Organizations Filed Purposes:
OPERATION GRATITUDE SEEKS TO FORGE STRONG BONDS BETWEEN AMERICANS AND THEIR MILITARY AND FIRST RESPONDER HEROES THROUGH VOLUNTEER SERVICE PROJECTS, ACTS OF GRATITUDE, AND MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENTS IN COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE.
DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019, THE ORGANIZATION ASSEMBLED AND DISTRIBUTED APPROXIMATELY 371,000 CARE PACKAGES WORLDWIDE, INCLUDING APPROXIMATELY 159,000 TO DEPLOYED TROOPS AND VETERANS, 109,000 TO FIRST RESPONDERS, 68,000 TO RECRUIT GRADUATES, AND MORE THAN 17,000 OF ITS TRADEMARKED "BATTALION BUDDY" STUFFED ANIMALS TO MILITARY CHILDREN OF DEPLOYED SERVICE MEMBERS. ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION DISTRIBUTED GOODS IN BULK QUANTITIES TO U.S. MILITARY BASES AND TO OTHER MILITARY SUPPORT CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS. OCCASIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION WILL DISTRIBUTE GOODS THAT DO NOT CONFORM TO CARE PACKAGE OR OTHER PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS OR GOODS THAT ARE NEARING THEIR EXPIRATION DATE, TO LOCAL COMMUNITY RELIEF AGENCIES, APPROXIMATELY 18,000 CARE PACKAGES EQUIVALENTS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Kevin M Schmiegel | PRESIDENT AND CEO | 60 | $299,698 |
| Paul Cucinotta | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | 60 | $145,961 |
| Carolyn Blashek | SPEC. ADV. (PRES./CEO THRU 2017) | 20 | $141,601 |
| Cheryl Zerah | CORP. SECRETARY / VP ADMI | 50 | $123,729 |
| Christopher Clark | VP / CHIEF DEV. OFFICER | 40 | $32,341 |
| Richard E Saklad | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Tommy Reuter | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Joseph Kristol | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Katelynn Duffel-Heil | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Sharman Borncamp | DIRECTOR / SECRETARY | 5 | $0 |
| Jordan Blashek | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Robert A Raskin | DIRECTOR / CFO | 24 | $0 |
| Martha Martin | CHAIRMAN | 5 | $0 |
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