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American Legion

327 Peter Smith
  • Shawnee, KS
  • Tax-exempt since March 1946
  • EIN: 51-0234135

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
$556k (2023)

Expenses
$554k (2023)

Total Assets
$59.4k (2023)

Total Liabilities
$17.1k (2023)

Years with missing data
Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2010 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 Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$556,474
Expenses
$553,980
Net Income
$2,494
Net Assets
$42,318
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $28,361
5.1%
Program Services $528,113
94.9%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $85,575
15.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $59,426
Total Liabilities $17,108
Net Assets $42,318
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Edward Dewite (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Billy Hodge (Post Command) $0 $0 $0
Nicholas Kline (1 St Vice Com) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

990
Filed on March 13, 2024

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

View Filing
XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$533,724
Expenses
$555,109
Net Income
-$21,385
Net Assets
$39,824
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $8,145
1.5%
Program Services $525,579
98.5%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $83,203
15.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $71,462
Total Liabilities $31,638
Net Assets $39,824
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Edward Dewite (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Billy Hodge (Post Command) $0 $0 $0
Nicholas Kline (1 St Vice Com) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

990
Filed on May 23, 2023

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

View Filing
XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$268,154
Expenses
$310,542
Net Income
-$42,388
Net Assets
$21,775
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $268,154
100%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $57,531
18.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $42,127
Total Liabilities $20,352
Net Assets $21,775
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Edward Dewite (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Billy Hodge (Post Command) $0 $0 $0
Nicholas Kline (1 St Vice Com) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

990
Filed on April 26, 2021

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

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XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$532,639
Expenses
$566,998
Net Income
-$34,359
Net Assets
$64,192
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $532,639
100%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $84,741
14.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $67,453
Total Liabilities $3,261
Net Assets $64,192
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Edward Dewite (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Billy Hodge (Post Command) $0 $0 $0
Nicholas Kline (1 St Vice Com) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

990
Filed on July 22, 2020

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

View Filing
PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$539,030
Expenses
$522,662
Net Income
$16,368
Net Assets
$0
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $539,030
100%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $78,245
15.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $0
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $0
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Billy Hodge (Post Command) $0 $0 $0
Nicholas Kline (1 St Vice Com) $0 $0 $0
Edward Dewite (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

990
Filed on Aug. 13, 2019

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

View Filing
PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$569,437
Expenses
$539,984
Net Income
$29,453
Net Assets
$29,453
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $569,437
100%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $77,307
14.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $29,453
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $29,453

Document Links

990

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

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$535,000
Expenses
$511,778
Net Income
$23,222
Net Assets
$53,439
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $535,000
100%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $71,586
14.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $53,439
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $53,439

Document Links

990

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

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

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 Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$592,675
Expenses
$524,587
Net Income
$68,088
Net Assets
$48,210
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $592,675
100%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $85,694
16.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $48,210
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $48,210

No Document Links

The IRS has provided extracted financial data for this filing, but has not yet released the source documents.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$570,498
Expenses
$560,447
Net Income
$10,051
Net Assets
$10,051
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $570,476
100.0%
Investment Income $22
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $64,523
11.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $10,051
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $10,051

Document Links

990

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

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$581,113
Expenses
$590,620
Net Income
-$9,507
Net Assets
$9,155
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $581,051
100.0%
Investment Income $62
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $73,691
12.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $9,155
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $9,155

Document Links

990

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

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2010

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$553,737
Expenses
$535,075
Net Income
$18,662
Net Assets
$18,662
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $553,725
100.0%
Investment Income $12
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $73,691
13.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $18,662
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $18,662

Document Links

990

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

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
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

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

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
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 Dec.
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 Dec.
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 Dec.
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

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2004

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."

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