Guns 'N Hoses Foundation
To provide immediate financial assistance to the familes of police and firefighters lost in the line of duty. To also provide contributions to children's charites focused on enriching our communities and the future of our children.
Guns 'N Hoses Foundation at a glance
In short: Guns 'N Hoses Foundation gave $71K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $36K). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $71,267
- -41.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $35,634
- -41.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $35,634
- Total assets
- $871,131
- +10.5% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Guns 'N Hoses Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Other Charites ($57K). Together the top 2 received $71K.
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 7 (57%).
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2020) to $122K (2023). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $71K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Other Charites | — | $57,161 |
| Childrens Charites | — | $14,106 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $871,131 | $390,394 | $307,476 | $71,267 | 2 | — |
| 2024 | $788,212 | $308,725 | $341,158 | $121,356 | 2 | — |
| 2023 | $820,645 | $369,331 | $459,916 | $121,615 | 3 | — |
| 2022 | $911,230 | $282,228 | $276,137 | $50,596 | Total only | $436 |
| 2021 | $978,726 | $317,363 | $175,544 | $30,610 | Total only | $1,376 |
| 2020 | $763,320 | $201,925 | $194,559 | $4,720 | Total only | $2,039 |
| 2019 | $755,954 | $293,434 | $210,157 | $15,615 | Total only | $2,239 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Guns 'N Hoses Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Guns 'N Hoses Foundation is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Garland, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $871K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $71K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Guns 'N Hoses Foundation is led by Gene Honermann, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 14 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Gene Honermann
President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Chris Schwarz
Director
Vice President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
David Riggs
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Rick Mitchell
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Jerry Click
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Tracy Carson
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Brady Ream
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Brian Martin
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Rich Fay
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
David Swavey
Executive Di
Executive Director → Executive Di, 2023
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Denise Hunter
Family Liais
Family Liaison → Family Liais, 2023
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Dorris Murdock
Secretary
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Kris Hostrup
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Mike Gray
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Former officers (12)
- Former: Greg Fowler (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Josh Abla (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Phil Gordan (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Steve Parker (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Joe Gregory (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: David Michaels (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Lee Rhinebarger (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Steve Moore (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Jeff Karnuth (2019) — Director
- Former: John Bauer (2019) — Director
- Former: Juanita Mendoza (2019) — Director
- Former: Ray Nichols (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Guns 'N Hoses Foundation
How much does Guns 'N Hoses Foundation give each year?
Guns 'N Hoses Foundation gave $71K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $121K across 2 grants.
How large is Guns 'N Hoses Foundation?
Guns 'N Hoses Foundation reported $871K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $390K.
What is Guns 'N Hoses Foundation?
Guns 'N Hoses Foundation is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Garland, TX. It holds $871K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Guns 'N Hoses Foundation's EIN?
Guns 'N Hoses Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 03-0481754. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 24, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 29, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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