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American Legion

257 John Cool Inc
  • Port Byron, NY
  • Tax-exempt since March 1946
  • EIN: 15-0552059

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Posts or organizations of past or present members of the armed forces.

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$71.9k (2023)

Expenses
$70.9k (2023)

Total Assets
$49.7k (2023)

Total Liabilities
$3.72k (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2012 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending May
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$71,891
Expenses
$70,933
Net Income
$958
Net Assets
$46,011
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,683
3.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $10,510
14.6%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $35,078
48.8%
Other Revenue $22,595
31.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $49,732
Total Liabilities $3,721
Net Assets $46,011
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Mark Emerson (Commander) $0 $0
Charles Gregory (1st Vice Commander) $0 $0
Kenneth Emerson (2nd Vice Commander) $0 $0
James Murnane (Director Adjuant) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Jan. 8, 2024

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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XML

Fiscal Year Ending May
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$58,438
Expenses
$57,923
Net Income
$515
Net Assets
$45,053
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,329
7.4%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $12,770
21.9%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $36,272
62.1%
Other Revenue $3,488
6.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $47,665
Total Liabilities $2,612
Net Assets $45,053
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Mark Emerson (Commander) $0 $0
Charles Gregory (1st Vice Commander) $0 $0
Kenneth Emerson (2nd Vice Commander) $0 $0
James Murnane (Director Adjuant) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Dec. 11, 2023

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending May
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$56,471
Expenses
$52,447
Net Income
$4,024
Net Assets
$44,538
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $7,502
13.3%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $10,523
18.6%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $35,553
63.0%
Other Revenue $1,484
2.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $48,857
Total Liabilities $4,319
Net Assets $44,538
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Mark Emerson (Commander) $0 $0
Charles Gregory (1st Vice Commander) $0 $0
Kenneth Emerson (2nd Vice Commander) $0 $0
James Murnane (Director Adjuant) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on March 3, 2022

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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XML

Fiscal Year Ending May
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$49,099
Expenses
$54,076
Net Income
-$4,977
Net Assets
$40,514
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,900
3.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $7,268
14.8%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $35,849
73.0%
Other Revenue $2,746
5.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $45,854
Total Liabilities $5,340
Net Assets $40,514
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Mark Emerson (Commander) $0 $0
Charles Gregory (1st Vice Commander) $0 $0
Kenneth Emerson (2nd Vice Commander) $0 $0
James Murnane (Director Adjuant) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Feb. 15, 2021

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending May
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$54,844
Expenses
$56,957
Net Income
-$2,113
Net Assets
$45,491
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,819
7.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $12,484
22.8%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $34,296
62.5%
Other Revenue $2,762
5.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $50,166
Total Liabilities $4,675
Net Assets $45,491
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Mark Emerson (Commander) $0 $0
Charles Gregory (1st Vice Commander) $0 $0
Kenneth Emerson (2nd Vice Commander) $0 $0
James Murnane (Director Adjuant) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on March 2, 2020

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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PDF XML
PDF (2 of 2)

Fiscal Year Ending May
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$68,170
Expenses
$62,832
Net Income
$5,338
Net Assets
$47,604
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $6,667
9.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $12,114
17.8%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $44,954
65.9%
Other Revenue $2,076
3.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $58,381
Total Liabilities $10,777
Net Assets $47,604

Document Links

990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending May
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$64,915
Expenses
$74,781
Net Income
-$9,866
Net Assets
$42,266
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,328
5.1%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $9,193
14.2%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $48,418
74.6%
Other Revenue $1,768
2.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $57,180
Total Liabilities $14,914
Net Assets $42,266
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Dennis Ware (Commander) $0 $0
John Ware (Finance Chair) $0 $0
Danny Randolph (Second Vp) $0 $0

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990-EZ
Filed on Aug. 30, 2017

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending May
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$70,726
Expenses
$62,380
Net Income
$8,346
Net Assets
$52,132
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,275
1.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $14,577
20.6%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $51,435
72.7%
Other Revenue $1,563
2.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $72,229
Total Liabilities $20,097
Net Assets $52,132
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Dennis Ware (Commander) $0 $0
John Ware (Finance Chair) $0 $0
Danny Randolph (Second Vp) $0 $0

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990-EZ
Filed on Aug. 2, 2016

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing
PDF XML
PDF (2 of 2)

Fiscal Year Ending May
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$68,376
Expenses
$66,396
Net Income
$1,980
Net Assets
$43,786
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,250
4.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $14,391
21.0%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $47,048
68.8%
Other Revenue $1,961
2.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $69,781
Total Liabilities $25,995
Net Assets $43,786
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Dennis Ware (Commander) $0 $0
John Ware (Finance Chair) $0 $0
Danny Randolph (Second Vp) $0 $0

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990-EZ
Filed on Aug. 21, 2015

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending May
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$59,280
Expenses
$63,194
Net Income
-$3,914
Net Assets
$41,806
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,736
2.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $15,648
26.4%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $38,552
65.0%
Other Revenue $1,934
3.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $67,777
Total Liabilities $25,971
Net Assets $41,806

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990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending May
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$63,452
Expenses
$68,279
Net Income
-$4,827
Net Assets
$45,721
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,707
2.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $29,553
46.6%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $28,229
44.5%
Other Revenue $2,313
3.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $46,693
Total Liabilities $972
Net Assets $45,721

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990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending May
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$71,991
Expenses
$78,377
Net Income
-$6,386
Net Assets
$50,548
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,231
1.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $33,369
46.4%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $33,741
46.9%
Other Revenue $2,365
3.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $51,789
Total Liabilities $1,241
Net Assets $50,548

Document Links

990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending May
2011

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending May
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending May
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending May
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending May
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending May
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending May
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

About This Data

Nonprofit Explorer includes summary data for nonprofit tax returns and full Form 990 documents, in both PDF and digital formats.

The summary data contains information processed by the IRS during the 2012-2019 calendar years; this generally consists of filings for the 2011-2018 fiscal years, but may include older records. This data release includes only a subset of what can be found in the full Form 990s.

In addition to the raw summary data, we link to PDFs and digital copies of full Form 990 documents wherever possible. This consists of separate releases by the IRS of Form 990 documents processed by the agency, which we update regularly.

We also link to copies of audits nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year since 2016. These audits are copied from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

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Every organization that has been recognized as tax exempt by the IRS has to file Form 990 every year, unless they make less than $200,000 in revenue and have less than $500,000 in assets, in which case they have to file form 990-EZ. Organizations making less than $50,000 don’t have to file either form but do have to let the IRS they’re still in business via a Form 990N "e-Postcard."

Nonprofit Explorer has organizations claiming tax exemption in each of the 27 subsections of the 501(c) section of the tax code, and which have filed a Form 990, Form 990EZ or Form 990PF. Taxable trusts and private foundations that are required to file a form 990PF are also included. Small organizations filing a Form 990N "e-Postcard" are not included in this data.

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