AMERICAN LEGION: Form 990EZ, tax year 2011
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- Organization
- AMERICAN LEGION (EIN 11-6105102)
- Tax period
- 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
- Filed
- 2012-06-28
- IRS object ID
- 201221809349200502
- Schema version
- 2011v1.2
- 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Timestamp | 2012-06-28T09:45:16-00:00 | Timestamp |
| Tax Period End Date | 2011-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDate |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirm
Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Higbie Tax and Accounting | BusinessNameLine1 |
Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 361 Union Boulevard | AddressLine1 |
| City | West Islip | City |
| State | NY | State |
| ZIP Code | 11795 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnType |
| Tax Period Begin Date | 2011-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDate |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 116105102 | EIN |
Name Name
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | American Legion West Islip Post 1738 | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Control | AMER | NameControl |
| Phone | 6314221738 | Phone |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 340 Union Boulevard | AddressLine1 |
| City | West Islip | City |
| State | NY | State |
| ZIP Code | 11795 | ZIPCode |
Officer Officer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Greg Buck | Name |
| Title | Commander | Title |
| Phone | 5163158956 | Phone |
| Date Signed | 2012-06-28 | DateSigned |
| Authorize Third Party | false | AuthorizeThirdParty |
Preparer Preparer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Robert A Stabile | Name |
| Phone | 6313211536 | Phone |
| Date Prepared | 2012-06-28 | DatePrepared |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax Year | 2011 | TaxYear |
| Build TS | 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Cash | X | MethodOfAccountingCash |
| Web Site | N/A | WebSite |
| Organization501c | X | Organization501c |
| Gross Receipts | 71787 | GrossReceipts |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | X | InfoInScheduleOPartI |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | 12230 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtc |
| Membership Dues | 4235 | MembershipDues |
| Investment Income | 80 | InvestmentIncome |
| Fundraising Gross Income | 15487 | FundraisingGrossIncome |
| Special Events Direct Expenses | 8322 | SpecialEventsDirectExpenses |
| Special Events Net Income Loss | 7165 | SpecialEventsNetIncomeLoss |
| Other Revenue Total | 39755 | OtherRevenueTotal |
| Total Revenue | 63465 | TotalRevenue |
| Grants And Similar Amounts Paid | 700 | GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaid |
| Occupancy Rent Utilities And Maint | 22198 | OccupancyRentUtilitiesAndMaint |
| Printing Publications Postage | 4729 | PrintingPublicationsPostage |
| Other Expenses Total | 35384 | OtherExpensesTotal |
| Total Expenses | 63011 | TotalExpenses |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | 454 | ExcessOrDeficitForYear |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | 33867 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | 34321 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestments
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 33867 | BOY |
| EOY | 34321 | EOY |
Total Assets TotalAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 33867 | BOY |
| EOY | 34321 | EOY |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 33867 | BOY |
| EOY | 34321 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | Veterans Organization | PrimaryExemptPurpose |
Program Service Accomplishment ProgramServiceAccomplishment
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description Program Service Accom | To serve veteran's of foreign war and its families | DescriptionProgramServiceAccom |
Officer Director Trustee Key Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl (9 entries)
| Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1 | CityAddressUS/City | StateAddressUS/State | ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode | TitleTitle | Avg Hours Per Wk Devoted To PositionAvgHoursPerWkDevotedToPosition | CompensationCompensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory Buck | ||||||
| 340 Union Blvd | West Islip | NY | 11795 | Commander | 010.00 | 0 |
| Kevin Crumlish | ||||||
| 340 Union Blvd | West Islip | NY | 11795 | 1st Vice Commander | 010.00 | 0 |
| Bob Stephens | ||||||
| 340 Union Blvd | West Islip | NY | 11795 | 2nd Vice Commander | 010.00 | 0 |
| Ted Gladkowski | ||||||
| 340 Union Blvd | West Islip | NY | 11795 | 3rd Vice Commander | 010.00 | 0 |
| Frank Larkin | ||||||
| 340 Union Blvd | West Islip | NY | 11795 | Adjudant | 010.00 | 0 |
| Dave Young | ||||||
| 340 Union Blvd | West Islip | NY | 11795 | Sgt at Arms | 010.00 | 0 |
| Tom Colgan | ||||||
| 340 Union Blvd | West Islip | NY | 11795 | Service Officer | 010.00 | 0 |
| Arthur Laufler | ||||||
| 340 Union Blvd | West Islip | NY | 11795 | Judge Advocate | 010.00 | 0 |
| Frank McNamee | ||||||
| 340 Union Blvd | West Islip | NY | 11795 | Finance Officer | 010.00 | 0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | false | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRpt |
| Made Changes To Orgnzng Etc Doc | false | MadeChangesToOrgnzngEtcDoc |
| Organization Had UBI | false | OrganizationHadUBI |
| Organization Filed990 T | false | OrganizationFiled990T |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTax |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | false | OrganizationDissolvedEtc |
| Did Org File Form1120 POL This Year | false | DidOrgFileForm1120POLThisYear |
| Made Loans To From Officers | false | MadeLoansToFromOfficers |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed | NY | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled |
The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Person | Ted Gladkowski | NamePerson |
Address US AddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 340 Union blvd | AddressLine1 |
| City | West Islip | City |
| State | NY | State |
| ZIP Code | 11795 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Telephone Number | 6314221738 | TelephoneNumber |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccount |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOffice |
| Maintain Any Donor Advised Funds | false | MaintainAnyDonorAdvisedFunds |
| Does Org Have Hospital | false | DoesOrgHaveHospital |
| Tanning Services Provided | false | TanningServicesProvided |
| Form720 Filed | false | Form720Filed |
| Related Org Controlled Entity | false | RelatedOrgControlledEntity |
| Transaction With Control Entity | false | TransactionWithControlEntity |
| Engage Political Cmpgn Activities | false | EngagePoliticalCmpgnActivities |
| Trnsfrs Exempt Non Char Related Org | false | TrnsfrsExemptNonCharRelatedOrg |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Highest Paid Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHighestPaidEmpl |
| Part VIA Hghst Paid Cntrct Prof Ser | NONE | PartVIAHghstPaidCntrctProfSer |
| Filed Schedule A | true | FiledScheduleA |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Publicly Supported Org509a2 | X | PubliclySupportedOrg509a2 |
| Public Support Total170 | 0 | PublicSupportTotal170 |
| Public Support Pertcentage170 | 0.00000 | PublicSupportPertcentage170 |
Gifts Grants Contrib Received509 GiftsGrantsContribReceived509
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year | 16465 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 16465 | Total |
Gross Receipts From Admissions GrossReceiptsFromAdmissions
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year | 52968 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 52968 | Total |
Gross Receipts From Non UBI GrossReceiptsFromNonUBI
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year | 2274 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 2274 | Total |
Total509 Total509
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year | 71707 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 71707 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total509 | 71707 | PublicSupportTotal509 |
Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year | 80 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 80 | Total |
Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTI
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTI
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year | 80 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 80 | Total |
Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBI
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Other Income509 OtherIncome509
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year | 71787 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 71787 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Percentage509 | 0.99890 | PublicSupportPercentage509 |
| Investment Income Percentage | 0.00110 | InvestmentIncomePercentage |
| Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY509 | X | ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY509 |
Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB
Contributor Info ContributorInfo
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Contributor Number | RESTRICTED | ContributorNumber |
Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | RESTRICTED | BusinessNameLine1 |
Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine1 |
| Address Line2 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine2 |
| City | RESTRICTED | City |
| State | RESTRICTED | State |
| ZIP Code | RESTRICTED | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Aggregate Contributions | RESTRICTED | AggregateContributions |
Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Special Fundraising Events | X | SpecialFundraisingEvents |
| Agreement Ref Fundraising | true | AgreementRefFundraising |
Events Information EventsInformation
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Of Event1 | Fundraising | NameOfEvent1 |
| Gross Receipts Event1 | 15487 | GrossReceiptsEvent1 |
| Gross Revenue Event1 | 15487 | GrossRevenueEvent1 |
| Food And Beverage Event1 | 5860 | FoodAndBeverageEvent1 |
| Other Direct Expenses Event1 | 2462 | OtherDirectExpensesEvent1 |
| Gross Receipts Total | 15487 | GrossReceiptsTotal |
| Gross Revenue Total Events | 15487 | GrossRevenueTotalEvents |
| Food And Beverage Total Events | 5860 | FoodAndBeverageTotalEvents |
| Other Direct Expenses Total Events | 2462 | OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents |
| Direct Expense Summary Events | 8322 | DirectExpenseSummaryEvents |
| Net Income Summary | 7165 | NetIncomeSummary |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
General Explanation GeneralExplanation
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Explanation | Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8, Other Revenue Bar Revenue 241 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8, Other Revenue Parking Lot Rental 2,400 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8, Other Revenue Hall Rental 34,840 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8, Other Revenue Miscellaneous Income 2,274 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10, Grants Paid Activity WI Scholarship, Grantee William Burr, Cash Grant 500, Relationship Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10, Grants Paid Activity Boys State, Grantee Boys State, Cash Grant 200, Relationship Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses Travel 910 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses Meals and entertainment 620 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses Fundraising 2,010 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses Supplies 1,847 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses Dues Subs 3,679 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses Advertising 3,000 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses ISP Services 1,896 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses Equipment Expense 4,878 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses Insurance Expense 4,918 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses Office Expense 722 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses Permits and Licenses 740 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses Waste Removeal 2,935 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses Misc Expense 7,229 | Explanation |