American Legion Evanston
To provide assistance for veterans, soldiers, and the community.
American Legion Evanston at a glance
In short: American Legion Evanston gave $14K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $14K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $13,773
- +122.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $13,773
- +122.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $13,773
- Total assets
- $257,533
- +16.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Illinois (100% 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 Evanston funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was General Contributions ($14K).
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2024) to $19K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $14K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| General Contributions Various, IL | To support various veteran causes | $13,773 |
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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 | $257,533 | $377,261 | $340,924 | $13,773 | 1 | $2,082 |
| 2024 | $221,196 | $262,538 | $285,893 | $6,180 | 1 | $2,248 |
| 2023 | $244,551 | $293,294 | $280,775 | $19,200 | 1 | $1,632 |
| 2022 | $232,032 | $310,630 | $313,359 | — | — | $1,714 |
| 2021 | $234,761 | $518,586 | $478,015 | — | — | $921 |
| 2020 | $194,190 | $219,098 | $201,145 | $6,801 | 1 | $1,123 |
| 2019 | $176,237 | $198,874 | $137,439 | — | — | $747 |
About American Legion Evanston
Based on IRS filings
American Legion Evanston is a public charity, based in Evanston, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $258K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $14K. Net investment income was $2K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
American Legion Evanston is led by Christine Candelario, President since 2025 (on filings since 2022); none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Christine Candelario
President
Chaplain → President & Trustee, 2024
President & Trustee → President, 2025
On filings since 2022
15 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James Farley
Treasurer
Service Officer → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Carder
Vice President
Senior Vice Commander → Vice President & Trustee, 2024
Vice President & Trustee → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Wojciechowski
Vice President
Director → Junior Vice Commander, 2021
Junior Vice Commander → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peter Koerner
Vice President
On filings since 2024
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (23)
- Former: Greg Wilson (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Wilfredo Candelario (2022–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Gregory Lisinski (2024) — Trustee
- Former: Steve Capiz (2024) — Trustee
- Former: Joe Jefferson (2019–2023) — Adjutant & Finance Officer
- Former: Vacant (2021–2023) — Director, Service Officer, Club Manager & Sal Commander
- Former: Edward Sanderson (2022–2023) — Sergeant-At-Arms
- Former: Adam Kwiecinski (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Christine Chevlin (2019–2021) — Chaplain
- Former: Anne Cooper (2021) — Director
- Former: Brian Ritz (2021) — Adjutant
- Former: Christopher Meter (2021) — Director
- Former: Cliff Pappas (2021) — Director
- Former: Daniel Fleming (2021) — Senior Vice Commander
- Former: Ian Darbyshire (2021) — Director
- Former: William Candelario (2021) — Commander
- Former: Brett Hallengren (2019–2020) — Club Manager
- Former: Chris Meter (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Daniel Kelly (2019–2020) — Sal Commander
- Former: David Hurwitz (2019–2020) — Sergeant-At-Arms
- Former: James M Brusek (2019–2020) — Commander
- Former: Kyle Vocelka (2019–2020) — Junior Vice Commander
- Former: Will Candelario (2019–2020) — Senior Vice Commander
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Evanston
How much does American Legion Evanston give each year?
American Legion Evanston gave $14K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $6K across 1 grant.
How large is American Legion Evanston?
American Legion Evanston reported $258K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $377K.
Where does American Legion Evanston operate?
American Legion Evanston has awarded grants in Illinois.
What is American Legion Evanston's EIN?
American Legion Evanston's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-1051712. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 17, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 16, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 24, 2026)
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