Tennessee · Nonprofit
The Night Stalker Foundation Inc
The Night Stalker Foundation Inc (Tennessee) receives grants from 26 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,368,053 to it, the largest being Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Metrowest NJ ($725,000). 10 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 68% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $2.8M
- Funders on record
- 26
- Grants received
- $1.4M
- Net assets
- $4.1M
What The Night Stalker Foundation Inc does
Mission
The night stalker foundation (nsf) is a non profit organization which provides assistance in the form of scholarships and financial assistance to current and former soldiers and family members of the us army's 160th special operations aviation regiment (airborne).
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
The 160th was formed in response to our country's need for a unique night-flying aviation rotary wing capability. After failing to rescue the hostages in Iran, the U.S. Army formed the 160th with the motto of "Never Again." From its inception in 1981, Night Stalkers have fought and bled in every combat action this nation has embarked upon. This relatively small unit has nearly 100 names on its Memorial Wall, demonstrating the resolve of these brave man, women and Families. We will ensure that the unit's motto of "Night Stalkers Don't Quit" continues as we care for those who serve this storied organization. Partner with us and enable these great Warrior and Families. The Night Stalker Foundation was founded in October 2009 as a 501c3. The Night Stalker Foundation is committed to supporting 160th SOAR(A) Families and Unit Members through 1) College Scholarships. The NSF Scholarship program awards merit based college and university scholarships to family members of current and former Night Stalker Soldiers. Scholarships are awarded without regard to race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, physical ability, sexual orientation, rank or sponsor's position.
$368,155 spentof which $368,155 as grants44% of program spending2)the night stalker family resiliency program provides the education and coordination of programs that promote resiliency and enhance performance while pulling from pre-existing dod programs and creating new programs where gaps may exist. These programs promote the physical, emotional, financial, and spiritual readiness of our night stalker families. The program coordinator's focus is to build relationships while synthesizing efforts between dod programs, civilian resources, local community outreach, the night stalker foundation, and the 160th soar.
$302,345 spent36% of program spending3) support for families of the fallen. When tragedy strikes, the night stalker foundation provides financial and non-financial support to family members to cope with unexpected expenses, travel, medical bills, and memorial services. 4) preserve legacy of 160th soar. The night stalker foundation enhances and preserves the legacy of the unit by providing funding and resources for historical artifacts related to past missions, unit member reunion events, and other comradery building events that connect currently serving night stalkers and their families to the unique heritage of the unit.
$117,179 spentof which $117,179 as grants14% of program spendingKids camp
$51,700 spentof which $51,700 as grants6% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $839,379.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2019, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2019, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $2.1M to $4.1M (+93%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
97% of The Night Stalker Foundation Inc’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (81% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 7 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Brian Supko
Executive director, member
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2018 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 9 funders, grant income rose $100k → $224k.
10 of 26 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 68% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of The Night Stalker Foundation Inc’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
The Night Stalker Foundation Inc leans on a few funders — its largest provides 53% of grant income and the top three 76%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
93% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund The Night Stalker Foundation Inc.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2018 100% · 2019 95% · 2020 80% · 2021 63% · 2022 70% · 2023 45% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
60% of The Night Stalker Foundation Inc's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 38% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
68% of The Night Stalker Foundation Inc's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $441k that is directly attributable, 88% of it comes from funders outside Tennessee, across 10 states.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $927k arriving through sponsors registered in 9 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
The Night Stalker Foundation Inc runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 7,349 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 7,349 human services nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like The Night Stalker Foundation Inc
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Tennessee
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
91% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
70%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 4 states
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for The Night Stalker Foundation Inc: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds The Night Stalker Foundation Inc?
- The Night Stalker Foundation Inc (Tennessee) receives grants from 26 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,368,053 to it, the largest being Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Metrowest NJ ($725,000). 10 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 68% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does The Night Stalker Foundation Inc have?
- IRS filings report 26 organizations giving $1,368,053 in grants to The Night Stalker Foundation Inc, 10 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of The Night Stalker Foundation Inc?
- Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Metrowest NJ is the largest funder on record, with $725,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like The Night Stalker Foundation Inc find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Tennessee. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2019–2025), and the filings of 26 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing