THE AMERICAN LEGION DEPARTMENT OF NEW YORK
EIN 13-5609522 · Commemorative Events (A84)
What they do
THE AMERICAN LEGION is A VETERANS ORGANIZATION WHICH WAS DECLARED to BE A CORPORATE BODY BY AN ACT of THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS ON SEPTEMBER 16, 1919. ACCORDING to THE ORIGINAL ACT and SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, THE PURPOSE of THE ORGANIZATION IS: "TO UPHOLD and DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION of THE UNITED STATES of AMERICA; to PROMOTE PEACE and GOODWILL AMONG THE PEOPLES of THE UNITED STATES and ALL of THE NATIONS of THE EARTH; to PRESERVE THE MEMORIES and INCIDENTS of THE TWO WORLD WARS and OTHER GREAT HOSTILITIES FOUGHT to UPHOLD DEMOCRACY; to CEMENT THE TIES and COMRADESHIP BORN of SERVICE; and to CONSECRATE THE EFFORTS of ITS MEMBERS to MUTUAL HELPFULNESS and SERVICE to THEIR COUNTRY."
Should I give to this charity?
Of every $100 spent, about $0.00 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.
Plain answer: A tax form cannot prove that a charity is doing good. It can show how the charity says it spent its money—and point out questions you should ask.
Basic facts we verified
IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.
Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.
They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.
They name their leaders34 people are listed in the latest report.
You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.
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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $135,899 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.
Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $133,500 for JAMES WILLIAM CASEY (ADJUTANT). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.
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Financial picture
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How each $100 of revenue was used
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Money in and money out
Reported spending amounts
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Leadership and board
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People reported as paid
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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (34)
JAMES WILLIAM CASEYADJUTANT
ROY RICHARDS4TH DISTRICT VICE COMMANDER
LYLE MADDOCK SR3RD DISTRICT VICE COMMANDER
MARGARET FOLKMASTER-AT-ARMS
PATRICK CASPER9TH DISTRICT COMMANDER
PAUL DOUGLASSVICE COMMANDER 5TH & 6TH
REV ROBERT J SWEENEYCHAPLAIN
ROBERT HAUMANN5TH DISTRICT VICE COMMANDER
ROD RODERICKVICE COMMANDER 1ST & 9TH
KENNETH ROBARGE5TH DISTRICT COMMANDER
RUSSELL GOELLER2ND DISTRICT VICE COMMANDER
STEVEN CYBART8TH DISTRICT VICE COMMANDER
STEVEN FELSENFELD9TH DISTRICT VICE COMMANDER
THOMAS WAGNERVICE COMMANDER 2ND & 10TH
TIMOTHY S VAN PATTEN SRNEC
TONY SALIMBENE1ST DISTRICT COMMANDER
W PATRICK FALVEYJUDGE ADVOCATE
WILLIAM HAINES6TH DISTRICT VICE COMMANDER
ANTHONY GIULIANI2ND DISTRICT COMMANDER
KEITH J KOSTERCOMMANDER
JOSEPH RICH8TH DISTRICT COMMANDER
JOSEPH PATNODE4TH DISTRICT COMMANDER
JOHN HASSETT10TH DISTRICT VICE COMMANDER
JAMES GARVEY3RD DISTRICT COMMANDER
JACK STEIN1ST DISTRICT VICE COMMANDER
HOLLY TRUEMANVICE COMMANDER 7TH & 8TH
GENE ORDMANDY10TH DISTRICT COMMANDER
GENE MORRISSEYVICE COMMANDER 3RD & 4TH
FRANK PETERSANEC
DAVID LOCKHARTHISTORIAN
DANIEL ZIMMER7TH DISTRICT COMMANDER
CYNTHIA NELSON7TH DISTRICT VICE COMMANDER
CATHERINE E ERWINTREASURER
BRUCE FEIN6TH DISTRICT COMMANDER
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1946
- Location
- 1304 PARK BLVD, TROY, NY 12180-1403
- County
- Rensselaer
- In care of
- % RICHARD M PEDRO
- Primary officer
- GARY SCHACHER, EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE ADJUTANT
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- September 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- BONADIO & CO LLP
- NTEE classification
- Commemorative Events (A84)
- IRS tax category
- Commemorative Events
- Grant-giving organization
- Yes