Nonprofit · EIN 34-6595723
AMERCIAN LEGION
Also known as 68 WOOSTER
Tax-exempt · WOOSTER, OH 44691
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $552,408 | $393,395 | $159,013 | $827,301 | $6,879 | $820,422 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $407,333 | $322,976 | $84,357 | $677,848 | $16,439 | $661,409 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $237,915 | $238,662 | -$747 | $598,551 | $14,461 | $584,090 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $149,450
- Membership dues
- $7,227
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $339
- Net income from gaming
- $300,034
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $90,283
- Other revenue
- $402,619
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $102,325
- Other salaries and wages
- $99,245
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $108,532
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $2,605
- Occupancy
- $38,175
- Depreciation
- $1,318
- Program services (functional)
- $301,627
- Management and general (functional)
- $91,768
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $677,848
- Total assets, end of year
- $827,301
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $6,879
- Net assets, end of year
- $820,422
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $403,831
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $820,422
- Gross receipts
- $6,799,140
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 50
- Year formed
- 1946
- State of legal domicile
- OH
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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHIRL EVANS | COMMANDER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ROGER ROBERTS | 1ST VICE COM Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| OTIS MEKOLESKE | 2ND VICE COM Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DON BERTSCH | FINANCE OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JIM FIELDS | ADJUTANT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BJ LONG | SERGEANT AT ARMS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LLOYD SHELLHORN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CY SCHROCK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRANK MCCORT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BUD BITTINGER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN JOLLY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE BOSS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BOB WILES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROGER ROBERTS | 1ST VICE COM Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| FRANK MCCORT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| OTIS MEKOLESKE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE JOLLY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE BOSS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BOB WILES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LLOYD SHELLHORN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CY SCHROCK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHIRL EVANS | COMMANDER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BUD BITTINGER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BJ LONG | SARGENT AT ARMS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DON BERTSCH | FINANCE OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JIM FIELDS | ADJUTANT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROGER ROBERTS | 1ST VICE COM Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| FRANK MCCORT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| OTIS MEKOLESKE | ADJUTANT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| STEVE JOLLY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE BOSS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BOB WILES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLEO THOMPSON | 2ND VICE COMMANDER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LLOYD SHELLHORN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CY SCHROCK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHIRL EVANS | COMMANDER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BUD BITTINGER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BJ LONG | SARGENT AT ARMS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DON BERTSCH | FINANCE OFFICER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1901 SYLVAN RD, WOOSTER, OH 44691-3847
- In care of
- % AMERICAN LEGION POST 68
- Mailing address (990-N for 2015)
- 545 high st, wooster OH 44691
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- DONALD BERTSCH, 1901 SYLVAN ROAD PO BOX 162, WOOSTER, OH 44691
- Signed the 990
- DONALD BERTSCH, FINANCE OFFICER
- Phone
- (330) 263-1191
- Return prepared by
- MEADEN & MOORE LTD
Mission
TO ENHANCE THE WELL-BEING OF AMERICA'S VETERANS, THEIR FAMILIES, OUR MILITARY, AND OUR COMMUNITIES BY OUR DEVOTION TO MUTUAL HELPFULNESS.
Program accomplishments
- PROCEEDS FROM OHIO CHARITIES GAMING SUPPORT A WIDE RANGE OF PUBLIC CHARITIES AND HELP FUND KEY LEGION PROGRAMS, INCLUDING YOUTH BASEBALL, MEMBER ACTIVITIES, AND VETERANS' MEMORIALS. THE POST ALSO USES THESE FUNDS TO MAKE ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY DONATIONS IN KEEPING WITH ITS MISSION.Expenses $301,627 · grants $102,325 · revenue $402,619
- PROVIDING SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE VETERANS ORGANIZATION.
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 34-6595723
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(19): Veterans' organization
- Exempt since
- 1946
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Group exemption
- 0925: AMERICAN LEGION
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $827,301
- Income (IRS master file)
- $6,799,140
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $552,408 | $393,395 | $827,301 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $407,333 | $322,976 | $677,848 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $237,915 | $238,662 | $598,551 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $357,095 | $311,078 | $591,739 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2015 | December 31, 2015 | ≤ $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 34-6595723).
Questions about AMERCIAN LEGION
- What is the EIN of AMERCIAN LEGION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERCIAN LEGION is 34-6595723.
- Is AMERCIAN LEGION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(19) since 1946.
- Which annual return does AMERCIAN 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 AMERCIAN LEGION due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did AMERCIAN LEGION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of AMERCIAN LEGION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names DONALD BERTSCH.
- Who are the officers and directors of AMERCIAN LEGION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 13 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does AMERCIAN LEGION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $552,408, expenses of $393,395 and total assets of $827,301 at year end.
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