American Legion

Name: IRS record for American Legion
Creator: Internal Revenue Service
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-copyright

Wheeling, WV. EIN 55-0112946. Reported $18,731 of revenue for 2023 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: 55-0112946; 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: not reported; The IRS file carries deductibility code 0, which it documents nowhere.
Legal form: Association; How the organization is constituted, as recorded at registration.
Location of record: Wheeling, WV; The address the IRS holds, not necessarily where it operates.
Most recent filing: Form 990; For tax year 2023.

$18,731
Total revenue: Contributions, grants, program service revenue and investment income.; $25,485
Total expenses: As reported on the return.; $60,294
Total assets, book value: At the end of the year, at what the organization paid for them.; 0
People listed: Officers, directors, trustees, key employees and highest-paid employees.; not reported
Largest reported compensation: This organization reported paying nobody it listed.

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Data retrieved September 19, 2026