AMERICAN LEGION: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
AMERICAN LEGION (EIN 14-1551083)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-04-25
IRS object ID
201831159349300443
Schema version
2017v2.3
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-04-25T15:18:13-04:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE MICHAEL J ZUMBOLO FIN MGT GRP LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1125 GUY PARK AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityAMSTERDAMCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP120103233ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN141551083EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ROBERT LEE WALSH POST 337BusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlROBEBusinessNameControlTxt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 305AddressLine1Txt
CityBROADALBINCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP12025ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDONALD GUERNSEYPersonNm
Person TitleFINANCE OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Signature2018-04-25SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonBARBARA CATENAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01246922PTIN
Phone5188430791PhoneNum
Preparation2018-04-24PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AMERICAN LEGIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDENNIS HORTONPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1128 RIDGE RDAddressLine1Txt
CityAMSTERDAMCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP12010ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$869,864GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1950FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
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Voting Members Independent419VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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PY Investment Income$145PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$125CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$187,401PYOtherRevenueAmt
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PY Total Revenue$230,323PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$205,059CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$11,681PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$11,579CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
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CY Other Expenses$112,471CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$243,725PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$214,541CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$13,402PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$9,482CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$568,764TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$5,165TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,936TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$168,277ExpenseAmt
DescPROVIDE SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR MEMBERS.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$29,890ExpenseAmt
DescSUPPORT OF LOCAL COMMUNITY ACTIVITES.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$15,674ExpenseAmt
DescPROVIDE SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR MEMBERS.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Program Service Expenses$213,841TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredfalseScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (true)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecfalseReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstfalseReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (true)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnotefalseIncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtfalseIndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtfalseConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgfalseMoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesfalseFundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming ActivitiesYes (true)GamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
Loan OutstandingfalseLoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityfalseRelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted PrtshpfalseActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredfalseScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document9IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld CompliancefalseBackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee13EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (true)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member419IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnfalseFamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesfalseDelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsfalseChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersfalseElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovafalseDecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (true)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyfalseForm990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyfalseConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower PolicyfalseWhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyfalseDocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOfalseCompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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PersonDONALD GUERNSEYPersonNm
Phone5188833531PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line119 N MAIN STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBROADALBINCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP12025ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
DONALD GUERNSEY
FINANCE OFFIYes (X)$0$0$0
DENNIS HORTON
COMMANDERYes (X)$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Former Ofcr Employees ListedfalseFormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KfalseTotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Membership Dues$17,767MembershipDuesAmt
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Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$125TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$125ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

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Real$19,404RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

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Real$5,140RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Real$14,264RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Total Revenue Column$14,264TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$14,264ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$11,549FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
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Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$6,546TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$6,546ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income$660,716GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses$581,868GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$78,848TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$78,848ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$134,628GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$72,794CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$61,834TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$61,834ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

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DescATM MACHINE FEESDesc
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Exclusion$6,811ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$6,811OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$205,059TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$168,428ExclusionAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,579TotalAmt
Program Services$11,579ProgramServicesAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$82,842TotalAmt
Program Services$82,842ProgramServicesAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,649TotalAmt
Program Services$7,649ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$700TotalAmt
Management And General$700ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,926TotalAmt
Program Services$1,926ProgramServicesAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$853TotalAmt
Program Services$853ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23,381TotalAmt
Program Services$23,381ProgramServicesAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,515TotalAmt
Program Services$1,515ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,240TotalAmt
Program Services$2,240ProgramServicesAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,458TotalAmt
Program Services$14,458ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,821TotalAmt
Program Services$14,821ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,504TotalAmt
Program Services$9,504ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
CHARITY$27,890$27,890
SUPPLIES$4,749$4,749
PHONE$3,080$3,080
SUBSCRIPTIONS$2,991$2,991

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,363TotalAmt
Program Services$4,363ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$214,541TotalAmt
Program Services$213,841ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$700ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37,411BOYAmt
EOY$37,880EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$40,703BOYAmt
EOY$43,344EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$538,530LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$50,990LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$502,361BOYAmt
EOY$487,540EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$580,475BOYAmt
EOY$568,764EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,321BOYAmt
EOY$807EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,844BOYAmt
EOY$2,129EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,165BOYAmt
EOY$2,936EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$59,233BOYAmt
EOY$48,020EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,716BOYAmt
EOY$15,447EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$502,361BOYAmt
EOY$502,361EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$575,310BOYAmt
EOY$565,828EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$580,475BOYAmt
EOY$568,764EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$9,482ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$538,530OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$50,990DepreciationAmt
Book Value$487,540BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$487,540TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPAYROLL LIABILITIESDesc
Amt$2,129Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$2,129TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Gaming Information GamingInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteer Labor BingofalseVolunteerLaborBingoInd
Gross Revenue Pull Tabs$660,716GrossRevenuePullTabsAmt
Cash Prizes Pull Tabs$517,668CashPrizesPullTabsAmt
Other Direct Expenses Pull Tabs$64,200OtherDirectExpensesPullTabsAmt
Volunteer Labor Pull TabsfalseVolunteerLaborPullTabsInd
Volunteer Labor Other GamingfalseVolunteerLaborOtherGamingInd
Gross Revenue Total Gaming$660,716GrossRevenueTotalGamingAmt
Cash Prizes Total Gaming$517,668CashPrizesTotalGamingAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Gaming$64,200OthDirectExpnssTotalGamingAmt
Direct Expense Summary Gaming$581,868DirectExpenseSummaryGamingAmt
Net Gaming Income Summary$78,848NetGamingIncomeSummaryAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
States Where Gaming ConductedNYStatesWhereGamingConductedCd
LicensedYes (true)LicensedInd
License Suspended EtcfalseLicenseSuspendedEtcInd
Gaming With NonmembersfalseGamingWithNonmembersInd
Member Of Other EntityfalseMemberOfOtherEntityInd
Individual With BooksDONALD GUERNSEYIndividualWithBooksNm

Persons With Books US Address PersonsWithBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line119 N MAIN STAddressLine1Txt
CityBROADALBINCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP12025ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct With3rd Prty For Game RevfalseCntrctWith3rdPrtyForGameRevInd
Charitable Distribution RqrfalseCharitableDistributionRqrInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4DPROVIDE SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BCOPIES OF FORM 990 ARE PROVIDED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC

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