Western Golf Association
Western Golf Association was formed to promote and supervise any and all matters and activities pertaining to or for the benefit of caddies who have received the evans scholarship, to conduct golf tournaments for the benefit of the evans scholars foundation, and to generally promote the game of golf.
Western Golf Association at a glance
In short: Western Golf Association gave $8.0M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $8.0M), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $8,000,000
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $8,000,000
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $8,000,000
- Total assets
- $6,962,029
- -50.7% 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 Western Golf Association funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Evans Scholars Foundation ($8.0M).
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 3 grants of 4 (75%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Western Golf Association gives
- Giving grew 100% from 2022 to 2025. 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 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3.0M (2023) to $8.0M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $8.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Evans Scholars Foundation Glenview, IL | Sponsor and administer the evans scholars foundation which promotes academic and golf excellence. | $8,000,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,962,029 | $25,077,578 | $35,896,566 | $8,000,000 | 1 |
| 2024 | $14,126,584 | $36,457,576 | $33,293,347 | $4,000,000 | 1 |
| 2023 | $15,364,186 | $21,377,136 | $20,733,780 | $3,000,000 | 1 |
| 2022 | $9,476,828 | $20,326,838 | $22,303,018 | $4,000,000 | 1 |
| 2021 | $11,404,797 | $19,646,849 | $18,236,211 | — | — |
| 2020 | $9,468,947 | $4,281,683 | $5,079,926 | — | — |
| 2019 | $9,175,584 | $24,977,612 | $22,334,422 | — | — |
About Western Golf Association
Based on IRS filings
Western Golf Association is a public charity, based in Glenview, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $8.0M.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Western Golf Association is led by John M. Kaczkowski, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; 8 of 43 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
John M. Kaczkowski
President & CEO
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
$72K (2019) → $112K (2025)
Steven J. Colnitis
Chair
Governor → Vice Chair, 2022
Vice Chair → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Vaughan
Senior Director & Sales
Sales Director → Director & Sales, 2022
Director & Sales → Senior Director & Sales, 2024
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$131K (2021) → $174K (2025)
Amy Fuller
Vice President & Communications
On filings since 2019
8 hrs/week
$31K (2019) → $60K (2025)
Matt Minella
Vice President, Sales & Corp Partnersh
Vice President & Sales → Vice President, Sales & Corp Partnerships, 2022
Vice President, Sales & Corp Partnerships → Vice President, Sales & Corp Partnersh, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$185K (2019) → $251K (2025)
Patrick Timson
Vice President & Tournament Operations
Senior Director & Tournament Opera → Senior Director & Tournament O, 2021
Senior Director & Tournament O → Vice President & Tournament Operations, 2022
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$165K (2019) → $263K (2025)
Steve Brueggeman
Chief Financial Officer
On filings since 2019
7 hrs/week
$46K (2019) → $69K (2025)
Vince Pellegrino
Senior Vice President & Tournaments
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$427K (2019) → $612K (2025)
Justin Minor
Senior Manager & Sales
Sales Associate → Senior Manager & Sales, 2025
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$135K (2021) → $182K (2025)
B. Gregory Trapani
Governor
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Frank E. Pasquesi
General Counsel
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
J. Andrew Langan
Vice Chair
Governor → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Josh W. Lesnik
Secretary
Governor → Secretary, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael G. O'Rourke
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William J. Sullivan Jr.
Governor
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cathy Chandler
Governor
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gina Lavorata-O'Hehir
Governor
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John M. Pratt
Governor
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kelly Epstein
Governor
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael D. George
Governor
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert M. Thies
Governor
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Charles Moran Waddell
Governor
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dan D. Harmon
Governor
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary L. Petrovich
Governor
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Derek Douglas
Governor
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kyle J. Cash
Governor
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael D. Bruni
Governor
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan Buchanan
Governor
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Todd Gervasini
Governor
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian D. Specht
Governor
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John O. Hallberg
Governor
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Peter Craig Russell
Governor
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard M. Ressner
Governor
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joe Murray
Governor
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Linda Walker
Governor
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Bond
Governor
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Phillip Mahere
Governor
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ryan O'Hare
Governor
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Frank Palmer
Governor
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joseph J. Fields
Governor
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kimberly P. Schriver
Governor
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rodney L. Goldstein
Governor
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steven R. Wendling
Governor
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (30)
- Former: Jay Javors (2019–2024) — Governor
- Former: Patrick F. McCormack (2019–2024) — Governor
- Former: Lea Jesse (2021–2024) — Governor
- Former: Douglas Mabie (2023–2024) — Governor
- Former: Collin Whitmore (2024) — Manager & Sales
- Former: Jerry Noce (2024) — Governor
- Former: Gerard T. Noce (2019–2023) — Governor
- Former: James Sean O'Reilly (2019–2023) — Governor
- Former: Joseph M. Desch (2019–2023) — Chairman
- Former: Scott A. Wilson (2019–2023) — Governor
- Former: Mary C. Dunne (2020–2023) — Governor
- Former: Bruce C. Richards (2021–2023) — Governor
- Former: Christina Leonhard (2022–2023) — Director, Ticket Sales & M
- Former: James A. Trenda (2019–2022) — Governor
- Former: Jim Tunney (2019–2022) — Governor
- Former: Thomas L. Mallman (2019–2022) — Governor
- Former: Vince Saul (2019–2022) — Governor
- Former: Cece Durbin (2019–2021) — Governor
- Former: Geoff Solich (2019–2021) — Governor
- Former: Jason W. Kinander (2019–2021) — Governor
- Former: John V. Celentani (2019–2021) — Governor
- Former: Kevin Buggy (2019–2021) — Chairman
- Former: John Ver Bockel (2019–2020) — Governor
- Former: Francis W. Morley Jr. (2019) — Chairman
- Former: James T. Scoggin (2019) — Governor
- Former: Joesph M. Ferraro (2019) — Governor
- Former: Patti Zeeman (2019) — Governor
- Former: Peter Lannon (2019) — Governor
- Former: Thomas R. Binzer (2019) — Governor
- Former: Todd R. Stucky (2019) — Governor
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 $612K, to Vince Pellegrino (SVP, Tournaments). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Western Golf Association
How much does Western Golf Association give each year?
Western Golf Association gave $8.0M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $4.0M across 1 grant.
How large is Western Golf Association?
Western Golf Association reported $7.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $25.1M.
Where does Western Golf Association operate?
Western Golf Association has awarded grants in Illinois.
What is Western Golf Association's EIN?
Western Golf Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-6002857. 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
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 28, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 21, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 26, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 29, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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