Folds of Honor Foundation
Folds of Honor Foundation is a public charity based in Owasso, Oklahoma, that provides educational scholarships to spouses and children of U.S. military service members and first responders who were killed or disabled while serving. Founded in 2007, it supports education from K–12 through higher education.
Folds of Honor Foundation at a glance
In short: Folds of Honor Foundation gave $37.6M across 1,551 grants in 2025 (avg $24K), top state Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $37,639,882
- -0.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1,551
- -3.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $24,268
- +3.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $11,250
- Total assets
- $122,286,078
- +12.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (11% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Folds of Honor Foundation
- Review Cycle
- The listed deadline of March 31, 2027 is a future cycle; the website’s general schedule gives March 31 as the annual application closing date.
- Deadline
- The listed deadline of March 31, 2027 is a future cycle; the website’s general schedule gives March 31 as the annual…
- Next open deadline
- March 31, 2027 (Children's Fund Scholarship)
- Contact
Mailing address: 5971 N Patriot Dr, Owasso, OK 74055
Phone: (918) 274-4700
Website: https://foldsofhonor.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
3 open opportunities from Folds of Honor Foundation
Children's Fund Scholarship
Folds of Honor Foundation
Amount
Up to $5,000 (max $2,500 per term, min $100)
Deadline
Expected ~March
Based on past cycles
First Responder Scholarships
Folds of Honor Foundation
Amount
Up to $5,000 (max $2,500 per term, min $100)
Deadline
Expected ~March
Based on past cycles
Military Scholarships
Folds of Honor Foundation
Amount
Up to $5,000 (max $2,500 per term, min $100)
Deadline
Expected ~March
Based on past cycles
Who Folds of Honor Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Tulsa Community Foundation ($623K). Together the top 10 received $3.7M.
Organizations only. It also paid 460 individual scholarships ($11,258,308), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
3,167 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2,864 grants of 3,167 (90%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The scholarship programs are limited to the United States and U.S. territories. In 2025, the largest shares of grant dollars by recipient state went to Texas (11%), an individual recipient (9%), Florida (7%), Virginia (7%), and Georgia (6%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 1,551 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Folds of Honor Foundation gives
- 76% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+17%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $20.8M (2020) to $37.7M (2024). In 2025 it made 1,551 grants totaling $37.6M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Tulsa Community Foundation Tulsa, OK | Scholarship | $622,625 |
| PGA Foundation Inc DBA PGA Reach Palm Beach Gardens, FL | Hope Military Program Contribution | $500,000 |
| University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa, AL | Scholarship | $439,684 |
| Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, TX | Scholarship | $374,392 |
| Auburn University - Auburn Auburn, AL | Scholarship | $364,334 |
| University of Oklahoma - Norman Norman, OK | Scholarship | $346,618 |
| Liberty University Lynchburg, VA | Scholarship | $339,821 |
| 17 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $3,086,887 |
| University of Central Florida Orlando, FL | Scholarship | $237,731 |
| University of Tennessee - Knoxville Knoxville, TN | Scholarship | $227,035 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
The organization states that a cumulative average of 91% of annual expenses supports its scholarship program.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $122,286,078 | $75,913,260 | $66,170,480 | $37,639,882 | 1,551 | $2,740,511 |
| 2024 | $109,069,688 | $65,470,463 | $62,718,422 | $37,743,953 | 1,611 | $2,242,317 |
| 2023 | $105,388,221 | $63,841,969 | $51,688,520 | $31,151,656 | 2 | $1,783,665 |
| 2022 | $87,120,626 | $55,642,990 | $46,972,258 | $32,078,752 | 2 | $574,836 |
| 2021 | $73,033,715 | $51,158,137 | $33,969,853 | $23,572,797 | 1 | $267,171 |
| 2020 | $48,862,139 | $37,411,690 | $28,742,605 | $20,789,834 | 1 | $445,062 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s mission is: “Honor Their Sacrifice. Educate Their Legacy. Unite Americans Around All Those Who Serve.” Its scholarship program supports qualifying spouses and dependent children of fallen or disabled military service members and first responders. The foundation says applicants must document service, death or disability, relationship or dependency, and attendance at a verified, approved educational institution or program.
Its 2025 grants included scholarships to universities and other educational institutions. Other supported organizations included Tulsa Community Foundation, which describes its work as providing charitable giving solutions and grantmaking; Clarksville Academy, which says it educates children from pre-K through grade 12; and Liberty University, which describes itself as a Christian academic community providing collegiate education.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 1,551 grants totaling $37,639,882. Grant amounts ranged from $5,028 to $622,625, with a median of $11,250. The largest grants included $622,625 to Tulsa Community Foundation for scholarships, $500,000 to the PGA Foundation for a Hope Military Program contribution, and $439,684 to the University of Alabama for scholarships. Other large scholarship grants went to Texas A&M University–an individual recipient ($374,392), Auburn University ($364,334), the University of Oklahoma ($346,618), Liberty University ($339,821), Oklahoma State University ($337,026), Texas State University ($274,327), an individual recipient State University ($247,064), the University of Central Florida ($237,731), and the University of Texas–an individual recipient ($237,095).
The foundation’s scholarship programs are for individuals and pay awards to participants’ educational institutions; they are not grants for outside applicants. The website describes an application process through an online portal, with a usual annual application window from February 1 through March 31. It says applications are reviewed for eligibility and required documentation, and unmet need is considered. Higher-education applicants must provide transcripts showing a 2.0 or higher term GPA for the two most recent academic terms. The foundation’s filing also describes objective scoring criteria and verification of selected schools or programs.
Awards may be up to $5,000 per academic year, based on unmet need, with payments sent directly to the institution. Eligible costs include specified tuition, fees, required textbooks, and, for higher education, on-campus housing and meal plans; the Children’s Fund also covers required school uniform pieces. Restrictions include costs such as off-campus housing and transportation for higher education, and curriculum materials other than required textbooks for K–12.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Lt Colonel Dan Rooney as CEO and founder, Dave North as board chair, and Brian Whitcomb as secretary and nominating chair. Listed board members are Mike Arbour, Gavin Hadden III, Steven Haworth, Ryan Lewellyn, Nancy Lopez, Scott Mueller, and Larry Pfeiffer.
Folds of Honor Foundation is led by Lt Colonel Dan Rooney, CEO & Founder on every filing since 2020; 9 of 22 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Lt Colonel Dan Rooney
CEO & Founder
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$356K (2020) → $441K (2025)
Nick Nichols
President
Executive Vice President → Chief Growth Officer, 2022
Chief Growth Officer → President, 2023
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$150K (2020) → $284K (2025)
Brian Whitcomb
Secretary & Nominating Chair
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dave North
Board Chair
Board Member → Board Chair, 2024
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sara Bush
Senior Director of Golf
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$122K (2023) → $151K (2025)
Diane Nemecek
Senior Director of Impact
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$174K (2025)
Sarah Elliott
Senior Director of Impact
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$168K (2025)
Larry Robinson
Chief Impact Officer
Vice President & Development → Vice President of Impact, 2022
Vice President of Impact → Chief Impact Officer, 2023
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$131K (2020) → $259K (2025)
Ray Poudrier
CFO
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$117K (2020) → $174K (2025)
Melanie K. Bardin-Morrow
Vice President of Operations
Vice President Operations → Vice President of Operations, 2024
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$113K (2022) → $145K (2025)
Kasey Davis
Senior Vice President of Corporate Development
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$167K (2025)
Chris Williams
Board Member
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Johnny Powers
Board Member
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Larry Pfeiffer
Board Member
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Arbour
Board Member
Board Chairman → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Lewellyn
Board Member
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott Mueller
Board Member
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jacqueline Rooney
Board Member
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Lopez
Board Member
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steven Haworth
Board Member
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chad Stanford
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gavin Hadden III
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (16)
- Former: Ben Leslie (2020–2024) — Chief Development Officer
- Former: Jeff Babineau (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: John Rooney (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Glenn Greenspan (2021–2024) — Director of Public Relations
- Former: Terry Williams (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Rebecca Cottrell (2024) — Vice President of Marketing
- Former: Rodney Sickmann (2024) — Senior Vice President of Corp Acct
- Former: Rocky Sickmann (2020–2023) — Senior Vice President & Corp Acct
- Former: Luke Sherman (2023) — Senior Vice President of Outreach
- Former: Joseph Easley (2022) — Director of Donor Experience
- Former: Tony Biata (2020–2021) — Vice President & Pgd
- Former: Alexis Higginbotham (2020) — Vice President & Administration · Filing note: Thru 73120
- Former: Chick Linski (2020) — Senior Vice President & National Corporate D · Filing note: Thru 73120
- Former: Chuck O'Dell (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Major Ed Pulido (2020) — Senior Vice President, Events & Military · Filing note: Thru 93020
- Former: Richard Todd (2020) — President · Filing note: Thru 7120
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $441K, to LT Colonel Dan Rooney (CEO & Founder). 9 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Folds of Honor Foundation
How much does Folds of Honor Foundation give each year?
Folds of Honor Foundation gave $37.6M across 1,551 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $37.7M across 1,611 grants.
What is Folds of Honor Foundation's typical grant size?
Folds of Honor Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $11,250, and its average grant was $24,268, across 1,551 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Folds of Honor Foundation give grants?
Folds of Honor Foundation's top state is Texas, with 11% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were North Carolina (9%) and Florida (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were Chicago, IL (12 grants), Fayetteville, NC (11 grants), San Antonio, TX (11 grants) and Atlanta, GA (9 grants).
Does Folds of Honor Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 1,551 grants with a stated purpose on Folds of Honor Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (1550 grants).
Who are Folds of Honor Foundation's largest grantees?
Folds of Honor Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Tulsa Community Foundation ($622,625), PGA Foundation Inc DBA PGA Reach ($500,000) and University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa ($439,684), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. It also paid 460 individual scholarships ($11,258,308), which are not listed by name. Together they received 4% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Folds of Honor Foundation?
Folds of Honor Foundation reported $122.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $75.9M.
What does Folds of Honor Foundation fund?
The organization’s mission is: “Honor Their Sacrifice. Educate Their Legacy. Unite Americans Around All Those Who Serve.” Its scholarship program supports qualifying spouses and dependent children of fallen or disabled military service members and first responders. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Folds of Honor Foundation?
Folds of Honor Foundation has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check foldsofhonor.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Folds of Honor Foundation's EIN?
Folds of Honor Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-3240683. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 24, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 5, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 3, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 7, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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