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Patriot Military Family Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Mooresville, NC EIN: 20-5416722 Website

The Organization generates revenue and donates the proceeds to support service-disabled veterans and their families

Patriot Military Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Patriot Military Family Foundation gave $43K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in North Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$42,500
-45.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
6
-33.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$7,083
-18.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$7,250
Total assets
$689,711
+3.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
North Carolina (68% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

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Who Patriot Military Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 6 recipients in 2025

Community Culinary School of Charlotte: $9KCommunity Culinary School ofCharlotte$9KEagle Rock Camp: $8KEagle Rock Camp$8KStation Foundation: $8KStation Foundation$8KJoint Special Operations Foundation: $7KJoint Special OperationsFoundation$7KOperation Homefront: $6KOperation Homefront$6KSpecial Forces Schlolarship Fund: $6KSpecial Forces SchlolarshipFund$6K

The largest 2025 recipient was Community Culinary School of Charlotte ($9K). Together the top 6 received $43K.

Grant Size Distribution

59 grants across all recorded years

56<$50K2$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 56 grants of 59 (95%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.

Cities

CharlotteFort BraggFayettevilleBozemanConoverSaint LouisVassFort BenningFort LibertyOak GroveStatesvilleVirginia BeachMount PleasantRaefordRaleighDurhamHillsboroughSan AntonioSterling

How Patriot Military Family Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 87% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K1 grant2020 11 grants2021 19 grants2022 14 grants2023 9 grants2024 6 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2020) to $339K (2022). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $43K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Community Culinary School of Charlotte Charlotte, NCSupport$8,500
Eagle Rock Camp Conover, NCSupport$7,500
Station Foundation Bozeman, MTSupport$7,500
Joint Special Operations Foundation Fort Liberty, NCSupport$7,000
Operation Homefront Sterling, VASupport$6,000
Special Forces Schlolarship Fund Fayetteville, NCSupport$6,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$689,711$445,097$421,587$42,5006$17,579
2024$666,201$355,001$327,945$78,5009$3,286
2023$639,145$250,832$249,317$92,40014—
2022$636,203$447,954$550,807$339,40019—
2021$743,461$501,464$361,473$209,10011—
2020$598,602$283,268$215,276$10,0001—

About Patriot Military Family Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Patriot Military Family Foundation is a public charity focused on public and societal benefit, based in Mooresville, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $690K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $43K. Net investment income was $18K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Patriot Military Family Foundation is led by David Laws, Executive Director since 2021 (on filings since 2020); 1 of 7 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • David Laws

    Executive Director

    Treasurer → Executive Director, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    20 hrs/week

    $15K (2022) → $18K (2025)

  • Charles H Swannack

    President

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard D Cantwell

    Chairman

    On filings since 2020

    12 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matt Reyes

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Zan Zeige

    Vice President

    Vice President & Programs → Vice President & Treasurer, 2021

    Vice President & Treasurer → Vice President, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bernie Dixon

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Francis Charlonis

    Member

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Vic Petrenko (2020–2022) — Board Member

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

David Laws — Executive director: $18KDavid LawsExecutive director$18K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $18K, to David Laws (Executive director).

Frequently asked questions about Patriot Military Family Foundation

How much does Patriot Military Family Foundation give each year?

Patriot Military Family Foundation gave $43K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $79K across 9 grants.

What is Patriot Military Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Patriot Military Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $7,250, and its average grant was $7,083, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Patriot Military Family Foundation give grants?

Patriot Military Family Foundation gives mostly in North Carolina: 68% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest states were Montana (18%) and Virginia (14%).

Does Patriot Military Family Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on Patriot Military Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Support" (6 grants).

Who are Patriot Military Family Foundation's largest grantees?

Patriot Military Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Community Culinary School of Charlotte ($8,500), Eagle Rock Camp ($7,500) and Station Foundation ($7,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 55% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Patriot Military Family Foundation?

Patriot Military Family Foundation reported $690K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $445K.

What is Patriot Military Family Foundation?

Patriot Military Family Foundation is a public charity focused on public and societal benefit, based in Mooresville, NC. It holds $690K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Patriot Military Family Foundation's EIN?

Patriot Military Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-5416722. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 14, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 27, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 3, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 1, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 11, 2026)

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