Nonprofit · EIN 59-6153530
AMERICAN LEGION
Also known as 57 COLUMBIA COUNTY FL POST
Tax-exempt · LAKE CITY, FL 32025
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $660,982 | $612,993 | $47,989 | $483,158 | $0 | $483,158 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $218,911
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $2,146
- Net income from gaming
- -$65,988
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $505,913
- Other revenue
- $439,925
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $99,129
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $204,180
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $235,585
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $11,165
- Occupancy
- $66,815
- Travel
- $22,542
- Program services (functional)
- $578,880
- Management and general (functional)
- $30,591
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $435,169
- Total assets, end of year
- $483,158
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $483,158
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $143,613
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $483,158
- Gross receipts
- $2,522,596
- Employees
- 21
- Volunteers
- 50
- Year formed
- 1975
- State of legal domicile
- FL
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGE WEHRLI | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TONY NOLAN | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT PRESTON | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KENNETH BURKES | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM HUGGINS SR | Executive Dir. Officer | 20 | $0 |
| KELLIE VALLIERE | Director Officer | 20 | $0 |
| TERRY LIBBERT | Trustee Officer | 1 | $0 |
| THOMAS WILCUTTS | Trustee Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LAURA TAYLOR | Trustee Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MEL HAYNES | Trustee Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JASON MASSEY | Trustee Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID MANGRUM | Trustee Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LISA BROWN | Trustee Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY BLUMER | Trustee Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES TAYLOR | Trustee Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2602 SW MAIN BLVD, LAKE CITY, FL 32025-0036
- Signed the 990
- WILLIAM HUGGINS, Executive Director
- Phone
- (386) 752-7776
- Return prepared by
- Harvest CPA PLLC
Mission
TO ENHANCE THE WELL-BEING OF AMERICA'S VETERANS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND OUR COMMUNITY BY OUR DEVOTION TO MUTUAL HELPFULNESS.
Program accomplishments
- WE ENHANCE THE WELLBEING OF LOCAL VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES BY PROVIDING SUPPORT, COMMUNITY, AND EBTERTAINMENT. IN CONJUNCTION WITH CROWN WORKFORCE, WE COORDINATE THE VETERAN'S STAND DOWN EVENT AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR WHERE WE OPEN THE POST TO ANY VETERAN WHO WANTS TO COME IN. DURING THE STAND DOWN, ALL VETERANS IN ATTENDANCE ARE PROVIDED WITH FREE HAIRCUTS, HEALTH EXAMS, CLOTHING/BACKPACKS, MEDICAL CHECKUPS, TOILETRIES, AND MORE AT NO COST TO THE VETERAN. THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, WE HAVE AN INHOUSE VETERANS SERVICE OFFICER WHO ASSISTS VETERANS WITH CLAIMS THROUGH VETERANS AFFAIRS (VA) AS WELL AS MEETING UNEXPECTED FINANCIAL NEEDS, SUCH AS MOTEL ROOMS FOR OVERNIGHT NEEDS OF OUT OF AREA VETERANS ATTENDING APPOINTMENTS AT THE VA HOSPITAL, HELP WITH OCCASIONAL UTILITY BILLS AND/OR GAS FOR STRANDED VETERANS. WE SUPPORT THE VA DOMICILIARY, A NURSING HOME FOR VETERANS. WE PROVIDE BASIC CARE AND COMFORT ITEMS TO RESIDENTS SUCH AS SOCKS, UNDERWEAR, BLANKETS AND PERSONAL HYGIENE ITEMS SUCH AS RAZORS, TOOTHBRUSHES, TOOTHPASTE AND MORE. WE ALSO PROVIDE ENTERTAINMENT FOR RESIDENTS BY FACILITATING FREE BINGO GAMES. WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF OUR COUNTY, WE SET UP VETERANS RESOURCE CENTERS AT THREE PUBLIC LIBRARIES THAT PROVIDE BASIC BENEFIT INFORMATION FOR THE VETERANS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS WHO RESIDE WITHIN THE COUNTY. IT ALSO STEERS THEM IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION DEALING WITH THE COUNTY SERVICE OFFICER AND FILING OF COMPENSATION CLAIMS. WE OFFER SOCIAL QUARTERS FOR OUR VETERANS WHERE THEY CAN FEEL SAFE TO COME AND SOCIALIZE WITH OTHERS WITH SIMILAR BACKGROUNDS AND EXPERIENCES. IN THE SOCIAL QUARTERS WE OFFER PERIODIC DJ'S, BANDS, KARAOKE, BINGO AND GAMES FOR VETERAN'S ENTERTAINMENT AND RELAXATION IN A SAFE ATMOSPHERE.Expenses $1,395,690 · revenue $1,289,393
- WE PROVIDE FINANCIAL AND VOLUNTEER SUPPORT TO VARIOUS CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY AND VETERANS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: HOOKED ON HEROES, A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION THAT TAKES VETERANS ON FISHING TRIPS TWICE A YEAR AT NO COST TO THE VETERAN. RENEWED, A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION THAT RUNS A FOOD PANTRY TO HELP HOMELESS VETERANS. THEY ALSO PROVIDE A LIMITED NUMBER OF ROOMS TO HELP HOMELESS VETERANS GET BACK ON THEIR FEET. IN ADDITION, THEY PROVIDE COMPUTER TRAINING, RESUME BUILDING AND OTHER NEEDS TO HELP THEM GET BACK ON THEIR FEET. THE SHERIFF'S BOYS RANCH AND COLUMBIA COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT'S SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMS, WHICH HELP TROUBLED YOUTH BECOME RESPONSIBLE ADULTS. OUR AMERICAN LEGION RIDERS PROGRAM PARTICIPATES IN THE MARINE CORP'S TOYS FOR TOTS PROGRAM, WHICH RUNS AN ANNUAL TOY RUN TO OBTAIN NEW, UNWRAPPED TOYS FOR CHILDREN WHO OTHERWISE MAY NOT HAVE A CHRISTMAS. THEY ALSO RAISE FUNDS FOR A PROGRAM TO ASSIST IN MEETING THE IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF THE LESS FORTUNATE YOUTH WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. ADDITIONAL SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDE, PROVIDING BOOKS TO THE LOCAL SCHOOLS FOR STUDENTS. WE SUPPORT PROJECT VET RELIEF, WHICH IS A STATE LEVEL AMERICAN LEGION PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES SERVICES TO VETERANS TO HELP REDUCE VETERAN SUICIDE THAT OCCURE AN AN AVERAGE OF 22 TIMES DAILY THROUGHOUT OUR NATION.Expenses $307,561 · grants $20,827 · revenue $347,870
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
- 59-6153530
- 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)
- $483,158
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,522,596
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $462,378 | $525,938 | $372,512 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $472,144 | $409,634 | $437,885 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 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.
Questions about AMERICAN LEGION
- What is the EIN of AMERICAN LEGION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN LEGION is 59-6153530.
- 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 are the officers and directors of AMERICAN LEGION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 15 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does AMERICAN LEGION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $660,982, expenses of $612,993 and total assets of $483,158 at year end.
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