Nonprofit · EIN 56-0121150
AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY
Also known as 1981 HEADQUARTERS
Tax-exempt · RALEIGH, NC 27620
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $510,173 | $356,500 | $153,673 | $1,143,052 | $94,696 | $1,048,356 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $374,920 | $340,934 | $33,986 | $1,022,855 | $89,530 | $933,325 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $270,928 | $261,036 | $9,892 | $907,876 | $69,644 | $838,232 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $301,503
- Membership dues
- $123,969
- Program service revenue
- $66,813
- Investment income
- $141,857
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $86,910
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $49,731
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $53,893
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $4,800
- Depreciation
- $497
- Program services (functional)
- $311,239
- Management and general (functional)
- $23,426
- Fundraising (functional)
- $21,835
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,022,855
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,143,052
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $94,696
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,048,356
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $761
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,005,229
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $843,690
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $204,666
- Gross receipts
- $1,345,205
- Employees
- 1
- Year formed
- 1922
- State of legal domicile
- NC
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TONI REALE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BETH WHITAKER | VP & MEMBERS Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JOAN MASTER | DIVISION I P Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN DAVIS | DIVISION II Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LYNETTE CHRISTENSEN | DIVISION III Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMEILA CARTER-BENNETT | CHAPLAIN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDA QUINLAN | HISTORIAN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIE SMITH | NEC Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROL COLEMAN | SECRETARY /T Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BETSEY LEE HODGES | PARLIMENTARI Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHY LILLARD | SERGEANT AT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMELIA JORDAN | AST SERGEANT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUZANNE SMITH | DISTRICT PRE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KENESHA EVARD | DISTRICT PRE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| OTTINE MILLER | DISTRICT PRE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
47 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER WEILDEMAN | DISTRICT PRE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VICKIE JENKINS | DISTRICT PRE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARTHA CORRIHER | DISTRICT PRE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LYNN PERLEY | DISTRICT PRE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA WATTS | DISTRICT PRE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VIRGINIA DOWDY | DISTRICT PRE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REBECCA HIGGINS | DISTRICT PRE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY WRIGHT | DISTRICT PRE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN MORRIS JONES | DISTRICT PRE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOAN HICKS | AMERICANISM Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN CAMPBELL | AEF CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAREN BUTLER | CHILDREN & Y Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROLYN DONNELLY | COMM SERVICE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BETSEY LEE HODGES | CONSTITUTION Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATSY LEDFORD | EDUCATION CH Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY THORSTEN | FINANCE CHAI Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR EMILY CAYTON | GIRLS STATE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JILL PUETT | HR COMM CHAI Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAM SCHALL | JUNIOR ACTIV Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BETTY MOORE | LEADERSHIP C Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HEATHER GESSLER | LEGISLATIVE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHELLE POTUZAK | NAT'L SECURI Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICIA MARTIN | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MEL STOSS | POPPY CHAIRM Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LYNN COUGHENOUR | PUBLIC RELAT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROLYN DONNELLY | STATE HEADQU Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CELESTE SLATER | VETERAN AFFA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DORIS RAY | PAST DEPT PR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FLORA JEAN CRAIG | PAST DEPT PR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ARLENE BARRETT | PAST DEPT PR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANNE MORRIS | PAST DEPT PR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARIE HEDRICK | PAST DEPT PR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY JANE JUSTICE | PAST DEPT PR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GRACIE WELCH | PAST DEPT PR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MINNIE HUGHES | PAST DEPT PR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN CAMPBELL | PAST DEPT PR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANN MOORE | PAST DEPT PR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUE JONES | PAST DEPT PR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WANDA MOORE | PAST DEPT PR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JANICE MACLEOD | PAST DEPT PR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRENDA TOPPIN | PAST DEPT PR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEBRA HARRIS | PAST DEPT PR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BETTY MOORE | PAST DEPT PR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIE SMITH | PAST DEPT PR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JILL PUETT | PAST DEPT PR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EVELYN LEWIS | PAST DEPT PR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TONI REALE | PAST DEPT PR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 58 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| EVELYN LEWIS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| TONI REALE | VP MEMBERSHI Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JOAN MASTER | DIVISION PRE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULI ZAJC | DIVISION PRE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BETH WHITAKER | DIVISION PRE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NAOMI TOTTEN | CHAPLAIN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDA QUINLAN | HISTORIAN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROL COLEMAN | SECRETARY /T Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARTHA WHITAKER | PARLIMENTARI Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUZANNE SMITH | DISTRICT PRE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KENESHA EVARD | DISTRICT PRE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| OTTINE MILLER | DISTRICT PRE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CELESTE SLATER | DISTRICT PRE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALICE DOUGLASS | DISTRICT PRE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAURA EVANS | DISTRICT PRE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LYNN PERLEY | DISTRICT PRE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DIANE WILSON | DISTRICT PRE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIE HOGAN | DISTRICT PRE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LYNETTE CHRISTENSEN | DISTRICT PRE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY WRIGHT | DISTRICT PRE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATSY LEDFORD | DISTRICT PRE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY THORSTEN | FINANCE COMM Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOANN STEVENS | AEF CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOLLY FISHER | CHILDREN & Y Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAREN BUTLER | COMM SERVICE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TAMMY SNIDER | EDUCATION CH Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARTHA CORRIHER | FINANCE CHAI Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR EMILY CAYTON | GIRLS STATE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JILL PUETT | HR COMM CHAI Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATIE PFEIL | JUNIOR ACTIV Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY WARD | LEADERSHIP C Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BARBARA GASKINS | LEGISLATIVE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHELLE POTUZAK | NAT'L SECURI Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN DAVIS | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GLADYS HAWLEY | POPPY CHAIRM Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BETSEY LEE HODGES | PUBLIC RELAT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUDY STANCIL | STATE HEADQU Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LOLITA JENKINS | VETERAN AFFA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DORIS RAY | PAST DEPT PR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH STEWART | PAST DEPT PR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRANCENA COLE | PAST DEPT PR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FLORA JEAN CRAIG | PAST DEPT PR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ARLENE BARRETT | PAST DEPT PR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANNE MORRIS | PAST DEPT PR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARIE HEDRICK | PAST DEPT PR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY JANE JUSTICE | PAST DEPT PR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GRACIE WELCH | PAST DEPT PR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MINNIE HUGHES | PAST DEPT PR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN CAMPBELL | PAST DEPT PR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANN MOORE | PAST DEPT PR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUE JONES | PAST DEPT PR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WANDA MOORE | PAST DEPT PR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JANICE MACLEOD | PAST DEPT PR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDA LAWS | PAST DEPT PR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRENDA TOPPIN | PAST DEPT PR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEBRA HARRIS | PAST DEPT PR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BETTY MOORE | PAST DEPT PR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIE SMITH | PAST DEPT PR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 56 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARY BARTLETT | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| EVELYN LEWIS | VICE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERSHIP CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JOAN MASTERS | DIVISION PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROLYN DONNELLY | DIVISION PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BETH WHITAKER | DIVISION PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN JONES | CHAPLAIN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TONI REALE | HISTORIAN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIE SMITH | NEC AND PDP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANN MOORE | ALT NEC AND PDP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN CAMPBELL | DISTRICT PRESIDENT AND PDP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BARBARA GASKINS | DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| OTTINE MILLER | DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDA KERENSKY | DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CELESTE SLATER | DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LYNN COUGHENOUR | DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN DAVIS | DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DIANNE WILSON | DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIE HOGAN | DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LYNNETTE CHRISTENSEN | DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIE INNES | DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATSY LEDFORD | DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHELE POTUZAK | DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY WRIGHT | COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNY DOWDY | COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WANDA MOORE | COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY THORSTEN | COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARTHA WHITAKER | COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LOLITA JENKINS | COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JANICE MACLEOD | COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR EMILY CAYTON | COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JILL PUETT | COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEBBIE HARRIS | COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIE HOGAN | COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATIE PFEIL | COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROL BARKER | COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JANE HOPPENWORTH | COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOLLY FISHER | COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUDY STANCIL | COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULI ZAJC | COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DORIS RAY | PAST DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH STEWART | PAST DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRANCENA COLE | PAST DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FLORA JEAN CRAIG | PAST DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ARLENE BARRETT | PAST DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANNE MORRIS | PAST DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BETSEY LEE HODGES | PAST DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARIE HEDRICK | PAST DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY JANE JUSTICE | PAST DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GRACIE WELCH | PAST DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MINNIE HUGHES | PAST DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARTHA CORRIHER | PAST DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUE JONES | PAST DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY WARD | PAST DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDA LAWS | PAST DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRENDA TOPPIN | PAST DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BETTY MOORE | PAST DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 46315, RALEIGH, NC 27620-6315
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MARY THORSTEN, 2940 FALSTAFF ROAD, RALEIGH, NC 27610
- Signed the 990
- MARY THORSTEN, FINANCE CHAIRMAN
- Phone
- (919) 832-7506
- Return prepared by
- BRENT H PARKS CPA PA
Mission
TO SUPPORT THE AMERICAN LEGION AND TO HONOR THE SACRIFICE OF THOSE WHO SERVE BY ENHANCING THE LIVES OF OUR VETERANS, MILITARY, AND THEIR FAMILIES, BOTH AT HOME AND ABROAD.
Program accomplishments
- TAR HEEL GIRLS STATE EXPENSES - HOSTED A CONFERENCE ENCOURAGING YOUNG WOMEN TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GOVERNING AND LAWMAKING PROCESS IN NORTH CAROLINA.
- VETERANS AFFAIRS AND REHABILITATION FUND - PROVIDED FUNDS TO MEET SPECIAL NEEDS OF A VARIED NUMBER OF HOSPITALIZED VETERANS.
- PRESIDENT'S PROJECT FUND - EACH YEAR THE CURRENT PRESIDENT SELECTS A NEEDY CAUSE RELATED TO THE AMERICAN LEGION AND RAISES MONEY FOR THAT CAUSE.
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
- 56-0121150
- 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)
- $1,143,052
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,345,205
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $510,173 | $356,500 | $1,143,052 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $374,920 | $340,934 | $1,022,855 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $270,928 | $261,036 | $907,876 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | 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 56-0121150).
Questions about AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY
- What is the EIN of AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY is 56-0121150.
- 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 MARY THORSTEN.
- Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 62 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $510,173, expenses of $356,500 and total assets of $1,143,052 at year end.
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