Nonprofit · EIN 41-0633395
AMERICAN LEGION
Also known as 0255 CARL SYDNEY HANSON POST MN
Tax-exempt · BRAINERD, MN 56401
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $763,197 | $533,340 | $229,857 | $880,067 | $61,654 | $818,413 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $649,947 | $560,528 | $89,419 | $665,581 | $77,025 | $588,556 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $482,688 | $495,652 | -$12,964 | $572,334 | $62,166 | $510,168 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,519
- Membership dues
- $3,519
- Program service revenue
- $705,555
- Investment income
- $12,768
- Net income from gaming
- $41,355
- Other revenue
- $41,355
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $15,426
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $66,547
- Other salaries and wages
- $82,894
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $188,377
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $11,521
- Occupancy
- $16,343
- Depreciation
- $11,855
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $665,581
- Total assets, end of year
- $880,067
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $61,654
- Net assets, end of year
- $818,413
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $94,301
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $818,413
- Gross unrelated business income
- $26,488
- Gross receipts
- $8,010,245
- Employees
- 24
- Volunteers
- 50
- 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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BILL LOWE | 2ND VICE COM Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $34,900 |
| LEROY AILTS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $27,550 |
| CHRISTINE CASPERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $4,097 |
| WAYNE HARTING | COMMANDER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DON GYLLING | 1ST VICE COM Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN PIETRUSZEWSKI | ADJUTANT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MIKE BELLOS | FINANCE OFFI Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BRIAN DUNHAM | CHAPLAIN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| GLEN ANHORN | SGT. AT ARMS Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| TOM GETTY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RORY PAPENFUSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DALE TOUGAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TOM SWANSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RICK WIERSGALLA | PAST COMMAND Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KATHY MARTY | FINANCE OFFI Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $27,616 |
| LEROY AILTS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $18,196 |
| CHRISTINE CASPERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $4,351 |
| RICK WIERSGALLA | COMMANDER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DON GYLLING | 2ND VICE COM Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MARK SKINNER | CHAPLAIN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| GLEN ANHORN | SGT. AT ARMS Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN PIETRUSZEWSKI | ADJUTANT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BRIAN DUNHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MIKE BELLOS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TOM GETTY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WAYNE HARTING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KEVIN STUNEK | PAST COMMAND Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KATHY MARTY | FINANCE OFFI Trustee or director | 2 | $29,460 |
| LEROY AILTS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $10,714 |
| CHRISTINE CASPERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $5,140 |
| RICK WIERSGALLA | COMMANDER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DEWAYNE COLLINS | 1ST VICE COM Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DON GYLLING | 2ND VICE COM Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MARK SKINNER | CHAPLAIN Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GLEN ANHORN | SGT. AT ARMS Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN PIETRUSZEWSKI | ADJUTANT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TOM SWANSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MIKE BELLOS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TOM GETTY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WAYNE HARTING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KEVIN STUNEK | PAST COMMAND Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 708 FRONT ST, BRAINERD, MN 56401-3628
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- WAYNE HARTING, 708 FRONT STREET, BRAINERD, MN 56401
- Signed the 990
- WAYNE HARTING, COMMANDER
- Phone
- (218) 829-2249
- Website
- WWW.BRAINERDLEGION255.ORG
- Return prepared by
- B JOHNSON & ASSOC LTD
Mission
SOCIAL GATHERING PLACE FOR SUPPORT OF VETERANS.
Program accomplishments
- TO PROVIDE A PLACE FOR VETERANS TO MEET AND DISCUSS VETERAN ISSUES AND ACTIVITIES AND OTHER WORTHWHILE COMMUNITY ENDEAVORS.
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
- 41-0633395
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(19): Veterans' organization
- Exempt since
- 1946
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Group exemption
- 0925: AMERICAN LEGION
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $880,067
- Income (IRS master file)
- $8,010,245
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $763,197 | $533,340 | $880,067 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $649,947 | $560,528 | $665,581 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $482,688 | $495,652 | $572,334 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $535,424 | $432,340 | $587,010 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 41-0633395).
Questions about AMERICAN LEGION
- What is the EIN of AMERICAN LEGION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN LEGION is 41-0633395.
- 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 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 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?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names WAYNE HARTING.
- Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN LEGION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 14 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $34,900 (BILL LOWE, 2ND VICE COM).
- How much revenue does AMERICAN LEGION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $763,197, expenses of $533,340 and total assets of $880,067 at year end.
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