Illinois Amvets Service Foundation
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Illinois Amvets Service Foundation at a glance
In short: Illinois Amvets Service Foundation reported $27K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $26,751 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -53.9% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $228,014
- +0.4% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,632,715
- -32.9% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $3,319
- -53.1% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,629,991
- -43.8% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Illinois Amvets Service Foundation
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Illinois Amvets Service Foundation
Who Illinois Amvets Service Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
8 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 8 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Illinois Amvets Service Foundation gives
- Giving grew 1060% from 2021 to 2024. 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2021) to $105K (2023). In 2025 it reported $27K 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.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Amvets Post 94 Springfield, IL | Grant for kits for homeless veterans and transitioning veterans. | $19,325 |
| Chatham VFW Post 4763 Chatham, IL | General Donation | $19,325 |
| American Legion Post 809 Springfield, IL | General Donation | $19,325 |
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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 | $228,014 | $1,632,715 | $1,629,991 | $26,751 | Total only | $3,319 |
| 2024 | $227,188 | $2,434,553 | $2,902,883 | $57,975 | 3 | $7,072 |
| 2023 | $658,783 | $2,878,099 | $2,964,710 | $105,210 | 3 | $13,060 |
| 2022 | $707,817 | $2,702,736 | $2,595,602 | $5,000 | 1 | $853 |
| 2021 | $604,546 | $3,188,714 | $2,810,541 | $5,000 | 1 | $194,459 |
| 2020 | $240,171 | $2,225,905 | $2,350,234 | $10,697 | Total only | $20 |
| 2019 | $387,702 | $3,215,791 | $3,413,430 | $7,500 | 1 | $-66 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Illinois Amvets Service Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Illinois Amvets Service Foundation is a public charity focused on public and societal benefit, based in Springfield, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $228K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $27K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $3K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Illinois Amvets Service Foundation is led by Joe Bartley, Executive Director on every filing since 2024; 1 of 9 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Joe Bartley
Executive Director
On filings since 2024
38 hrs/week
$13K (2025)
Steven Holt
President
Director → President, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Vannatta
Judge Advocate & Director
Director → Judge Advocate & Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joye Morris
Treasurer & Director
Director → Treasurer & Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laura Doss
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Adam Sterling
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Frank Klingl
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Cole
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ken Rowe
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (32)
- Former: Keith Wetherell (2019–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Jimmy Duncan (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Art Holloway (2019–2023) — Vice President & Trustee
- Former: Bob Stevens (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Charlie Sedivec (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Cheryl Weglewski (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Chris Studebaker (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Darrel Tucker (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: David Parkhill (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Edward Wright (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Jean Henning (2019–2023) — President
- Former: Jim King (2019–2023) — Judge Advocate & Director
- Former: Kathryn Rutledge (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Lawrence Sanders (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Michael Dawson (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Raleigh Showens (2019–2023) — Treasurer & Director
- Former: Richard Shea Jr. (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Robert Dant (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Robert Stuebinger (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Rudy Spaulding (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Thomas Lederbrand (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Tony Altieri (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: William Buckner (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: William Scheffel (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Dave Hicks (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: James King (2023) — Director
- Former: Paul Kerby (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Norman Bess (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Joseph White (2020) — Director
- Former: David Hicks (2019) — President
- Former: Joe White (2019) — Director
- Former: Lawrence Green (2019) — Trustee
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $13K, to Joe Bartley (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Illinois Amvets Service Foundation
How much does Illinois Amvets Service Foundation give each year?
Illinois Amvets Service Foundation reported $27K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $58K across 3 grants.
How large is Illinois Amvets Service Foundation?
Illinois Amvets Service Foundation reported $228K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.6M.
What is Illinois Amvets Service Foundation?
Illinois Amvets Service Foundation is a public charity focused on public and societal benefit, based in Springfield, IL. It holds $228K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Illinois Amvets Service Foundation operate?
Illinois Amvets Service Foundation has awarded grants in Illinois.
What is Illinois Amvets Service Foundation's EIN?
Illinois Amvets Service Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 37-6039602. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 18, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 16, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 10, 2021)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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