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Nonprofit · EIN 35-0144235

AMERICAN LEGION

Also known as 0777 INDIANA HEADQUARTERS, American Legion Post 38

Tax-exempt · INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46216

Financials

$2.7M$2.9M2022$2.9M$3.7M2023$2.4M$2.5M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of AMERICAN LEGION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
July 31, 2025990$2,449,458$2,500,587-$51,129$6,339,378$1,054,980$5,284,398
July 31, 2024990$2,881,987$3,713,934-$831,947$7,426,490$2,776,950$4,649,540
July 31, 2023990$2,654,873$2,892,242-$237,369$6,883,232$854,909$6,028,323
Financial details: 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$2,088,148
of which government grants
$325,872
Membership dues
$1,739,778
Program service revenue
$118,021
Investment income
-$5,640
Net gain from sales of assets
-$174,968
Other revenue
$248,929

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Other salaries and wages
$1,106,485
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,336,891
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$5,778
Accounting fees
$21,746
Occupancy
$119,600
Travel
$153,084
Depreciation
$78,673
Program services (functional)
$1,764,208
Management and general (functional)
$736,379

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$7,426,490
Total assets, end of year
$6,339,378
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,054,980
Net assets, end of year
$5,284,398
Land, buildings and equipment
$941,100
Publicly traded securities
$4,508,898
Net assets without donor restrictions
$5,230,499
Net assets with donor restrictions
$53,899
Gross receipts
$3,394,439
Employees
18
Volunteers
75
Year formed
1919
State of legal domicile
IN

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 July 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
TERRY SMITHALT NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COM
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
ROBERT BURKARTDEPARTMENT COMMANDER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
MILTON HOWARDDEPARTMENT FINANCE OFFICER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
DAVID BURNETTEDEPARTMENT SGT AT ARMS
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
JAMES TIMPEDEPARTMENT VICE COMMANDER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
RICHIE KING SRDEPARTMENT VICE COMMANDER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
ROGER CLARKDEPARTMENT VICE COMMANDER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
JOHN KLEPFERDEPARTMENT VICE COMMANDER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
TOMMY PENSONDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
KIMBERLY PULSIPHERDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
CECIL BRUMMETTDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
JESSE BOOKERDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
MICHELLE AMICKDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
TIM MCMAHANDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
JESSE BROWNDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
16 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
ROCKY BAIZEDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
KEVIN THOMASSONDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
CHRIS HELMSDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
DANIEL CUNNINGHAMDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
MIKE WOODENDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
JILL WABLEDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
CECIL BRUMMETTDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
DAN RICHARDSONDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
J DAVID BURNETTE JRDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
JUDY PEARSONDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
DALE MCDONALDDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
BRIAN BARNETTDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
LONNY BARNETTDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
SCOTT MEYERDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
ROBERT ROWLEYDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
KENNY COOPERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
990 for the year ended July 31, 2024: 31 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
ROB KELLEYDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
LONNIE BOYCEDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
MILTON HOWARDDEPARTMENT FINANCE OFFICER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
KEVIN URBANCZYKDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
KENNY COOPERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
DAVE ROACHDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
LINN HUTCHISONDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
TINA WALLACEDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
YVETTE FANCHERDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
LONNY BARNETTDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
RONALD ARRINGTONDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
DALE MCDONALDDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
JUDY PEARSONDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
STEVE SHORTDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
KAREN CLARKDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
WAYNE ZEMANDEPARTMENT VICE COMMANDER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
JOHN MORTDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
MIKE WOODENDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
ROBERT ROWLEYDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
SCOTT MEYERDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
BRIAN BARNETTDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
J DAVID BURNETTE JRDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
DAN RICHARDSONDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
CECIL BRUMMETTDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
JILL WABLEDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
BRANDON CROSSDEPARTMENT SGT AT ARMS
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
TERRY SMITHALT NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COM
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
JERRY MELTONDEPARTMENT VICE COMMANDER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
JOE ALLENDEPARTMENT VICE COMMANDER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
JACK PLATTDEPARTMENT VICE COMMANDER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
BOB OETHDEPARTMENT COMMANDER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
990 for the year ended July 31, 2023: 33 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
CHAD WOODBURNDEPARTMENT ADJUTANT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$65,257
HUGH DAGLEYDEPARTMENT ADJUTANT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$54,143
ED TRICENATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
ROB KELLEYDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
ROGER CLARKDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
LONNIE BOYCEDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
MILTON HOWARDDEPARTMENT FINANCE OFFICER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
KEVIN URBANCZYKDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
ALEXANDER MAGYARDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
KENNY COOPERALT NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
DAVE ROACHDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
BEN OLSENDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
MITCH MULLINSDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
DAVID MILLERDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
LINN HUTCHISONDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
KEVIN BRINKSNEADERDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
TINA WALLACEDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
RICHIE KING SRDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
YVETTE FANCHERDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
LONNY BARNETTDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
RONALD ARRINGTONDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
DALE MCDONALDDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
JUDY PEARSONDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
STEVE SHORTDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
KAREN CLARKDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
JIM DAUBEDEPARTMENT COMMANDER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
THOMAS FREDERICKDEPARTMENT VICE COMMAMNER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
GAIL GALICHDEPARTMENT VICE COMMAMNER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
GINA OWENSDEPARTMENT VICE COMMAMNER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
RONALD BYRLEYDEPARTMENT VICE COMMAMNER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
WAYNE ZEMANDEPARTMENT SGT AT ARMS
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
JOHN MORTDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0
MIKE WOODENDISTRICT COMMANDER
Trustee or director
2$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
5440 HERBERT LORD RD, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46216-2119
In care of
% GARY C STEINHARDT
Mailing address (990-N for 2007)
P O Box 1984, West Lafayette IN 479961984
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
RON PATTERSON, 5440 HERBERT LORD ROAD, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46216
Principal officer (990-N for 2007)
Richard Oliver Post38 Adj, P O Box 1984, West Lafayette IN 479961984
Signed the 990
MILTON HOWARD, FINANCE OFFICER
Phone
(317) 630-1362
Return prepared by
AGRESTA STORMS & O'LEARY PC

Mission

PROMOTION OF AMERICAN LEGION ACTIVITIES

990 for the year ended July 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • PROMOTION OF AMERICAN LEGION PROGRAMS
    Expenses $1,764,208

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 July, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025July 31, 2026December 15, 2026Not due yet
2024July 31, 2025December 15, 2025990 on file
2023July 31, 2024December 16, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
35-0144235
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(19): Veterans' organization
Exempt since
1946
Accounting year ends
July
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Group exemption
0925: AMERICAN LEGION
Assets (IRS master file)
$6,339,378
Income (IRS master file)
$3,394,439

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990July 2025$2,449,458$2,500,587$6,339,378XML
990July 2024$2,881,987$3,713,934$7,426,490XML
990July 2023$2,654,873$2,892,242$6,883,232XML
990July 2022$3,332,697$3,349,749$6,888,018IRS
990July 2021–––IRS
990July 2020–––IRS
990July 2019–––IRS
990July 2018–––IRS
990-N for 2007
Officer: Richard Oliver Post38 Adj
July 31, 2008≤ $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 35-0144235).

Questions about AMERICAN LEGION

What is the EIN of AMERICAN LEGION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN LEGION is 35-0144235.
Is AMERICAN LEGION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(19) since 1946.
Which annual return does AMERICAN 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 AMERICAN LEGION due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending July 31, 2026) is due December 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did AMERICAN LEGION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended July 2025.
Who is the principal officer of AMERICAN LEGION?
The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 names RON PATTERSON.
Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN LEGION?
The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 lists 31 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does AMERICAN LEGION have?
On its 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,449,458, expenses of $2,500,587 and total assets of $6,339,378 at year end.

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