What is the EIN of AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY?

The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY is 38-0297690.

Is AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(19) since 1946.

When is the next return of AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.

Who is the principal officer of AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names SHANNON WERNER.

Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 37 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $63,619 (SHANNON WERNER, SEC/TREAS,EXEC. DIR.).

How much revenue does AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY have?

On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $614,500, expenses of $645,617 and total assets of $1,281,673 at year end.

Nonprofit · EIN 38-0297690

AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY

Also known as 122 DEPT OF MICHIGAN

Tax-exempt · LANSING, MI 48915

Financials

Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end

Financials of AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY by year, from its e-filed returns
Year ended	Form	Revenue	Expenses	Net income	Total assets	Liabilities	Net assets
June 30, 2025	990	$614,500	$645,617	-$31,117	$1,281,673	$206,721	$1,074,952
June 30, 2024	990	$557,752	$423,244	$134,508	$1,167,734	$162,436	$1,005,298
June 30, 2023	990	$552,425	$376,214	$176,211	$1,046,857	$147,764	$899,093
June 30, 2022	990 (amended)	$456,566	$320,725	$135,841	$870,160	$147,278	$722,882

Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants: $145,198
Program service revenue: $473,199
Investment income: $0
Net income from gaming: $6,792
Net income from sales of inventory: -$12,819
Other revenue: -$3,897

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid: $136,996
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees: $72,186
Other salaries and wages: $77,354
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total): $161,663
Professional fundraising fees: $0
Accounting fees: $21,596
Travel: $19,248
Depreciation: $1,421

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year: $1,167,734
Total assets, end of year: $1,281,673
Total liabilities, end of year: $206,721
Net assets, end of year: $1,074,952
Land, buildings and equipment: $73
Net assets without donor restrictions: $744,699
Net assets with donor restrictions: $330,253
Gross receipts: $663,929
Employees: 4
Volunteers: 20,000
Year formed: 1948
State of legal domicile: MI

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

Name	Title	Hours / week	Compensation	Other / benefits
SHANNON WERNER	SEC/TREAS,EXEC. DIR. Trustee or director, Officer	70	$63,619	$1,314
KIM CHAMPION	NAT'L EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Trustee or director, Officer	40	$5,173	$0
KAREN KURZYNOWSKI	2ND DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	30	$0	$0
PENNY WRIGHT	3RD DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	20	$0	$0
KATHIE HARTMAN-GLEASON	4TH DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	30	$0	$0
PENNY OVERHOLT	5TH DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	40	$0	$0
PAT LOZANO	6TH DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	40	$0	$0
PAM WAGNER	7TH DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	40	$0	$0
MARCY JORAE	8TH DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	40	$0	$0
LINDA GAMACHE-CHICK	9TH DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	50	$0	$0
CHARLY MATHEWS	10TH DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	30	$0	$0
BONNIE TAYLOR	UPAA DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	20	$0	$0
PAM GLOBKE	16TH DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	15	$0	$0
SHYLYNN JONES	18TH DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	40	$0	$0
CAROL RENIS	19TH DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	20	$0	$0

22 more people on this return

Name	Title	Hours / week	Compensation
ELLEN JACKSON	PARLIAMENTARIAN Trustee or director, Officer	40	$0
DAWN GILBERT	HISTORIAN Trustee or director, Officer	10	$0
CHRISTINE MERLINGTON	CHAPLAIN Trustee or director, Officer	50	$0
ANITA MENNEL	SECOND VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer	30	$0
DAWN GRAMZA	FIRST VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer	50	$0
JULIE BECKER	PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer	30	$0
BETTY J CLINE	PAST DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	20	$0
JACKLYN SKINNER	PAST DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	20	$0
PRISCILLA KELSEY	PAST DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	20	$0
PATRICIA LAINE	PAST DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	20	$0
RUTH GOTT	PAST DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	20	$0
DEBORAH MESKILL	PAST DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	20	$0
SUZANNE KNAPP	PAST DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	20	$0
JUDY LYNCH	PAST DEPARTMENT PRESIDENTPAST DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	20	$0
CARRIE BOWERMAN	PAST DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	20	$0
MARY ANNE YUNCKER	PAST DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	20	$0
NANCY KNOX	PAST DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	20	$0
SUE VERILLE	PAST DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	20	$0
DEANNA CORTRIGHT	PAST DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	20	$0
GEORGIA DOWNS	PAST DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	20	$0
MARY DUBAY	PAST DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	20	$0
DEBORAH WILLIAMSON	PAST DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	20	$0

990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 22 people

Name	Title	Hours / week	Compensation	Other / benefits
SHANNON WERNER	SEC/TREAS,EXEC. DIR. Officer	70	$57,218	$1,177
KIM CHAMPION	PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer	30	$4,800	$0
DEBBIE ABRAHAM	1ST DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	30	$0	$0
KAREN KURZYNOWSKI	2ND DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	30	$0	$0
PENNY WRIGHT	3RD DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	20	$0	$0
KATHIE HARTMAN-GLEASON	4TH DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	30	$0	$0
LINDA WALTHORN	5TH DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	40	$0	$0
SUE HILGRIS	6TH DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	40	$0	$0
PAM WAGNER	7TH DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	40	$0	$0
MARCY JORAE	8TH DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	40	$0	$0
DAWN GILBERT	9TH DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	50	$0	$0
CHARLY MATHEWS	10TH DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	30	$0	$0
BONNIE TAYLOR	UPAA DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	20	$0	$0
PAM GLOBKE	16TH DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	15	$0	$0
ELLEN JACKSON	18TH DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	40	$0	$0
CAROL RENIS	19TH DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	20	$0	$0
MARCY JORAE	NAT'L EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Trustee or director, Officer	40	$0	$0
ELLEN JACKSON	PARLIAMENTARIAN Trustee or director, Officer	40	$0	$0
CHRISTINE MERLINGTON	HISTORIAN Trustee or director, Officer	10	$0	$0
ANITA MENNEL	CHAPLAIN Trustee or director, Officer	50	$0	$0
DAWN GRAMZA	SECOND VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer	30	$0	$0
JULIE BECKER	FIRST VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer	50	$0	$0

990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 23 people

Name	Title	Hours / week	Compensation	Other / benefits
BRANDY NELSON	SEC/TREAS.,EXEC. DIR. (ENDED 7/22) Officer	40	$29,192	$110
SHANNON WERNER	SEC/TREAS,EXEC. DIR. (STARTED 10/22) Officer	40	$8,288	$559
MARY DUBAY	NAT'L EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Trustee or director, Officer	4	$3,383	$0
MARCY JORAE	PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer	4	$1,444	$0
JULIE BECKER	SECOND VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer	4	$1,360	$0
DAWN GRAMZA	CHAPLAIN Trustee or director, Officer	4	$1,018	$0
ALICIA MINSTER	7TH DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	2	$961	$0
KIM CHAMPION	FIRST VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer	4	$925	$0
DARLENE JONES	18TH DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	2	$922	$0
DEBBIE ABRAHAM	1ST DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	2	$921	$0
ANITA GRECA	2ND DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	2	$814	$0
PENNY WRIGHT	3RD DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	2	$732	$0
KATHIE HARTMAN-GLEASON	4TH DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	2	$0	$0
BONNIE SCHUITEMA	5TH DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	2	$0	$0
SUE HILGRIS	6TH DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	2	$0	$0
DOROTHY SHANKS	8TH DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	2	$0	$0
HELEN WISNIEWSKI	9TH DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	2	$0	$0
DIANA MELLA	10TH DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	2	$0	$0
BARBARA LARSON	UPAA DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	2	$0	$0
DOREEN MCMAHON	16TH DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	2	$0	$0
CAROL RENIS	19TH DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	2	$0	$0
CHRIS ROBBINS	PARLIAMENTARIAN Trustee or director, Officer	4	$0	$0
ANITA MENNEL	HISTORIAN Trustee or director, Officer	4	$0	$0

990 for the year ended June 30, 2022: 22 people

Name	Title	Hours / week	Compensation	Other / benefits
BRANDY NELSON	SECRETARY/TREASURER, EXECUTIVE DIR. Officer	40	$47,400	$948
GEORGIA DOWNS	NAT'L EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Trustee or director, Officer	4	$4,500	$0
MARY DUBAY	PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer	4	$3,000	$0
ELI MARTIN	1ST DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	2	$0	$0
ANITA GRECA	2ND DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	2	$0	$0
PENNY WRIGHT	3RD DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	2	$0	$0
KATHIE HARTMAN-GLEASON	4TH DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	2	$0	$0
CANDIE CHASE	5TH DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	2	$0	$0
SUE HILGRIS	6TH DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	2	$0	$0
ALICIA MINSTER	7TH DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	2	$0	$0
DAWN BURTON	8TH DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	2	$0	$0
HELEN WISNIEWSKI	9TH DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	2	$0	$0
DIANA MELLA	10TH DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	2	$0	$0
KATHLEEN STAMS	UPAA DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	2	$0	$0
DOREEN MCMAHON	16TH DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	2	$0	$0
DARLENE JONES	18TH DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	2	$0	$0
CAROL RENIS	19TH DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director	2	$0	$0
SUE VERVILLE	PARLIAMENTARIAN Trustee or director, Officer	4	$0	$0
DAWN GRAMZA	HISTORIAN Trustee or director, Officer	4	$0	$0
JULIE BECKER	CHAPLAIN Trustee or director, Officer	4	$0	$0
KIM CHAMPION	SECOND VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer	4	$0	$0
MARCY JORAE	FIRST VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer	4	$0	$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file): 212 N VERLINDEN AVE STE B, LANSING, MI 48915-1200
Principal officer (990 for 2024): SHANNON WERNER, 212 NORTH VERLINDEN AVENUE B, LANSING, MI 48915
Signed the 990: SHANNON WERNER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone: (517) 267-8809
Website: WWW.MICHALAUX.ORG
Return prepared by: MANER COSTERISAN PC

Mission

TO SUPPORT THE AMERICAN LEGION AND HONOR THE SACRIFICE OF THOSE WHO SERVE BY ENHANCING THE LIVES OF VETERANS, MILITARY AND THEIR FAMILIES, BOTH AT HOME AND ABROAD. WE ADVOCATE FOR VETERANS, EDUCATE OUR CITIZENS, MENTOR YOUTH, AND PROMOTE PATRIOTISM, PEACE AND SECURITY.
990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

MEMBER SERVICES - INCLUDING DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATION, FALL CONFERENCE, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES. APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MEMBERS BENEFITTED FROM THIS SERVICE.
VETERANS' AFFAIRS - HOSPITAL AND REHABILITATION ACTIVITIES. APPROXIMATELY 5,000 INDIVIDUALS BENEFITTED FROM THIS SERVICE.
PUBLICATION OF AUXILIARY MAGAZINE. APPROXIMATELY 25,000 MEMBERS BENEFITTED FROM THIS SERVICE.
EDUCATION AND SCHOLARSHIPS - 24 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS.

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax year	Year ended	Due	IRS public records
2025	June 30, 2026	November 16, 2026	Not due yet
2024	June 30, 2025	November 17, 2025	990 on file
2023	June 30, 2024	November 15, 2024	990 on file

IRS record

EIN: 38-0297690
Tax-exempt status: 501(c)(19): Veterans' organization
Exempt since: 1946
Accounting year ends: June
Files: Form 990 or 990-EZ
Group exemption: 0964: AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY
Assets (IRS master file): $1,281,673
Income (IRS master file): $663,929

Filing history

Form	Year ended	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Return
990	June 2025	$614,500	$645,617	$1,281,673	IRS
990	June 2024	$557,752	$423,244	$1,167,734	IRS
990	June 2023	$552,425	$376,214	$1,046,857	XML
990	June 2022	$456,566	$320,725	$870,160	XML
990	June 2021	–	–	–	IRS
990	June 2020	–	–	–	IRS
990	June 2018	–	–	–	IRS
990	June 2017	–	–	–	IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 38-0297690).

Questions about AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY

What is the EIN of AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY?: The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY is 38-0297690.
Is AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY tax-exempt?: Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(19) since 1946.
Which annual return does AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY file?: Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY due?: The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY last file with the IRS?: The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY?: The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names SHANNON WERNER.
Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY?: The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 37 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $63,619 (SHANNON WERNER, SEC/TREAS,EXEC. DIR.).
How much revenue does AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY have?: On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $614,500, expenses of $645,617 and total assets of $1,281,673 at year end.

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