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American Legion

Carol Stream, IL. EIN 36-2405188. Reported $315,685 of revenue for 2025 on its Form 990.

The IRS record

Registered name
AMERICAN LEGION
As the IRS records it, which is how it appears in their own search.
Employer Identification Number
36-2405188
The identifier the IRS uses for this organization.
Recognized under
501(c)(19) — veterans’ organization
The subsection of the code its exemption was granted under.
Recognized in
1946
The year of the IRS ruling.
Classification
not reported
The IRS has never assigned this organization a code.
Gifts to it
Contributions are deductible
Whether the IRS treats a contribution to this organization as deductible.
Legal form
Association
How the organization is constituted, as recorded at registration.
Location of record
Carol Stream, IL
The address the IRS holds, not necessarily where it operates.
Most recent filing
Form 990
For tax year 2025.

What it reported for 2025

$315.7 thousand
Total revenue
$315,685
Contributions, grants, program service revenue and investment income.
$370.3 thousand
Total expenses
$370,294
As reported on the return.
$716.6 thousand
Total assets, book value
$716,618
At the end of the year, at what the organization paid for them.
5
People listed
Officers, directors, trustees, key employees and highest-paid employees.
$2,252
Largest reported compensation
Reported for Robert Mischler.

How this compares

Total revenue: $315,685, 2025
By the revenue it reported, ranks 258,872nd of 685,136 organizations with revenue on their return nationally and 10,279th of 27,273 in Illinois. Larger than 62% of the 685,136 organizations with revenue on their return nationally. It is < 0.1% of the $4,505,194,528,546 reported by every organization with a return on record.
Largest reported compensation: $2,252, 2025
By the largest compensation it reported paying, ranks 251,773rd of 261,691 organizations reporting compensation nationally and 10,711th of 11,117 in Illinois. Larger than 3% of the 261,691 organizations reporting compensation nationally.

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This organization elsewhere

More in Illinois. All organizations: nonprofits.

What this page cannot show

  • Everything here is what the organization told the IRS about itself. The IRS publishes returns as filed and does not audit them first.
  • The figures describe the most recent year on record, which is usually one to two years behind, and not the organization’s current position.
  • Nothing here says whether the organization does its work well, or how it spends what it raises beyond the totals on the form.

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