# EVANSTON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

EVANSTON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC of EVANSTON, IL is an SEC-registered investment adviser.

## Registration

- CRD: 120338
- Type: SEC-registered investment adviser
- SEC file number: 801-61115
- Location: 1560 SHERMAN AVENUE, SUITE 960, EVANSTON, IL, 60201-4811
- Phone: 847-328-4961
- Latest filing: 2026-03-27
- Regulatory AUM: $4.5B
- Discretionary AUM: $4.5B
- Clients: 28
- Accounts: 10

## Business model

- Compensation: % of AUM, Performance
- Clients served: Charities, Investment cos

## Officers, owners & control persons (30)

_Showing 25 of 30 people._

| Name | Role | Location |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Kim E VanGelder](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/5483) | DEPUTY CIO; PRINCIPAL - DEPUTY CIO; PRINCIPAL - DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH | Warsaw, NY |
| [Adam B Blitz](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/554686) | FOUNDING PARTNER - CEO AND CO-CIO; FOUNDING PARTNER - CEO / CIO; MANAGING MEMBER (+1 more) | Evanston, IL |
| [John Peter Amboian](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/664399) | CHAIRMAN | — |
| [Kenneth Alan Meister](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/712593) | FOUNDING PARTNER - PRESIDENT AND CO-COO; FOUNDING PARTNER - PRESIDENT AND COO | — |
| [Ryan Duffecy Cahill](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/712594) | FOUNDING PARTNER - BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND CLIENT SERVICE | — |
| [Scott Ryan Zimmerman](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/712595) | GENERAL COUNSEL; GENERAL COUNSEL AND CO-COO | — |
| [Melanie Leslie Lorenzo](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/712596) | CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND ASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNSEL | — |
| [Lance Ari Donenberg](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/712597) | HEAD OF STRATEGIC BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT | — |
| [Kristen Vangelder Kim](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/712598) | CO-CIO; DEPUTY CIO | — |
| [Erin Blitz](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/712599) | TRUSTEE | — |
| [Brian L Lease](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/712600) | CFO | — |
| [WAGNER DAVID L](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/733162) | CEO / ELECTED MANAGER / MEMBER (COMMON UNITS); CEO & MANAGING MEMBER; CHAIRMAN / ELECTED MANAGER / MEMBER (COMMON UNITS) (+3 more) | — |
| [BLITZ ADAM B](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/733166) | CEO / CIO; CEO / CIO / ELECTED MANAGER / MEMBER (COMMON UNITS); CIO / ELECTED MANAGER / MEMBER (COMMON UNITS) (+6 more) | — |
| [MEISTER KENNETH ALAN](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/733167) | CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, COO & PRINCIPAL; COO; COO & MANAGING DIRECTOR (+4 more) | — |
| [CAHILL RYAN DUFFECY](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/733168) | CFO; CFO & PRINCIPAL; FOUNDING PARTNER - BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND CLIENT SERVICE (+2 more) | — |
| [CROGHAN THOMAS JOSEPH](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/733169) | TRUSTEE | — |
| [CROGHAN JOHN E](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/733170) | TRUSTEE | — |
| [ZIMMERMAN SCOTT RYAN](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/733171) | GENERAL COUNSEL | — |
| [WAGNER ELLEN S](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/733172) | TRUSTEE | — |
| [CROGHAN JOHN WHITMAN](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/738628) | ELECTED MANAGER; MEMBER; TRUSTEE | — |
| [AMBOIAN JOHN PETER](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/738678) | CHAIRMAN | — |
| [CROGHAN THOMAS J](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/773076) | TRUSTEE | — |
| [FEHRS DONALD HENRY](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/773077) | DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH; PRINCIPAL; PRINCIPAL - RISK MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH | — |
| [LORENZO MELANIE LESLIE](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/773078) | CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND ASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNSEL | — |
| [HART JAMES ROBERT](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/773079) | ELECTED MANAGER | — |


## Private funds (6)

Mix: Hedge Fund 4 · Other Private Fund 1 · Private Equity Fund 1

| Fund | Type | Formed | Owners | GAV | Min investment |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| THE WEATHERLOW FUND I L.P. | Hedge Fund | Delaware | 484 | $3.8B | $250K |
| EVANSTON ALPHA STRATEGIES FUND L.P. | Hedge Fund | Delaware | 50 | $259.9M | $250K |
| POETIC LICENSE PARTNERS, LP | Other Private Fund | Delaware | 47 | $177.1M | $100K |
| ECM BLOCKCHAIN FUND I LP | Private Equity Fund | Delaware | 126 | $72.8M | $250K |
| CLEARWATER FUND L.P. | Hedge Fund | Delaware | 6 | $47.2M | $250K |
| EVANSTON CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES FUND, LTD. | Hedge Fund | Cayman Islands | 4 | $24.7M | $100K |


## Fund service providers (4)

- administrator: CITCO FUND SERVICES (CURACAO) B.V. — 2 funds
- administrator: CITCO FUND SERVICES (USA) INC. — 2 funds
- administrator: CITCO FUND ADMINISTRATION (CAYMAN ISLANDS) LIMITED
- administrator: NAV FUND ADMINISTRATION GROUP

## Related pages

- Form ADV Part 2 brochure: https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/120338/brochure
- Similar advisers: https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/120338/similar
- Related entities: https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/120338/related
- SEC IAPD (source of record): https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/120338

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