Tennessee · Public charity
Gary Sinise Foundation
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…
- $28M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 169
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 139
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 76%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $17M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $30,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $4,500,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 24 to 139
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 41
- Total assets, FY2025
- $89M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 76% of the organizations Gary Sinise Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 45% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 55% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4.4M went to new ones.
RenewedFirst-time
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
Public Safety & DisasterHuman ServicesArts & CulturePublic BenefitEducationHealthOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 164 | $17M | 74% |
| FY2024 | 139 | $9.6M | 76% |
| FY2023 | 24 | $4.3M | 63% |
| FY2022 | 89 | $11M | 83% |
| FY2021 | 125 | $8.1M | 80% |
| FY2020 | 58 | $6.9M | 52% |
| FY2019 | 91 | $5.2M | 64% |
| FY2018 | 50 | $1.3M | 54% |
99% classified
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Health$24MPublic Safety & Disaster$14MHuman Services$9.2MRecreation & Sports$2.8MEducation$2.7MFood & Nutrition$2.3MArts & Culture$1.8MPublic Benefit$1.5MOther$0
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
AK
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NH
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ID
MT
ND
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IL
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MI
NY
MA
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IN
OH
PA
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CT
RI
CA
UT
CO
NE
MO
KY
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VA
MD
AZ
KS
AR
TN
NC
SC
DC
HI
OK
LA
MS
AL
GA
TX
FL
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder Crest Foundation | $17,827,500 | 4 | 22% |
| The Avalon Network Inc | $4,000,000 | 2 | 11% |
| University of Colorado Foundation | $2,300,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Hyperformance Foundation | $2,000,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Friends of Firefighters Inc | $1,922,738 | 8 | 45% |
| Metanoia Films LLC | $1,841,750 | 1 | n/a |
| Never Alone Widows Inc | $1,371,000 | 6 | 64% |
| United Service Organizations Inc | $1,283,711 | 7 | 0% |
| No Greater Sacrifice Foundation | $1,000,000 | 4 | 14% |
| Municipal Emergency Services | $896,450 | 3 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder Crest Foundation | $17,827,500 | 4 | 22% |
| The Avalon Network Inc | $4,000,000 | 2 | 11% |
| University of Colorado Foundation | $2,300,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Hyperformance Foundation | $2,000,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Friends of Firefighters Inc | $1,922,738 | 8 | 45% |
| Metanoia Films LLC | $1,841,750 | 1 | n/a |
| Never Alone Widows Inc | $1,371,000 | 6 | 64% |
| United Service Organizations Inc | $1,283,711 | 7 | 0% |
| No Greater Sacrifice Foundation | $1,000,000 | 4 | 14% |
| Municipal Emergency Services | $896,450 | 3 | n/a |
| Angels of America's Fallen | $875,000 | 4 | 34% |
| The Gratitude Initiative | $645,000 | 5 | 26% |
| Training to Perform Under Pressure LLC | $577,254 | 2 | n/a |
| Regents of the University of Colorado | $500,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Warriors Heart | $427,920 | 1 | n/a |
| Travis Mills Foundation | $400,000 | 3 | 2% |
| Fire FamilyTransportation Foundation LTD AKA FDNY Fire Family Transportation Fou | $353,729 | 4 | 49% |
| Warrior Reunion Foundation | $334,000 | 4 | 28% |
| L N Curtis & Sons Inc | $304,722 | 3 | n/a |
| 2serve Together | $300,000 | 2 | 57% |
| Texas A&M Foundation | $300,000 | 3 | 0% |
| The Richard Nixon Foundation | $300,000 | 2 | 1% |
| US Naval Academy | $298,650 | 1 | n/a |
| Creativets | $294,657 | 3 | 14% |
| Wreaths Across America | $290,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Lighthouse Family Retreat Inc | $284,625 | 1 | n/a |
| Casco Industries Inc | $253,177 | 2 | n/a |
| Taya and Chris Kyle Foundation Service Family Strong | $250,000 | 1 | 23% |
| Centerstone of Tennessee Inc | $250,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Vision Warriors Corporation | $230,000 | 2 | 77% |
| Mes Service Company LLC | $229,920 | 1 | n/a |
| Valor Partners Foundation | $225,000 | 2 | 37% |
| Fire Department Service & Supply | $224,925 | 2 | n/a |
| Knights of Heroes Foundation | $221,000 | 5 | 26% |
| Stryker Sales LLC | $218,399 | 1 | n/a |
| Safe Industries | $200,682 | 2 | n/a |
| Warriors Heart Virginia | $200,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Independence Fund Inc | $200,000 | 2 | 2% |
| American Studies Center | $181,000 | 7 | 1% |
| Lone Star Flight Museum | $180,000 | 2 | 4% |
| Sons and Daughters in Touch Inc | $175,000 | 3 | 64% |
| American Corporate Partners | $175,000 | 2 | 2% |
| United Service Organization USO Council of San Diego | $167,192 | 5 | 15% |
| Jf Shea Therapeutic Riding Center Inc Fka Fran Joswick Therap Riding Ctr Inc | $166,175 | 2 | 2% |
| Charles H Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center Inc | $150,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Frontline Healing Foundation | $148,600 | 2 | 26% |
| Seattle Fire Foundation | $144,507 | 1 | 40% |
| Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation | $142,725 | 5 | 1% |
| Operation Bbq Relief | $137,950 | 3 | 2% |
| Sea-Western Inc | $135,873 | 2 | n/a |
| Hometown Heroes Inc | $135,000 | 2 | 23% |
| Findley Lake Volunteer Fireman Asso | $133,370 | 2 | 81% |
| Esi Equipment Inc | $132,370 | 2 | n/a |
| Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System | $126,787 | 3 | n/a |
| Steppenwolf Theatre Company | $124,500 | 3 | 0% |
| World War II Pavilions Inc | $120,000 | 2 | 15% |
| United States Foundation for the Commemoration of World Wars | $118,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Atlantic Emergency Solutions | $117,073 | 2 | n/a |
| Camp4Heroes Inc | $116,418 | 8 | 49% |
| Robert Irvine Foundation Inc | $115,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Baskett Community Fire Department | $114,715 | 2 | 11% |
| Howell Rescue Systems | $110,347 | 2 | n/a |
| Port Hueneme - Navy Life Show | $108,731 | 5 | n/a |
| Task Force Pineapple Inc | $107,773 | 2 | 6% |
| Charity Navigator | $107,500 | 1 | 1% |
| North America Fire Equip Inc | $105,591 | 2 | n/a |
| Marine Corps Community Services | $105,335 | 2 | n/a |
| Habitat for Humanity of Yankton County | $105,303 | 2 | 22% |
| Sjx Jet Boats Inc | $104,295 | 1 | n/a |
| Circleville Volunteer Fire Dept | $103,149 | 1 | n/a |
| Usag Baumholder Cys Services | $102,517 | 4 | n/a |
| Irwinton Fire Department | $101,200 | 2 | n/a |
| Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery and D | $100,964 | 1 | n/a |
| Air Warrior Courage Foundation | $100,000 | 2 | 6% |
| Guitars For Vets Inc | $100,000 | 1 | 10% |
| Best Defense Foundation | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Center for American Values | $100,000 | 1 | 11% |
| Snowball Express Inc | $100,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Rosie the Riveter Trust | $100,000 | 1 | 9% |
| The Ebbets Field Wall of Remembrance Inc | $100,000 | 1 | 68% |
| The Special Forces Charitable Trust | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Pentagon Memorial Fund Inc | $100,000 | 1 | 3% |
| San Diego Harbor Police Foundation Inc | $100,000 | 2 | 21% |
| Lacrosse Volunteer Fire Department Inc | $99,999 | 1 | 82% |
| Motorola Solutions Inc | $98,530 | 1 | n/a |
| The National World War II Museum Inc | $98,468 | 1 | 0% |
| Los Angeles Police Foundation | $98,400 | 5 | 0% |
| Parrish Fire Department | $97,760 | 1 | n/a |
| Jefferson Township Fire & Rescue Inc | $94,269 | 2 | n/a |
| Witmer Public Safety Group Inc | $92,619 | 2 | n/a |
| Perseverance Productions | $90,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Grays Creek Volunteer Fire Dept Inc | $88,876 | 2 | 13% |
| Central Alabama Training Solutions | $86,240 | 2 | n/a |
| Hoosier Fire Equipment Inc | $85,265 | 1 | n/a |
| Hometown Heroes Inc | $85,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Your Hometown Heroes Inc | $85,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hope For The Warriors | $81,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Metro Fire Apparatus Specialists Inc | $80,995 | 1 | n/a |
| Greater Tucson Fire Foundation | $80,000 | 7 | 5% |
| Cascade Fire Equipment Company | $79,999 | 2 | n/a |
| Taylord Systems LLC | $79,500 | 1 | n/a |
| USO - Greater Los Angeles Area Inc Dba Bob Hope USO | $79,029 | 4 | 0% |
| Heiman Fire Equipment | $77,513 | 1 | n/a |
| Air & Space Forces Association | $75,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Badges United Foundation | $75,000 | 2 | n/a |
| United Service Organizations of Illinois Inc | $74,340 | 3 | 1% |
| Grand Forks Fire Equipment LLC | $72,757 | 1 | n/a |
| Englewood Area Fire Control District | $71,099 | 1 | n/a |
| Fort Bragg Nc | $70,867 | 3 | n/a |
| Fire Training Structures LLC | $70,566 | 1 | n/a |
| Dinges Fire Company | $69,212 | 2 | n/a |
| San Diego Police Foundation | $68,266 | 1 | 3% |
| National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center | $66,800 | 2 | 0% |
| Chapmanville Volunteer Fire Department | $66,625 | 3 | n/a |
| Town of Tazewell Fire Department | $66,317 | 1 | n/a |
| Nafeco Foundation Inc | $65,386 | 2 | n/a |
| Rio Ambulance Service | $64,939 | 1 | n/a |
| Phoenix Hose Co #4 | $64,753 | 2 | n/a |
| Delta Fire & Safety | $64,005 | 1 | n/a |
| Fort Buchanan Community Club Inc | $63,064 | 4 | n/a |
| Siddons Martin Emergency Group LLC | $62,588 | 1 | n/a |
| Spokane County Fire District 10 | $62,120 | 1 | n/a |
| Fire Master Fire Equipment Inc | $61,631 | 1 | n/a |
| Tj II Inc Dba 3 Rivers Fire Equipment | $60,520 | 1 | n/a |
| Feld Fire | $59,275 | 2 | n/a |
| Spec Rescue International Inc | $58,908 | 1 | n/a |
| Lake Volunteer Fire Department | $58,875 | 2 | n/a |
| Albion Fire Auxilliary | $58,758 | 2 | n/a |
| Western Extrication Specialists Inc | $57,700 | 1 | n/a |
| Bennett Fire Products Company Inc | $56,981 | 1 | n/a |
| Sixes Rural Fire Protection District | $56,450 | 1 | n/a |
| Mac Haik Jackson Ford | $56,310 | 1 | n/a |
| Rupert Volunteer Fire Department Inc | $56,188 | 3 | n/a |
| Motor City Veterans Hockey Association | $55,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Fire Rescue Equipment Nw LLC | $54,906 | 1 | n/a |
| Santa Margarita Fire District | $54,655 | 1 | n/a |
| Bergeron Protective Clothing | $53,831 | 2 | n/a |
| Darien Emergency Medical Service Inc | $53,815 | 1 | n/a |
| West Pierce Fire and Rescue | $53,452 | 1 | n/a |
| Henderson City-County Rescue Squad | $52,705 | 1 | n/a |
| Norcal German Shorthaired Pointer Rescue Inc | $51,711 | 1 | 23% |
| Dive Rescue International Inc | $51,401 | 1 | n/a |
| Mid-Atlantic Rescue Systems Inc | $50,568 | 1 | n/a |
| Bmb Performance Autos Dba Wacobillcom Trailer | $50,400 | 1 | n/a |
| Breeding Area Volunteer Fire Department Inc | $50,119 | 1 | 87% |
| The Daniel R Sayre Memorial Foundation | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Project 2 Heal | $50,000 | 1 | 7% |
| The Folded Flag Foundation | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Pentagon Federal Credit Union Foundation | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Coast Guard Foundation Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Leesburg Volunteer Fire Company Inc | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| 911 Fleet & Fire Equipment | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Believe With Me Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 19% |
| Association of the Graduates of the United States Military Academy | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| America's Warrior Partnership Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Prell Co | $49,981 | 1 | n/a |
| Fort Drum Family and Mwr | $49,956 | 3 | n/a |
| City of Elgin | $49,554 | 1 | n/a |
| Arcadia Fd (Arcadia Ks) | $49,541 | 1 | n/a |
| Santuc Volunteer Fire Department | $49,493 | 1 | n/a |
| Lanesboro Volunteer Fire Department and Aid Association | $48,987 | 1 | n/a |
| Zoll Medical Corporation | $48,979 | 1 | n/a |
| Woody Williams Foundation Inc | $48,805 | 3 | 1% |
| Bachelors Hall Volunteer Fire Department Inc | $48,767 | 1 | 26% |
| Danko Emergency Equipment | $48,237 | 1 | n/a |
| New Jersey Fire Equipment Co | $48,092 | 1 | n/a |
| Dewitt Volunteer Fire Department | $48,017 | 1 | n/a |
| Hoosier Fire Equipment Inc | $48,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Fort Hood Youth and School Age Services | $47,625 | 3 | n/a |
| Northern Safety & Industrial | $47,613 | 1 | n/a |
| North Central Volunteer Fire Department | $46,918 | 1 | n/a |
| Memphis Equipment Company | $46,850 | 1 | n/a |
| Concord Township Oh | $46,830 | 1 | n/a |
| Irondale Citizens Fire Group Inc | $46,631 | 1 | n/a |
| Tennessee Fire Equipment & Safety Splys | $46,390 | 1 | n/a |
| South Orange Rescue Squad Inc | $46,387 | 1 | 16% |
| Citizens First Fire Training | $46,161 | 1 | n/a |
| Americas Best Local Charities | $45,932 | 1 | 0% |
| Vasu Communications Inc | $45,753 | 1 | n/a |
| Scipio Geneva Township Fire Department Inc | $45,720 | 1 | 64% |
| Metro Fire Apparatus Specialists Inc | $45,256 | 1 | n/a |
| The Detective Rafael Ramos Foundation Inc | $45,000 | 3 | 37% |
| Gi Film Festival | $45,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Heroes Linked | $45,000 | 3 | 4% |
| Sterling Volunteer Fire Co Inc | $45,000 | 1 | 2% |
| White Cloud Communications Inc | $44,831 | 1 | n/a |
| Copper Crk Moccasin Vol Fire Dept | $44,684 | 1 | 70% |
| USO Foundation | $44,618 | 2 | 1% |
| Jerry Ingram Fire & Rescue | $44,379 | 1 | n/a |
| R&R Fire Truck Repair | $44,245 | 1 | n/a |
| Grand Traverse Mobile Communications Inc | $43,588 | 1 | n/a |
| Advanced Rescue Systems | $43,263 | 2 | n/a |
| Marple Township Ambulance Corps | $41,667 | 1 | 2% |
| Bossevain Fire Department | $41,453 | 1 | n/a |
| Piedmont Fire Inc | $41,312 | 1 | n/a |
| Devine Volunteer Fire & Rescue Dept Inc | $41,226 | 1 | 17% |
| Hines Veterans Administation | $41,214 | 2 | n/a |
| Onpoint Public Safety LLC | $40,599 | 1 | n/a |
| Sevier County Volunteer Emergency Rescue Squad | $40,467 | 2 | 19% |
| Talbot County Department of Emergency Ser | $40,401 | 1 | n/a |
| Mission Edge San Diego | $40,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University Hospitals Health System Inc | $40,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Law Enforcement Coaching LLC | $40,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Puppy Jake Foundation | $40,000 | 1 | 4% |
| City of Highland Park | $40,000 | 1 | n/a |
| J-Comm Corporation | $39,910 | 1 | n/a |
| Moline Inc Dba Big Sky Fire Equipment | $39,434 | 1 | n/a |
| M & T Fire and Safety | $39,330 | 1 | n/a |
| Dumont Volunteer Ambulance | $38,816 | 1 | n/a |
| Med-Equip | $38,742 | 1 | n/a |
| Bismarck Public Library | $38,350 | 1 | n/a |
| Stony Creek Volunteer Rescue Squad Inc | $38,236 | 1 | 17% |
| Alex Air Apparatus 2 LLC | $37,547 | 1 | n/a |
| Aviation Specialties Unlimited Inc | $37,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Air Force Fisher House Fund | $37,381 | 2 | n/a |
| Fire Tech & Safety of New England Inc | $37,260 | 2 | n/a |
| Adrenalin Powersports Inc | $36,499 | 1 | n/a |
| Howard County Sheriff Department | $36,014 | 1 | n/a |
| Roann Volunteer Fire Department Inc | $36,007 | 1 | 40% |
| Smithland Fire and Rescue | $36,000 | 1 | n/a |
| McCs Marketing | $35,860 | 1 | n/a |
| Canton Fire Dept | $35,465 | 1 | n/a |
| Vincent Communications Inc | $35,330 | 1 | n/a |
| First Out Rescue Equipment LLC | $35,145 | 1 | n/a |
| Mims Volunteer Fire Dept Inc | $35,011 | 1 | 36% |
| Rutherford County Trustee | $35,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sheriff Arnott's Distinguished Posse Inc | $35,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Sabattus Fire Department | $35,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Springfield Art Museum | $35,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Caddie School for Soldiers | $35,000 | 2 | 10% |
| Arrowhead Ranch Estates Volunteer Fire Department | $34,759 | 1 | n/a |
| Fx Tactical LLC | $34,733 | 1 | n/a |
| Rescue Essentials | $34,681 | 3 | n/a |
| Sonoma Volunteer Firefighters Association | $34,500 | 1 | 26% |
| Blue Island Fire Department | $34,495 | 1 | n/a |
| Inflatable Images - Scherba Industries Inc | $34,194 | 1 | n/a |
| Feds Creek Fire Department | $34,059 | 1 | n/a |
| Hanover Volunteer Fire Department | $33,996 | 1 | n/a |
| Cross Plains EMS | $33,441 | 1 | n/a |
| Fairlea Volunteer Fire Department | $33,325 | 1 | n/a |
| Stickleyville Volunteer Fire Dept | $33,081 | 1 | 80% |
| Four Communities Fire Department | $32,973 | 1 | 33% |
| Alaska Dive Search Rescue and Recovery Team | $32,933 | 1 | n/a |
| Kremlin Volunteer Fire Department | $32,750 | 1 | n/a |
| Eglin Afb Mwr Fund | $32,240 | 1 | n/a |
| McCloud Volunteer Fire Department | $32,129 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Gordon Volunteer Fire Department | $32,055 | 1 | n/a |
| Dickson County Fire Rescue | $31,860 | 1 | n/a |
| Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sacramento Inc | $31,512 | 2 | 0% |
| Radio Communications Company | $31,414 | 1 | n/a |
| Triangle Cycles North | $31,400 | 1 | n/a |
| Nrs - Northwest River Supplies Inc | $30,580 | 1 | n/a |
| Quality Mower & Saw Equip Inc - Durham Polaris | $30,180 | 1 | n/a |
| New England Fire Equipment and Apparatus Corporation | $30,160 | 1 | n/a |
| Marine Corps Marathon Organization | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Butler County Board of Elections | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Miami Valley Fire District | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| National Fallen Firefighters Foundation | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Francis P Chiaramonte Md Family Foundation Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Dancing Angels Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 27% |
| Hubbard Fire District | $29,999 | 1 | n/a |
| Doug Russell Inc | $29,847 | 1 | n/a |
| Js Md Sigma Pllc | $29,715 | 1 | n/a |
| Bridgeport Fire Expo Fire Training | $29,700 | 1 | n/a |
| Jackson Twp Fire Department | $29,604 | 1 | n/a |
| Institute Volunteer Fire Department | $29,303 | 1 | 22% |
| Fisher Scientific Company LLC | $29,277 | 1 | n/a |
| Vincent Fire Company - 1 Inc | $29,264 | 1 | 24% |
| First Help Inc | $29,000 | 2 | 4% |
| Threatdetect Inc | $28,994 | 1 | n/a |
| Rescue One Corp - Dba One Boat Rescue Boats | $28,945 | 1 | n/a |
| Tennessee First Responders Foundation | $28,888 | 1 | 60% |
| Ossipee Mountain Electronics Inc | $28,777 | 1 | n/a |
| Fe-Ma-Le Foundation | $28,525 | 1 | n/a |
| Southeastern Pennsylvania Air Force Academy Parents Association | $28,501 | 1 | n/a |
| Cadiz-Harrison Twp Volunteer Fire Department | $28,356 | 1 | n/a |
| Patrick Rural Volunteer Fire Department | $28,315 | 2 | 17% |
| Prater Volunteer Rescue Squad Inc | $27,977 | 1 | 12% |
| Bgs LLC | $27,916 | 1 | n/a |
| San Diego Fire-Rescue Foundation | $27,782 | 1 | 8% |
| Pend Oreille County Fire District #5 | $27,742 | 1 | n/a |
| Mountain Motorsports Greenville LLC | $27,642 | 1 | n/a |
| G&W Diesel Services Incevs | $27,594 | 1 | n/a |
| Milford Volunteer Fire Department | $27,423 | 1 | n/a |
| All Hands Fire Equipment | $27,169 | 2 | n/a |
| World War II Theatre Inc | $27,087 | 1 | 0% |
| Silver Lake Volunteer Fire Department Inc | $26,616 | 1 | 11% |
| Lake Palo Pinto Volunteer Fire Department | $26,592 | 2 | n/a |
| Maverick Industries LLC | $26,471 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Riverside | $26,181 | 1 | n/a |
| Mountain Tek- Technical Rescue Equipment | $26,118 | 1 | n/a |
| Waddington Fire Department | $26,091 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Harmony | $25,974 | 1 | n/a |
| Multiquip Inc | $25,949 | 1 | n/a |
| Kimtek Corporation | $25,635 | 2 | n/a |
| Speegleville Volunteer Fire Department | $25,633 | 3 | n/a |
| Pro X Powersports | $25,609 | 1 | n/a |
| East Priest Lake Fire Department | $25,008 | 1 | n/a |
| National Defense University Foundation Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Pop Smoke K9 for Veterans Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| First Responders Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Building Homes for Heroes Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Afcea Educ Found Dayton-Wright Chapter | $25,000 | 1 | 82% |
| Huts for Vets | $25,000 | 1 | 16% |
| Stand Up and Play Foundation Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 26% |
| National Ability Center | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Bountiful American Foundation Inc Dba American Mobility Project | $25,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Tribute to the Troops | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Stewart County Fire and Rescue | $24,978 | 1 | 11% |
| Obion County Rescue Squad Inc | $24,870 | 3 | 9% |
| Firepenny | $24,733 | 1 | n/a |
| Clay County Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department Inc | $24,365 | 1 | 40% |
| Tombstone Volunteer Fire Department | $24,331 | 1 | n/a |
| Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Foundation | $24,149 | 1 | 1% |
| Desoto County Board of Supervisors | $24,019 | 1 | n/a |
| Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society | $24,000 | 1 | 11% |
| Humboldt Area Rescue Squad | $23,887 | 1 | n/a |
| Pink Hill Volunteer Fire Department | $23,574 | 1 | n/a |
| Code 4 Fire & Rescue Inc | $23,530 | 1 | n/a |
| Alfalfa Fire District | $23,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Fire and Rescue Products | $23,494 | 1 | n/a |
| Niagara Engine Co No 6 Inc | $23,431 | 3 | 4% |
| Forest Volunteer Fire Department Inc | $23,230 | 1 | n/a |
| Cannon County Rescue Squad | $23,045 | 1 | 25% |
| Macedonia Rural Volunteer Fire Department | $22,985 | 2 | n/a |
| Roi Fire & Ballistics Equipment Inc | $22,928 | 1 | n/a |
| Delta Fire & Safety Inc | $22,705 | 1 | n/a |
| Shelby Volunteer Fire Co Inc | $22,463 | 1 | 7% |
| Rhinehart Fire Services | $22,294 | 1 | n/a |
| Classy Inc | $22,213 | 1 | n/a |
| Westfield Fire Department | $22,124 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Bryant | $22,115 | 1 | n/a |
| Hornbeak Fire Department | $22,024 | 1 | n/a |
| The la Porte Volunteer Fire Departments | $21,984 | 1 | n/a |
| Inez Volunteer Fire Department | $21,942 | 1 | n/a |
| Erin Fire Department | $21,857 | 1 | n/a |
| Village of Calumet Vfd (Calumet Mi) | $21,840 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Hollywood | $21,838 | 1 | n/a |
| Decatur Fire Department | $21,505 | 1 | n/a |
| Amputee Blade Runners | $21,400 | 1 | 4% |
| Sycamore React Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated | $21,377 | 1 | 50% |
| Cajun Navy 2016 | $21,244 | 1 | 12% |
| Town of Fairmont | $20,952 | 1 | n/a |
| Potter's Hill Volunteer Fire Dept | $20,788 | 1 | n/a |
| Coastal Electronics Inc | $20,026 | 1 | n/a |
| Army Morale Welfare and Recreation | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Tennessee Association of Alcohol D & Other Addiction Services | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Erie Police Athletic League | $20,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Shelter Partnership Inc | $20,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Natural Stone Institute | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Bushkill Township Volunteer Fire Company | $20,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Montgomery Volunteer Fire Department | $19,928 | 1 | n/a |
| Troy Fire Department | $19,857 | 1 | n/a |
| Fire Connections Incorporated | $19,833 | 1 | n/a |
| Inspiration Point Volunteer Fire Department | $19,668 | 1 | n/a |
| Weidner & Associates | $19,575 | 2 | n/a |
| Honda of North Carolina | $19,557 | 1 | n/a |
| Parker City Police Department | $19,384 | 1 | n/a |
| Kustom Signals | $19,364 | 1 | n/a |
| Dronesense Inc | $19,125 | 1 | n/a |
| Clear Springs Volunteer Fire Department | $18,820 | 1 | n/a |
| Cottage Grove Vol Fire Department | $18,756 | 1 | 24% |
| Tn Ridge Fire Department | $18,755 | 1 | n/a |
| Eastanollee Fire Department | $18,672 | 1 | n/a |
| Chickasaw Personal Communications | $18,559 | 1 | n/a |
| Phoenix Safety Outfitters | $18,100 | 1 | n/a |
| Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors Inc | $18,006 | 2 | 0% |
| Geneva Pd | $17,531 | 1 | n/a |
| Middle-Tennessee Fraternal Order of Leatherheads Society | $17,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Herington Fire Department | $17,224 | 1 | n/a |
| Powderly Volunteer Fire Department | $16,970 | 1 | n/a |
| County of Ventura | $16,924 | 1 | n/a |
| Firehouse Innovations Li | $16,870 | 1 | n/a |
| Forcible Entry Inc | $16,812 | 1 | n/a |
| National Wood Flooring Association | $16,684 | 2 | 0% |
| Civiceye J2 Software Solutions Inc | $16,625 | 1 | n/a |
| Habitat for Humanity of Jefferson County | $16,550 | 1 | 1% |
| Naf Langley Afb | $16,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Cardio Partners Inc | $16,302 | 1 | n/a |
| Mobile Communication Service Inc Dba Mobi | $16,270 | 1 | n/a |
| Firematic Supply Co Inc | $16,216 | 1 | n/a |
| Lincoln Co Sheriff | $15,728 | 1 | n/a |
| Mathison Fire Department | $15,610 | 1 | n/a |
| Middletown Volunteer Fire Company Inc | $15,354 | 1 | 2% |
| I3-Ssi LLC | $15,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Dive Right in Scuba | $15,144 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Topeka | $15,142 | 1 | n/a |
| Operation Gratitude Inc | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Armed Services YMCA of the USA | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Naf Charleston Afb | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| American Merchant Marine Veterans Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 8% |
| Old South Fools Inc | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Newtown Underwater Search and Rescue | $14,986 | 1 | 31% |
| Equinox Industries Ltd | $14,965 | 1 | n/a |
| Orestes Police Department | $14,941 | 1 | n/a |
| Veazie Fire Department | $14,914 | 1 | n/a |
| Cmc Rescue Inc | $14,853 | 1 | n/a |
| Digitally Ally Inc | $14,685 | 1 | n/a |
| Adams Emergency Vehicles | $14,650 | 1 | n/a |
| Mission of Our Lady of Mercy | $14,613 | 1 | n/a |
| Town of Nolensville | $14,512 | 1 | n/a |
| Morgan Township Volunteer Fire Department Inc | $14,480 | 1 | 7% |
| Coro Medical | $14,389 | 1 | n/a |
| Absolute Suppliers Inc | $14,298 | 1 | n/a |
| National Association for Search and Rescue | $14,257 | 1 | 3% |
| PC Connection Sales Corp | $14,169 | 1 | n/a |
| Cotton Volunteer Fire Department Inc | $14,020 | 1 | 1% |
| Castle Sales & Marketing LLC | $13,980 | 1 | n/a |
| Lifesavers Inc | $13,950 | 1 | 1% |
| Dirigo Wireless Inc | $13,854 | 1 | n/a |
| Calwen Inc | $13,724 | 1 | n/a |
| Leo M Ellebracht Company | $13,703 | 1 | n/a |
| Neva Fire Department | $13,672 | 1 | n/a |
| Baldwin Emergency Medical Service | $13,639 | 1 | 0% |
| Monroe Township Volunteer Fire Dept | $13,200 | 1 | 3% |
| Unicoi Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated | $13,035 | 2 | 8% |
| Federal Eastern International | $13,024 | 1 | n/a |
| Decatur Electronic LLC | $12,930 | 1 | n/a |
| Heaven on Green Inc | $12,880 | 1 | n/a |
| Tyler Electric | $12,800 | 1 | n/a |
| Fort Ellis Rural Fire Corporation | $12,758 | 1 | n/a |
| West Fargo Rural Fire Department | $12,600 | 1 | 1% |
| Richmond Volunteer Fire & Rescue Co Inc | $12,360 | 1 | n/a |
| Forge & Fire Company | $12,100 | 1 | n/a |
| Vigilant Hose Company No 1 of Port Vue | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Combat Wounded Coalition Inc | $12,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Nutter Fort Volunteer Fire Dep | $11,870 | 1 | 8% |
| First Due Rescue LLC | $11,685 | 1 | n/a |
| Cloverdale Volunteer Fire Department | $11,602 | 1 | n/a |
| Kenwood Firemens Association | $11,590 | 1 | 8% |
| Macqueen Equipment LLC | $11,326 | 1 | n/a |
| Parkton Fire and Rescue Inc | $11,139 | 1 | 4% |
| Eden Garden Resort | $11,083 | 1 | n/a |
| Nashville Youth Hockey League Inc | $11,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Burlington Volunteer Fire Department Inc | $10,774 | 1 | n/a |
| American Emergency Products | $10,739 | 1 | n/a |
| Isimulate LLC | $10,490 | 1 | n/a |
| Center Theatre Group of Los Angeles | $10,481 | 1 | 0% |
| Walthall Fire Department | $10,476 | 1 | n/a |
| Huber & Associates Inc | $10,360 | 1 | n/a |
| Park River Volunteer Fire Dept | $10,271 | 1 | 1% |
| Rmus LLC | $10,030 | 1 | n/a |
| Legacy Center Pllc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Stay in Step | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Flags for Vets Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 8% |
| Romy and Gaby Sci Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hemisfair Conservancy | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Warrior Connection Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| League of Wives Memorial Project | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Songwritingwithinc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Om Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Norfolk Police Department Recreation Committee | $10,000 | 1 | 78% |
| Project Hollywood Cares Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Fdny Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Rutgers University Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Operation Healing Forces Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Louisville Metro Police Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Center for Transitional Leadership | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Marine Corps League Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Dfmwr Naf Financial Services Office Jb Lewis McChord | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Working Wardrobes For A New Start | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| National Infantry Museum Foundationinc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Wounded Blue | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| The Oscar Mike Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Dallas Zoological Society | $9,655 | 1 | 0% |
| Leonia Borough | $9,538 | 1 | n/a |
| West Gardiner Fd (Gardiner Me) | $9,345 | 1 | n/a |
| Hospice & Palliative Carecenter | $9,200 | 1 | 0% |
| Cal Farley's Boys Ranch | $9,056 | 1 | 0% |
| Forney Police Officers Association | $9,048 | 1 | n/a |
| International Association of Fire Fighters | $9,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $8,998 | 1 | n/a |
| Hallowell Firefighters Association | $8,900 | 1 | n/a |
| Salcha Fire & Rescue Inc | $8,654 | 1 | 4% |
| West Point Volunteer Fire Company | $8,640 | 1 | 2% |
| Earl Township Volunteer Fire Co No 1 | $8,492 | 1 | 5% |
| Remington Volunteer Fire Department | $8,353 | 1 | n/a |
| Marmaduke Fire Rescue | $8,318 | 1 | n/a |
| Usag-Daegu Korea | $8,307 | 1 | n/a |
| Fort Meade Mwr | $8,209 | 1 | n/a |
| Victory House | $8,046 | 1 | n/a |
| Navy Supply Corps Foundation Inc | $8,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Bulverde Spring Branch Emergency Services | $7,998 | 1 | 0% |
| Diamedical USA | $7,959 | 1 | n/a |
| Hookin Veterans | $7,950 | 1 | 12% |
| Poca Community Volunteer Fire Department Inc | $7,870 | 1 | 7% |
| Matheny Motor Truck Company | $7,859 | 1 | n/a |
| Phillips Volunteer Fire Department | $7,830 | 1 | 38% |
| Fast Rescue Solutions LLC | $7,825 | 1 | n/a |
| Town of Mills | $7,809 | 1 | n/a |
| Weber City Volunteer Fire Department Inc | $7,776 | 1 | 4% |
| Granville Engine & Hose Co No1 | $7,722 | 1 | 6% |
| The Bravest Football Club Inc | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Daegu - US Army Mwr | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| 20th FSS | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Galls | $7,400 | 1 | n/a |
| Kn Fire Department | $7,337 | 1 | n/a |
| Party Jump | $7,334 | 1 | n/a |
| Endeavor Moundville Fire Department | $7,166 | 1 | n/a |
| Chase Mechanical | $7,150 | 1 | n/a |
| National Emergency Responders Assistance Program Inc | $7,035 | 1 | 4% |
| The Weinel Group Corp Dba Rock-N-Rescue | $7,013 | 1 | n/a |
| Central Trailer Sales | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Almira Twp Fire & Rescue | $6,995 | 1 | n/a |
| Nationwide Safes & Security | $6,993 | 1 | n/a |
| National Organization for Victim Advocacy | $6,900 | 1 | n/a |
| Fort Irwin Ca | $6,869 | 1 | n/a |
| Huntington Memorial Library | $6,836 | 1 | n/a |
| Marsars Water Rescue Systems Inc | $6,793 | 1 | n/a |
| Air Force Sergeants Association | $6,759 | 1 | n/a |
| Elm Mott Fire Rescue | $6,721 | 1 | n/a |
| Rescuegear Inc | $6,557 | 1 | n/a |
| Safe Life Defense | $6,548 | 1 | n/a |
| Lanesville Pd | $6,510 | 1 | n/a |
| American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches | $6,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Archangel Device LLC | $6,499 | 1 | n/a |
| Texas Roadhouse-Serving Heroes Tuscaloosa | $6,440 | 1 | n/a |
| Cross Plains Volunteer Fire Department | $6,345 | 1 | n/a |
| Csra Navy Heritage and Cultural Association | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Bound Tree Medical LLC | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Missouri Emergency Medical Services Association Inc | $6,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Dival Safety Equipment Inc | $5,990 | 1 | n/a |
| Disaster Medical Solutions LLC | $5,990 | 1 | n/a |
| Trailer Boss | $5,981 | 1 | n/a |
| Newton's Fire and Safety | $5,765 | 1 | n/a |
| Eynon Sturges Volunteer Hose Co No 3 | $5,727 | 1 | 4% |
| John C Healey | $5,695 | 1 | n/a |
| Athelstane Fire Department | $5,623 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Beeville | $5,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Stars and Stripes | $5,500 | 1 | n/a |
| First Responders Support Network | $5,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Ncsd Veterans Stand Down | $5,447 | 1 | 4% |
| Naf Jbphh Pearl Harbor Hawaii | $5,397 | 1 | n/a |
| Kvb Therapy | $5,380 | 1 | n/a |
| Town of Monrovia | $5,332 | 1 | n/a |
| Imwrf Fort McCoy | $5,315 | 1 | n/a |
| Hwp LLC | $5,300 | 1 | n/a |
| First Alert Store | $5,273 | 1 | n/a |
| Traphill Volunteer Fire Department Inc | $5,266 | 1 | n/a |
| San Diego North Educational Foundation | $5,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Imwrf | $5,160 | 1 | n/a |
| Csra Diamond Council | $5,138 | 1 | n/a |
| Food Bank of Central & Eastern Nc Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Fire Fighters Assisting Armed Forces Families Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Woodland Hills Tarzana Chamber of Commerce Community Benefit Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Three Rangers Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Illinois State Police Heritage Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Stanislaus Sworn Deputies Association | $5,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Amerson Music Ministries | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 20 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.3M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Gary Sinise Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 37 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 195 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 195.
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Wounded Warrior Project IncFL18.4× affinity7 shared granteesties to 8 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →
Open a dossier: Wounded Warrior Project Inc · Tee It Up for the Troops Inc · The Leary Firefighters Foundation · Bob Woodruff Family Foundation Inc · Robert Irvine Foundation Inc · Midway Foundation Inc · Padres Foundation · Fisher House Foundation Inc · Veterans United Foundation · Fm Foundation · Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation Inc · Tc Energy Foundation
How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.
About Gary Sinise Foundation
- How much does Gary Sinise Foundation give?
- Gary Sinise Foundation reported 169 itemized grants totaling $16,963,328, out of $27,513,288 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 24 and 139 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Gary Sinise Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (38%), Public Safety & Disaster (22%), Human Services (14%).
- Who are Gary Sinise Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Boulder Crest Foundation ($18M), The Avalon Network Inc ($4.0M), University of Colorado Foundation ($2.3M).
- Does Gary Sinise Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 76% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Gary Sinise Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Wounded Warrior Project Inc, Tee It Up for the Troops Inc, The Leary Firefighters Foundation.
- Where is Gary Sinise Foundation based?
- Gary Sinise Foundation is based in TN.
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More from the funding graph
The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
The DAF merry-go-round
$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home