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Navy League of the United States

Public charity · Grantmaker Arlington, VA EIN: 53-0116710 Website

The Navy League of the United States is a professional organization whose primary objective is to be a source of information to the general public, provide direct assistance to men and women in the sea services and sponsor scholarships and youth programs which are geared toward the sea services. In addition, the navy league serves as an advocate for the sea services in various public forums.

Navy League of the United States at a glance

In short: Navy League of the United States reported $1K in grants paid in 2024 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2024)
$1,115 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
-99.8% vs 2023
Total assets
$80,189,532
+6.1% vs 2023
Revenue (2024)
$13,611,531
+30.6% vs 2023
Net investment income (2024)
$931,927
-280.3% vs 2023
Expenses (2024)
$10,157,535
-0.7% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

How to apply to Navy League of the United States

Who Navy League of the United States funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K3$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 3 grants of 3 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Arlington

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K0 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 Total only2024

From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2024) to $448K (2023). In 2024 it reported $1K 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

RecipientPurposeAmount
US Naval Sea Cadet Corps Arlington, VAGeneral Grant Support$448,300
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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
2024$80,189,532$13,611,531$10,157,535$1,115Total only$931,927
2023$75,607,291$10,420,358$10,232,636$448,3001$-516,843
2022$81,857,463$10,704,460$9,869,089$448,3001$446,086
2021$77,715,020$12,448,818$8,058,968$448,3001$1,100,891
2020$72,874,046$1,354,328$5,375,079——$505,032

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

About Navy League of the United States

Based on IRS filings

Navy League of the United States is a public charity, based in Arlington, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $80.2M in total assets. In 2024, it reported $1K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $932K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Navy League of the United States is led by Michael Stevens, Chief Executive Officer since 2024 (on filings since 2020); 8 of 41 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Michael Stevens

    Chief Executive Officer

    CEO → Chief Executive Officer, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $267K (2020) → $379K (2024)

  • Christopher Townsend

    National President

    National Senior Vice President → National President - Elect, 2021

    National President - Elect → National President, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Teodor Patrichi

    Region President

    National Director → Region President, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andy Mohler

    Region President

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Henry Cub Amos

    Region President

    Region President Chair → Region President, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michele Langford

    Region President

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom Clark

    Region President

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bob Shaughnessey

    Region President

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charles McCleskey

    Region President

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Button

    Region President

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Larry Osborn

    Region President

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Westover

    Region President

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Barry Brown

    Region President

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charley Diaz

    Region President

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Norma Milio

    Region President

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom Ramar

    Region President

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dan McCort

    Region President Chair

    Region President → Region President Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jolene Edwards

    Executive Vice President, Technology & Media

    Senior Vice President → Senior Vice President, Technology & Media, 2022

    Senior Vice President, Technology & Media → Executive Vice President, Technology & Media, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $119K (2020) → $155K (2024)

  • Ryan Donaldson

    Chief Operating Officer

    Executive Vice President Business Ops & General Counsel → Chief Operations Officer, 2023

    Chief Operations Officer → Chief Operating Officer, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $177K (2020) → $240K (2024)

  • Jaime Foggo

    Dean of Center for Maritime Strategy

    Dean of Center for Maritime Studies → Dean of Center for Maritime Strategy, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $351K (2022) → $362K (2024)

  • Tanneka Jones

    Senior Vice President & Finance

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $126K (2022) → $141K (2024)

  • Leticia Click

    Vice President & Corporate Affairs

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $133K (2023) → $142K (2024)

  • Steven Wills

    Navalist

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $134K (2023) → $142K (2024)

  • Kevyan Sly

    Vice President & Meetings

    New on the 2024 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $135K (2024)

  • Alan Kaplan

    Past National President

    National Director → Past National President, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dave Reilly

    Past National President

    National President-Elect → National President, 2021

    National President → Past National President, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Douglas Fulton

    National Vice President

    National Director → National Vice President, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eva Garcia

    National Vice President

    National Director → National Vice President, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Frank Russo

    National Vice President

    National Director → National Vice President, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Richardson

    National Svp-Elect

    National Director → National Vice President, 2021

    National Vice President → National Svp-Elect, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Larry Salter

    National President-Elect

    National Director → National Senior Vice President, 2021

    National Senior Vice President → National President-Elect, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Harden

    National Judge Advocate

    National Director → National Judge Advocate, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark McDonald

    National Treasurer

    National Director → National Vice President, 2021

    National Vice President → National Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robin Graf

    National Vice President

    National Director → National Vice President, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sinclair Harris

    National Vice President

    National Director → National Vice President, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Stevenson III

    Past National President

    National President → Past National President, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer London

    Np Appointment

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Haller

    National Vice President

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sara Fuentes

    National Vice President

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Berkley Terry

    National Corporate Secretary

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bruce Bishop

    Parliamentarian

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (35)
  • Former: Joseph Giambrone (2020–2023) — National Treasurer
  • Former: Louis Liotti (2020–2023) — Region President
  • Former: Thomas Pruter (2020–2023) — Corporate Secretary
  • Former: Tim Flatley (2020–2023) — Region President
  • Former: Marianne Giambrone (2021–2023) — Region President
  • Former: Ward Cook (2021–2023) — Region President
  • Former: Luana McMurray-Hodges (2022–2023) — Controller & Hr Representative
  • Former: Brett Nelson (2023) — Region President
  • Former: Claire Rusk (2020–2022) — Senior Vice President, Events & Corporate Affairs
  • Former: David Livingston (2020–2022) — Region President
  • Former: Gerald Saunders (2020–2022) — Senior Vice President, Membership & Field Services
  • Former: Jonathan Kaskin (2020–2022) — National Vice President
  • Former: Pamela Ammerman (2020–2022) — Corporate Secretary
  • Former: Patricia Yovich (2020–2022) — Region President
  • Former: Skip Witunski (2020–2022) — National Director
  • Former: Thomas Hoffman (2020–2022) — Region President
  • Former: Thomas Ramar (2020–2022) — Region President
  • Former: William Lauper (2020–2022) — Region President
  • Former: Alan Beam (2021–2022) — Region President
  • Former: Rusty Robertson (2021–2022) — Region President
  • Former: Daniele Lucey (2020–2021) — Senior Vice President, Marketing & Communitcations
  • Former: Carrie Barnecut (2020) — National Director
  • Former: David Samuels (2020) — National Director
  • Former: Doug Denneny (2020) — National Director
  • Former: Jeff Nadreau (2020) — National Director
  • Former: Jim Offut (2020) — National Director
  • Former: Lisa Gallinat (2020) — National Director
  • Former: Lynn Atkinson-Drucker (2020) — National Director
  • Former: Martin Barnholtz (2020) — National Director
  • Former: Polly Bozdech-Veater (2020) — National Director
  • Former: Reginald Thornton (2020) — Controller
  • Former: Robert Scholes (2020) — National Director
  • Former: Ron Brooks (2020) — National Director
  • Former: Tim Moon (2020) — National Director
  • Former: William Keller (2020) — National Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Michael Stevens — Chief Executive Officer: $379KMichael StevensChief Executive Officer$379KJaime Foggo — Dean of Center for Maritime Strategy: $362KJaime FoggoDean of Center for Maritime…$362KRyan Donaldson — Chief Operating Officer: $240KRyan DonaldsonChief Operating Officer$240KJolene Edwards — EVP, Technology & Media: $155KJolene EdwardsEVP, Technology & Media$155KLeticia Click — VP, Corporate Affairs: $142KLeticia ClickVP, Corporate Affairs$142KSteven Wills — Navalist: $142KSteven WillsNavalist$142KTanneka Jones — SVP, Finance: $141KTanneka JonesSVP, Finance$141KKevyan Sly — VP, Meetings: $135KKevyan SlyVP, Meetings$135K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $379K, to Michael Stevens (Chief Executive Officer). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Navy League of the United States

How much does Navy League of the United States give each year?

Navy League of the United States reported $1K in grants paid in 2024 on its 2024 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2023 it gave $448K across 1 grant.

How large is Navy League of the United States?

Navy League of the United States reported $80.2M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $13.6M.

Where does Navy League of the United States operate?

Navy League of the United States has awarded grants in Virginia.

What is Navy League of the United States's EIN?

Navy League of the United States's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 53-0116710. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 27, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 1, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 13, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 3, 2025)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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