AMERICAN LEGION: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
AMERICAN LEGION (EIN 72-6061753)
Tax period
2015-07-01 to 2016-06-30
Filed
2017-02-04
IRS object ID
201720359349300402
Schema version
2015v3.0
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)
Return2017-02-04T08:08:14-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Felix Guillot EA ABA ATABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13800 Prescott RoadAddressLine1Txt
CityAlexandriaCityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP71301ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN726061753EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AMERICAN LEGION POST 003BusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlAMERBusinessNameControlTxt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1P OBOX 7724AddressLine1Txt
CityPinevilleCityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP71360ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonHAROLD TEALPersonNm
Person TitleFINANCIAL OFFICPersonTitleTxt
Phone3184871887PhoneNum
Signature2017-01-31SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonFelix Guillot EA ABA ATAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00102853PTIN
Phone3184455564PhoneNum
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerARCHIE BOYETTEPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1P O BOX 7724AddressLine1Txt
CityAlexandriaCityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP71306ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$679,083GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Type Of Organization AssocYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationAssocInd
Formation1921FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateLALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionThe American Legion is a chartered non-profit service organization committed to a better America and excellent treatment of veterians.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent385VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee1TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers20TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$2,211PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$22PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,528CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$156,309PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$187,907CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$158,542PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$191,553CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$8,722PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$16,482PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$15,998CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$98,871PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$131,427CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$124,075PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$147,425CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$34,467PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$44,128CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$393,444TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$92,874ExpenseAmt
Revenue$189,435RevenueAmt
DescThe American Legion is a chartered non-profit service organization committed to a better America and excellent treatment of veterans.Desc
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Schedule B RequiredfalseScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
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 LiabilitiesfalseReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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
Business Rln With Org MemfalseBusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam MemfalseBusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer EntfalseBusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContrifalseDeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art ContributionfalseDeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate OperationsfalseTerminateOperationsInd
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityfalseRelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted PrtshpfalseActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (true)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document1IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G1IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld CompliancefalseBackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee1EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (true)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsfalseQuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed OffalseForm8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form8899 FiledindfalseForm8899Filedind
Form1098 C FiledfalseForm1098CFiledInd
DAF Excess Business HoldingsfalseDAFExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable DistributionsfalseTaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To DonorfalseDistributionToDonorInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member385IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 BodyYes (true)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyfalseConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower PolicyfalseWhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyfalseDocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOfalseCompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldLAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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PersonHAROLD TEALPersonNm
Phone3184871887PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1167 PIRATES COVEAddressLine1Txt
CityBoyceCityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

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PersonARCHIE BOYETTEPersonNm
TitleCOMMANDERTitleTxt
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Exclusion$1,528ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

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Real$53,055RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Real$53,055RealAmt

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Total Revenue Column$53,055TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$53,055ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income$622,382GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses$487,530GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

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Exclusion$134,852ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Exclusion$189,435ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

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Total$1,188TotalAmt
Management And General$1,188ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,650TotalAmt
Management And General$1,650ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,545TotalAmt
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Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,788TotalAmt
Management And General$1,788ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,223TotalAmt
Management And General$29,223ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

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TAX AND LICENSE$1,347$1,347
COMMUNITY$40,415$40,415

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$52,459TotalAmt
Program Services$52,459ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$147,425TotalAmt
Program Services$92,874ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$54,551ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$198,855BOYAmt
EOY$161,261EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$71,567BOYAmt
EOY$44,982EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$394,913LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
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Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$105,281EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$81,920EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$270,422BOYAmt
EOY$393,444EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$270,422BOYAmt
EOY$393,444EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$270,422BOYAmt
EOY$393,444EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$270,422BOYAmt
EOY$393,444EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$44,128ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$78,894PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$394,913InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$289,632DepreciationAmt
Book Value$105,281BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$105,281TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Gaming Information GamingInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Revenue Bingo$211,694GrossRevenueBingoAmt
Cash Prizes Bingo$161,327CashPrizesBingoAmt
Other Direct Expenses Bingo$27,843OtherDirectExpensesBingoAmt
Volunteer Labor BingoYes (true)VolunteerLaborBingoInd
Volunteer Labor Bingo1.00000VolunteerLaborBingoPct
Gross Revenue Pull Tabs$410,688GrossRevenuePullTabsAmt
Cash Prizes Pull Tabs$298,360CashPrizesPullTabsAmt
Volunteer Labor Pull TabsYes (true)VolunteerLaborPullTabsInd
Volunteer Labor Pull Tabs1.00000VolunteerLaborPullTabsPct
Gross Revenue Total Gaming$622,382GrossRevenueTotalGamingAmt
Cash Prizes Total Gaming$459,687CashPrizesTotalGamingAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Gaming$27,843OthDirectExpnssTotalGamingAmt
Direct Expense Summary Gaming$487,530DirectExpenseSummaryGamingAmt
Net Gaming Income Summary$134,852NetGamingIncomeSummaryAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
States Where Gaming ConductedLAStatesWhereGamingConductedCd
LicensedYes (true)LicensedInd
License Suspended EtcfalseLicenseSuspendedEtcInd
Gaming With NonmembersYes (true)GamingWithNonmembersInd
Gaming Own Facility1.000GamingOwnFacilityPct
Individual With BooksHAROLD TEALIndividualWithBooksNm

Persons With Books US Address PersonsWithBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1167 PIRATES COVEAddressLine1Txt
CityAlexandriaCityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP71306ZIPCd
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 governing body review Part VI line 11Form were provided
Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19The 990 is available for inspection by members upon request as is the public.
List of other expenses Part IX line 24eDONATIONS AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO VARIOUS CHARITABLE ORGRANIZATION IN THE CENTRAL LOUISIANA AREA.

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