Totals
- Total revenue
- $85,518,656
- Total expenses
- $82,713,579
- Contributions and grants received
- $77,259,350
- Grants paid
- $27,513,288
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $7,220,056
- Other revenue
- $1,039,250
- Total assets, end of year
- $89,011,140
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $5,612,433
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $83,398,707
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $73,910,496
- Management and general expenses
- $4,969,265
- Fundraising expenses
- $3,833,818
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $73,910,496
Program services were 89.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$292,870
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$76,966,480
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$8,372,766
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3 · Investment income
total $2,507,770 · excluded $2,507,770
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6a · Gross rents
real property $130,683
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $0
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $130,683
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $130,683 · excluded $130,683
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $16,849,895
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $12,137,609
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $4,712,286
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total $4,712,286 · excluded $4,712,286
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$503,091
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$223,385
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $279,706 · related or exempt $279,706
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11a · Other revenue: REBATES & REIMBURSEMEN
total $628,861 · excluded $628,861
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11e · Other revenue, total
$628,861
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $18,344,655 · program services $18,344,655
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $9,168,633 · program services $9,168,633
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $2,180,998 · program services $1,569,409 · management and general $259,089 · fundraising $352,500
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $4,820,714 · program services $2,438,890 · management and general $587,580 · fundraising $1,794,244
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $72,556 · program services $33,443 · management and general $8,856 · fundraising $30,257
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $734,921 · program services $383,261 · management and general $97,625 · fundraising $254,035
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $494,087 · program services $279,970 · management and general $60,306 · fundraising $153,811
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11b · Fees: legal
total $793,427 · program services $100,000 · management and general $693,427
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $272,591 · program services $141,706 · management and general $130,885
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $229,261 · management and general $229,261
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11g · Fees: other
total $8,007,862 · program services $7,372,762 · management and general $362,974 · fundraising $272,126
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $312,253 · program services $198,518 · management and general $113,735
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13 · Office expenses
total $1,762,326 · program services $1,092,221 · management and general $270,129 · fundraising $399,976
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14 · Information technology
total $1,338,438 · program services $547,543 · management and general $404,087 · fundraising $386,808
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16 · Occupancy
total $1,527,593 · program services $979,935 · management and general $547,658
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17 · Travel
total $5,911,056 · program services $5,644,435 · management and general $149,543 · fundraising $117,078
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $177,120 · program services $175,621 · management and general $1,080 · fundraising $419
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $220,435 · program services $114,592 · management and general $105,843
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23 · Insurance
total $379,080 · program services $314,746 · management and general $64,334
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24a · Other expenses: CONSTRUCTION COSTS
total $10,651,365 · program services $10,651,310 · management and general $55 · fundraising $0
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24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM OPERATIONS
total $10,058,754 · program services $10,058,754
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24c · Other expenses: FURNISHINGS
total $3,081,878 · program services $3,011,092 · management and general $70,786 · fundraising $0
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24d · Other expenses: MERCHANDISE COSTS
total $1,033,018 · program services $682,233 · management and general $332,513 · fundraising $18,272
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24e · All other expenses
total $1,140,558 · program services $606,767 · management and general $479,499 · fundraising $54,292
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $4,423,628 · end of year $2,888,343
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $20,918,839 · end of year $14,967,782
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $3,469,146 · end of year $4,478,675
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $2,362,387 · end of year $2,479,351
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $286,970 · end of year $471,884
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $1,041,310 · end of year $1,697,528
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$4,202,128
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$3,132,485
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $1,105,220 · end of year $1,069,643
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $49,951,117 · end of year $58,911,516
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $2,082,442 · end of year $2,046,418
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $2,835,801 · end of year $3,517,322
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $2,221,225 · end of year $2,095,111
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $70,361,466 · end of year $74,359,718
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $10,222,567 · end of year $9,038,989
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
AT THE GARY SINISE FOUNDATION, WE SUPPORT OUR NATION'S HEROES, OUR VETERANS, MILITARY, THOSE SUFFERING FROM THE INVISIBLE WOUNDS OF WAR, FIRST RESPONDERS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE FAMILIES OF FALLEN HEROES. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)WE DO THIS BY OUR UNIQUE PROGRAMS THAT UPLIFT, ENTERTAIN, AND HELP THEM IN THEIR GREATEST TIME OF NEED THROUGH BUILDING COMMUNITIES OF SUPPORT.
Activities or mission (Part I)
HONORING OUR NATION'S DEFENDERS, VETERANS, FIRST RESPONDERS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THOSE IN NEED
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RELIEF AND RESILIENCY OUTREACH SUPPORTS OUR NATION'S DEFENDERS, WOUNDED/ILL/INJURED VETERANS, THEIR LOVED ONES AND FAMILIES OF FALLEN HEROES AS THEY COPE WITH TRAUMA AND LOSS. THE FOUNDATION PROVIDED OVER 566 GRANTS TO THESE INDIVIDUALS IN THEIR TIME OF URGENT NEED. THE GARY SINISE FOUNDATION HOSTED 11,424 PARTICIPANTS IN MENTAL WELLNESS RETREATS ALLOWING VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS TO EXPERIENCE PATHH & STRUGGLE WELL PROGRAMMING THIS YEAR. IN 2024, THE FOUNDATION HOSTED 2,587 FAMILIES OF FALLEN HEROES AT TWO ANNUAL SNOWBALL EVENTS (ONE FOR MILITARY FALLEN AND ONE FOR FIRST RESPONDER FALLEN FAMILIES) AND 3,117 ATTENDEES AT OTHER YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMMING EVENTS TO ENGAGE THE FAMILIES OF THE FALLEN ALL YEAR LONG.
Expenses $26,348,316 · Grants $8,210,604
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THROUGH OUR R.I.S.E (RESTORING INDEPENDENCE, SUPPORTING EMPOWERMENT) PROGRAM, WE'RE CONSTRUCTING ONE-OF-A-KIND SPECIALLY ADAPTED SMART HOMES FOR OUR NATION'S MOST SEVERELY WOUNDED VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS. THIS INITIATIVE SUPPORTS OUR NATION'S WOUNDED HEROES, MANY WHO SUFFER FROM AMPUTATIONS, TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES (TBI), BURNS, AND POST TRAUMATIC STRESS. THESE 100% MORTGAGE-FREE HOMES EASE THE DAILY CHALLENGES FACED BY THESE HEROES AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO SACRIFICE ALONGSIDE THEM. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, THE GARY SINISE FOUNDATION COMPLETED 4 SPECIALLY ADAPTED SMART HOMES FOR WOUNDED HEROES. BY THE END OF THE YEAR, THE FOUNDATION HAD COMPLETED 94 HOMES FOR OUR INJURED HEROES AND THEIR FAMILIES SINCE INCEPTION. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)IN ADDITION, THROUGH THE GSF R.I.S.E. PROGRAM, THE FOUNDATION ASSISTED WITH 43 ADAPTED VEHICLES, 37 MOBILITY DEVICES, AND 41 HOME MODIFICATIONS FOR AMERICA'S INJURED, WOUNDED, ILL/AGING DEFENDERS.
Expenses $21,365,001 · Grants $3,586,024
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COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION WORKED HARD TO BRING JOY & RELIEF TO SO MANY ACROSS THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING PROVIDING CRITICAL FINANCIAL AID TO THOSE IN CRISIS. THIS INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, DISASTER RELIEF EFFORTS IN RESPONSE TO WILDFIRES, HURRICANES, AND OTHER NATURAL DISASTERS. THE PROGRAM ALSO DOCUMENTED ORAL HISTORY STORIES FROM WW II VETERANS AND THROUGH CONTINUED SPONSORSHIP OF A HISTORIAN FROM THE WORLD WAR II MUSEUM, GSF HAS HELPED TO DEVELOP AN AI PROFILE FOR INTERVIEWS SO THAT GUESTS CAN ALMOST ASK ANY QUESTION THEY'D LIKE TO ASK AND GET A RESPONSE. 152,877 ACTIVE DUTY, VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS WERE SERVED HEARTY, CLASSIC AMERICAN MEALS AS PART OF OUR SERVING HEROES PROGRAM, CLOSING IN ON 1,225,780 MEALS SINCE GSF BEGAN THIS TRADITION. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)THESE MEALS ARE A MESSAGE FROM GRATEFUL AMERICANS WHO APPRECIATE THEIR SERVICE AND ARE A REMINDER THAT THEIR SACRIFICES ARE NOT FORGOTTEN.
Expenses $16,521,336 · Grants $10,407,914
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WHETHER THE LT. DAN BAND IS BOOSTING MORALE ON MILITARY BASES AT HOME AND ABROAD OR RAISING AWARENESS AT BENEFIT CONCERTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THE BAND ENTERTAINS, EDUCATES, INSPIRES AND BUILDS COMMUNITIES WITH ITS EXPLOSIVE LIVE SHOW EVERYWHERE IT GOES. THE MISSION OF EVERY CONCERT REMAINS THE SAME: HONOR. GRATITUDE. ROCK & ROLL. THE LT. DAN BAND ENDED THE FISCAL YEAR PERFORMING 23 CONCERTS FOR ATTENDEES WORLDWIDE WITH MORE THAN 48,350 PARTICIPANTS.FIRST RESPONDERS OUTREACH RECOGNIZED AND SUPPORTS AMERICA'S FIREFIGHTERS, POLICE AND EMTS NATIONWIDE. THESE MEN AND WOMEN ARE INDISPENSABLE TO MAINTAINING THE SAFETY AND SUPPORT OF OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. GRANTS ASSISTED FIRST RESPONDERS WITH URGENT NEEDS FROM PROTECTIVE GEAR TO SAFETY EQUIPMENT. IN 2024, THE PROGRAM ASSISTED FIRST RESPONDER DEPARTMENTS THROUGHOUT THE U.S. WITH OVER 2,367 PIECES OF EQUIPMENT, TOTALING $5,530,524. FIRE DEPARTMENTS WERE ALSO ASSISTED WITH FIRE CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE, AND SPECIALIZED TRAINING FOR VEHICLE EXTRICATION, ROPE RESCUE AND MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT.
Expenses $9,675,843 · Grants $5,308,746 · Revenue $279,706
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Gary SiniseGARY SINISE
CHAIRMAN/FOUNDER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20
-
Vincent BrooksVINCENT BROOKS
VICE CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20
-
John HeubuschJOHN HEUBUSCH
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20
-
James ShubertJAMES SHUBERT
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20
-
Gregory GadsonGREGORY GADSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20
-
Patricia HorohoPATRICIA HOROHO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20
-
Andrea MandellANDREA MANDELL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20
-
Robert PenceROBERT PENCE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20
-
Moira SiniseMOIRA SINISE
DIRECTOR (THRU 3/25)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
-
Pastor VelascoPASTOR VELASCO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20
-
Donna MercierDONNA MERCIER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $490,855
- From this org
- $454,103
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $36,752
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $404,103
- Bonus
- $50,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $11,629
- Nontaxable benefits
- $25,123
- Filer's total
- $490,855
-
James RavellaJAMES RAVELLA
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $291,226
- From this org
- $259,128
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $32,098
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $259,128
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,975
- Nontaxable benefits
- $25,123
- Filer's total
- $291,226
-
Barbara TitusBARBARA TITUS
SENIOR VP - OPERATIONS/BUSINESSS
- Total calculated
- $252,322
- From this org
- $230,197
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $22,125
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $230,197
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,821
- Nontaxable benefits
- $15,304
- Filer's total
- $252,322
-
Cristin Bartter-KampsniderCRISTIN BARTTER-KAMPSNIDER
VICE PRESIDENT - MARCOMMS
- Total calculated
- $241,375
- From this org
- $226,431
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $14,944
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $226,431
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,198
- Nontaxable benefits
- $8,746
- Filer's total
- $241,375
-
Sarah HollisSARAH HOLLIS
VICE PRESIDENT - PHILANTHROPY
- Total calculated
- $236,613
- From this org
- $208,768
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $27,845
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $208,768
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,331
- Nontaxable benefits
- $21,514
- Filer's total
- $236,613
-
Robert GeorgeROBERT GEORGE
VICE PRESIDENT - OUTREACH
- Total calculated
- $184,101
- From this org
- $154,350
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $29,751
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $154,350
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,628
- Nontaxable benefits
- $25,123
- Filer's total
- $184,101
-
Hannah LuppinoHANNAH LUPPINO
VICE PRESIDENT - PROGRAMS
- Total calculated
- $177,451
- From this org
- $157,391
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $20,060
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $157,391
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,756
- Nontaxable benefits
- $15,304
- Filer's total
- $177,451
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Gilbert BosworthGILBERT BOSWORTH
VICE PRESIDENT - R.I.S.E. PROGRAM
- Total calculated
- $191,777
- From this org
- $161,811
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $29,966
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $161,811
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,843
- Nontaxable benefits
- $25,123
- Filer's total
- $191,777
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Elizabeth DolanELIZABETH DOLAN
PHILANTHROPIC ADVISOR
- Total calculated
- $217,365
- From this org
- $196,669
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $20,696
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $196,669
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $2,778
- Nontaxable benefits
- $17,918
- Filer's total
- $217,365
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Christina KreiselCHRISTINA KREISEL
SR. DIRECTOR - CORP/COMMUNITY RELATIONS
- Total calculated
- $168,767
- From this org
- $157,657
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $11,110
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $157,657
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $2,364
- Nontaxable benefits
- $8,746
- Filer's total
- $168,767
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Laura KriegerLAURA KRIEGER
SR. DIRECTOR - PHILANTHROPIC STRATEGY
- Total calculated
- $176,482
- From this org
- $155,787
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $20,695
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $155,787
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,461
- Nontaxable benefits
- $16,234
- Filer's total
- $176,482
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Megan RielMEGAN RIEL
SALESFORCE MANAGER
- Total calculated
- $146,127
- From this org
- $139,769
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $6,358
- Hours/week
- 40
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Erin DancerERIN DANCER
SR. PHILANTHROPIC ADVISOR (THRU 9/24)
- Total calculated
- $128,762
- From this org
- $118,666
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $10,096
- Hours/week
- 40
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 1a · Tax indemnification and gross-up payments
- 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
- 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Independent compensation consultant
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 1A
- DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED A ONE-TIME BONUS PAYMENT TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THAT WAS STRUCTURED TO COVER APPLICABLE TAXES, RESULTING IN A GROSS PAYMENT AMOUNT OF $50,000.
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
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$4,500,000
ALLIANCE - FUND STRUGGLE WELL/BC RETREATS
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HYPERFORMANCE FOUNDATION
$2,000,000
SPORTS/REC PROVIDER GRANT
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METANOIA FILMS LLC
$1,841,750
MENTAL HEALTH SEMINARS
-
$570,000
ALLIANCE SUPPORT-FDNY
-
TRAINING TO PERFORM UNDER PRESSURE LLC
$427,254
TRAINING FOR FIRST RESPONDERS
-
$350,000
SUPPORTING TM MISSION/PROGRAMS
-
$284,625
RETREAT FOR MILITARY/FR W/CHILDHOOD CANCER
-
$250,000
ALLIANCE SUPPORT - MENTAL WELLNESS
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NO GREATER SACRIFICE FOUNDATION
$250,000
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CHILDREN OF FALLEN
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MES SERVICE COMPANY LLC
$229,920
EQUIPMENT GRANT FULFILLMENTS
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Taxable family on this return
Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.
Disregarded entities
Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.
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LT DAN BAND LLC
MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT PRIMARILY FOR MILITARY BASES · DE · income $0 · assets $0
Directly controlled by GARY SINISE FOUNDATION
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REAL PROPERTY HOLDCO LLC
TANGIBLE ASSET HOLDING COMPANY · DE · income $1,240,000 · assets $0
Directly controlled by GARY SINISE FOUNDATION
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 20 January 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202640299349300944
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