Civic Intelligence

American Legion

EIN 42-6074471 • 501(c)19 • Sergeant Bluff, IA

Profile

The American Legion was chartered and incorporated by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic veterans organization devoted to mutual helpfulness. It is the nation's largest wartime veterans service organization, committed to mentoring youth and sponsorship of wholesome programs in our communities, advocating patriotism and honor, promoting strong national security, and continued devotion to our fellow service members and veterans.

PO Box 686Sergeant Bluff, IA 51054

www.legion.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

55th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)19 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Liabilities / Revenue

55th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)19 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Net Margin

80th percentile

25%

Higher net margin than 80% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)19 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Top Officer Pay

95th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 95% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)19 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Asset Growth

88th percentile

26%

Faster asset growth than 88% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)19 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2021 to 2022

Revenue Growth

19th percentile

-25%

Faster revenue growth than 19% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)19 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2021 to 2022

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets55th percentile

Assets

Up

$35,566

Up $7,292 (+26%) from 2021

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Up

$35,566

Up $7,292 (+26%) from 2021

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue55th percentileNet Margin80th percentile

Revenue

Down

$29,754

Down $9,736 (-25%) from 2021

Expenses

Down

$22,462

Down $8,310 (-27%) from 2021

Net Income

Down

$7,292

Down $1,426 (-16%) from 2021

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth88th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$300K$200K$100K$0Assets 2011: $201,989Liabilities 2011: $02011Assets 2012: $200,332Liabilities 2012: $02012Assets 2013: $190,491Liabilities 2013: $02013Assets 2014: $182,776Liabilities 2014: $02014Assets 2015: $166,533Net Assets 2015: $166,5332015Assets 2017: $135,695Net Assets 2017: $135,6952017Assets 2018: $18,961Net Assets 2018: $18,9612018Assets 2019: $28,541Net Assets 2019: $28,5412019Assets 2020: $19,556Net Assets 2020: $19,5562020Assets 2021: $28,274Net Assets 2021: $28,2742021Assets 2022: $35,566Net Assets 2022: $35,5662022

Highlighted filing

2022

Assets$35,566
Liabilities-
Net Assets$35,566
Open 2022 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth19th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0-$20KRevenue 2011: $50,221Expenses 2011: $58,556Net Income 2011: -$8,3352011Revenue 2012: $46,739Expenses 2012: $48,555Net Income 2012: -$1,8162012Revenue 2013: $27,970Expenses 2013: $37,811Net Income 2013: -$9,8412013Revenue 2014: $29,880Expenses 2014: $37,623Net Income 2014: -$7,7432014Revenue 2015: -$6,246Expenses 2015: $9,997Net Income 2015: -$16,2432015Revenue 2017: $12,799Expenses 2017: $13,842Net Income 2017: -$1,0432017Revenue 2018: $48,140Expenses 2018: $48,884Net Income 2018: -$7442018Revenue 2019: $61,852Expenses 2019: $53,216Net Income 2019: $8,6362019Revenue 2020: $27,543Expenses 2020: $36,528Net Income 2020: -$8,9852020Revenue 2021: $39,490Expenses 2021: $30,772Net Income 2021: $8,7182021Revenue 2022: $29,754Expenses 2022: $22,462Net Income 2022: $7,2922022

Highlighted filing

2022

Revenue$29,754
Expenses$22,462
Net Income$7,292
Open 2022 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2022 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$35,566
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$35,566
Revenue
$29,754
Expenses
$22,462
Net income
$7,292
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.36$0.36$0.30$0.22$0.07
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.28$0.28$0.39$0.31$0.09
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.20$0.20$0.28$0.37$0.09
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.29$0.29$0.62$0.53$0.09
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.19$0.19$0.48$0.49$0.01
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.36$1.36$0.13$0.14$0.01
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.67$1.67$0.06$0.10$0.16
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.83$0.00$0.30$0.38$0.08
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.90$0.00$0.28$0.38$0.10
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$2.00$0.00$0.47$0.49$0.02
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$2.02$0.00$0.50$0.59$0.08
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022
Signed
Mar 24, 2023
Return Version
2022v5.0
Gross Receipts
$52,609
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The american legion was chartered and incorporated by congress in 1919 as a patriotic veterans organization devoted to mutual helpfulness. It is the nations largest wartime veterans service organization, committed to mentoring youth and sponsorship of wholesome programs in our communities, advocating patriotism and honor, promoting strong national security, and continued devotion to our fellow servicemembers and veterans.

The American Legion was chartered and incorporated by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic veterans organization devoted to mutual helpfulness. It is the nation's largest wartime veterans service organization, committed to mentoring youth and sponsorship of wholesome programs in our communities, advocating patriotism and honor, promoting strong national security, and continued devotion to our fellow service members and veterans.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Thunder on the Missouri motorcycle rally and ride to honor the sacrifice veterans lost in service to the United States$1,100$287
Provision of military honors at funerals of local veterans throughout the year-$897
Sponsorship of Boys State scholarship$600$600
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay95th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Jim KollsCommanderPT$0--
Mike DellwoFirst Vice Commander-$0--
Garry CoonService OfficerPT$0--
Scott BixenmanJudge Advocate/Finance Officer-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
American Legion
EIN
42-6074471
Phone
7129435542
Address
PO BOX 686, SERGEANT BLUFF, IA 51054

Signing Officer

Name
Scott L Bixenman
Title
Judge Advocate, Finance Officer
Phone
7129435542
Signed
2023-03-24
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Part I, Line 16

“Misc. office expense $343 Insurance $4,148 Fundraising share to Auxiliary $356 Memorial items $94 Uniform patches $117 Rental deposit refunds $3,100 Thunder on the Missouri $287 Licenses $176 Local tax $622 State sales tax $1,406”

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