2018-06-01T08:20:59-05:00 2017-12-31 450334950 WIDMER ROEL PC 4334 18TH AVE S SUITE 101 FARGO ND 581037414 990 2017-01-01 450103495 THE AMERICAN LEGION DEPARTMENT OF NORTH DAKOTA AMER 7012933120 405 WEST MAIN AVE PO BOX 5057 WEST FARGO ND 58078 RONALD MATTHEWS ADJUTANT 7012933120 2018-05-22 1 TRACEE S BUETHNER CPA P01292877 7012376022 2017 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z RONALD MATTHEWS 405 WEST MAIN AVE PO BOX 5057 WEST FARGO ND 58078 706309 0 0925 X WWW.NDLEGION.ORG X 1919 ND OUR MISSION IS TO PROMOTE THE FOUR PILLARS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION; VETERANS AFFAIRS AND REHABILITATION, AMERICANISM, HOMELAND SECURITY AND CHILDREN AND YOUTH. THE DEPARTMENT WORKS WITH 213 LOCAL POSTS TO ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS. THESE POSTS PROVIDE VETERANS WITH FELLOWSHIP, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY INTEGRATION. 7 7 5 75 4397 0 39311 79410 224221 342441 16078 64271 10698 950 290308 487072 7831 594 9836 67331 71904 187618 0 0 4653 128787 277683 218358 533226 71950 -46154 1232695 1210816 3523 0 1229172 1210816 X OUR MISSION IS TO PROMOTE THE FOUR PILLARS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION; VETERANS AFFAIRS AND REHABILITATION, AMERICANISM, HOMELAND SECURITY AND CHILDREN AND YOUTH. THE DEPARTMENT WORKS WITH 213 LOCAL POSTS TO ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS. THESE POSTS PROVIDE VETERANS WITH FELLOWSHIP, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY INTEGRATION. 0 0 343657 246202 THE NDAL DEPARTMENT SERVICE OFFICE IS A CRITICAL ASPECT OF OUR ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE BY ASSISTING VETERANS COMPLETE, RESEARCH AND FILE CLAIMS AND APPEALS. IT IS A PRIORITY FOR THE ORGANIZATION. AS A ONE PERSON OFFICE, THE DSO ASSISTS WITH CLAIMS FOR OVER 1,000 VETERANS WITH APPROXIMATELY 500 WALK IN CLIENTS, OVER 1500 TELEPHONE CALLS PER YEAR, AND ASSISTING THE 53 STATE COUNTIES AND THEIR VETERANS. 59555 42666 THE ND LEGION NEWS IS A PAPER PUT OUT QUARTERLY NOTIFYING MEMBERS OF ACTIVITIES THAT ARE OCCURRING. IT CONTAINS ALL THE OFFICERS' REPORTS, AND PUBLICLY REPORTS THE DEPARTMENT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MINUTES FROM THOSE RESPECTIVE MEETINGS. THE ND LEGION NEWS HAS A CIRCULATION OF OVER 22,000 COPIES PER QUARTER. THE PAPER FOCUSES ON ISSUES RELATED TO VETERANS ISSUES, EVENTS AND FOR MEMBER RECOGNITION. IT IS USED TO DISTRIBUTE VETERANS TOPICS RECEIVED FROM THE NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 68641 49176 THE CONFERENCES, CONVENTIONS AND STATE BAND PROGRAMS PROMOTE THE FOUR PILLARS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION WHICH ARE VETERANS AFFAIRS & REHABILITATION, NATIONAL SECURITY, AMERICANISM AND CHILDREN & YOUTH. THE STATE BAND HAS APPROXIMATELY 50 VOLUNTEER MUSICIANS WHICH PROMOTE THE AMERICANISM PILLAR THROUGH PATRIOTIC MUSIC. 471853 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 ND X MANAGEMENT 7012933120 405 WEST MAIN AVE PO BOX 5057 WEST FARGO ND 58078 KAREN MEIER COMMANDER 10.00 X 0 0 0 GLENN WAHUS COMMANDER-ELECT 5.00 X 0 0 0 KENNY WIEDERHOLT VICE COMMANDER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY ANSETH VICE COMMANDER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GORDON BLAKE VICE COMMANDER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RON MATTHEWS ADJUTANT 40.00 X 3816 0 716 CLIFFORD HERRICK FINANCE OFFICER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK ANTAL CHAPLAIN 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROGER SATEREN EXEC. COMMITTEEMAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM LIPETZKY EXEC. COMMITTEEMAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 TED BECKER EXEC. COMMITTEEMAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 ORLETTA KILEN DEC CHAIR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEON HILTNER DEPT. SERGEANT-AT-ARMS 1.00 X 0 0 0 BOB KRAUSE NEC 1.00 X 0 0 0 DON WEIBLE ALT NEC 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTIAN ANDERSON JUDGE ADVOCATE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN MEIER HISTORIAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUMMER KRISTIANSON SERVICE OFFICER 40.00 X 42118 0 2540 ALAN FEHR MEMBESHIP CHAIR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID JOHNSON PAST ADJUTANT 40.00 X 36873 0 1670 82807 0 4926 0 0 0 0 0 79410 1610 79410 NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF 561499 246202 246202 CONFERENCE AND CONVENT 711130 49176 49176 ND LEGION NEWS 711130 42666 42666 ND LEGION NEWS 711130 4397 4397 342441 26727 26727 256781 219237 37544 37544 37544 OTHER 900099 950 950 950 487072 338044 4397 65221 594 594 67331 67331 87733 73889 11668 2176 72704 61231 9670 1803 4562 3842 607 113 13466 11341 1791 334 9153 7709 1217 227 15831 15831 7200 7200 38975 32825 6150 24238 20413 3825 12480 10511 1969 39057 39057 41465 41465 15539 13087 2452 9758 8218 1540 PROGRAM EXPENSE 55569 55569 COMMITTEE 13136 13136 BAND EXPENSE 4435 4435 533226 471853 56720 4653 261470 66315 148015 197935 98761 49014 15354 49747 807856 896819 1232695 1210816 3523 0 3523 0 X 1214352 1199479 14820 11337 1229172 1210816 1232695 1210816 X -46154 27797 1 X X 0 0 0 X 14431 583027 405202 268007 326562 1597229 30488 36092 3923 91842 162345 14431 613515 441294 271930 418404 1759574 0 0 0 1759574 6232 31599 22556 13173 64271 137831 6232 31599 22556 13173 64271 137831 6742 29820 50637 2302 4397 93898 13820 37417 950 52187 41225 712351 514487 287405 488022 2043490 0.86110 0.86970 0.06740 0.04200 X PART III 2013 IS A SHORT YEAR FROM 06/01/2014 TO 06/30/2014. 2016 IS A SHORT YEAR FROM 7/1/2016 TO 12/31/2016. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 98761 49014 49747 49747 INVESTMENTS 896819 F 896819 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 ORLETTA KILEN AND TED BECKER HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION HAS MEMBERS. THE MEMBERS ARE VETERANS THAT PAY MEMBERSHIP DUES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE PAID MEMBERS ELECT THE OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B MAJOR ISSUES DECIDED BY THE OFFICERS ARE PUT TO A VOTE BY MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B EACH COMMITTEE CAN ACT BUT NEEDS TO HAVE APPROVAL OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE ADJUTANT REVIEWS THE 990 PRIOR TO FILING THE 990. THE 990 IS AVAILABLE TO THE MEMBERS TO REVIEW. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANNUALLY EACH MEMBER REVIEWS AND SIGNED THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE 990 IS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC VIEWING UPON WRITTEN REQUEST AND IS LOCATED AT THE DEPARTMENT OFFICE. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: ROUNDING 1. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 1: THE ORGANIZATION USES THE MODIFIED CASH BASIS OF ACCOUNTING. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE THE PRIOR YEAR. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.