American Legion Fred Schmidt POST20

Public charity · Grantmaker Crown Point, IN EIN: 35-0829124

The American legion fred schmidt post 20s mission is to enhance the well-being of the American veterans, their families, the military, and the crown point community.

American Legion Fred Schmidt POST20 at a glance

In short: American Legion Fred Schmidt POST20 reported $31K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2025)
$30,779 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
Total assets
$138,768
+18.0% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$345,276
Net investment income (2025)
$2,915
Expenses (2025)
$324,138
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. Covers 17 months (fiscal year-end changed).

Who American Legion Fred Schmidt POST20 funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Crown Point

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40KTotal only2019 Total only2020 Total only2021 1 grant2022 Total only2023 1 grant2024 Total only2025* Covers 17 months (fiscal year-end changed)

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $750 (2019) to $31K (2025, 17 months). In 2025 it reported $31K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

*2025: Covers 17 months (fiscal year-end changed).

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
American Legion Auxiliary Crown Point, INGeneral Assistance$6,193
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025*$138,768$345,276$324,138$30,779Total only$2,915
2024$117,630$239,525$303,047$6,1931$1,472
2023$181,152$273,575$295,334$19,048Total only$896
2022$203,152$262,362$274,310$12,0481$42
2021$214,941$192,692$138,468$7,971Total only$12
2020$151,081$90,975$56,913$1,550Total only$2
2019$116,937$113,627$57,231$750Total only$29

*2025: Covers 17 months (fiscal year-end changed).

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About American Legion Fred Schmidt POST20

Based on IRS filings

American Legion Fred Schmidt POST20 is a public charity, based in Crown Point, IN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $139K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $31K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $3K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

American Legion Fred Schmidt POST20's 2025 filing lists 11 officers; none of the 11 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Carl Vonasch

    Trustee

    Trustee → Trustees, 2022

    Trustees → Trustee, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dan Bacerra

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dan Mills

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shawn Sites

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Dvorak

    Commander

    On filings since 2021

    30 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Rose

    Finance Officer

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jon Hargreaves

    Secretary

    Adjutant → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christopher Pfledderer

    Service Officer

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Morelas

    1st Vice Commanderchaplain

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sam Wayne

    Judge Advocate

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vern Hein

    Sgt at Arms

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (17)
  • Former: Jheri Anderson (2023–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Mike Morallas (2023–2024) — 1st Vice Commander
  • Former: Mike Stepp (2023–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: George Smock (2024) — Chaplin
  • Former: John Mallett (2024) — 2nd Vice Commander
  • Former: Miguel Mireles (2021–2022) — Vice Commander
  • Former: Steve Tokar (2021–2022) — Trustees
  • Former: Joe Powers (2020–2021) — Adjutant
  • Former: Chris Pfledderer (2021) — Service Officer
  • Former: Tim Evans (2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Aaron Rich (2019–2020) — 1st Vice Commander
  • Former: Dale Bowie (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Harry Stone (2019–2020) — Finance Officer
  • Former: Jerry Schwaller (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Les Easto (2019–2020) — Commander
  • Former: Rick Morfin (2019–2020) — Service Officer
  • Former: Tony Dalgardo (2019) — Adjutant

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 Fred Schmidt POST20

How much does American Legion Fred Schmidt POST20 give each year?

American Legion Fred Schmidt POST20 reported $31K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. The 2025 filing year covers 17 months because its fiscal year-end changed. In 2024 it gave $6K across 1 grant.

How large is American Legion Fred Schmidt POST20?

American Legion Fred Schmidt POST20 reported $139K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $345K.

Where does American Legion Fred Schmidt POST20 operate?

American Legion Fred Schmidt POST20 has awarded grants in Indiana.

What is American Legion Fred Schmidt POST20's EIN?

American Legion Fred Schmidt POST20's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-0829124. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 15, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 13, 2025)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 15, 2020)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 15, 2021)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 15, 2022)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 12, 2024)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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