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AMERICAN SOCIETY OF THE ITALIAN LEGIONS OF MERIT INC: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF THE ITALIAN LEGIONS OF MERIT INC (EIN 13-6201420)
Tax period
2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed
2012-11-15
IRS object ID
201243249349300414
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)
Timestamp2012-11-15T11:28:14-06:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2011-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN135381590EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BDO USA LLPBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1100 PARK AVENUE 9TH FLOORAddressLine1
CityNEW YORKCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code10017ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2011-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN136201420EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AMERICAN SOCIETY OF THE ITALIAN LEGIONSBusinessNameLine1
Business Name Line2OF MERIT INCBusinessNameLine2
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlAMERNameControl
Phone2128858000Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1C/O BDO USA LLP - 100 PARK AVE 9THAddressLine1
Address Line2FLOORAddressLine2
CityNEW YORKCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code10017ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameSALVATORE SALIBELLOName
TitleTREASURERTitle
Phone2123155000Phone
Date Signed2012-11-19DateSigned
Authorize Third Party1AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameI PETER DIMSUYUName
PTINP00321193PTIN
Phone2128858000Phone
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2011TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-24 21:20:13ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeXAddressChange
Name Of Principal Officer PersonDR LUCIO CAPUTONameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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StateNYState
ZIP Code10017ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliates
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State Legal DomicileNYStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionTO STRENGTHEN THE TIES OF FRIENDSHIP AND UNDERSTANDING THAT EXIST BETWEEN THE REPUBLIC OF ITALY AND THE UNITED STATES THROUGH BENEFICIARY AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND BY CONDUCT AND PARTICIPATION IN EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES.ActivityOrMissionDescription
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Significant Change0SignificantChange
Expense138050Expense
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Described In501 C31DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequired
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Credit Counseling0CreditCounseling
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School0School
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Premiums Paid0PremiumsPaid
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Minutes Of Governing Body1MinutesOfGoverningBody
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Local Chapters0LocalChapters
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Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEO
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Name Business NameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BDO USA LLPBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number2128858000TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1100 PARK AVENUE 9TH FLOORAddressLine1
CityNEW YORKCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code10017ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedXNoListedPersonsCompensated

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (4 entries)

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DR LUCIO CAPUTO
PRESIDENT20.00X000
LAWRENCE E AURIANA
SECRETARY0.00X000
SALVATORE SALIBELLO
TREASURER2.00X000
ROSEMARY GALLINA-SANTANGELO
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Formers Listed0FormersListed
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Membership Dues40555MembershipDues
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Total Contributions99330TotalContributions

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column228TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion$228ExclusionAmount
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Income Fundraising Events44599GrossIncomeFundraisingEvents
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Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

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Total Revenue Column160TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion$160ExclusionAmount

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column99718TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income0RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue0UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
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Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

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Total5000Total
Program Services5000ProgramServices

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

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Total29852Total
Program Services29852ProgramServices

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

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Total3256Total
Program Services3256ProgramServices

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

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Program Services2061ProgramServices

Information Technology InformationTechnology

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Total2218Total
Program Services2218ProgramServices

Travel Travel

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Total65978Total
Program Services65978ProgramServices

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

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POSTAGE AND DELIVERY38463846
ADMINISTRATIVE FEES26362636

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General59ManagementAndGeneral

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

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BOY141538BOY
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Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY141728BOY
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Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

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BOY25883BOY

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BOY56248BOY
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BOY7936BOY
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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Do Not Follow SFAS117XDoNotFollowSFAS117

Cap Stck Trst Prin Current Funds CapStckTrstPrinCurrentFunds

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY0BOY
EOY0EOY

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BOY0BOY
EOY0EOY

Retained Earnings Endowment Etc RetainedEarningsEndowmentEtc

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY244965BOY
EOY206574EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY309149BOY
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses-38391ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
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Method Of Accounting AccrualXMethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited0FSAudited
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2XPubliclySupportedOrg509a2

Gifts Grants Contrib Received509 GiftsGrantsContribReceived509

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years54675CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years47085CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year53449CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year99330CurrentTaxYear
Total303589Total

Gross Receipts From Admissions GrossReceiptsFromAdmissions

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years109916CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years130155CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
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Total472430Total

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years164591CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years177240CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year145377CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year143929CurrentTaxYear
Total776019Total

Amts Recd From Disqual Persons AmtsRecdFromDisqualPersons

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Total0Total

Amts From Subst Contributors AmtsFromSubstContributors

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Total0Total

Support From DQ Ps Etc SupportFromDQPsEtc

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Total0Total
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Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years2533CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years397CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year271CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year228CurrentTaxYear
Total8155Total

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years2533CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years397CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year271CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year228CurrentTaxYear
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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years177637CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
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Total784174Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Percentage5090.98960PublicSupportPercentage509
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Investment Income Percentage0.01040InvestmentIncomePercentage
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Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY509XThirtyThreePercntTestsCY509

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings0TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescriptionGRANTS PAYABLEDescription
Amount$13,000Amount
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts13000TotalOfAmounts

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1FUNDRAISING DINNERNameOfEvent1
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Charitable Contributions Event10CharitableContributionsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event144599GrossRevenueEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event144439OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
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Gross Revenue Total Events44599GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events44439OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events44439DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary160NetIncomeSummary

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained1RecordsMaintained

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierPROCEDURE FOR MONITORING GRANTS IN THE U.S.:Identifier
Return ReferencePART I, LINE 2:ReturnReference
ExplanationSCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION SELECTS QUALIFYING ORGANIZATIONS AND GENERALLY DISTRIBUTES NO MORE THAN $1,000 TO THEM. A LISTING OF ALL GRANTEES RECEIVING FUNDS IS RETAINED BY THE ORGANIZATION.Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (3 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11A COPY OF FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO AND REVIEWED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES BEFORE IT IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18THE ORGANIZATION'S BOOKS AND RECORDS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE BOOKS MAY BE EXAMINED AT THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE BY CONTACTING THE ORGANIZATION'S CHAIRMAN.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS MAY BE EXAMINED AT A SPECIFIC LOCATION, SUCH AS ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE, BY CONTACTING THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD.