2024-06-17T20:01:09-07:00 2023-07-31 464031104 Penrod Accounting LLC 2739 Pinecrest Drive Riva MD 21140 990 2022-08-01 520639437 American Legion Auxiliary Department of Maryland AMER 4102429519 1589 Sulphur Springs Road Halethorpe MD 21227 Andrea Weis President 4102429519 2024-06-17 true Andrea Weis XXX-XX-XXXX true R Dawn Penrod CPA P00641359 4432218125 2024-06-17 X 3 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Andrea Weis 1589 Sulphur Spring Road Baltimore MD 21227 478366 false X www.alamd.org X 1923 MD To support the American Legion mission; Enhance the lives of Veterans, military and their families. 286 0 2 18435 8 0 350225 313420 96830 125149 10 8 27632 39789 474697 478366 0 0 67303 75399 0 0 370341 349527 437644 424926 37053 53440 268753 321390 5966 6163 262787 315227 To support the American Legion mission; Enhance the lives of Veterans, military and their families. false false Americanism: To promote patriotism and good citizenship. Major activities include an essay contest in grades 3-8. The topic is decided annually by National Organization and impemented by Units. Monetary awards are given at various levels to children. The Girls State program is a weeklong residential program held at a Maryland University for female students who have just completed their junior year of high school. The structure of city, county and state levels of government are studies using an interactive approach including elections of officials and exercises writing bills, collecting "taxes", etc. Legislative experience includes debate of bills recently considered by the state legislature. Judicial experience features a mock trial. Guest speakers include officials from various levels of government and lobbyists who present pro and con arguments in an attempt to sway students to their position on the bills being debated. Although participation is not dependent on military affiliation, a majority of the students are decedants of veterans. The last major activity is a Naturalization Ceremony. A special ceremony is held annually in coordination with the INS to welcome a class of new citizens and make their ceremony memorable. Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation (VA&R): Major activities include quarterly donations to support activities in 5 Veterans Administration Medical Centers (VAMC) in our service area; participation with recreation therapists in the Veterans Creative Arts Festival program by producing the Maryland Veterans Creative Arts program which gives approximately 50 local recovering veteran visual artists, performing artists, and writers a forum to display their artistic achievements and raises funds for an annual $5,000 donation to the National Festival. Presents annual Christmas Gift Shops at 3 VAMC's and the Charlotte Hall Veterans Home giving patients an opportunity to select gifts to give their family members in celebration of the holiday free of charge. Bingo nights, holiday parties, picnics and other activities are also held throughout the year. Junior Girls: To promote values of Americanism, good citizenship and volunteerism in our younger members: Members under the age of 18 have special programs geared to their ages. An annual charity benefitting children is chosen by the girls and various fundraisers are held in order to support the selected charity. In addition the Casey Cares Foundation benefitting seriously ill children and their families is supported annually through donations of pajamas for hospitalized children as well as funds and gift cards for their other programs. false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false true 0 0 2 true false false false false false false false false false false X 286 0 false false false false true true false true true false true true false false false false true true false X Chris McKay Department Secretary 4102429519 1589 Suplhur Spring Road Suite 105 Baltimore MD 21227 Carmin Brittain President 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Joanne Weis Vice President 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Patricia Walker Vice President 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Christine McKay Secretary 40.00 X X 42960 0 0 Cindy Shriner Treasurer 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Michelle Hill Immediate Past Treasurer 2.00 X 0 0 0 Alta Gotfelty National Executive Committee Woman 2.00 X 0 0 0 Andrea Anderson Alt National Executive Committee Woman 2.00 X 0 0 0 Cynthia McMullen District 1 President 2.00 X 0 0 0 Starr Purnell District 2 President 2.00 X 0 0 0 Lynette Brooke-Dean District 3 President 2.00 X 0 0 0 Joyce Cooper District 4 President 2.00 X 0 0 0 Kyrese Johnson District 5 President 2.00 X 0 0 0 Barabara Vaughn District 6 President 2.00 X 0 0 0 Rebecca Brown-McCusker District 7 President 2.00 X 0 0 0 Georgia Myers District 8 President 2.00 X 0 0 0 Girinda Hunt Department Historian 2.00 X 0 0 0 Paula Grimes Department Chaplan 2.00 X 0 0 0 Meredith Beeg Department Parlimentarian 2.00 X 0 0 0 LaSharan Walace Department Sergeant-at-Arms 2.00 X 0 0 0 Elizabeth Darnell Department Color Bearer 2.00 X 0 0 0 Veronica Marshall Department Color Bearer 2.00 X 0 0 0 Evelyn Thomas Department Color Bearer 2.00 X 0 0 0 Ann Clayton Past Department President 2.00 X 0 0 0 Linda M Newsome Past Department President 2.00 X 0 0 0 Jean Weidman-Langrall Past Department President 2.00 X 0 0 0 Sandi Dutton Past Department President 2.00 X 0 0 0 Alexa J Randall Past Department President 2.00 X 0 0 0 Judy Brazezicki Past Department President 2.00 X 0 0 0 Norma G Jones Past Department President 2.00 X 0 0 0 Sylvia Goslee Past Department President 2.00 X 0 0 0 Nancy Lee August Past Department President 2.00 X 0 0 0 Bonnie Rae Lamson Past Department President 2.00 X 0 0 0 Catherine Wheeler Past Department President 2.00 X 0 0 0 Meredith Beeg Past Department President 2.00 X 0 0 0 Patricia Lach Past Department President 2.00 X 0 0 0 Iverna Christoffers Past Department President 2.00 X 0 0 0 Anselma Obremski Past Department President 2.00 X 0 0 0 Joyce Cooper Past Department President 2.00 X 0 0 0 Paulette Caron Past Department President 2.00 X 0 0 0 Alta Glotfelty Past Department President 2.00 X 0 0 0 Linda Sarkisian Past Department President 2.00 X 0 0 0 Linda Green Past Department President 2.00 X 0 0 0 Adnrea Anderson Past Department President 2.00 X 0 0 0 Marylyn Hembrock Americanism Chairman 2.00 X 0 0 0 Nola Willis Americanism Vice Chairman 2.00 X 0 0 0 Connie Johnson Auxiliary Emergency Fund Chairman 2.00 X 0 0 0 Arkish Russell Certificates & Awards Chairman 2.00 X 0 0 0 Linda Waters Certificates & Awards Vice Chairman 2.00 X 0 0 0 Carole Manzo Children & Youth Chariman 2.00 X 0 0 0 Christine McKay Children & Youth Vice Chariman 2.00 X 0 0 0 Christine McKay Children & Youth Junior Chairman 2.00 X 0 0 0 Dale Jamison Community Service Chairman 2.00 X 0 0 0 Anselma Obremski Constitution & Bylasw Chairman 2.00 X 0 0 0 Judy Phillips Convention Ways & Means Chairman 2.00 X 0 0 0 Girinda Rene Hunt Education Chairman 2.00 X 0 0 0 Sandi Dutton Finance Chairman 2.00 X 0 0 0 Sandra Seipp Finance Vice Chairman 2.00 X 0 0 0 Brenda Miller Finance Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 Alta Glotfelty Finance Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 Patricia Walker Finance Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 Michelle Hill Finance Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 Joyce Cooper Girls State Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Roxanne Berry Girls State Vice Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Meredith Beeg Girls State Junior Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Joyce Cooper Gold Star Chairman 2.00 X 0 0 0 Linda PK Green Junior Activities Chairman 2.00 X 0 0 0 LaSharan Wallace Junior Activities Vice Chairman 2.00 X 0 0 0 Alta Glotfelty Leadership Chairman 2.00 X 0 0 0 Sharon Guibao Legislative Chairman 2.00 X 0 0 0 Joanne Weis Membership Chairman 2.00 X 0 0 0 Meredith Beeg Music Chairman 2.00 X 0 0 0 Shay Brown National Security Chairman 2.00 X 0 0 0 Anselma Obremski National Security Vice Chairman 2.00 X 0 0 0 Meredith Beeg Department Parlimentarian 2.00 X 0 0 0 Linda L Green Past Presidents Parley Chairman 2.00 X 0 0 0 Linda Sarkisian Poppy Chairman 2.00 X 0 0 0 Brenda Walston Poppy Vice Chairman 2.00 X 0 0 0 Sharon Holter Public Relations Chairman 2.00 X 0 0 0 Brenda Francis Public Relations Vicer Chairman 2.00 X 0 0 0 Meredith Beeg Unit Development & Revitalization Chairman 2.00 X 0 0 0 Cyndi McMullen VA&R Chairman 2.00 X 0 0 0 Eleanor Deal VA&R Vice Chairman 2.00 X 0 0 0 Patricia Walker VA&R Jr Chairman 2.00 X 0 0 0 M Rosetta Lipscomb Home & Field Service Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Nancy Lee August Volunteer Hospital Workers Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Janice Null Volunteer Hospital Workers Vice Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Joyce Cooper Baltimore VA Medical Center VAVS Rep 2.00 X 0 0 0 Nancy Lee August Loch Raven VA Med Cntr VAVS Rep 2.00 X 0 0 0 Cynthia McMullen Perry Point VA Medical Center VAVS Rep 2.00 X 0 0 0 Diane Lowe Martinsburg VA Medical Center VAVS A 2.00 X 0 0 0 Linda L Green Washington VA Mecical Center VAVS De 2.00 X 0 0 0 Joyce Baki Charlotte Hall Veterans Home Representative 2.00 X 0 0 0 Meredith Beeg Creative Arts Festival Chairman 2.00 X 0 0 0 Patricia Walker Creative Arts Festival Vice Chariman 2.00 X 0 0 0 42960 0 0 false false false 313420 313420 Girls State 900099 27696 0 0 Veterans Affairs & Reh 900099 17319 0 0 Children & Youth 900099 13824 0 0 Junior Girls 900099 14072 0 0 Americanism 900099 885 0 0 51353 0 0 125149 8 8 0 Other Income 900099 9022 9022 0 0 Convention Income 900099 30767 30767 0 0 39789 478366 164938 8 0 42960 28640 14320 0 26845 17897 8948 0 5594 3729 1865 0 29935 29935 0 0 22182 22182 0 0 34999 34999 0 0 0 0 0 0 4579 4579 0 0 Membership Fees 151199 151199 0 0 Girl's State Expense 26225 26225 0 0 Veterans Affairs Prog E 12377 12377 0 0 Presidents Expense 20343 20343 0 0 47688 47688 0 0 424926 399793 25133 0 252910 305541 15843 15849 1744 1744 0 0 268753 321390 5966 6163 5966 6163 X 262787 315227 262787 315227 268753 321390 53440 5163 X false false false 0 0 1744 1744 0 0 Pt VI, Line 6 The organization has members Pt VI, Line 7a All members have equal voting rights, and each member is allowed to vote Pt VI, Line 11b The President and Treasurer will review the 990 prior to filing Pt VI, Line 15a The department Secretary is the only compensated officer. A review board was set up to interview and negotiate a salary. Only the results were documents & reported to the governing body. A review of comparable salaries was done by a committee member using internet data Pt VI, Line 15b The compensation is determined by a review committee of officers and chairmen having the most contact with the affected employees. Te recommendations are submitted to the executive comittee for final approval. This process was last done in 2012 Pt VI, Line 19 The governing documents and financial statements are available upon request Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e District Presidents Expense 463. 463. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Gifts & Awards Expenses 674. 674. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Americanism Expense 1425. 1425. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Education Expense Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Junior Activities 13574. 13574. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Membership Expense 1154. 1154. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e National Security Expense 200. 200. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Children & Youth Expense 9850. 9850. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Past Presidents Parley Expense 5725. 5725. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Poppy Expense 11596. 11596. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Auxiliary Emergency Fund 900. 900. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e National Presidents Project Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Gold Star Expense Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Miscellaneous 2110. 2110. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Certificates and Awards 17. 17. American Legion Auxiliary - National Headquarters 8945-N Meridian Street Indianapolis IN 46260 350144340 Armed Forces Veterans' Membership Organization IN 501(c)(19) & (c)(23) false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false