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Nonprofit · EIN 91-0124915

THE AMERICAN LEGION

Also known as DEPT OF WASHINGTON, 11th District American Legion Jake Kanstrup Trust

Tax-exempt · LACEY, WA 98503

Financials

$1.2M$1.2M2022$1.3M$864K2023$1.6M$1.3M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of THE AMERICAN LEGION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
July 31, 2025990$1,571,031$1,258,374$312,657$3,236,104$109,892$3,126,212
July 31, 2024990$1,292,944$863,944$429,000$2,721,595$8,296$2,713,299
July 31, 2023990$1,165,199$1,165,822-$623$2,164,386$8,296$2,156,090
Financial details: 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$573,369
of which government grants
$562,243
Program service revenue
$600,339
Investment income
$97,323
Net gain from sales of assets
$57,167
Other revenue
$300,000

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$4,000
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$51,519
Other salaries and wages
$556,284
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$671,563
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$2,910
Occupancy
$12,464
Travel
$13,046
Depreciation
$25,453

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$2,721,595
Total assets, end of year
$3,236,104
Total liabilities, end of year
$109,892
Net assets, end of year
$3,126,212
Land, buildings and equipment
$269,086
Publicly traded securities
$2,037,064
Net assets without donor restrictions
$3,126,212
Gross receipts
$1,571,031
Employees
12
Volunteers
24,000
Year formed
1919
State of legal domicile
WA

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 July 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
EASTER IULISERVICE OFFI
Officer
40$51,519
JULIA BLACKLEDGEFINANCE OFFI
Trustee or director
10$0
JIM BRAKEBILLVICE COMMAND
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0
JIM BREILINGCHAPLAIN
Trustee or director
10$0
CHRISTOPHER BROCKDISTRICT COM
Trustee or director
10$0
JAKE CABAUGPAST COMMAND
Trustee or director
10$0
BOB CLARKPAST COMMAND
Trustee or director
10$0
JIM COOKPAST COMMAND
Trustee or director
10$0
DALE DAVISPAST COMMAND
Trustee or director
10$0
JOSEPH DAVITTDISTRICT COM
Trustee or director
10$0
WAYNE ELSTONPAST COMMAND
Trustee or director
10$0
ALLAN JENSENCOMMANDER
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0
RICHARD LANGEBACHPAST COMMAND
Trustee or director
10$0
KEN LEEPAST COMMAND
Trustee or director
10$0
DARREL MADDUXDISTRICT COM
Trustee or director
10$0
21 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
PENNY MARTINEZVICE COMMAND
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0
ANTONIO MENDESSGT-AT-ARMS
Trustee or director
10$0
MIKE MONTANEYPAST COMMAND
Trustee or director
10$0
RAFAEL MUNOZ-CITRONNEC
Trustee or director
10$0
TODD NICHOLSJUDGE ADVOCA
Trustee or director
10$0
CAROL REEDALTERNATE NE
Trustee or director
10$0
DOUG RICHARDSONDISTRICT COM
Trustee or director
10$0
GARY ROACHPAST COMMAND
Trustee or director
10$0
BILL SCHRIERPAST COMMAND
Trustee or director
10$0
EDWARD SMITHDISTRICT COM
Trustee or director
10$0
LOREN SPERRYPAST COMMAND
Trustee or director
10$0
JENIPHER STORMSDISTRICT COM
Trustee or director
10$0
RICK SUCEEPAST COMMAND
Trustee or director
10$0
ROBERT THEALDISTRICT COM
Trustee or director
10$0
EARL THOMPSONDISTRICT COM
Trustee or director
10$0
STEPHEN UPSONDISTRICT COM
Trustee or director
10$0
GARY WALKERVICE COMMAND
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0
BOB WALLACEPAST COMMAND
Trustee or director
10$0
JOEL WAREDISTRICT COM
Trustee or director
10$0
JEFF WILLIAMSDISTRICT COM
Trustee or director
10$0
DEBRA WOODVICE COMMAND
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0
990 for the year ended July 31, 2024: 1 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
THE AMERICAN LEGION NATIONALINSTITUTIONA
Institutional trustee
–$0
990 for the year ended July 31, 2023: 28 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JESSIE HORTONADJUTANT
Officer
40$67,786
EASTER IULISERVICE OFFI
Officer
40$58,912
ANTONIO MENDES TJSGT-AT-ARMS
Trustee or director
10$0
SHARONDA AMAMILOJUDGE ADVOCA
Trustee or director
10$0
LARRY BLACKLEDGEHISTORIAN
Trustee or director
10$0
JAMES BRAKEBILLDISTRICT COM
Trustee or director
10$0
DONNA BUSHDISTRICT COM
Trustee or director
10$0
ROBERT J CLARKMEMBERSHIP C
Trustee or director
10$0
ROBERT A CLARKALTERNATE NE
Trustee or director
10$0
JAMES COOKCOMMANDER
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0
LARRY HAASCHAPLAIN
Trustee or director
10$0
DAVID HODGEBOOMNEC
Trustee or director
10$0
JOHN HORTONDISTRICT COM
Trustee or director
10$0
THOMAS JARRARDJUDGE ADVOCA
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0
ALLAN L JENSENVICE COMMAND
Trustee or director
10$0
RICK MACPHERSONAIDE TO COMM
Trustee or director
10$0
PENNY MARTINEZDISTRICT COM
Trustee or director
10$0
JEN MCDONNELLDISTRICT COM
Trustee or director
10$0
JOE SANTOSDISTRICT COM
Trustee or director
10$0
RICHARD STITHDISTRICT COM
Trustee or director
10$0
CARROL STRIPLINGDISTRICT COM
Trustee or director
10$0
RICK SUCEEJUNIOR PAST
Trustee or director
10$0
ROBERT THEALDISTRICT COM
Trustee or director
10$0
JEFF WESTLUNDDISTRICT COM
Trustee or director
10$0
JOE WINTERSVICE COMMAND
Trustee or director
10$0
JULIA BLACKLEDGEFINANCE OFFI
Officer
10$0
DANIEL HALVERSONASSISTANT FI
Officer
10$0
MARK SEAVEYNATIONAL JUD
Officer
–$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
3600 RUDDELL RD SE, LACEY, WA 98503-3801
In care of
% JESSIE HORTON
Mailing address (990-N for 2011)
25024 42nd Ave S, Kent WA 98032
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
ALLAN JENSEN, PO BOX 3917, LACEY, WA 98509
Principal officer (990-N for 2011)
Gary Osness, 25024 42nd Ave S, Kent WA 98032
Signed the 990
BARBARA LOMBRANO, ADJUTANT
Phone
(360) 491-4373
Return prepared by
DNM & ASSOCIATES PS

Mission

THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO VETERANS IN THE FORM OF GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING IN COMMUNICATING WITH THE US DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. PROVIDES PATRIOTIC PROGRAMS AND EDUCATION TO VETERANS AND DECENDENTS OF VETERANS AND PROMOTES VETERANS AND THEIR SERVICE.

990 for the year ended July 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • VETERANS ASSISTANCE AND CLAIMS SERVICE; ADVISE, ASSIST, COUNSEL, AND GUIDE VETERANS WITH CLAIMS FOR ASSISTANCE FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
  • PUBLICATIONS: THE WASHINGTON STATE LEGIONNAIRE AND EVERGREEN NEWS IS PUBLISHED 6-12 TIMES PER YEAR WITH THE VETERANS' NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR MEMBERS.
  • SONS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION: PROVIDES PATRIOTIC PROGRAMS AND EDUCATION TO MALE DECENDENTS OF LEGIONNAIRS AND DECEASED VETERANS.
  • VETERANS ASSISTANCE AND CLAIMS SERVICE; ADVISE, ASSIST, COUNSEL, AND GUIDE VETERANS WITH CLAIMS FOR ASSISTANCE FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

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 July, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025July 31, 2026December 15, 2026Not due yet
2024July 31, 2025December 15, 2025990 on file
2023July 31, 2024December 16, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
91-0124915
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(19): Veterans' organization
Exempt since
1946
Accounting year ends
July
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Group exemption
0925: AMERICAN LEGION
Assets (IRS master file)
$3,236,104
Income (IRS master file)
$1,571,031

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990July 2025$1,571,031$1,258,374$3,236,104XML
990July 2024$1,292,944$863,944$2,721,595XML
990July 2023$1,165,199$1,165,822$2,164,386XML
990July 2022$1,416,251$1,358,317$2,106,375IRS
990July 2021–––IRS
990July 2020–––IRS
990July 2018–––IRS
990-N for 2011
Officer: Gary Osness
July 31, 2012≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard

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 91-0124915).

Questions about THE AMERICAN LEGION

What is the EIN of THE AMERICAN LEGION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of THE AMERICAN LEGION is 91-0124915.
Is THE AMERICAN LEGION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(19) since 1946.
Which annual return does THE 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 THE AMERICAN LEGION due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending July 31, 2026) is due December 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did THE AMERICAN LEGION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended July 2025.
Who is the principal officer of THE AMERICAN LEGION?
The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 names ALLAN JENSEN.
Who are the officers and directors of THE AMERICAN LEGION?
The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 lists 36 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $51,519 (EASTER IULI, SERVICE OFFI).
How much revenue does THE AMERICAN LEGION have?
On its 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,571,031, expenses of $1,258,374 and total assets of $3,236,104 at year end.

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