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American Legion

Public charity · Grantmaker New Palestine, IN EIN: 35-6076962 Website

The American Legion Post 182 is established to assist veterans of all wars, of all time periods, to gain access to benefits and connection to community.

Key facts about American Legion

EIN
35-6076962
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024
Total assets
$357,154

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$357K

-9.5% YoY

Revenue

$69K

+8.9% YoY

Expenses

$12K

-3.0% YoY

About American Legion

Based on IRS filings

American Legion is a public charity, based in New Palestine, IN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $357K in total assets.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

States

Cities

New Palestine

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K3 grants2019 Total only2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024

From 2019 to 2020, annual grant giving ranged from $11K (2020) to $68K (2019). In 2020 it reported $11K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$50K$100K$150K$200K2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$357,154$394,820$474,817
Revenue$68,852$63,250$148,204
Expenses$12,000$12,368$22,959

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 18, 2020)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 29, 2021)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

American Legion's 2024 filing lists 5 officers; none of the 5 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Robert Waymouth

    1st Vice Commander

    1st Vice Com → 1st Vice Commander, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terry Ordille

    Past Commander

    President → Commander, 2023

    Commander → Past Commander, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anthony Cross

    Second Vice Commander

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kirbie Young

    Commander

    Finance Officer → Commander, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ron Bramel

    Adjutant

    New on the 2024 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (7)
  • Former: Dave Opal (2023) — Adjutant
  • Former: Michael Fowler (2019–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Phil Jarson (2019–2022) — 2nd Vice Com
  • Former: Judi Perkins (2019–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Tom Ayer (2019–2021) — President
  • Former: William McCoy (2019–2020) — Secretary
  • Former: Brian Hawkins (2019) — Secretary

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about American Legion

How large is American Legion?

American Legion reported $357K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $69K.

Where does American Legion operate?

American Legion has awarded grants in Indiana.

What is American Legion's EIN?

American Legion's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-6076962. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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