AMERICAN LEGION: Form 990EZ, tax year 2017
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- Organization
- AMERICAN LEGION (EIN 11-6105102)
- Tax period
- 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
- Filed
- 2018-07-27
- IRS object ID
- 201802089349200325
- Schema version
- 2017v2.2
- 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
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2018-07-27T11:06:57-07:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2017-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | HIGBIE TAX & ACCOUNTING | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 534 Broadhollow Road Suite 103 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Melville | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | NY | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 11747 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2017-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 116105102 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | American Legion West Islip Post 1738 | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | AMER | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 6314227138 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 340 Union Boulevard | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | West Islip | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | NY | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 11795 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | FRANK MCNAMEE | PersonNm |
| Person Title | FINANCE OFFICER | PersonTitleTxt |
| Phone | 6314227138 | PhoneNum |
| Signature | 2018-07-25 | SignatureDt |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | ROBERT A STABILE | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P00396342 | PTIN |
| Phone | 6313211536 | PhoneNum |
| Preparation | 2018-07-27 | PreparationDt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2017 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Cash | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingCashInd |
| Schedule B Not Required | Yes (X) | ScheduleBNotRequiredInd |
| Website Address | N/A | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Organization501c | Yes (X) | Organization501cInd |
| Type Of Organization Trust | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationTrustInd |
| Gross Receipts | $73,404 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $14,756 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Program Service Revenue | $0 | ProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| Membership Dues | $3,921 | MembershipDuesAmt |
| Investment Income | $1 | InvestmentIncomeAmt |
| Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale | $0 | CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt |
| Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets | $0 | GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt |
| Gaming Gross Income | $5,371 | GamingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Fundraising Gross Income | $5,845 | FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Special Events Direct Expenses | $10,233 | SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt |
| Special Events Net Income Loss | $983 | SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | $0 | CostOfGoodsSoldAmt |
| Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry | $0 | GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt |
| Other Revenue Total | $43,510 | OtherRevenueTotalAmt |
| Total Revenue | $63,171 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Grants And Similar Amounts Paid | $500 | GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt |
| Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint | $6,197 | OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $62 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $54,116 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $60,875 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | $2,296 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $21,822 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $24,118 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $14,574 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $11,547 | EOYAmt |
Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $7,248 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $12,571 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $21,822 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $24,118 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $21,822 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $24,118 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | Veteran's Organization | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description Program Srvc Accom | TO SERVE VETERAN'S OF FOREIGN WAR AND ITS FAMILY | DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (8 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt |
|---|---|---|
| GREGORY BUCK | ||
| Commander | 10.00 | $0 |
| KEVIN CRUMLISH | ||
| 1st Vice Commander | 10.00 | $0 |
| PHILIP R BRUCKNER | ||
| 2nd Vice Commander | 10.00 | $0 |
| KEN MOSES | ||
| 3rd Vice Commander | 10.00 | $0 |
| JERRY MOSES | ||
| Adjutant | 10.00 | $0 |
| BARTOLO VERUSO | ||
| Chaplin | 10.00 | $0 |
| ROBERT STEPHANS | ||
| Service Officer | 10.00 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE DONOHUE | ||
| Treasurer | 10.00 | $0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | false | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd |
| Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt | false | ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd |
| Organization Had UBI | false | OrganizationHadUBIInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | false | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Form1120 Pol Filed | false | Form1120PolFiledInd |
| Made Loans To From Officers | false | MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld | NY | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | FRANK MCNAMEE | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 340 Union Boulevard | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | West Islip | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | NY | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 11795 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 6314221738 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Donor Advised Fnds | false | DonorAdvisedFndsInd |
| Operate Hospital | false | OperateHospitalInd |
| Tanning Services Provided | false | TanningServicesProvidedInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | false | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Transaction With Control Ent | false | TransactionWithControlEntInd |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (27 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 8 | Hall Rental 42576. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 8 | Miscellaneous Revenue 934. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 10 | Scholarship; Scholarship; West Islip High School: Higbie Lane, West Islip, NY, 11795; School, 500. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Advertising Expense 842. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Awards 1350. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Bank Service Charges 763. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Charitable Contributions 1050. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Cleaning 1360. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Computer Exps 1552. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Conference Exps 2250. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Depreciation 7077. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Dues & Subs 3832. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Flags 268. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Food & Bar Supplies 3647. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Hall Equipment 2714. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Hall Supplies 3632. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Insurance Expense 4450. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Landscaping 4488. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Lease Payments |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Materials 287. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Meals |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Misc. Expenses 377. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Office Expense 275. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Permits and Licenses 840. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Postage, Shipping, Delivery 49. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Repairs 10643. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Waste Removal 2370. |