Cause IQ organization profile

The American Legion

The American Legion is a veteran organization based in Indianapolis, IN that was founded in 1919. As of 2019 they had $76 million in revenue and $119 million in assets.

The American Legion is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization with great political influence perpetuated by its grass-roots involvement in the legislation process from local districts to Capitol Hill.

Previous legal names or variations of their name include: Walter T Cohee Post 12 Department Of Indiana; Bayhi Ravey American Legion Post No 32; National Headquarters; and Ej Stover Ad Wagner.

EIN:

35-0144250

City:

Indianapolis

State:

Indiana

Website:

legion.org

Phone:

(317) 630-1200

Facebook:

facebook.com/americanlegionhq

Founded:

1919

Type:

501(c)(19)

NTEE:

W30: Military and veterans organizations

Revenue:

$76,844,360

Assets:

$119,933,577

Employees:

323

Fiscal year end:

December

Revenue trends:

Asset trends:

Program areas at The American Legion

Member magazines and newsletters: The American Legion Magazine exists to publish professionally written, accurate and relevant articles that promote the growth of American Legion programs, the attainment and understanding of American Legion policy objectives and a sense of esprit de corps and pride in being a veteran and member of The American Legion.

The American Legion National Headquarters provides scholarships and other financial assistance to veterans, dependents of veterans, and participants in various youth programs. The organization is raising funds to ensure that higher education will be a reality for these families. Providing for the children our military personnel left behind is our civic duty. An education is a powerful way to show our thanks.

One purpose of the American Legion National Headquarters is to contribute to Americanism, veteran's affairs, children, and youth programs. Various committees and commissions are organized to provide programs in these areas. Youth programs available to the public include a nationwide baseball program; the educational program called Boys Nation where participants learn about the federal government through intense workshops; support for the Boy Scouts of America to build character and positive traits among the youth of America; and the junior shooting sports program that teaches marksmanship and hosts competitions.

Form 990s for The American Legion

Fiscal year ending	Date received by IRS	Form	PDF link
2018-12	Sep 14, 2019	990	View PDF
2017-12	Nov 15, 2018	990	View PDF
2017-12	Jul 24, 2018	990EO	View PDF
2017-12	Jun 25, 2018	990O	View PDF
2016-12	Sep 25, 2017	990O	View PDF
...and 13 more Form 990 PDFs

Financials for The American Legion

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Federated campaigns	$0	$0
Membership dues	$0	$0
Fundraising event contributions	$53,173	$79,733	-33.3%
Related organizations	$1,988,011	$891,579	123.0%
Government grants (contributions)	$0	$0
Normal grants, contributions, etc.	$11,638,770	$13,699,955	-15.0%
<em>Non-cash contributions included in above</em>	$0	$0
Total grants, contributions, etc.	$13,679,954	$14,671,267	-6.8%

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Total grants, contributions, etc.	$13,679,954	$14,671,267	-6.8%
Program services	$40,546,741	$41,835,924	-3.1%
Investment income and dividends	$2,877,638	$2,768,176	4.0%
Tax-exempt bond proceeds	$0	$0
Royalty revenue	$0	$0
Net rental income	$0	$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets	$-583,394	$-75,024	-677.6%
Net income from fundraising events	$-95,186	$-105,997	10.2%
Net income from gaming activities	$0	$0
Net income from sales of inventory	$6,448,845	$6,285,675	2.6%
Miscellaneous revenues	$13,969,762	$14,235,803	-1.9%
Total revenues	$76,844,360	$79,615,824	-3.5%

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Grants to govts. and orgs. in USA	$47,883	$361,231	-86.7%
Grants to individuals in USA	$1,548,022	$1,909,500	-18.9%
Grants to govts., orgs., and individuals outside USA	$0	$0
Benefits paid to or for members	$0	$0
Compensation of current officers, etc.	$2,485,889	$1,125,771	120.8%
Compensation not included above, to disqualified persons	$0	$0
Non-officer salaries and wages	$15,245,194	$15,520,732	-1.8%
Pension/retirement accruals and contributions	$168,471	$341,235	-50.6%
Other employee benefits	$4,030,409	$4,413,852	-8.7%
Payroll taxes	$1,270,045	$1,249,821	1.6%
Management fees	$0	$0
Legal fees	$93,384	$707,270	-86.8%
Accounting fees	$95,823	$111,152	-13.8%
Lobbying fees	$0	$0
Pro. fundraising fees	$1,990	$1,882	5.7%
Investment mgmt fees	$314,614	$307,882	2.2%
Other fee-for-service	$4,744,696	$3,591,384	32.1%
Advertising and promotion	$1,315,004	$1,463,872	-10.2%
Office expenses	$15,950,326	$17,321,724	-7.9%
Information tech. expenses	$149,726	$302,962	-50.6%
Royalty expenses	$0	$0
Occupancy	$720,627	$779,797	-7.6%
Travel	$2,024,297	$2,182,137	-7.2%
Public official travel and entertainment	$0	$0
Conferences, meetings, etc.	$5,730,470	$6,029,377	-5.0%
Interest	$19,278	$21,120	-8.7%
Payments to affiliates	$0	$0
Depreciation, amortization, etc.	$791,860	$777,333	1.9%
Insurance	$792,728	$767,112	3.3%
All other expenses	$17,676,365	$17,766,350	-0.5%
Total expenses	$75,217,101	$77,053,496	-2.4%

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Cash (non-interest-bearing)	$2,145,654	$1,685,334	27.3%
Savings, short-term investments, etc.	$96,983,187	$98,379,151	-1.4%
Pledges and grants receivable	$0	$850,000	-100%
Accounts receivable	$5,346,596	$2,614,321	104.5%
Loans receivable from officers, directors, etc.	$0	$0
Loans receivable from other disqualified persons	$0	$0
Notes and loans receivable	$0	$0
Inventories for use	$2,861,202	$2,761,406	3.6%
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges	$6,832,576	$5,549,781	23.1%
Buildings, equipment, etc. post-depreciation	$3,753,291	$4,489,117	-16.4%
Investments, publicly traded securities	$0	$0
Investments, other securities
Investments, program-related	$11,071	$11,511	-3.8%
Intangible assets	$0	$0
Other assets	$2,000,000	$2,000,000
Total assets	$119,933,577	$118,340,621	1.3%

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$23,676,950	$23,824,566	-0.6%
Grants payable	$12,000	$0	999%
Deferred revenue	$52,129,723	$53,649,150	-2.8%
Tax-exempt bond liabilities	$0	$0
Escrow or custodial account liability	$0	$0
Loans payable to officers and disqualified persons	$0	$0
Secured mortgages and notes payable to unrelated third parties	$426,698	$631,749	-32.5%
Unsecured notes and loans payable to unrelated third parties	$0	$0
Other liabilities	$26,415,240	$27,275,173	-3.2%
Total liabilities	$102,660,611	$105,380,638	-2.6%

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Unrestricted net assets	$8,113,877	$3,330,551	143.6%
Temporarily restricted net assets	$4,159,089	$4,629,432	-10.2%
Permanently restricted net assets	$5,000,000	$5,000,000

Vendors for The American Legion

Vendor	Services	Amount paid	Date
Cigna	Insurance		2019-12-31
████ █████████ ███████ ██ █████ ███████	Insurance		2019-12-31
████████████ ██████████ █████████	Recordkeeping and information management (computing, tabulating, data processing, etc.), Participant loan processing; Investment management	$51,223	2019-12-31
██ ███ ███ ███	Insurance agent or broker	$188	2019-12-31
█████ █ ██████	Insurance agent or broker	$41,523	2019-12-31
█████ █████ ████ ██████████ ███████	Trustee (bank, trust company or similar financial institution), Investment management	$6,615	2019-12-31
████████ ███ ██████ ████	Actuarial services		2019-12-31
████████ ███ █████	Actuarial	$38,800	2019-12-31
...and 16 more vendors

Personnel at The American Legion

Name	Title	Compensation	Most recent data
Horacio Baca	Executive Director	$135,252	Dec. 31, 2018
Louis Celli	Director of Veterans Affairs / Executive Director	$159,078	Dec. 31, 2018
█████ ████	National Director of Finance	$151,442	Dec. 31, 2018
█ █ ███████	Director of Media Communications / MMC	$145,995	Dec. 31, 2018
█████ ███████	Director of Membership	$127,855	Dec. 31, 2018
██████ ███████	Director and Human Resources	$150,709	Dec. 31, 2018
██████ █ ██████	Director of Veterans Employment and Education	$141,416	Dec. 31, 2018
██████ █ ███████	National Treasurer	$145,175	Aug. 20, 2019
████ ██████ ██ ███████	National Vice Commander	$0	Jan. 15, 2019
█████ ██ ███████	National Commander	$35,488	Jan. 15, 2019
...and 11 more key personnel

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6	Paralyzed Veterans of America	501(c)(3)	$112 million	Washington, DC
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9	Ancilla Systems (ASI)	501(c)(3)	$22 million	Hobart, IN
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16	Regenstrief Institute	501(c)(3)	$21 million	Indianapolis, IN
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