American Legion Auxiliary Department of Michigan
To support the American legion and honor the sacrifice of those who serve by enhancing the lives of veterans, military and their families, both at home and abroad. We advocate for veterans, educate our citizens, mentor youth, and promote patriotism, peace and security.
American Legion Auxiliary Department of Michigan at a glance
In short: American Legion Auxiliary Department of Michigan gave $123K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $31K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $122,596
- +215.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $30,649
- +57.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $20,882
- Total assets
- $1,281,673
- +9.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Florida (61% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who American Legion Auxiliary Department of Michigan funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Guardian Angels Medical Service Dogs Inc ($75K). Together the top 4 received $123K.
Grant Size Distribution
8 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 8 (88%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How American Legion Auxiliary Department of Michigan gives
- Giving grew 1657% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2021) to $123K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $123K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Guardian Angels Medical Service Dogs Inc Williston, FL | General Support | $75,000 |
| Fisher House Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | General Support | $30,000 |
| American Legion Auxiliary National Headquarters Indianapolis, IN | General Support | $11,764 |
| Camp Hope Lake Forest, IL | General Support | $5,832 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,281,673 | $614,500 | $645,617 | $122,596 | 4 | — |
| 2024 | $1,167,734 | $557,752 | $423,244 | $38,845 | 2 | $171 |
| 2023 | $1,046,857 | $552,425 | $376,214 | $6,979 | 1 | $213 |
| 2022 | $870,160 | $456,566 | $320,725 | $6,979 | 1 | $41,154 |
| 2021 | $844,400 | $437,241 | $294,509 | $1,736 | Total only | $33,231 |
| 2020 | $629,689 | $483,826 | $393,445 | — | — | $19,175 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About American Legion Auxiliary Department of Michigan
Based on IRS filings
American Legion Auxiliary Department of Michigan is a public charity, based in Lansing, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $123K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
American Legion Auxiliary Department of Michigan is led by Julie Becker, President since 2025 (on filings since 2020); 2 of 37 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Julie Becker
President
Second Vice President → First Vice President, 2024
First Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2020
30 hrs/week
$1K (2023) → $0 (2025)
Marcy Jorae
8th District President
President → 8th District President & Nat'l Executive Committee, 2024
8th District President & Nat'l Executive Committee → 8th District President, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$1K (2023) → $0 (2025)
Penny Wright
3rd District President
On filings since 2022
20 hrs/week
$732 (2023) → $0 (2025)
Shannon Werner
Secretary, Treasurer & Executive Director
On filings since 2023
70 hrs/week
$8K (2023) → $64K (2025)
Carol Renis
19th District President
On filings since 2020
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pat Lozano
6th District President
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathie Hartman-Gleason
4th District President
On filings since 2022
30 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bonnie Taylor
Upaa District President
On filings since 2024
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charly Mathews
10th District President
On filings since 2024
30 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karen Kurzynowski
2nd District President
On filings since 2024
30 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pam Globke
16th District President
On filings since 2024
15 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pam Wagner
7th District President
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Linda Gamache-Chick
9th District President
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Penny Overholt
5th District President
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shylynn Jones
18th District President
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dawn Gramza
First Vice President
Chaplain → Second Vice President, 2024
Second Vice President → First Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$1K (2023) → $0 (2025)
Georgia Downs
Past Department President
President → Nat'l Executive Committee, 2022
Nat'l Executive Committee → Past Department President, 2025
On filings since 2020
20 hrs/week
$9K (2020) → $0 (2025)
Kim Champion
Nat'l Executive Committee
First Vice President → President, 2024
President → Nat'l Executive Committee, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$925 (2023) → $5K (2025)
Mary Dubay
Past Department President
President → Nat'l Executive Committee, 2023
Nat'l Executive Committee → Past Department President, 2025
On filings since 2020
20 hrs/week
$3K (2022) → $0 (2025)
Deborah Williamson
Past Department President
Nat'l Executive Committee → Past Department President, 2025
On filings since 2020
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ruth Gott
Past Department President
Parliamentarian → Past Department President, 2025
On filings since 2020
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sue Verille
Past Department President
Parliamentarian → Past Department President, 2025
On filings since 2022
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anita Mennel
Second Vice President
Historian → Chaplain, 2024
Chaplain → Second Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2023
30 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christine Merlington
Chaplain
Historian → Chaplain, 2025
On filings since 2024
50 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dawn Gilbert
Historian
9th District President → Historian, 2025
On filings since 2024
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ellen Jackson
Parliamentarian
18th District President & Parliamentarian → Parliamentarian, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Betty J. Cline
Past Department President
New on the 2025 filing
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carrie Bowerman
Past Department President
New on the 2025 filing
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Deanna Cortright
Past Department President
New on the 2025 filing
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Deborah Meskill
Past Department President
New on the 2025 filing
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jacklyn Skinner
Past Department President
New on the 2025 filing
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Judy Lynch
Past Department Presidentpast Department President
New on the 2025 filing
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Anne Yuncker
Past Department President
New on the 2025 filing
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Knox
Past Department President
New on the 2025 filing
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patricia Laine
Past Department President
New on the 2025 filing
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Priscilla Kelsey
Past Department President
New on the 2025 filing
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Suzanne Knapp
Past Department President
New on the 2025 filing
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (26)
- Former: Sue Hilgris (2022–2024) — 6th District President
- Former: Debbie Abraham (2023–2024) — 1st District President
- Former: Linda Walthorn (2024) — 5th District President
- Former: Alicia Minster (2020–2023) — 7th District President
- Former: Brandy Nelson (2020–2023) — Secretary, Treasurer & Executive Director
- Former: Darlene Jones (2020–2023) — 18th District President
- Former: Anita Greca (2022–2023) — 2nd District President
- Former: Diana Mella (2022–2023) — 10th District President
- Former: Doreen McMahon (2022–2023) — 16th District President
- Former: Helen Wisniewski (2022–2023) — 9th District President
- Former: Barbara Larson (2023) — Upaa District President
- Former: Bonnie Schuitema (2023) — 5th District President
- Former: Chris Robbins (2023) — Parliamentarian
- Former: Dorothy Shanks (2023) — 8th District President
- Former: Dawn Burton (2020–2022) — 8th District President
- Former: Eli Martin (2020–2022) — 1st District President
- Former: Candie Chase (2022) — 5th District President
- Former: Kathleen Stams (2022) — Upaa District President
- Former: Clara Webb (2020–2021) — 3rd District President
- Former: Darlene Walker (2020–2021) — 16th District President
- Former: Deb Weatherbee (2020–2021) — 5th District President
- Former: Mary Schram (2020–2021) — Upaa District President
- Former: Norma Tracy (2020–2021) — 10th District President
- Former: Sharon Reynolds (2020–2021) — 9th District President
- Former: Kathie Hartman Gleason (2021) — 4th District President
- Former: Kathy Garrett (2020) — 4th District President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $64K, to Shannon Werner (Sec/TREAS,EXEC. DIR.). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about American Legion Auxiliary Department of Michigan
How much does American Legion Auxiliary Department of Michigan give each year?
American Legion Auxiliary Department of Michigan gave $123K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $39K across 2 grants.
What is American Legion Auxiliary Department of Michigan's typical grant size?
American Legion Auxiliary Department of Michigan's median grant in 2025 was $20,882, and its average grant was $30,649, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does American Legion Auxiliary Department of Michigan give grants?
American Legion Auxiliary Department of Michigan gives mostly in Florida: 61% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest states were Michigan (24%) and Indiana (10%).
Does American Legion Auxiliary Department of Michigan give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of American Legion Auxiliary Department of Michigan's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (4 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.
How large is American Legion Auxiliary Department of Michigan?
American Legion Auxiliary Department of Michigan reported $1.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $615K.
What is American Legion Auxiliary Department of Michigan's EIN?
American Legion Auxiliary Department of Michigan's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-0297690. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 30, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 5, 2022)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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