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GILBERT C GRAFTON POST NUMBER TWO THE AMERICAN LEGION

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $202K · expenses $42K · assets $983K

EIN
45-0103470
Address
1801 23RD AVE NORTH, FARGO, ND 58102-1052
Website
http://americanlegionpost2.net
NTEE code
W30
Subsection
501(c)(19)
Ruling year
2024
Cross-check
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Mission

TO SUPPORT THE FOUR PILLARS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION - VETERANS & FAMILIES, CHILDREN & YOUTH, AMERICANISM & PATRIOTISM, NATIONAL SECURITY & DEFENSE

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 10 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

10 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Mike Koshney COMMANDER2021-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Bob Ruud 1ST VICE COMM.2023-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Bill Owens FINANCE OFFICER2023-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Cheryl Hoise 2ND VICE COMM.2023-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Virginia Kraushaar ADJUTANT2021-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Dave Johnston (former) COMMANDER2021-2022 10 $0 reported 1
Michel Olson-Grindahl (former) 1ST VICE COMM.2021-2022 5 $0 reported 1
Christopher Hanson (former) FINANCE OFFICER2021-2022 5 $0 reported 1
James Torkildson (former) SGT AT ARMS2021-2022 5 $0 reported 1
Doug Sharbono (former) ASST SGT AT ARMS2021-2022 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MIKE KOSHNEY COMMANDER10 $0$0$0 $01
BOB RUUD 1ST VICE COMM.5 $0$0$0 $01
BILL OWENS FINANCE OFFICER5 $0$0$0 $01
CHERYL HOISE 2ND VICE COMM.5 $0$0$0 $01
VIRGINIA KRAUSHAAR ADJUTANT10 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MIKE KOSHNEY COMMANDER10 $0$0$0 $01
BOB RUUD 1ST VICE COMM.5 $0$0$0 $01
BILL OWENS FINANCE OFFICER5 $0$0$0 $01
CHERYL HOISE 2ND VICE COMM.5 $0$0$0 $01
VIRGINIA KRAUSHAAR ADJUTANT10 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVE JOHNSTON COMMANDER10 $0$0$0 $01
MICHEL OLSON-GRINDAHL 1ST VICE COMM.5 $0$0$0 $01
CHRISTOPHER HANSON FINANCE OFFICER5 $0$0$0 $01
MIKE KOSHNEY 2ND VICE COMM.5 $0$0$0 $01
VIRGINIA KRAUSHAAR ADJUTANT10 $0$0$0 $01
JAMES TORKILDSON SGT AT ARMS5 $0$0$0 $01
DOUG SHARBONO ASST SGT AT ARMS5 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVE JOHNSTON COMMANDER10 $0$0$0 $01
MICHEL OLSON-GRINDAHL 1ST VICE COMM.5 $0$0$0 $01
CHRISTOPHER HANSON FINANCE OFFICER5 $0$0$0 $01
MIKE KOSHNEY 2ND VICE COMM.5 $0$0$0 $01
VIRGINIA KRAUSHAAR ADJUTANT10 $0$0$0 $01
JAMES TORKILDSON SGT AT ARMS5 $0$0$0 $01
DOUG SHARBONO ASST SGT AT ARMS5 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$201,594$42,304 $983,127$983,127 $23,652$0 -010
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$84,828$32,297 $810,304$810,304 $18,331$0 -010
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$40,392$35,047 $757,773$757,773 $19,849$0 -010
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$60,121$38,851 $752,426$752,426 $23,011$0 -010

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $74,820 in all, tax years 2020 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
FARGO-MOORHEAD AREA FOUNDATION CORPORATION DAF sponsor Exact 2020-2024 5$74,820 2024$13,480
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $42,304 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,987 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Benefits paid to members $11,286$11,286-- 26.7%
Fees: investment management $10,110$0$10,110$0 23.9%
Insurance $5,854$0$5,854$0 13.8%
Occupancy $5,233$0$5,233$0 12.4%
Other (as described)UNIFORMS $3,138$3,138$0$0 7.4%
Grants to US organizations and governments $1,987$1,987-- 4.7%
Office expenses $1,884$0$1,884$0 4.5%
Other (as described)UTILITIES & TELEPHONE $1,427$0$1,427$0 3.4%
Fees: accounting $750$0$750$0 1.8%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $430$430$0$0 1.0%
All other expenses $200$0$200$0 0.5%
Other (as described)BANK FEES $5$0$5$0 0.0%
Total$42,304100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $32,297 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,241 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
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Occupancy $4,738$0$4,738$0 14.7%
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Other (as described)ROTC SWORDS $654$654$0$0 2.0%
Other (as described)PENALTIES $600$0$600$0 1.9%
Other (as described)BIKE SHOP EXPENSES $500$500$0$0 1.5%
Total$32,297100%

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LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Benefits paid to members $11,360$11,360-- 32.4%
Fees: investment management $8,391$0$8,391$0 23.9%
Occupancy $5,574$0$5,574$0 15.9%
Fees: accounting $4,660$0$4,660$0 13.3%
Grants to US organizations and governments $3,904$3,904-- 11.1%
Other (as described)UTILITIES & TELEPHONE $1,363$0$1,363$0 3.9%
Office expenses $692$0$692$0 2.0%
Travel $70$0$70$0 0.2%
Other (as described)BANK SERVICE CHARGES $40$0$40$0 0.1%
Insurance -$1,007$0-$1,007$0 -2.9%
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2021 · Form 990 · $38,851 spent · pay $0 · grants $3,672 · events $0
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