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Employees The American Legion Dean Kessel

Dean Kessel

Key employee

Executive Director at The American Legion

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. Published on January 25, 2026.

$301,003
2024

Total compensation

Dean Kessel has been listed as an employee of The American Legion in Form 990 filings since fiscal year 2020. Total compensation for Dean Kessel has increased by 47.9% from 2020 to 2024.

Annual compensation details

$301,003
-0.4%
Executive Director
2024
$225k org
40 hrs/wk
$77k other
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$302,083
+2.5%
Executive Director
2023
$228k org
40 hrs/wk
$75k other
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Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of Dean Kessel to:

2024

Other employees at The American Legion

Daniel S Wheeler
National Adjutant (Thru May 2024)
$436,031
$330,178 from orgNo related comp$105,853 other
Chanin Nuntavong
Executive Director DC (Thru Oct 2024)
$355,207
$308,669 from orgNo related comp$46,538 other
Shawn T Long
National Treasurer
$329,225
$227,876 from orgNo related comp$101,349 other
Rodney Rolland
National Adjutant
$322,300
$266,432 from orgNo related comp$55,868 other
Horacio Baca
Executive Director
$206,005
$177,168 from orgNo related comp$28,837 other
David Sutton
IT Director
$190,504
$156,711 from orgNo related comp$33,793 other
Mark C Seavey
National Judge
$189,288
$126,285 from orgNo related comp$63,003 other
R Jeffrey Stoffer
Director/Marketing, Media and Communications
$185,885
$166,100 from orgNo related comp$19,785 other
Doug Waterfield
Principal Deputy Director
$174,311
$132,608 from orgNo related comp$41,703 other
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Revisions to this profile

January 25, 2026:
2024 The American Legion 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2023 The American Legion 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2022 The American Legion 990 published

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