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Nonprofit · EIN 86-0216512

AMERICAN LEGION

Also known as ERNEST LOVE POST 6

Tax-exempt · PRESCOTT, AZ 86302

Financials

$236K$249K2023$284K$249K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of AMERICAN LEGION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$284,186$248,756$35,430$87,705$0$87,705
June 30, 2024990$235,694$249,337-$13,643$58,361$6,086$52,275
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$9,445
Program service revenue
$274,691
Investment income
$50
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Other salaries and wages
$50,664
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$55,171
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$5,350
Program services (functional)
$213,886
Management and general (functional)
$12,905
Fundraising (functional)
$21,965

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$58,361
Total assets, end of year
$87,705
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets, end of year
$87,705
Land, buildings and equipment
$15,976
Gross receipts
$284,186
Employees
0
Year formed
1931
State of legal domicile
AZ

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
VACANT VACANTCHAPLAIN
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0
BRYAN HOUBECK3 YEAR EXEC
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0
BRENDA SMULL1ST VICE COMMANDER
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0
TOM SHAFFERPAST COMMANDER
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0
SAMIE MCPHERSONCOMMANDER
Trustee or director, Officer
25$0
GEORGE SNYDERJUDGE ADVOCATE
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0
NEAL GOFORTHSGT ARMS
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0
BRENDA SMULLADJUTANT
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0
BEATRICE HERNANDEZ JENSENFINANCE OFFICER
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 10 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
ERIC SCHULTZCHAPLAIN
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0
EDWARD ESTEL3 YEAR EXEC
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0
SHERM SCOTTVICE COMMANDER
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0
TOM SHAFFERPAST COMMANDER
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0
JOHN BOYERSERVICE OFFICER
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0
SAM MCPHERSONCOMMANDER
Trustee or director, Officer
25$0
RUSTY SNYDERJUDGE ADVOCATE
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0
NEAL GOFORTHSERGEANT AT ARMS
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0
DEB NOWAKOWSKIADJUTANT
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0
BEA JENSENFINANCE OFFICER
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
PO BOX 1949, PRESCOTT, AZ 86302-1949
In care of
% SAMIE MCPHERSON
Signed the 990
SAMIE MCPHERSON, COMMANDER
Phone
(928) 778-6628
Return prepared by
Associates in Accounting LLC

Mission

POST OF HONORABLY DISCHARGED U.S. ARMED FORCES VETERANS

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • POST OPERATIONS: MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT, FOOD SERVICE, EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR IN-NEEN AND DESERVING VETERANS OF THE U.S. ARMED SERVICES AMERICAN LEGION RIDERS, HONOR GUARD AND SONS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION. MISC PROGRAMS
    Expenses $213,886

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
86-0216512
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)
$87,705
Income (IRS master file)
$284,186

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$284,186$248,756$87,705XML
990June 2024$235,694$249,337$58,361XML
990June 2023$201,727$201,882$74,001IRS
990June 2022$200,805$216,422$67,243IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 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 86-0216512).

Questions about AMERICAN LEGION

What is the EIN of AMERICAN LEGION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN LEGION is 86-0216512.
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 9 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 $284,186, expenses of $248,756 and total assets of $87,705 at year end.

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