AMERICAN LEGION: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization
AMERICAN LEGION (EIN 14-1551083)
Tax period
2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed
2012-05-08
IRS object ID
201201299349301365
Schema version
2011v1.2
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)
Timestamp2012-05-08T12:45:22-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2011-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

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 Date2011-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN141551083EIN

Name Name

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

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 305AddressLine1
CityBROADALBINCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code12025ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameDONALD GUENSEYName
TitleFINANCE OFFICERTitle
Date Signed2012-05-08DateSigned
Authorize Third PartytrueAuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameBARBARA CATENAName
Phone5188430791Phone
Date Prepared2012-05-08DatePrepared
Self EmployedXSelfEmployed
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2011TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-24 21:20:13ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As DoingBusinessAs

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Business Name Line1AMERICAN LEGIONBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer PersonDAVID ANDERSONNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line16084 SPRING RDAddressLine1
CityBROADALBINCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code12025ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts286022GrossReceipts
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliates
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State Legal DomicileNYStateLegalDomicile
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Nbr Independent Voting Members0NbrIndependentVotingMembers
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Total Gross UBI0TotalGrossUBI
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Program Service Revenue CY0ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year629InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year335InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year172127OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year160652OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year186656TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year180932TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY0GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year12588BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear
Benefits Paid To Members CY13210BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year87891SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year72191SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY0TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year0TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year78950OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year95683OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year179429TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year181084TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year7227RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY-152RevenuesLessExpensesCY
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Total Assets EOY605983TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY2161TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY9723TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY581291NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY596260NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChange
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Expense26201Expense
DescriptionSUPPORT OF LOCAL COMMUNITY ACTIVITES.Description

Activity Other ActivityOther

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Expense12141Expense
DescriptionPROVIDE SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR MEMBERS.Description
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Program Service Expense180236TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3falseDescribedIn501C3
Schedule B RequiredfalseScheduleBRequired
Political ActivitiesfalsePoliticalActivities
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised FundsfalseDonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasements
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArt
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg EquiptrueReportLandBldgEquip
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Report Prog Rel InvestfalseReportProgRelInvest
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssets
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Report Fin48 FootnotefalseReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial StmtfalseIndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial StmtfalseConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
SchoolfalseSchool
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOffice
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivities
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More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising ActivitiesfalseFundraisingActivities
GamingtrueGaming
HospitalfalseHospital
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizations
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBonds
Loan To Officer Or DQPfalseLoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPerson
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Deductible Non Cash ContributionsfalseDeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of ArtfalseDeductibleContributionsOfArt
TerminatedfalseTerminated
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidation
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntity
Related EntityfalseRelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled EntityfalseRelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related EntityfalseTransactionRelatedEntity
Activities Conducted PartnershipfalseActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O RequiredfalseScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With10960NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included0NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup WitholdingfalseComplianceWithBackupWitholding
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Employment Tax Returns FiledtrueEmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business IncomefalseUnrelatedBusinessIncome
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 Members430NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members0NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business RelationshipfalseFamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management DutiesfalseDelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing DocsfalseChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board MembersfalseElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To ApprovalfalseDecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing BodytrueMinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of CommitteestrueMinutesOfCommittees
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 OFFI10.00X1030000
MARIO CRISTALDI
COMMANDER1.00X000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org10300TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Formers ListedfalseFormersListed
Total Comp GT150 KfalseTotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other SourcesfalseCompensationFromOtherSources
All Other Contributions19945AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions19945TotalContributions

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column335TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion$335ExclusionAmount
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Income Gaming92422GrossIncomeGaming
Gaming Direct Expenses15790GamingDirectExpenses

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGaming

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column76632TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion$76,632ExclusionAmount
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory173320GrossSalesOfInventory
Cost Of Goods Sold89300CostOfGoodsSold

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss

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Total Revenue Column84020TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion$84,020ExclusionAmount

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column180932TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion$160,987ExclusionAmount

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembers

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total13210Total
Program Services13210ProgramServices

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

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Total65415Total
Program Services65415ProgramServices

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

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Total6776Total
Program Services6776ProgramServices

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

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Total848Total
Management And General848ManagementAndGeneral

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

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Total9345Total
Program Services9345ProgramServices

Occupancy Occupancy

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Total20393Total
Program Services20393ProgramServices

Travel Entrtnmnt Public Officials TravelEntrtnmntPublicOfficials

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Total475Total
Program Services475ProgramServices

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

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Total1475Total
Program Services1475ProgramServices

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliates

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Total1070Total
Program Services1070ProgramServices

Insurance Insurance

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Total9050Total
Program Services9050ProgramServices

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

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CHARITY2420124201
REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE1282312823
1131511315
SCHOLORSHIPS20002000

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Total2688Total
Program Services2688ProgramServices

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

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Total181084Total
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Fundraising0Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

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BOY14359BOY
EOY17339EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

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BOY60713BOY
EOY65143EOY
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Land Buildings Equipment Basis523501LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

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BOY508380BOY
EOY523501EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

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BOY583452BOY
EOY605983EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

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BOY2161BOY
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Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

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EOY1929EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

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BOY2161BOY
EOY9723EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Do Not Follow SFAS117XDoNotFollowSFAS117

Retained Earnings Endowment Etc RetainedEarningsEndowmentEtc

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BOY581291BOY
EOY596260EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

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EOY605983EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting AccrualXMethodOfAccountingAccrual
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FS AuditedfalseFSAudited

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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Disclosed For Charitable PurposesfalseDisclosedForCharitablePurposes
Written Policy MonitoringfalseWrittenPolicyMonitoring
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Solicited Assets For SalefalseSolicitedAssetsForSale
Agent Trustee EtcfalseAgentTrusteeEtc
Included On FSfalseIncludedOnFS
Endowments Held By Unrelated OrgsfalseEndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related OrgsfalseEndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs
Are Related Orgs Listed Schedule RfalseAreRelatedOrgsListedScheduleR

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

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DescriptionPAYROLL LIABILITIESDescription
Amount$1,929Amount
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts1929TotalOfAmounts

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Gaming Information GamingInformation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteer Labor BingofalseVolunteerLaborBingo
Gross Revenue Pull Tabs92422GrossRevenuePullTabs
Other Direct Expenses Pull Tabs15790OtherDirectExpensesPullTabs
Volunteer Labor Pull TabsfalseVolunteerLaborPullTabs
Volunteer Labor Other GamingfalseVolunteerLaborOtherGaming
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Other Direct Expenses Total Gaming15790OtherDirectExpensesTotalGaming
Direct Expense Summary Gaming15790DirectExpenseSummaryGaming
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
States Where Gaming ConductedNYStatesWhereGamingConducted
LicensedtrueLicensed
License Suspended EtcfalseLicenseSuspendedEtc
Gaming With NonmembersfalseGamingWithNonmembers
Member Of Other EntityfalseMemberOfOtherEntity
Name Of Gaming Rec Keeper PersonDONALD GUERNSEYNameOfGamingRecKeeperPerson

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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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