Liabilities / Assets
58th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 58% of similar nonprofits.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.01x
Liabilities / Revenue
67th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 67% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
22nd percentile
Higher net margin than 22% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
Score unavailable
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Asset Growth
32nd percentile
Faster asset growth than 32% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
29th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 29% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$244,033
Down $11,175 (-4.4%) from 2011
Net Assets
Down$242,205
Down $11,186 (-4.4%) from 2011
Liabilities
Up$1,828
Up $11 (+0.6%) from 2011
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Down$86,500
Down $11,437 (-12%) from 2011
Expenses
Up$97,687
Up $6,831 (+7.5%) from 2011
Net Income
Down-$11,187
Down $18,268 (-258%) from 2011
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012
- Signed
- Nov 8, 2013
- Return Version
- 2012v2.3
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
The mission statement of the american legion is to uphold and defend the constitution of the united states; to maintain law and order, to foster and perpetuate a one-hundred percent americanism; to preserve the memories and incidents of our association in the great wars; to inculcate a sense of indiviual obligation to the community, state, and nation, to combat the autocracy of both the classes and the masses; to make right the master of might; to promote peace and goodwill on earth; to safeguard and transmit to posterity the principles of justice, freedom, and democracy; to consecrate and sanctify our comradeship by our devotion to mutual helpfulness.
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- EIN
- 35-0823699
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Filings
Displayed year
2012 • Form 990EZFacts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.
- Assets
- $244,033
- Liabilities
- $1,828
- Net assets
- $242,205
- Revenue
- $86,500
- Expenses
- $97,687
- Net income
- -$11,187