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Organizations The American Legion

The American Legion

Fiscal year ending 2017. Filed on May 15, 2018.

PO Box 1055
Ste 500
Indianapolis, Indiana 46206

The American Legion (EIN: 35-0144250), also known as The American Legion National Headquarters, has filed an IRS Form 990 since at least fiscal year 2016. In its fiscal year 2017 IRS Form 990 filing, The American Legion, a 501(c)(19) veterans' organization, reported compensation for 12 out of 325 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $186,301. The highest compensated employee at The American Legion is Daniel S Wheeler with fiscal year 2017 compensation of $308,069.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$79,615,824

Expenses

$77,053,496

Employee compensation

$22,651,411
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Daniel S Wheeler
National Adjutant
$308,069
$237,167 No related comp$70,902
R J Stoffer
Director of Media Communications
$268,924
$224,137 No related comp$44,787
Shawn Long
Finance Director
$244,787
$200,644 No related comp$44,143
Verna Lynn Jones
Executive Director
$211,882
$169,096 No related comp$42,786
Billy Johnson
Membership Director
$194,996
$194,312 No related comp$684
Joseph C Sharpe
Director of Veterans Employment and Education
$191,993
$188,018 No related comp$3,975
Jeffrey O Brown
Executive Director (Part-Year)
$190,144
$161,532 No related comp$28,612
Philip B Onderdonk Jr
National Judge Advocate
$187,651
$154,763 No related comp$32,888
Joseph Gallagher
Deputy Director
$186,453
$182,524 No related comp$3,929
George A Buskirk Jr
National Treasurer
$140,978
$98,266 No related comp$42,712
Charles E Schmidt
National Commander (Partial Year)
$74,220
$74,028 No related comp$192
Denise H Rohan
National Commander
$35,509
$35,509 No related compNo other comp

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Angel Narvaez Negron
National Executive Committee Member
Arthur L Gimpel
National Executive Committee Member
Bernard Stegmueller
National Executive Committee Member
Bobby D Bryant
National VICE Commander
Bron R Mogenis
National Executive Committee Member
Bruce C Feuerbach
National Executive Committee (Partial Year)
Byron Callies
National Vice Commander
C W Sparks Jr
National Executive Committee Member
Cecil F Hennis
National Executive Committee Member
Charles D Aucoin
National Executive Committee Member
Charles F Wessinger
National Executive Committee Member
Charles Robbins
National Executive Committee Member

Contractors

Edge Direct
Direct Mail
$5,171,899
James G Elliott Company Inc
Publishing
$1,261,726
First Degree
Consulting
$806,575
Xerox Corporation
Printing
$486,189
Markey's Audio Visual Inc
Audio/Visual
$325,895

Mission Statement

As the nation's largest wartime veterans service organization, the federally chartered American Legion is committed to lifelong assistance and support for men and women who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces, significant activities of which include free benefits counseling, education (continued on schedule O)

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Revisions to this organization profile

November 17, 2025:
2024 The American Legion 990 filed
November 7, 2024:
2023 The American Legion 990 filed
May 12, 2023:
2022 The American Legion 990 filed

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