Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO HONOR THE NATION'S DEFENDERS, VETERANS, FIRST RESPONDERS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THOSE IN NEED. THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES AND SUPPORTS UNIQUE PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO ENTERTAIN, EDUCATE, INSPIRE, STRENGTHEN AND BUILD COMMUNITIES.
TO SERVE THE NATION BY HONORING ITS DEFENDERS,VETERANS,1ST RESPONDERS,THEIR FAMILIES & THOSE IN NEED
R.I.S.E. (RESTORING INDEPENDENCE AND SUPPORTING EMPOWERMENT) IS BUILDING MORTGAGE FREE, SPECIALLY ADAPTED SMART HOMES FOR AMERICA'S MOST SEVERELY WOUNDED VETERANS ALL ACROSS THE NATION. SIMPLE TASKS - CLIMBING STAIRS, GETTING IN AND OUT OF THE BATHROOM - ARE DONE WITHOUT A SECOND THOUGHT BY MOST. BUT THIS IS REALITY FOR OUR WOUNDED. WITH THE FOUNDATION CONSTRUCTING THESE ONE-OF-A-KIND HOMES, EACH INJURED HERO, WITH THEIR CAREGIVER AND FAMILY ARE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THEIR LIVES. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, THE GARY SINISE FOUNDATION CONSTRUCTED 8 SPECIALLY ADAPTED SMART HOMES FOR WOUNDED HEROES AND ENROLLED 8 NEW VETERANS AND 1 FIRST RESPONDER. BY THE END OF THE YEAR THE FOUNDATION HAD COMPLETED 60 HOMES FOR OUR INJURED HEROES AND THEIR FAMILIES SINCE INCEPTION AND HAD 19 HOMES UNDERWAY. IN ADDITION, THROUGH R.I.S.E.THE FOUNDATION ASSISTED WITH 7 ADAPTED VEHICLES,12 MOBILITY DEVICES, AND 17 HOME MODIFICATIONS FOR AMERICA'S INJURED, WOUNDED AND ILL/AGING DEFENDERS.
RELIEF AND RESILIENCY OUTREACH SUPPORTS OUR NATION'S DEFENDERS, WOUNDED/ILL/INJURED VETERANS, THEIR LOVED ONES AND GOLD STAR FAMILIES AS THEY COPE WITH TRAUMA AND LOSS. THE FOUNDATION PROVIDED OVER 209 GRANTS TO THESE INDIVIDUALS IN THEIR TIME OF URGENT NEED. THE GARY SINISE FOUNDATION HOSTED 9 PARTICIPANTS FOR THEIR MENTORSHIP PROGRAM SEVEN-DAY RETREAT, INTRODUCING POST 9/11 INJURED HEROES WITH VETERANS FROM THE VIETNAM AND KOREAN WARS. 2 INVINCIBLE SPIRIT FESTIVALS WERE HOSTED AT MILITARY MEDICAL CENTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH OVER 6,300 ATTENDEES CELEBRATING OUR WOUNDED HEROES WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS AND MILITARY MEDICAL STAFF. EACH EVENT INCLUDES A LIVE LT DAN BAND CONCERT, A FAIR-LIKE ATMOSPHERE FOR CHILDREN AND A DELICIOUS MEAL PREPARED BY A CELEBRITY CHEF. IN 2019 THE FOUNDATION HOSTED 2,882 GOLD STAR FAMILY MEMBERS AT THE ANNUAL AND LOCAL COMMUNITY EVENTS FOR SNOWBALL EXPRESS.
COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH BROUGHT OVER 196 WWII VETERANS AND 196 GUARDIANS TO THE NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM IN NEW ORLEANS THROUGH THE SOARING VALOR PROGRAM. IN 2019, THE PROGRAM EXPANDED AND ALLOWED FOR AN EDUCATION EXPERIENCE BY INVITING 124 STUDENTS TO JOIN THE VETERANS ON SOARING VALOR TRIPS. THE PROGRAM ALSO DOCUMENTED 150 ORAL HISTORY STORIES FROM WWII VETERANS IN THE COMFORT OF THEIR OWN HOMES BY SPONSORING A HISTORIAN FROM THE MUSEUM. ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT OUTREACH WELCOMED 820 VETERANS TO A LIVE PERFORMANCE AND A CATERED DINNER AT LOCAL THEATERS IN CHICAGO AND LOS ANGELES FREE OF CHARGE. OVER 97,770 ACTIVE DUTY AND VETERANS WERE SERVED HEARTY, CLASSIC AMERICAN MEALS AT MAJOR TRAVEL HUBS AND MILITARY VENUES ALL ACROSS THE NATION THROUGH SERVING HEROES. THE FOUNDATION HAS ENROLLED 27 AMBASSADORS TO 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.
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 |
|---|
| Judith Otter | COO (UNTIL 3/31/19) | 60 | $354,940 |
| Robin Rand | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | 40 | $287,500 |
| Elizabeth A Fields Beginning 4119 | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | 50 | $211,019 |
| Trevor Balough | CHIEF OF STAFF | 40 | $131,553 |
| Cristin Bartter | DIR OF CHAIRMAN OPERATIONS/EXEC ASST | 40 | $110,000 |
| Hannah Luppino | DIRECTOR OF EVENTS | 40 | $102,216 |
| Gary Starr | TREASURER (STARTING 8/7/19) | 10 | $0 |
| Andrew Ozurovich | SECRETARY AND CFO | 10 | $0 |
| Vincent Brooks | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
| John D Heubusch | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
| Linda Bammann | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
| Pastor Velasco | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
| Jim Shubert | TREASURER (UNTIL 8/6/19) & DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
| Moira Sinise | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
| Gary Sinise | CHAIR,PRESIDENT,DIRECTOR | 20 | $0 |
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