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AMERICAN LEGION: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
AMERICAN LEGION (EIN 95-1049145)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2018-07-08
IRS object ID
201811899349300701
Schema version
2016v3.0
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)
Return2018-07-08T13:50:05-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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
Signature2017-08-20SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonGail N EganPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00075736PTIN
Phone8183462026PhoneNum
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

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$3,039,773GrossReceiptsAmt
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
Voting Members Governing Body15VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent15VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$387,462PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$482,095CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$754,352PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$932,372CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$333PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$69,715PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$12,998CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,211,862PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$1,401,469CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$81,224PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$68,155CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$209,682PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$324,345CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$801,122PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$666,737CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$1,092,028PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$1,059,237CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$119,834PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$342,232CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,287,004TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$1,689,128TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$135,672TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$195,564TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,151,332NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,493,564NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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 OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members15GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
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 (18 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
D NYE
COMMANDER50.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
M SCHUBERT
1ST VICE10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
A BORREN
2ND VICE30.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
S SCHNEEBERGER
3RD VICE30.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
P MEYE
FINANCE34.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
T BERCOVITZ
SGT AT ARMS40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
B BENNETT
CHAPLAIN10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
C WILLIAMS
HISTORIAN5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
G ANDERSON
ADJUTANT32.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
R WRIGHT
JUDGE ADVOCATE50.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
D PUTZIG
EXEC BOARD40.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
E SCHROEDER
EXEC BOARD40.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
R WHITLINGER
EXEC BOARD32.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
R WHITE
EXEC BOARD4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
A YARRINGTON
EXEC BOARD30.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
W ZIPPI
EXEC BOARD30.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
J GARCIA
SERVICE OFFICER25.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JLAWSON
JR PAST COMMANDER30.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$0TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
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
Membership Dues$447,053MembershipDuesAmt
All Other Contributions$35,042AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$482,095TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FACILITY FEES713990$483,792$483,792
MARINA OPERATIONS713990$283,971$283,971
MEMBER EVENTS722210$89,380$89,380
MEMBERSHIP INCOME713990$75,229$75,229
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$932,372TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory$1,625,306GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$1,638,304CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$12,998TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$12,998ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,401,469TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$932,372RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion-$12,998ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$68,155TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$239,171TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$85,174TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$36,035TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,000TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,724TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,215TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$132,095TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,794TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$72,012TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$44,653TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
TRANSMITTALS$127,384
ALL OTHER$104,557
MEMBER EVENTS$81,122
LICENSES$4,146

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,059,237TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$312,122BOYAmt
EOY$600,143EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$302,769BOYAmt
EOY$362,069EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$64,421BOYAmt
EOY$80,142EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,975BOYAmt
EOY$36,247EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,105,998LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$495,471LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$579,717BOYAmt
EOY$610,527EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,287,004BOYAmt
EOY$1,689,128EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$89,538BOYAmt
EOY$118,332EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$46,134BOYAmt
EOY$77,232EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$135,672BOYAmt
EOY$195,564EOYAmt
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$1,151,332BOYAmt
EOY$1,493,564EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,151,332BOYAmt
EOY$1,493,564EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,287,004BOYAmt
EOY$1,689,128EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$342,232ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$387,067OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$132,657DepreciationAmt
Book Value$254,410BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$24,291OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,414DepreciationAmt
Book Value$21,877BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$694,640OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$360,400DepreciationAmt
Book Value$334,240BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$610,527TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,401,469TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,401,469RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,401,469TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,059,237TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,059,237ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,059,237TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FISHER HOUSE AND OTHER RELATED VETERANS ORGANIZATIONSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Purpose Of GrantSUPPORT VETERANSPurposeOfGrantTxt

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.