EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$101,093BOYAmt
EOY$99,685EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$42,245BOYAmt
EOY$42,002EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,362,551LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$701,155LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$626,747BOYAmt
EOY$661,396EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,037,375BOYAmt
EOY$2,193,300EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$106,696BOYAmt
EOY$138,554EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$76,062BOYAmt
EOY$77,195EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$182,758BOYAmt
EOY$215,749EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,854,617BOYAmt
EOY$1,977,551EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,854,617BOYAmt
EOY$1,977,551EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,037,375BOYAmt
EOY$2,193,300EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$122,934ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$876,883OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$876,883BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$485,668OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$485,668BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Depreciation$701,155DepreciationAmt
Book Value-$701,155BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$661,396TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,191,651TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,191,651RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,191,651TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,068,717TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,068,717ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,068,717TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6THE LEGION OFFERS MEMBERSHIP TO VETERANS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aTHE BOARD IS ELECTED FROM THE LEGION'S MEMBERS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bKNOWLEDGEABLE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD REVIEW THE 990 PRIOR TO FILING.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cANNUAL REPORTING TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE BOARD.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19UPON REQUEST.