GARY SINISE FOUNDATION
Programs
Veteran and Family Support Initiatives
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 557 GRANTS TO THESE INDIVIDUALS IN THEIR TIME OF URGENT NEED. THE GARY SINISE FOUNDATION HOSTED 49 PARTICIPANTS FOR THEIR MENTORSHIP PROGRAM SEVEN-DAY RETREAT, INTRODUCING POST 9/11 INJURED HEROES WITH VETERANS FROM THE VIETNAM AND KOREAN WARS. IN 2023, THE FOUNDATION HOSTED 2,755 FAMILIES OF FALLEN HEROES AT TWO ANNUAL SNOWBALL EVENTS (ONE FOR MILITARY FALLEN AND ONE FOR FIRST RESPONDER FALLEN FAMILIES) AND 1,393 ATTENDEES AT SMALLER VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON EVENTS TO ENGAGE THESE FAMILIES ALL YEAR LONG.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesApr 1, 2023 – Mar 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$26.4MR.I.S.E. Program
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 9 SPECIALLY ADAPTED SMART HOMES FOR WOUNDED HEROES. BY THE END OF THE YEAR, THE FOUNDATION HAD COMPLETED 90 HOMES FOR OUR INJURED HEROES AND THEIR FAMILIES SINCE INCEPTION. IN ADDITION, THROUGH THE GSF R.I.S.E. PROGRAM, THE FOUNDATION ASSISTED WITH 21 ADAPTED VEHICLES, 18 MOBILITY DEVICES, AND 37 HOME MODIFICATIONS FOR AMERICA'S INJURED, WOUNDED, ILL/AGING DEFENDERS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesApr 1, 2023 – Mar 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$18.4MServing Heroes Program
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. THE PROGRAM ALSO DOCUMENTED ORAL HISTORY STORIES FROM WWII 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. 136,957 ACTIVE DUTY, VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS WERE SERVED HEARTY, CLASSIC AMERICAN MEALS AS PART OF OUR SERVING HEROES PROGRAM, CLOSING IN ON 1,072,906 MEALS SINCE GSF BEGAN THIS TRADITION. THESE MEALS ARE A MESSAGE FROM GRATEFUL AMERICANS WHO APPRECIATE THEIR SERVICE AND ARE A REMINDER THAT THEIR SACRIFICES ARE NOT FORGOTTEN. THE FOUNDATION HAS 31 AMBASSADORS WHO REPRESENT ITS MISSION THROUGH SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS AND LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. THE ROSTER OF SPEAKERS INCLUDES PHILANTHROPIC CELEBRITIES, SEVERELY INJURED VETERANS, AND CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS. THE AMBASSADOR COUNCIL INSPIRES, EDUCATES AND REMINDS COMMUNITIES TO NOT ONLY RECOGNIZE THEIR LOCAL VETERANS, BUT TO REMEMBER THE SACRIFICES MADE BY ALL OF AMERICA'S DEFENDERS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesApr 1, 2023 – Mar 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$13M
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