Devil's Advocate

Public charity · Grantmaker Phoenix, AZ EIN: 82-4958271

Devil's Advocate is a public charity, based in Phoenix, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1K in total assets.

Devil's Advocate at a glance

Total assets
$1,440
+38.7% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$55,000
Expenses (2025)
$54,598
+1809.7% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-EZ, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-EZ, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Devil's Advocate funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Chicago

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $342K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
American Business Immigration Coalition Chicago, ILGeneral Grant with No Earmarks$342,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$1,440$55,000$54,598——
2024$1,038—$2,859——
2023$3,958$110,000$158,479——
2022$52,437$402,000$349,829$342,0001
2021$266—$14,412——
2020$14,678$249,300$235,883——

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Devil's Advocate is led by John W. Graham, Chairman & Director since 2023 (on filings since 2020); none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • John W. Graham

    Chairman & Director

    Chairman & Director → Chairman, 2022

    Chairman → Chairman & Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Rund

    Treasurer & Director

    Treasurer & Director → Treasurer, 2022

    Treasurer → Treasurer & Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Czerwinski

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

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.

Frequently asked questions about Devil's Advocate

How large is Devil's Advocate?

Devil's Advocate reported $1K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-EZ. Its revenue that year was $55K.

Where does Devil's Advocate operate?

Devil's Advocate has awarded grants in Illinois.

What is Devil's Advocate's EIN?

Devil's Advocate's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-4958271. 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

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 1, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 26, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 6, 2025)
  5. Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 29, 2026)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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