AMERICAN LEGION: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: AMERICAN LEGION (EIN 59-6153174)
Tax period: 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed: 2013-08-07
IRS object ID: 201322199349300732
Schema version: 2012v2.0
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
Form 990
Schedule D
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-08-07T10:00:49-07:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2012-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE TAXLADY INC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1980 PINEWOOD RD	AddressLine1
City	MELBOURNE	City
State	FL	State
ZIP Code	329349026	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	596153174	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	FRANK B HUDDLESTON POST 81 AMERICAN LEGION	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	FRAN	NameControl
Phone	3217232939	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2909 S HARBOR CITY BLVD	AddressLine1
City	MELBOURNE	City
State	FL	State
ZIP Code	329017213	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	RONALD FASHANO	Name
Title	COMMANDER	Title
Phone	3217232939	Phone
Date Signed	2013-08-07	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	STAR E LINEHAN	Name
Phone	3212535675	Phone
Date Prepared	2013-08-07	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	RON FASHANO	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2909 S HARBOR CITY BLVD	AddressLine1
City	MELBOURNE	City
State	FL	State
ZIP Code	32901	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	196806	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c	X	Organization501c
Web Site	N/A	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1978	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	FL	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	SERVICE TO VETERANS & FAMILIES	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	15	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	0	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	0	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	75	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	11510	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	13316	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue CY	0	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	165	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	155	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	65504	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	60850	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	77179	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	74321	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	3939	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	4368	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Current Year	0	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	0	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	59725	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	66414	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	63664	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	70782	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	13515	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	3539	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	310957	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	314445	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	685	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	634	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	310272	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	313811	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	SERVICE TO VETERANS & FAMILIES	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Description	OPERATION, MAINTENANCE & MANAGEMENT OF THE POST HOME, VETERANS ACTIVITIES, COMMUNITY SERVICE, YOUTH ACTIVITIES, SAFETY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS & CANTEEN FUNCTIONS FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE TO VETERANS.	Description
Described In501 C3	false	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	false	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	false	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity	false	TransactionRelatedEntity
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	0	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	0	NumberOfEmployees
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	15	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	0	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	true	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	true	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	false	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	false	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	false	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	FINANCE OFFICER	NamePerson
Telephone Number	3217232939	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2909 S HARBOR CITY BLVD	AddressLine1
City	MELBOURNE	City
State	FL	State
ZIP Code	329017213	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	X	NoListedPersonsCompensated

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (4 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation
RONALD FASHANO
COMMANDER	40.00	X	0	0	0
FRANK HOSLEY
FINANCE OFFICER	40.00	X	0	0	0
JIM HALEY
1ST VICE COMMANDER	20.00	X	0	0	0
GARY WRIGHT
TRUSTEE	5.00	X	0	0	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
Membership Dues	9247	MembershipDues
All Other Contributions	4069	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	13316	TotalContributions

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	155	TotalRevenueColumn

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	183335	GrossSalesOfInventory
Cost Of Goods Sold	122485	CostOfGoodsSold

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	60850	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	60850	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	74321	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	61005	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4368	Total
Program Services	4368	ProgramServices

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2200	Total
Management And General	2200	ManagementAndGeneral

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5644	Total
Management And General	5644	ManagementAndGeneral

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	44815	Total
Management And General	44815	ManagementAndGeneral

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	725	Total
Management And General	725	ManagementAndGeneral

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliates

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	6615	Total
Management And General	6615	ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3577	Total
Management And General	3577	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral
LICENSES & TAXES	1235	1235
BANK CHARGES	1603	1603

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	70782	Total
Program Services	4368	ProgramServices
Management And General	66414	ManagementAndGeneral

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	8913	BOY
EOY	11412	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	48777	BOY
EOY	48932	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	254101	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	253267	BOY
EOY	254101	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	310957	BOY
EOY	314445	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	685	BOY
EOY	634	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	685	BOY
EOY	634	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Do Not Follow SFAS117	X	DoNotFollowSFAS117

Retained Earnings Endowment Etc RetainedEarningsEndowmentEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	310272	BOY
EOY	313811	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	310272	BOY
EOY	313811	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	310957	BOY
EOY	314445	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	3539	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Method Of Accounting Cash	X	MethodOfAccountingCash
Accountant Compile Or Review	true	AccountantCompileOrReview

Accountant Compile Or Review Basis AccountantCompileOrReviewBasis

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Financial Statement Consolidated	X	FinancialStatementConsolidated

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
FS Audited	true	FSAudited

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Financial Statement Consolidated	X	FinancialStatementConsolidated

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land Land

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	27340	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	27340	BookValue

Buildings Buildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	154927	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	154927	BookValue

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	29203	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	29203	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	42631	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	42631	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	254101	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	ExplanationExplanation
Pt VI, Line 6	MEMBERS WHO PAY YEARLY DUES
Pt VI, Line 7a	MEMBERS HOLD YEARLY ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Pt VI, Line 8a	MINUTES ARE KEPT AT MONTHLY MEETINGS
Pt VI, Line 8b	COMMITTEE'S NOT USED
Pt VI, Line 11b	OFFICERS REVIEW AND COMPARE FINANCIAL STMTS TO 990 RETURN
Pt VI, Line 19	DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST