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The Pentagon Federal Credit Union Foundation

The mission of the PenFed Foundation is to champion our military through investment, advocacy, and outreach.

$1.3M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
40
Itemized grants FY2024
12
Organizations funded FY2023
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Itemized, FY2024
$1.0M
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024
$25,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$50,000
States reached, FY2024
17
Total assets, FY2024
$11M
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2023 to 2024.

Human Services$353kHealth$205kPublic Benefit$183kEmployment$168kArts & Culture$130kFood & Nutrition$110kPhilanthropy$85kEnvironment$50kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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MT
MN
IL
NY
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OH
PA
CT
RI
CA
MO
VA
MD
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TN
SC
LA
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FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2023 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Scott's Wish Inc$120,000128%
The Mission Continues$60,00011%
Arcadia Food Inc$60,00023%
Ptsd Foundation of America$60,00021%
Military Spouse Advocacy Network$50,00018%
The Commit Foundation$50,00012%
Warriors & Quiet Waters Foundation Inc$50,00010%
Coast Guard Foundation Inc$50,00010%
NextOp Inc$50,00012%
Texas Family Life$50,000125%
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All grantees of The Pentagon Federal Credit Union Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Scott's Wish Inc$120,000128%
The Mission Continues$60,00011%
Arcadia Food Inc$60,00023%
Ptsd Foundation of America$60,00021%
Military Spouse Advocacy Network$50,00018%
The Commit Foundation$50,00012%
Warriors & Quiet Waters Foundation Inc$50,00010%
Coast Guard Foundation Inc$50,00010%
NextOp Inc$50,00012%
Texas Family Life$50,000125%
Force Blue Inc$50,00013%
Smart Heroes Foundation Inc$50,000131%
Green Beret Foundation$50,00011%
Veterans One-Stop Center of Wny Inc$42,50011%
Travis Manion Foundation$35,00010%
The Aleph Institute Inc$35,00010%
Colonel James N Pritzker Library of the Citizen Soldier$30,00010%
Blue Star Counseling$25,0001n/a
National Military Family Association$25,00011%
United Way of Broward County Inc$25,00010%
Homeward Trails Animal Rescue Inc$25,00011%
The Honor Foundation Inc$25,00010%
US Naval Sea Cadet Corps$25,00010%
Canine Companions for Independence Inc$25,00010%
The 957 Project$25,0001n/a
Hampton Roads Regional Asymca$25,0001n/a
Creativets$25,00011%
Warriors Ethos Inc$25,00015%
American Legion Department of Puerto Rico$25,0001n/a
Reveille Grounds$25,0001n/a
Wear Blue Run to Remember$25,00011%
Military Child Education Coalition$25,00011%
Operation Encore$25,000114%
Marine Raider Foundation$20,00012%
Blacksburg Refugee Partnership Inc$15,000110%
Adaptive Sports Foundation Inc$15,00011%
Foundation for Women Warriors$15,00011%
Easter Seals Serving DC MD VA Inc$15,00010%
Arizona Veterans Hall of Fame Society Inc$15,00011%
Context Ventures$15,0001n/a
The Rise Up Experience Inc$12,500142%
Women in Military Service for America Memorial Foundation Inc$12,50010%
Tri-County Council Foundation Inc$12,00010%
United Through Reading$10,00010%
Strong Compass Inc$10,0001n/a
Our Military Kids Inc$10,00010%
Gold Star Mothers Maryland Chapter Inc$10,000123%
VETS - Beyond the Uniform Foundation$7,50017%

Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($15k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Pentagon Federal Credit Union Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 41 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetScott's Wish Inc: $120,000 over 1y, 28% of budgetThe Mission Continues: $60,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetArcadia Food Inc: $60,000 over 2y, 2.9% of budgetPtsd Foundation of America: $60,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetMilitary Spouse Advocacy Network: $50,000 over 1y, 8.5% of budgetThe Commit Foundation: $50,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetWarriors & Quiet Waters Foundation Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetCoast Guard Foundation Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetNextOp Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetTexas Family Life: $50,000 over 1y, 25% of budgetForce Blue Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetSmart Heroes Foundation Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 31% of budgetGreen Beret Foundation: $50,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetVeterans One-Stop Center of Wny Inc: $42,500 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetTravis Manion Foundation: $35,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetThe Aleph Institute Inc: $35,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetColonel James N Pritzker Library of the Citizen Soldier: $30,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetNational Military Family Association: $25,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetUnited Way of Broward County Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHomeward Trails Animal Rescue Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetThe Honor Foundation Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetUS Naval Sea Cadet Corps: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCanine Companions for Independence Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCreativets: $25,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetWarriors Ethos Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 5.4% of budgetWear Blue Run to Remember: $25,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetMilitary Child Education Coalition: $25,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetOperation Encore: $25,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetMarine Raider Foundation: $20,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetBlacksburg Refugee Partnership Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 9.8% of budgetAdaptive Sports Foundation Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetFoundation for Women Warriors: $15,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetEaster Seals Serving DC MD VA Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetArizona Veterans Hall of Fame Society Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetThe Rise Up Experience Inc: $12,500 over 1y, 42% of budgetWomen in Military Service for America Memorial Foundation Inc: $12,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTri-County Council Foundation Inc: $12,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetUnited Through Reading: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetOur Military Kids Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetGold Star Mothers Maryland Chapter Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 23% of budgetVETS - Beyond the Uniform Foundation: $7,500 over 1y, 7.0% of budget

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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 41.

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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.

Veterans United FoundationMO22.6× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Veterans United Foundation · Bob Woodruff Family Foundation Inc · Rumsfeld Foundation · Vetsaid Inc · Wounded Warrior Project Inc · Tee It Up for the Troops Inc · Nora Roberts Foundation · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · Charities Aid Foundation America · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · The Chicago Community Trust · Enterprise Holdings 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.

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About The Pentagon Federal Credit Union Foundation

How much does The Pentagon Federal Credit Union Foundation give?
The Pentagon Federal Credit Union Foundation reported 40 itemized grants totaling $1,022,000, out of $1,324,266 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing.
What does The Pentagon Federal Credit Union Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2023 to FY2024, its largest causes are Human Services (23%), Health (14%), Public Benefit (12%).
Who are The Pentagon Federal Credit Union Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2023 to FY2024: Scott's Wish Inc ($120k), The Mission Continues ($60k), Arcadia Food Inc ($60k).
Which funders back the same organizations as The Pentagon Federal Credit Union Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Veterans United Foundation, Bob Woodruff Family Foundation Inc, Rumsfeld Foundation.
Where is The Pentagon Federal Credit Union Foundation based?
The Pentagon Federal Credit Union Foundation is based in VA.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 50 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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