Nonprofit · EIN 57-6021004
AMERICAN LEGION DEPT OF SC
Tax-exempt · COLUMBIA, SC 29210
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $882,134 | $630,976 | $251,158 | $2,490,277 | $49,262 | $2,441,015 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $839,917 | $624,281 | $215,636 | $2,241,229 | $66,923 | $2,174,306 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $475,083
- Membership dues
- $457,802
- Program service revenue
- $150,838
- Investment income
- $18,482
- Net rental income
- $37,682
- Net income from fundraising events
- $196,326
- Other revenue
- $237,731
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $76,236
- Other salaries and wages
- $65,463
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $158,829
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $8,154
- Occupancy
- $11,713
- Depreciation
- $30,073
- Program services (functional)
- $456,721
- Management and general (functional)
- $174,255
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,241,229
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,490,277
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $49,262
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,441,015
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,257,848
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,441,015
- Gross unrelated business income
- $37,682
- Gross receipts
- $942,042
- Employees
- 3
- Year formed
- 1919
- 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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael D Strauss | Dept. Adjutant Officer | 40 | $76,236 |
| James Jarvis | Immed PDC Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| John Coy | Dist 2 Cmdr Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Kevin Brown | Dist 3 Cmdr Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Matthew Gooden | Historian Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Richard Dorman | Dist 15 Cmdr Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Bonita Wells | Dist 5 Cmdr Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| James Kvam | Commander Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| John Galloway | Dist 7 Cmdr Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Mark Cannito | Dist 8 Cmdr Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| William Simpson | Dist 6 Cmdr Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| John Comins | Dist 9 Cmdr Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Cody Mitchell | Judge Advocate Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Douglas Dilleshaw | Dist 10 Cmdr Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Peter St Onge | Dist 11 Cmdr Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
19 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Davis | Dist 12 Cmdr Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Michael Brandt | Dist 14 Cmdr Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Thomas Yarborough | Finance Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Courtney Peeples | Dist 16 Cmdr Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Jerome Childs | Dist 17 Cmdr Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Larry Pouncy | Dist 18 Cmdr Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Charles Strickland | Dist 19 Cmdr Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| James Gibson | Dist 13 Cmdr Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Darlene Walton | Dist 1 Cmdr Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Louis Morse | Dist 4 Cmdr Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Joe Lysaght | NEC Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Richard Mullinax | Chaplin Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Kevin Joy | Sgt at Arms Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| James Holland | ALTERNATE NEC Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Bruce Donegan | Vice Commander Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| James Cantrell | Vice Commander Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| James Rabon | Vice Commander Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| John Lonergan | Vice Commander Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| David Mills | Dist 20 Cmdr Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 33 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael D Strauss | Dept. Adjutant Officer | 40 | $68,114 |
| Margaret May | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $53,982 |
| John Coy | Dist 2 Cmdr Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Kevin Brown | Dist 3 Cmdr Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Matthew Gooden | Historian Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Richard Dorman | Dist 15 Cmdr Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Bonita Wells | Dist 5 Cmdr Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| James Kvam | Commander Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| John Galloway | Dist 7 Cmdr Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Mark Cannito | Dist 8 Cmdr Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| William Simpson | Dist 6 Cmdr Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| John Comins | Dist 9 Cmdr Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Cody Mitchell | Judge Advocate Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Douglas Dilleshaw | Dist 10 Cmdr Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Peter St Onge | Dist 11 Cmdr Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Charlie Davis | Dist 12 Cmdr Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Michael Brandt | Dist 14 Cmdr Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Courtney Peeples | Dist 16 Cmdr Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Jerome Childs | Dist 17 Cmdr Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Larry Pouncy | Dist 18 Cmdr Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Charles Strickland | Dist 19 Cmdr Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| James Gibson | Dist 13 Cmdr Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Darlene Walton | Dist 1 Cmdr Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Louis Morse | Dist 4 Cmdr Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Joe Lysaght | NEC Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Richard Mullinax | Chaplin Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Kevin Joy | Sgt at Arms Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| James Holland | NECA Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Bruce Donegan | Vice Commander Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| James Cantrell | Vice Commander Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| James Rabon | Vice Commander Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| John Lonergan | Vice Commander Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| David Mills | Dist 20 Cmdr Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 103 LEGION PLAZA RD, COLUMBIA, SC 29210-4863
- In care of
- % ROBERT W RENNER
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Jim Hawk
- Signed the 990
- Jim Hawk, Acting Dept Adjutant
- Phone
- (803) 612-1171
- Website
- www.southcarolinalegion.org
- Return prepared by
- The Hobbs Group PA
Mission
We are a patriotic veterans organization devoted to mutual helpfulness. We are 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 servicemembers and veterans.
Program accomplishments
- Conferences, Conventions and Meetings: American Legions sponsors various conferences, conventions and meetings that benefit the membership and others.Expenses $352,502 · revenue $43,509
- Contest and Awards: American Legion Sponsors Oratorical Contest for high school students which promotes patriotism and good citizenship. Awards and Scholarships are presented to winners.Expenses $71,086
- Home front efforts: American Legion sponsors scholarships for children of military personel killed in active duty on or after September 11, 2001. Additonally they provide assistance for law cadets.Expenses $33,133
- Baseball: American Legion sponsors a baseball program for high school youth in the state of South Carolina.revenue $17,145
- Other: Various expenses to support the American Legion Department of SC and its membership.revenue $90,184
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 | Not 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
- 57-6021004
- 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)
- $2,490,277
- Income (IRS master file)
- $942,042
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $882,134 | $630,976 | $2,490,277 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $839,917 | $624,281 | $2,241,229 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $878,895 | $657,350 | $2,126,813 | IRS |
| 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 57-6021004).
Questions about AMERICAN LEGION DEPT OF SC
- What is the EIN of AMERICAN LEGION DEPT OF SC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN LEGION DEPT OF SC is 57-6021004.
- Is AMERICAN LEGION DEPT OF SC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(19) since 1946.
- Which annual return does AMERICAN LEGION DEPT OF SC 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 DEPT OF SC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did AMERICAN LEGION DEPT OF SC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of AMERICAN LEGION DEPT OF SC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Jim Hawk.
- Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN LEGION DEPT OF SC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 34 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $76,236 (Michael D Strauss, Dept. Adjutant).
- How much revenue does AMERICAN LEGION DEPT OF SC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $882,134, expenses of $630,976 and total assets of $2,490,277 at year end.
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