Nonprofit · EIN 41-0121903
AMERICAN LEGION
Also known as 26 DEPT OF MINNESOTA
Tax-exempt · ST PAUL, MN 55155
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,397,976 | $1,212,348 | $185,628 | $4,956,131 | $805,466 | $4,150,665 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,230,281 | $1,193,312 | $36,969 | $4,384,864 | $696,985 | $3,687,879 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,201,967 | $1,152,002 | $49,965 | $3,660,645 | $386,532 | $3,274,113 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $402,078
- of which government grants
- $239,076
- Program service revenue
- $727,579
- Investment income
- $171,628
- Royalties
- $48,659
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $85,200
- Other revenue
- $96,691
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $197,677
- Other salaries and wages
- $336,240
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $706,458
- Professional fundraising fees
- $59,125
- Accounting fees
- $13,392
- Travel
- $34,635
- Depreciation
- $6,912
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,384,864
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,956,131
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $805,466
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,150,665
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $9,986
- Publicly traded securities
- $3,807,318
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,993,129
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $157,536
- Gross receipts
- $1,653,960
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 37
- Year formed
- 1919
- State of legal domicile
- MN
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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL MAXA | DEPARTMENT ADJUTANT Officer | 45 | $84,363 | $21,226 |
| RACHAEL HILL | COMPTROLLER Officer | 40 | $62,147 | $18,200 |
| AL DAVIS | DEPARTMENT TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CARLA TAPPAINER | MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG COLBY | DEPT. JUDGE ADVOCATE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK MALONEY | DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES OLSON | DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE TAPPAINER | DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JON HAWORTH | DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNNE NOTTAGE | DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK GRITTNER | DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CARL WILSON | DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILIP BODLE | DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE NASALLE | DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTY JANIGO | DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
24 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARY HANSON | PAST DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TOM BEHRENDS | PAST DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROD REIFSTECK | PAST DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JENNIFER HAVLICK | PAST DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RICHARD WARD | PAST DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANTHONY KOOP | PAST DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JAN EKERT | PAST DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DANIEL SIATS | PAST DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ARLO RUDE | PAST DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MATTHEW BERENS | PAST DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CARL MOON | DEPT. COMMANDER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DON SKOW | VICE COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PAM KRILL | VICE COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOE JANSEN | VICE COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| VERONICA FERNLUND | VICE COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BILL GORDON | VICE COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BILL BARBKNECHT | NATL EXEC COMMITTEEMAN Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| PEGGY MOON | ALTERNATIVE NECMAN Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PAUL HASSING | PAST DEPT. COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAN LUDWIG | PAST. NATL COMMANDER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| KELLEY ADELSMAN | CHAPLAIN Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KAREN O'BAR | DEPT. HISTORIAN Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| BETTY JASS | SERGEANT-AT-ARMS Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JIM KELLOGG | NATIONAL VICE COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 39 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL MAXA | DEPARTMENT ADJUTANT Officer | 45 | $84,363 | $20,464 |
| RACHAEL HILL | COMPTROLLER Officer | 40 | $54,248 | $17,560 |
| MARK DVORAK | DEPARTMENT TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM GOEDE | TREASURER EMERITUS Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAM KRILL | MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG COLBY | DEPT. JUDGE ADVOCATE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK MALONEY | DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES OLSON | DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROD REIFSTECK | DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TERESA ASH | DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD WARD | DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTHONY KOOP | DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAN EKERT | DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER DUBEY | DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE NASALLE | DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW BERENS | DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY HANSON | PAST DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM BEHRENDS | PAST DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY RICHARDSON | PAST DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID DAHL | PAST DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDRU PETERS | PAST DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN O'BAR | PAST DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN WELANDER | PAST DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| D MARVIN HILL | PAST DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRY BURAAS | PAST DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL ORSON | PAST DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL HESSLING | DEPT. COMMANDER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES STONE | VICE COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| VICTOR GADES | VICE COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNNE NOTTAGE | VICE COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL EDWARDS | VICE COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL GORDON | VICE COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL BARBKNECHT | NATL EXEC COMMITTEEMAN Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| PEGGY MOON | ALTERNATIVE NECMAN Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER HAVLICK | PAST DEPT. COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN LUDWIG | PAST. NATL COMMANDER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DEAN KNUTSON | CHAPLAIN Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER ANDERSON | DEPT. HISTORIAN Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| BRAD PAGEL | SERGEANT-AT-ARMS Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 38 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL MAXA | CURRENT DEPARTMENT ADJUTAN Officer | 45 | $80,282 | $19,082 |
| RACHAEL HILL | CURRENT FINANCE LIAISON Officer | 40 | $55,256 | $16,244 |
| WILLIAM GOEDE | DEPARTMENT TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER HAVLICK | DEPT. COMMANDER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DUANE ANDERSON | VICE COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY OLSON | VICE COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL ORSON | VICE COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDY BASTYR | VICE COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN HILL | VICE COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN LUDWIG | PAST. NATL COMMANDER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM FERNLUND | PAST DEPT. COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL BARBKNECHT | NATL EXEC COMMITTEEMAN Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG COLBY | DEPT. JUDGE ADVOCATE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| TERESA ASH | DEPT. HISTORIAN Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| PEGGY MOON | ALTERNATIVE NECMAN Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY OTTO | CHAPLAIN Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA DVORAK | MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CARLA TAPPAINER | SERGEANT-AT-ARMS Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID DAHL | DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY RICHARDSON | DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN O'BAR | DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN WELANDER | DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY POCRNICH | DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNNE NOTTAGE | DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY HANSON | DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAM KRILL | DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRY BURAAS | DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM GORDON | DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ARLO RUDE | PAST DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| D MARVIN HILL | PAST DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID MANSON | PAST DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM LUCAS | PAST DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE JANSEN | PAST DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE PARRY | PAST DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT HART | PAST DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE FOSNESS | PAST DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM ALLEN | PAST DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WADE LARSON | PAST DISTRICT COMMANDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 20 W 12TH ST ROOM 300A, ST PAUL, MN 55155-2002
- In care of
- % RANDALL D TESDAHL
- Mailing address (990-N for 2025)
- 8301 Valley Creek Road, Woodbury MN 55125
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JANET LORENZO, 20 W 12TH ST 300A, ST PAUL, MN 55155
- Principal officer (990-N for 2025)
- Robert Dolan, 8301 Valley Creek Road, Woodbury MN 55125
- Signed the 990
- JANET LORENZO, DEPARTMENT ADJUTANT
- Phone
- (651) 291-1800
- Website
- WWW.MNLEGION.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
Mission
TO SUPPORT AMERICAN LEGION MEMBERS AND THEIR PROGRAMS IN MINNESOTA. THE AMERICAN LEGION WAS CHARTERED AND INCORPORATED BY CONGRESS IN 1919 AS A PATRIOTIC VETERANS ORGANIZATION DEVOTED TO MUTUAL HELPFULNESS. IT IS THE NATION'S LARGEST WARTIME VETERANS SERVICE ORGANIZATION, COMMITTED TO MENTORING YOUTH AND SPONSORSHIP OF WHOLESOME PROGRAMS IN OUR COMMUNITIES, ADVOCATING PATRIOTISM AND HONOR, PROMOTING STRONG NATIONAL SECURITY, AND CONTINUED DEVOTION TO OUR FELLOW SERVICE MEMBERS AND VETERANS.
Program accomplishments
- ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT AMERICAN LEGION MEMBERS AND PROGRAMS IN MINNESOTA.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less. Its accounting year ends in September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 15, 2027 | 990-N on file |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 16, 2026 | 990-N on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 17, 2025 | 990-N on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 41-0121903
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(19): Veterans' organization
- Exempt since
- 1946
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard)
- Group exemption
- 0925: AMERICAN LEGION
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-N for 2025 Officer: Robert Dolan | September 30, 2026 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990-N for 2024 Officer: Robert Dolan | September 30, 2025 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990 | September 2025 | $1,397,976 | $1,212,348 | $4,956,131 | XML |
| 990-N for 2023 Officer: Robert Dolan | September 30, 2024 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990 | September 2024 | $1,230,281 | $1,193,312 | $4,384,864 | IRS |
| 990-N for 2022 Officer: Robert Dolan | September 30, 2023 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990 | September 2023 | $1,201,967 | $1,152,002 | $3,660,645 | XML |
| 990-N for 2021 Officer: Robert Dolan | September 30, 2022 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990 | September 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2020 Officer: Robert Dolan | September 30, 2021 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2019 | September 30, 2020 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2012 Officer: Woodbury American Legion | September 30, 2013 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 41-0121903).
Questions about AMERICAN LEGION
- What is the EIN of AMERICAN LEGION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN LEGION is 41-0121903.
- 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-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less.
- When is the next return of AMERICAN LEGION due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending September 30, 2027) is due February 15, 2028. 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-N for 2025 for the year ended September 30, 2026.
- Who is the principal officer of AMERICAN LEGION?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names JANET LORENZO.
- Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN LEGION?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 39 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $84,363 (MICHAEL MAXA, DEPARTMENT ADJUTANT).
- How much revenue does AMERICAN LEGION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,397,976, expenses of $1,212,348 and total assets of $4,956,131 at year end.
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