American Legion
Revenue
$84k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$110k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$551k
$323k liabilities
Net assets
$228k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
9
4.1 years on average
Staff
0
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Voting members
9
reported in Part VI
American Legion's network
9 people2 organisationsi9 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Violet dotted lines (2) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
9 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 9 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denise Elzie | Sr Vice Commander | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Doug Thompson | Commander | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| John Huebner | Finance Officer | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Malcom Ahrens | Chaplain/Historian | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Marion Strohman | Judge Advocate | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Merideth McCracken | Adjutant/Secretary | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Robert Cress | Jr Vice Commander | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Ronald Swaim (also filed as Ron Swaim) | Service Officer | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| William Frost | SGT-at-Arms | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Thompson | Commander | 1 | $0 | ||
| Denise Elzie | Sr Vice Commander | 1 | $0 | ||
| Robert Cress | Jr Vice Commander | 1 | $0 | ||
| Merideth McCracken | Adjutant/Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| John Huebner | Finance Officer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ron Swaim | Service Officer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Malcom Ahrens | Chaplain/Historian | 2 | $0 | ||
| William Frost | SGT-at-Arms | 1 | $0 | ||
| Marion Strohman | Judge Advocate | 1 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- American Legion
- EIN
- 370808088
- Address
- 58 S State Route 157, Edwardsville, IL, 62025-3869
- State
- Illinois
- Mission
- Participate in and sponsor activities to promote civic and national patriotism. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- W30Z Public and societal benefit
- IRS classification
- 501(c)19 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Public & Societal Benefit
- Size band
- 5 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1919
- Principal officer
- Doug Thompson (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 January 1935
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2025
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsMarion Strohman
≥6years on the filingsRonald Swaim
≥4years on the filingsDoug Thompson
≥3years on the filingsDenise Elzie
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $551k
- Total liabilities
- $323k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $228k
- Contributions and grants received
- $57k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 0
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $33k | $41k | Deficit $8k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.