Nonprofit · EIN 38-6148135
AMERICAN LEGION
Also known as 305 CALEDONIA MEMORIAL
Tax-exempt · CALEDONIA, MI 49316
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $339,531 | $387,864 | -$48,333 | $231,367 | -$731 | $232,098 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $335,267 | $386,409 | -$51,142 | $280,694 | $263 | $280,431 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $274,310 | $314,524 | -$40,214 | $327,238 | $0 | $327,238 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $26,268
- Program service revenue
- $11,135
- Investment income
- $6
- Net rental income
- $12,905
- Net income from fundraising events
- $10,894
- Net income from gaming
- $65,999
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $205,532
- Other revenue
- $302,122
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $187,860
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $203,639
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $4,580
- Occupancy
- $67,641
- Depreciation
- $15,481
- Program services (functional)
- $302,907
- Management and general (functional)
- $84,957
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $280,694
- Total assets, end of year
- $231,367
- Total liabilities, end of year
- -$731
- Net assets, end of year
- $232,098
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $189,102
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $232,098
- Gross receipts
- $925,532
- Employees
- 13
- 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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOM BASARABSKI | JUDGE ADVOCA Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DARLENE CRAVEN | AUX PRESIDEN Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAN ERSKINE | MEMBER AT LA Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TOMMY HYDE | LOUNGE MANAG Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TODD JOUSMA | SR VICE COMM Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RICK LAMEYER | SAL COMMANDE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GARY MARZEAN | MEMBER AT LA Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GARY TIMMERMANS | CHAPLAIN Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAN TERRELL | MEMBER AT LA Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WILLIAM WHITE | HISTORIAN Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARK WINTERBURN | MEMBER AT LA Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LARRY WALDRON | FORMER COMMA Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DANIEL YABLONSKI | SERVICE OFFI Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SCOTT BALDWIN | ADJUTANT Officer | 2 | $0 |
| WILLIAM VAN PORT FLEET | FINANCE OFFI Officer | 2 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZACK MARSH | SEARGEANT AT Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JORDAN MILLER | JR. VICE COM Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BRIAN STAUFFER | COMMANDER Officer | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOM BASARABSKI | JUDGE ADVOCA Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DAN ERSKINE | MEMBER AT LA Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| TODD JOUSMA | SR VICE COMM Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| GARY MARZEAN | MEMBER AT LA Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| GARY TIMMERMANS | CHAPLAIN Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DAN TERRELL | MEMBER AT LA Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| WILLIAM WHITE | HISTORIAN Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MARK WINTERBURN | MEMBER AT LA Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DANIEL YABLONSKI | SERVICE OFFI Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SCOTT BALDWIN | ADJUTANT Officer | – | $0 |
| WILLIAM VAN PORT FLEET | FINANCE OFFI Officer | – | $0 |
| RONALD KNIPPING | JR VICE COMM Officer | – | $0 |
| ZACK MARSH | SEARGEANT AT Officer | – | $0 |
| JAMES MCCONNON | FORMER COMMA Officer | – | $0 |
| JORDAN MILLER | JR. VICE COM Officer | – | $0 |
| BRIAN STAUFFER | COMMANDER Officer | – | $0 |
| LARRY WALDRON | FORMER COMMA Officer | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GARY MARZEAN | MEMBER AT LA Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DAN ERSKINE | MEMBER AT LA Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MARK WINTERBURN | MEMBER AT LA Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DAN TERRELL | MEMBER AT LA Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| WILLIAM WHITE | HISTORIAN Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DANIEL YABLONSKI | SERVICE OFFI Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| TODD JOUSMA | SERGEANT AT Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| GARY TIMMERMANS | CHAPLAIN Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| TOM BASARABSKI | JUDGE ADVOCA Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| WILLIAM VAN PORT FLEET | FINANCE OFFI Officer | – | $0 |
| SCOTT BALDWIN | ADJUTANT Officer | – | $0 |
| RONALD KNIPPING | JR VICE COMM Officer | – | $0 |
| BRIAN STAUFFER | SR VICE COMM Officer | – | $0 |
| LARRY WALDRON | COMMANDER Officer | – | $0 |
| JAMES MCCONNON | FORMER COMMA Officer | – | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 9548 CHERRY VALLEY AVE SE, CALEDONIA, MI 49316-9564
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- BRIAN STAUFFER, 6866 GARDEN VALLEY RD SE, CALEDONIA, MI 49316
- Signed the 990
- WILLIAM VAN PORT FLEET, FINANCE OFFICER
- Phone
- (616) 891-1882
- Return prepared by
- H&S COMPANIES PC
Mission
TO PROVIDE SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR ITS MEMBERS. MEMBERSHIP IS LIMITED TO PERSONS WHO SERVED IN THE ARMED SERVICES OF THE US DURING A PERIOD OF WAR.
Program accomplishments
- PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO WAR VETERANS, ATTEND FUNERALS OF VETERANS AND PROVIDE FLOWERS, AND PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR VETERANS LIVING IN THE LOCAL VETERAN'S HOME AND/OR HOMELESS VETERANS.Expenses $30,686 · revenue $11,135
- PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO WAR VETERANS, ATTEND FUNERALS OF VETERANS AND PROVIDE FLOWERS, AND PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR VETERANS LIVING IN THE LOCAL VETERAN'S HOME AND/OR HOMELESS VETERANS.Expenses $272,221
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 38-6148135
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(19): Veterans' organization
- Exempt since
- 1946
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Group exemption
- 0925: AMERICAN LEGION
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $231,367
- Income (IRS master file)
- $925,532
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $339,531 | $387,864 | $231,367 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $335,267 | $386,409 | $280,694 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $274,310 | $314,524 | $327,238 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $323,596 | $279,311 | $366,774 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | 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 38-6148135).
Questions about AMERICAN LEGION
- What is the EIN of AMERICAN LEGION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN LEGION is 38-6148135.
- Is AMERICAN LEGION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(19) since 1946.
- Which annual return does AMERICAN LEGION 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 due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did AMERICAN LEGION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of AMERICAN LEGION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names BRIAN STAUFFER.
- Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN LEGION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 18 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does AMERICAN LEGION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $339,531, expenses of $387,864 and total assets of $231,367 at year end.
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