Texas · Public charity
Tip of the Spear Foundation
Founded by special operations personnel in 2011, TIP OF THE SPEAR FOUNDATION (tos) is an official 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization, dedicated to supporting our nation's operators and their families during times of need. Operating with a low profile and "no-fail approach,"tos delivers essential, timely, and impactful support…
- $131k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 2
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $26k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $20,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $20,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 2
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 2
- Total assets, FY2024
- $184k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 100% of the organizations Tip of the Spear Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $30k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 2 | $26k | 50% |
| FY2023 | 2 | $30k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 2 | $98k | 50% |
| FY2017 | 1 | $70k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Gratitude Initiative | $120,000 | 2 | 41% |
| The Unit Foundation Inc | $48,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Carry the Load | $40,030 | 2 | 1% |
| Operation Surf | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Nfws | $6,300 | 1 | n/a |
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 set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
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How this is measured
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About Tip of the Spear Foundation
- How much does Tip of the Spear Foundation give?
- Tip of the Spear Foundation reported 2 itemized grants totaling $26,300, out of $130,550 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 2 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Tip of the Spear Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (53%), Human Services (21%), Philanthropy (18%).
- Who are Tip of the Spear Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: The Gratitude Initiative ($120k), The Unit Foundation Inc ($48k), Carry the Load ($40k).
- Does Tip of the Spear Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Tip of the Spear Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include American Online Giving Foundation Inc.
- Where is Tip of the Spear Foundation based?
- Tip of the Spear Foundation is based in TX.
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