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The American Legion

Fiscal year ending 2024. Filed on November 17, 2025.

PO Box 1055
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 2024 IRS Form 990 filing, The American Legion, a 501(c)(19) veterans' organization, reported compensation for 16 out of 250 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $221,632. The highest compensated employee at The American Legion is Daniel S Wheeler with fiscal year 2024 compensation of $436,031.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$58,574,189

Expenses

$71,495,314

Employee compensation

$24,183,819
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Daniel S Wheeler
National Adjutant (Thru May 2024)
$436,031
$330,178 No related comp$105,853
Chanin Nuntavong
Executive Director DC (Thru Oct 2024)
$355,207
$308,669 No related comp$46,538
Shawn T Long
National Treasurer
$329,225
$227,876 No related comp$101,349
Rodney Rolland
National Adjutant
$322,300
$266,432 No related comp$55,868
Dean Kessel
Executive Director
$301,003
$224,366 No related comp$76,637
Horacio Baca
Executive Director
$206,005
$177,168 No related comp$28,837
David Sutton
IT Director
$190,504
$156,711 No related comp$33,793
Mark C Seavey
National Judge
$189,288
$126,285 No related comp$63,003
R Jeffrey Stoffer
Director/Marketing, Media and Communications
$185,885
$166,100 No related comp$19,785
Doug Waterfield
Principal Deputy Director
$174,311
$132,608 No related comp$41,703
Mario Marquez
Executive Director DC
$163,127
$157,807 No related comp$5,320
Joseph Sharpe
Director/Veteran Employment and Education
$155,470
$150,986 No related comp$4,484

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Andres Jaimes Jr
National Executive Committee Member
Berley Hanna Jr
National Executive Committee Member
Charles D Aucoin
Vice Commander (Thru Aug 2024)
Charles K Robbins
Vice Commander
Charles O'Leary
National Executive Committee Member
Christopher V Herndon
National Executive Committee Member
Dan K Wiley
National Executive Committee Member
Daniel Depozo
Chaplain
David S Shore
National Sargent at Arms
Dean Overby
National Executive Committee (Thru Aug 2024)
Dennis J Soppe
National Executive Committee Member
Dennis O Brenden
National Executive Committee (Thru Aug 2024)

Contractors

Diesel Jack Media LLC
Media
$3,180,000
Lindenmeyr Central
Paper and Printing
$2,615,684
Lsc Communications Mcl LLC
Printing
$1,690,747
Personify Inc
Event Planning
$1,188,035
High Seas Consulting Inc
Software Development
$1,057,200

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)

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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