AMERICAN LEGION: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
AMERICAN LEGION (EIN 14-1551083)
Tax period
2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed
2013-05-03
IRS object ID
201301239349300025
Schema version
2012v2.1
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)
Timestamp2013-05-03T09:22:33-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE MICHAEL J ZUMBOLO FIN MGT GRP LLCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1125 GUY PARK AVEAddressLine1
CityAMSTERDAMCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code120103233ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

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EIN141551083EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ROBERT LEE WALSH POST 337BusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlROBENameControl

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO BOX 305AddressLine1
CityBROADALBINCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code12025ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameDONALD GUENSEYName
TitleFINANCE OFFICERTitle
Date Signed2013-05-03DateSigned
Authorize Third PartytrueAuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameBARBARA CATENAName
Phone5188430791Phone
Date Prepared2013-05-01DatePrepared
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2012TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As DoingBusinessAs

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Business Name Line1AMERICAN LEGIONBusinessNameLine1
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Name Of Principal Officer PersonDAVID ANDERSONNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

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CityBROADALBINCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code12025ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliates
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Nbr Independent Voting Members0NbrIndependentVotingMembers
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Total Gross UBI0TotalGrossUBI
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Contributions Grants Current Year53621ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue CY0ProgramServiceRevenueCY
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Other Revenue Prior Year160652OtherRevenuePriorYear
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Total Revenue Prior Year180932TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year273369TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY0GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year13210BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear
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Salaries Etc Current Year75337SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY0TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
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Other Expenses Current Year123651OtherExpensesCurrentYear
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Total Expenses Current Year216985TotalExpensesCurrentYear
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Total Liabilities BOY9723TotalLiabilitiesBOY
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY652644NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChange
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DescriptionPROVIDE SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR MEMBERS.Description

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DescriptionSUPPORT OF LOCAL COMMUNITY ACTIVITES.Description

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Expense10400Expense
DescriptionPROVIDE SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR MEMBERS.Description
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Schedule B RequiredfalseScheduleBRequired
Political ActivitiesfalsePoliticalActivities
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised FundsfalseDonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasements
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArt
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTermOrPermanentEndowments
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Consolidated Audit Financial StmtfalseConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
SchoolfalseSchool
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOffice
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivities
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GamingtrueGaming
HospitalfalseHospital
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Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBonds
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Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidation
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Related EntityfalseRelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled EntityfalseRelatedOrgControlledEntity
Activities Conducted PartnershipfalseActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O RequiredfalseScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With10960NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included0NumberW2GIncluded
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Employment Tax Returns FiledtrueEmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
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Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible ContributionsfalseNonDeductibleContributions
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VIXInfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members415NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members0NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business RelationshipfalseFamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management DutiesfalseDelegationOfManagementDuties
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Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholders
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Minutes Of Governing BodytrueMinutesOfGoverningBody
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Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddress
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing BodyfalseForm990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest PolicyfalseConflictOfInterestPolicy
Whistleblower PolicyfalseWhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention PolicyfalseDocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEOfalseCompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVenture

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Name PersonDONALD GUERNSEYNamePerson
Telephone Number5188833531TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

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Address Line119 N MAIN STREETAddressLine1
CityBROADALBINCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code12025ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (2 entries)

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DONALD GUERNSEY
FINANCE OFFI10.00X1040000
MARIO CRISTALDI
COMMANDER1.00X000
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Investment Income InvestmentIncome

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Total Revenue Column151TotalRevenueColumn
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Gross Income Fundraising Events21133GrossIncomeFundraisingEvents
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Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

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Total Revenue Column10296TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion$10,296ExclusionAmount
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Income Gaming104135GrossIncomeGaming
Gaming Direct Expenses22521GamingDirectExpenses

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGaming

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Total Revenue Column81614TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion$81,614ExclusionAmount
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory179235GrossSalesOfInventory
Cost Of Goods Sold102687CostOfGoodsSold

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column76548TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion$76,548ExclusionAmount

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc (2 entries)

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INSURANCE CLAIM50000$50,000
ATM MACHINE FEES1139$1,139
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Total Other Revenue51139TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

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Total Revenue Column273369TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion$219,748ExclusionAmount

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembers

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Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

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Total10400Total
Program Services10400ProgramServices

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

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Total57667Total
Program Services57667ProgramServices

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

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Total7270Total
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Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

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Total1345Total
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Total4395Total
Program Services4395ProgramServices

Information Technology InformationTechnology

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Total628Total
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Occupancy Occupancy

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Total23530Total
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Travel Entrtnmnt Public Officials TravelEntrtnmntPublicOfficials

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Program Services4202ProgramServices

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

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Total4153Total
Program Services4153ProgramServices

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliates

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Total9443Total
Program Services9443ProgramServices

Insurance Insurance

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Total6672Total
Program Services6672ProgramServices

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

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REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE1940619406
SCHOLORSHIPS20002000
MISC761761

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

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Fundraising0Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

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BOY17339BOY
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Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

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BOY65143BOY
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Land Buildings Equipment Basis523501LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis

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Total Assets TotalAssets

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Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

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Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

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Follow SFAS117XFollowSFAS117

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EOY13506EOY

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BOY523501BOY
EOY523501EOY

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Reconcilation Revenue Expenses56384ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
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FS AuditedfalseFSAudited

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

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DescriptionPAYROLL LIABILITIESDescription
Amount$1,424Amount
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts1424TotalOfAmounts

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

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Other Direct Expenses Total Events10837OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
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Net Income Summary10296NetIncomeSummary

Gaming Information GamingInformation

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Other Direct Expenses Pull Tabs22521OtherDirectExpensesPullTabs
Volunteer Labor Pull TabsfalseVolunteerLaborPullTabs
Volunteer Labor Other GamingfalseVolunteerLaborOtherGaming
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Other Direct Expenses Total Gaming22521OtherDirectExpensesTotalGaming
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LicensedtrueLicensed
License Suspended EtcfalseLicenseSuspendedEtc
Gaming With NonmembersfalseGamingWithNonmembers
Member Of Other EntityfalseMemberOfOtherEntity
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Name Of Gaming Rec Keeper PersonDONALD GUERNSEYNameOfGamingRecKeeperPerson

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Address Line119 N MAIN STAddressLine1
CityBROADALBINCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code12025ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contract With3rd Party For Gam RevfalseContractWith3rdPartyForGamRev
Charitable Distrib RequiredfalseCharitableDistribRequired

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (3 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
ALL OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTIONFORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4DPROVIDE SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR MEMBERS.
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BCOPIES OF FORM 990 ARE PROVIDED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE BEFORE FILING.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATIONFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC

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