Nonprofit · EIN 57-0872763
AMERICAN LEGION
Also known as 178 MURRELLS INLET
Tax-exempt · MURRELLS INLT, SC 29576
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $437,248 | $477,351 | -$40,103 | $444,880 | $0 | $444,880 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $393,061 | $459,552 | -$66,491 | $480,642 | $0 | $480,642 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $390,463 | $399,904 | -$9,441 | $547,133 | $0 | $547,133 |
| December 31, 2022 | 990 | $437,121 | $390,365 | $46,756 | $555,757 | $0 | $555,757 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $91,326
- Membership dues
- $66,318
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $219
- Net income from gaming
- $95,450
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $219,778
- Other revenue
- $345,703
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $240,357
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $259,485
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $5,090
- Occupancy
- $72,195
- Travel
- $7,390
- Program services (functional)
- $477,351
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $480,642
- Total assets, end of year
- $444,880
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $444,880
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $400,000
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $444,880
- Gross receipts
- $805,358
- Employees
- 21
- Year formed
- 1990
- State of legal domicile
- SC
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIM BOGART | HISTORIAN Officer | 20 | $0 |
| RICHARD SULLIVAN | 2ND VICE COMMANDER Officer | 20 | $0 |
| BRUCE SHELNUT | 1ST VICE COMMANDER Officer | 20 | $0 |
| DOUG AMMON | ADJUTANT Officer | 20 | $0 |
| DAVID FISCHER | FINANCE OFFICER Officer | 25 | $0 |
| WILLIAM HUBER | CHAPLAIN Officer | 20 | $0 |
| GEORGE HOLMAN | SOCIAL QUARTERS Officer | 20 | $0 |
| BRIAN RAVERT | SOCIAL QUARTERS Officer | 20 | $0 |
| CHARLES HYDE | SOCIAL QUARTERS Officer | 20 | $0 |
| JOHN BURNS | SGT AT ARMS Officer | 20 | $0 |
| WILLIAM FEICK | JUDGE ADVOCATE Officer | 20 | $0 |
| HARRY MALPASS | COMMANDER Officer | 20 | $0 |
| WILLIAM MCCLURE | SERVICES OFFICER Officer | 10 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID CALDERHEAD | 1ST VICE COMMANDER Officer | 20 | $0 |
| RICHARD SULLIVAN | 2ND VICE COMMANDER Officer | 20 | $0 |
| BRUCE SHELNUT | COMMANDER Officer | 20 | $0 |
| DOUG AMMON | ADJUTANT Officer | 20 | $0 |
| DAVID FISCHER | FINANCE OFFICER Officer | 25 | $0 |
| WILLIAM HUBER | CHAPLAIN Officer | 20 | $0 |
| WILLIAM GEITER | SGT AT ARMS Officer | 20 | $0 |
| BRIAN RAVERT | SOCIAL QUARTERS Officer | 20 | $0 |
| CHARLES HYDE | SOCIAL QUARTERS Officer | 20 | $0 |
| JOHN BURNS | SERVICE OFFICER Officer | 20 | $0 |
| WILLIAM FEICK | JUDGE ADVOCATE Officer | 20 | $0 |
| HARRY MALPASS | PAST COMMANDER Officer | 20 | $0 |
| WILLIAM MCCLURE | HISTORIAN Officer | 10 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN BURNS | SERVICE OFFICER Officer | 20 | $0 |
| CHARLES HYDE | SOCIAL QUARTERS Officer | 20 | $0 |
| BRIAN RAVERT | SOCIAL QUARTERS Officer | 20 | $0 |
| WILLIAM MCCLURE | HISTORIAN Officer | 10 | $0 |
| HARRY MALPASS | PAST COMMANDER Officer | 20 | $0 |
| WILLIAM FEICK | JUDGE ADVOCATE Officer | 20 | $0 |
| WILLIAM GEITER | SGT AT ARMS Officer | 20 | $0 |
| BRUCE SHELNUT | COMMANDER Officer | 20 | $0 |
| RICHARD SULLIVAN | 2ND VICE COMMANDER Officer | 20 | $0 |
| DAVID CALDERHEAD | 1ST VICE COMMANDER Officer | 20 | $0 |
| WILLIAM HUBER | CHAPLAIN Officer | 20 | $0 |
| DAVID FISCHER | FINANCE OFFICER Officer | 25 | $0 |
| DOUG AMMON | ADJUTANT Officer | 20 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGE HYDE | SOCIAL QUARTERS Officer | 20 | $0 |
| GEORGE HOLMAN | SOCIAL QUARTERS Officer | 20 | $0 |
| WILLIAM GEITER | SGT AT ARMS Officer | 20 | $0 |
| HARRY MALPASS | PAST COMMANDER Officer | 20 | $0 |
| WILLIAM FEICK | JUDGE ADVOCATE Officer | 20 | $0 |
| JOHN BURNS | SERVICE OFFICER Officer | 20 | $0 |
| BRUCE SHELNUT | COMMANDER Officer | 20 | $0 |
| RICHARD SULLIVAN | 2ND VICE COMMANDER Officer | 20 | $0 |
| DAVID CALDERHEAD | 1ST VICE COMMANDER Officer | 20 | $0 |
| WILLIAM HUBER | CHAPLAIN Officer | 20 | $0 |
| DAVID FISCHER | FINANCE OFFICER Officer | 25 | $0 |
| DOUG AMMON | ADJUTANT Officer | 20 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 478, MURRELLS INLT, SC 29576-0478
- In care of
- % DAVID FISCHER
- Signed the 990
- DAVID FISCHER, FINANCE OFFICER
- Phone
- (843) 651-8784
- Website
- WWW.SCLEGIONPOST178.COM
- Return prepared by
- BIG Accounting & Tax Services
Mission
A VETERANS ORGANIZATION DEVOTED TO PROMOTING PATRIOTISM, SUPPORT & COMRADESHIP TO THE COMMUNITY, TO ITS MEMBERS & VETERANS IN ORDER TO MAKE BETTER CITIZENS: THROUGH CHARITY, SUPPORT, SOCIAL & SERVICE ACTIVITIES.
Program accomplishments
- VETERANS ORGANIZATION PURPOSE IS TO PROMOTE MUTUAL HELPFULNESS AMONG VETERANS, PROVIDES A PLACE TO MEET FOR SOCIAL SUPPORT, SUPPORT FOR WOUNDED WARRIORS, INSTALL A SENSE OF COMRADESHIP TO OUR VETERANS, PATRIOTISM AND CHARITY TO OUR COMMUNITY TO GENERATE FUNDS TO DONATE TO OTHER NON-PROFIT & VETERAN SUPPORT GROUPS.Expenses $468,722
- THE AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL LEAGUE IS AN AMATEUR SPORTS INSTITUTION, SINCE 1925, WITH LEAGUES IN ALL 50 STATES AND CANADA. PARTICIPATION IN THE LEAGUE IS FOR YOUTH AGES 15-19. THE LEAGUE PROMOTES EQUALITY, AMERICAN VALUES, COMRADESHIP AND CREATING BETTER CITIZENS.Expenses $8,629
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
- 57-0872763
- 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)
- $444,880
- Income (IRS master file)
- $805,358
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $437,248 | $477,351 | $444,880 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $393,061 | $459,552 | $480,642 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $390,463 | $399,904 | $547,133 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $437,121 | $390,365 | $555,757 | XML |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 57-0872763).
Questions about AMERICAN LEGION
- What is the EIN of AMERICAN LEGION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN LEGION is 57-0872763.
- 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 are the officers and directors of AMERICAN LEGION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 13 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 $437,248, expenses of $477,351 and total assets of $444,880 at year end.
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