STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

AMERICAN LEGION: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization
AMERICAN LEGION (EIN 52-0965327)
Tax period
2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed
2012-05-15
IRS object ID
201221369349300952
Schema version
2011v1.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Timestamp2012-05-15T09:13:03-04:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2011-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Gladden Tax and Accounting ServicesBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 43148AddressLine1
CityBaltimoreCity
StateMDState
ZIP Code21236ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2011-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN520965327EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1American Legion Post 0130 IncBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlAMERNameControl

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18666 Silver Lake DriveAddressLine1
CityPerry HallCity
StateMDState
ZIP Code21128ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameCharles PoehlerName
TitleCommanderTitle
Date Signed2012-05-15DateSigned
Authorize Third PartyfalseAuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameJoseph W Gladden EAName
Phone4109339393Phone
Date Prepared2012-05-15DatePrepared
Self EmployedXSelfEmployed
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2011TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-24 21:20:13ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer PersonCharles PoehlerNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson
Gross Receipts458308GrossReceipts
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501cXOrganization501c
Type Of Organization CorporationXTypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation1948YearFormation
State Legal DomicileMDStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionThe American Legion Post 130 was formed to support the veterans in the overlea-Perry Hall community and their families The Post is very active in the community helping with civic activities and raising funds to help various children & youth groups in the communityActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body625NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members625NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees17TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers75TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI0TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income0NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year22720ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year18880ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year86457ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY0ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year1504InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year36InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year155107OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year181626OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year265788TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year200542TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY0GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY0BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year68389SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year71469SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY0TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year0TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year230488OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year129296OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year298877TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year200765TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year-33089RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY-223RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY369843TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY343888TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY40260TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY14758TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY329583NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY329130NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission DescriptionThe American Legion Post 130 was formed to support the veterans in the overlea-Perry Hall community and their families The Post is very active in the community helping with civic activities and raising funds to help various children & youth groups in the communityMissionDescription
Significant New Program ServicesfalseSignificantNewProgramServices
Significant ChangefalseSignificantChange
Expense3277Expense
Revenue4922Revenue
DescriptionAmerican Legion Post 130 annual receives awards at the State Convention for donations made to Various Children & Youth and Veterans hospitals and homes The Post also has made itself the home of the Cub Scouts and Boy ScoutsDescription
Total Program Service Expense3277TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3falseDescribedIn501C3
Schedule B RequiredfalseScheduleBRequired
Political ActivitiesfalsePoliticalActivities
Donor Advised FundsfalseDonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasements
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArt
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg EquiptrueReportLandBldgEquip
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Report Prog Rel InvestfalseReportProgRelInvest
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssets
Report Other LiabilitiestrueReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 FootnotefalseReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial StmtfalseIndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial StmtfalseConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
SchoolfalseSchool
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOffice
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To OrganizationsfalseMoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising ActivitiesfalseFundraisingActivities
GamingtrueGaming
HospitalfalseHospital
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizations
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBonds
Loan To Officer Or DQPfalseLoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With OrganizationfalseBsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family MemberfalseBsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss RltnshpfalseOfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash ContributionsfalseDeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of ArtfalseDeductibleContributionsOfArt
TerminatedfalseTerminated
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidation
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntity
Related EntityfalseRelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled EntityfalseRelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related EntityfalseTransactionRelatedEntity
Activities Conducted PartnershipfalseActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O RequiredtrueScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With10960NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included0NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup WitholdingtrueComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees17NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns FiledtrueEmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business IncomefalseUnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible ContributionsfalseNonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsfalseQuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed OffalseForm8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay PremiumsfalseFundsToPayPremiums
Premiums PaidfalsePremiumsPaid
Form8899 FiledfalseForm8899Filed
Form1098 C FiledfalseForm1098CFiled
Taxable DistributionsfalseTaxableDistributions
Distribution To DonorfalseDistributionToDonor
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VIXInfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members625NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members625NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business RelationshipfalseFamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management DutiesfalseDelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing DocsfalseChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or StockholderstrueMembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board MemberstrueElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To ApprovaltrueDecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing BodytrueMinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of CommitteestrueMinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddress
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing BodytrueForm990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest PolicytrueConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered PersonstrueAnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring EnforcementfalseRegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower PolicytrueWhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention PolicytrueDocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEOfalseCompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is FiledMDStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon RequestXUponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonCharles PoehlerNamePerson
Telephone Number4108700625TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18666 Silver Lake DriveAddressLine1
CityPerry HallCity
StateMDState
ZIP Code21128ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedXNoListedPersonsCompensated

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (3 entries)

TitleTitleAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekOfficerOfficerReportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganizationReportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgsOther CompensationOtherCompensation
Charles Poehler
Commander25.00X000
Patrick Holter
Fiance Officer25.00X000
Wayne Smith
1st Vice Commander5.00X000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org0TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs0TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation0TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K0NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers ListedfalseFormersListed
Total Comp GT150 KfalseTotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other SourcesfalseCompensationFromOtherSources
Membership Dues13958MembershipDues
All Other Contributions4922AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions18880TotalContributions

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column36TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income36RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Gross Rents GrossRents

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Personal80103Personal

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Personal51364Personal

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLoss

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Personal28739Personal

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column28739TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income28739RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Income Fundraising Events14151GrossIncomeFundraisingEvents
Fundraising Direct Expenses10426FundraisingDirectExpenses

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column3725TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion$3,725ExclusionAmount
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Income Gaming88197GrossIncomeGaming
Gaming Direct Expenses7206GamingDirectExpenses

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGaming

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column80991TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income80991RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory234431GrossSalesOfInventory
Cost Of Goods Sold188770CostOfGoodsSold

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column45661TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income45661RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc (3 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionBusiness CodeBusinessCodeTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnRelated Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Miscellaneous9000991970719707
ATM Fee Income90009918761876
Juke Box900099927927
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue22510TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column200542TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income177937RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue0UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion$3,725ExclusionAmount

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total60432Total
Management And General60432ManagementAndGeneral

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total11037Total
Management And General11037ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total6555Total
Management And General6555ManagementAndGeneral

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total9960Total
Management And General9960ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total12414Total
Management And General12414ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (2 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionTotalTotalManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralProgram ServicesProgramServices
5400-Dues Expense1156811568
5700-Post Parties32773277

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total85522Total
Management And General85522ManagementAndGeneral

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total200765Total
Program Services3277ProgramServices
Management And General197488ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY106690BOY
EOY91146EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY11166BOY
EOY755EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis251987LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY251987BOY
EOY251987EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY369843BOY
EOY343888EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY19302BOY
EOY11179EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY20958BOY
EOY3579EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY40260BOY
EOY14758EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117XFollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY329583BOY
EOY329130EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY329583BOY
EOY329130EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY369843BOY
EOY343888EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIXInfoInScheduleOPartXI
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses-223ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes-230ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting CashXMethodOfAccountingCash
Accountant Compile Or ReviewtrueAccountantCompileOrReview
FS AuditedfalseFSAudited
Audit CommitteetrueAuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Buildings Buildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis251987InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value251987BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings251987TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (3 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionAmountAmount
Sales Tax Liabilities$981
Note Payable-Columbia Vending
Payroll Liabilities$2,598
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts3579TotalOfAmounts

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Gaming Information GamingInformation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Revenue Bingo33247GrossRevenueBingo
Other Direct Expenses Bingo7206OtherDirectExpensesBingo
Volunteer Labor BingofalseVolunteerLaborBingo
Gross Revenue Pull Tabs6514GrossRevenuePullTabs
Volunteer Labor Pull TabsfalseVolunteerLaborPullTabs
Gross Revenue Other Gaming48436GrossRevenueOtherGaming
Volunteer Labor Other GamingfalseVolunteerLaborOtherGaming
Gross Revenue Total Gaming88197GrossRevenueTotalGaming
Other Direct Expenses Total Gaming7206OtherDirectExpensesTotalGaming
Direct Expense Summary Gaming7206DirectExpenseSummaryGaming
Net Gaming Income Summary80991NetGamingIncomeSummary
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
States Where Gaming ConductedMDStatesWhereGamingConducted
LicensedtrueLicensed
Gaming With NonmembersfalseGamingWithNonmembers
Member Of Other EntityfalseMemberOfOtherEntity
Percentage Of Gaming Own Facility1.00000PercentageOfGamingOwnFacility
Name Of Gaming Rec Keeper PersonCharles PoehlerNameOfGamingRecKeeperPerson

Address Of Gaming Rec Keeper US AddressOfGamingRecKeeperUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18666 Silver Lake DriveAddressLine1
CityPerry HallCity
StateMDState
ZIP Code21128ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contract With3rd Party For Gam RevfalseContractWith3rdPartyForGamRev
Gaming Manager Name PersonPatrick HolterGamingManagerNamePerson
Gaming Manager Services Providedrecord informationGamingManagerServicesProvided
Gaming Manager Is Director OfficerXGamingManagerIsDirectorOfficer
Charitable Distrib RequiredfalseCharitableDistribRequired

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierExplanationExplanation
01. Members or stockholder classes and rights (Part VI, line 6)Members of the organization must pay annual dues Each member in good standing as a vote at each general meeting annual meeting and election of officers
02. Member election for additional members (Part VI, line 7a)Members in good standing may participate in the annual election of officers
03. Governing body decisions (Part VI, line 7b)Members in good standing may vote on organization decisions at all general meetings and annual meetings
04. Form 990 governing body review (Part VI, line 11)Form 990 is not reviewed by all members of the organization
05. Governing documents, etc, available to public (Part VI, line 19)Form 990 is available to the public upon written request
06. Explanation of other changes in net assets or fund balances (Part XI, line 5)Prior Period Adjustment