Nonprofit · EIN 85-6016574
AMERICAN LEGION
Also known as 0010 JOE QUESENBERRY
Tax-exempt · LAS CRUCES, NM 88004
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $123,183 | $108,261 | $14,922 | $369,174 | $3,251 | $365,923 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $215,989 | $124,071 | $91,918 | $345,970 | $1,999 | $343,971 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $13,102
- Membership dues
- $8,490
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $901
- Net rental income
- $4,650
- Net income from gaming
- $96,616
- Other revenue
- $109,180
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $33,279
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $1,797
- Occupancy
- $8,727
- Depreciation
- $17,577
- Program services (functional)
- $68,268
- Management and general (functional)
- $39,993
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $345,970
- Total assets, end of year
- $369,174
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,251
- Net assets, end of year
- $365,923
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $267,608
- Publicly traded securities
- $14,931
- Gross unrelated business income
- $21,048
- Gross receipts
- $798,904
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 350
- Year formed
- 1961
- State of legal domicile
- NM
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESTHER RAQUEL MONTGOMERY | HISTORIAN Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MARIO LUNA | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JESUS FRIETZE | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JESSE A RODRIGUEZ | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RAY BROWN | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| THERON IMLEY | COMMANDER Officer | 30 | $0 |
| THOMAS J HUGHES | 1ST VICE COMMANDER Officer | 10 | $0 |
| ALVIN FLORIAN | 2ND VICE COMMANDER Officer | 10 | $0 |
| RAYMOND F ALLEN III | FINANCE OFFICER Officer | 20 | $0 |
| JOHN POLAND | JUDGE ADVOCATE Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MARK PETERSEN | SERVICE OFFICER Officer | 5 | $0 |
| PEGGY GALARZA | SERGEANT AT ARMS Officer | 5 | $0 |
| PERRY ASHBY | CHAPLIAN Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CRAIG SULLIVAN | PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER Officer | 5 | $0 |
| WILLIAM D WIGHT | ADJUTANT Officer | 5 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DALE HEILIGENTHAL | 3RD VICE COMMANDER Officer | 10 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOB RICHIE | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JESUS FRIETZE | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JESSE A RODRIGUEZ | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DALE HEILIGENTHAL | COMMANDER Officer | 30 | $0 |
| ROY BROWN | 1ST VICE COMMANDER Officer | 10 | $0 |
| ALVIN FLORIAN | 2ND VICE COMMANDER Officer | 10 | $0 |
| RAYMOND F ALLEN III | FINANCE OFFICER Officer | 20 | $0 |
| WILLIAM WIGHT | JUDGE ADVOCATE Officer | 5 | $0 |
| PEGGY GALARZA | HISTORIAN Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ESTHER RAQUEL MONTGOMERY | SERVICE OFFICER Officer | 5 | $0 |
| THERON IMLEY | SERGEANT AT ARMS Officer | 5 | $0 |
| PERRY ASHBY | CHAPLIAN Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CRAIG SULLIVAN | PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JOHN POLAND | ADJUTANT Officer | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 7, LAS CRUCES, NM 88004-0007
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- THERON IMLAY, 1185 E MADRID, LAS CRUCES, NM 88001
- Signed the 990
- THERON IMLAY, COMMANDER
- Phone
- (575) 526-9139
- Website
- NMALP10.ORG
- Return prepared by
- FIERRO & FIERRO PA
Mission
TO ENHANCE THE WELL-BEING OF AMERICA'S VETERANS, THEIR FAMILIES, OUR MILITARY, AND OUR COMMUNITIES BY OUR DEVOTION TO MUTUAL HELPFULNESS. THE AMERICAN LEGION'S VISION STATEMENT IS "THE AMERICAN LEGION:VETERANS STRENGTHENING AMERICA."
Program accomplishments
- AMONG AMERICAN LEGION MEMBERS, THERE IS NO RANK OR PREJUDICE, ONLY PURPOSE. A VETERAN IS A VETERAN. THE PURPOSE OF VETERANS IN THE AMERICAN LEGION IS TO STRENGTHEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA THROUGH PROGRAMS, SERVICES, COMPASSION AND ACTIONS THAT HAVE PROVEN VITAL, TIMELESS AND LIFE-CHANGING FOR OVER A CENTURY. OUR 2024 ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE: 1) WE MAKE OUR FACILITY AVAILABLE TO OTHER VETERAN ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS, ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART, UNITED MILITARY WOMEN OF THE SOUTHWEST AND THE VET CENTER FREE OF CHARGE; 2) HOSTING OF A POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER GROUP AT THE POST TWICE A MONTH; 3) RESTARTED THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION; 4) REINSTATED THE AMERICAN LEGION RIDERS CHAPTER 4; 5) PARTICIPATE IN THE RAISING AND LOWERING OF THE GARRISON FLAG FLOWN AT THE PARK ON SPECIAL PATRIOTIC DAYS; 6) PARTICIPATE IN THE ANNUAL HOMELESS VETERAN STANDDOWN PROVIDING THOSE LESS FORTUNATE VETERANS WITH FOOD, CLOTHING, HYGIENE ITEMS, COUNSELING AND MEDICAL CARE; 7) PROVIDES FREE SOCIAL GATHERINGS FOR ALL MEMBERS EVERY MONTH; AND 8) ASSISTANCE TO AN AVERAGE OF FOUR VETERANS EACH MONTH IN FILING THEIR CLAIMS TO THE VERTERANS ADMINISTRATION; 9) PROVIDED CELEBRATION OF LIFE SPACE FOR FALLEN VETERANS, 10) ATTENDED VETERAN'S FUNERALS AND MEMORIALS PROVIDING FLOWERS AND OTHER GIFTS IN REMEMBERANCE OF THOSE VETERANS WE HAVE LOST, AND 11) ESTABLISHED A "BUDDY CHECK" INITIATIVE.Expenses $34,989
- POST 10 HAS GENEROUSLY GIVEN DONATIONS TO THOSE IN NEED AS FOLLOWS: 1) PURCHASED A THERAPY CHAIR FOR A WWII VETERAN WHO WAS GIVEN SIX MONTHS TO LIVE; THE CHAIR SAVED HIS LIFE AND IS NOW A MEMBER OF THE POST 2) HONOR FLIGHT OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND EL PASO WHO TAKE VETERANS TO VISIT THEIR MEMORIALS IN WASHINGTON DC FREE OF CHARGE; 3) AMERICAN LEGION CHILDREN AND YOUTH PROGRAM, ORATORICAL PROGRAM, BOYS AND GIRLS STATE AND THE FISHER HOUSE; 4) SUPPORTED THE CHILDREN AD YOUTH CAMP IN ESTANCIA, NM; 5) CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR THE STATE VETERANS HOME IN TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, NM FOR NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS; 6) LEGACY SCHOLARSHIP OF $1,000: 7) FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA, ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART, UNITY MILITARY WOMEN OF THE SOUTHWEST, AMERICAN LEGION DEPARTMENT OF NEW MEXICO AND OTHER NM POSTS WHO SOLICITED SUPPORT; AND 8) INNUMERABLE VETERANS AND VETERAN FAMILIES NEEDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THEIR RENT, UTILITIES, FOOD, AND VARIOUS OTHER FINANCIAL AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS.Expenses $33,279
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
- 85-6016574
- 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)
- $369,174
- Income (IRS master file)
- $798,904
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $123,183 | $108,261 | $369,174 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $215,989 | $124,071 | $345,970 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $191,219 | $60,866 | $252,591 | 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 85-6016574).
Questions about AMERICAN LEGION
- What is the EIN of AMERICAN LEGION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN LEGION is 85-6016574.
- 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 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 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?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names THERON IMLAY.
- Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN LEGION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 16 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does AMERICAN LEGION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $123,183, expenses of $108,261 and total assets of $369,174 at year end.
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