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Pin-Ups For Vets

Public charity · Grantmaker Claremont, CA EIN: 27-0992839 Website

Pin-Ups For Vets raises funds to improve Veterans' healthcare, purchases rehabilitation equipment for VA hospitals to help with program expansion, improves quality of life for ill Veterans across the United States through personal bedside visits to deliver gifts, promotes volunteerism at Veterans Hospitals, supports homeless Veterans with clothing and gifts delivered to shelters, boosts morale for military wives and female Veterans with makeovers, and boosts morale for deployed troops through delivery of care packages.

Pin-Ups For Vets at a glance

Total assets
$245,660
+3.4% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$232,281
+23.1% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$2,201
+52.0% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$239,510
+0.7% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Pin-Ups For Vets funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25$50$75$1000 grants2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $100.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Various US Government Va Hospitals and Related Supporting Organizations In 2021, we sent 99 care packages to troops and 1,900 gifts to hospitalized veterans.$100
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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$245,660$232,281$239,510——$2,201
2024$237,468$188,710$237,789——$1,448
2023$270,756$181,127$191,604——$3,548
2022$267,475$252,620$206,694——$112
2021$244,034$209,011$158,214$1001—
2020$193,237$241,938$131,869———

About Pin-Ups For Vets

Based on IRS filings

Pin-Ups For Vets is a public charity focused on public and societal benefit, based in Claremont, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $246K in total assets. Net investment income was $2K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Pin-Ups For Vets is led by Gina Elise, President since 2022 (on filings since 2020); 2 of 8 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Gina Elise

    President

    Officer → President, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    50 hrs/week

    $66K (2020) → $105K (2025)

  • Arnold Strong

    Director

    Officer → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donato Clay

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ira Newman

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Molly Girardi

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Emily Ruby

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shar Weiner

    Vice President

    On filings since 2022

    50 hrs/week

    $36K (2022) → $53K (2025)

  • Ricky Ryba

    Secretary

    Officer → Secretary, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Shar Newman (2020–2023) — Vice President

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

Gina Elise — President: $105KGina ElisePresident$105KShar Weiner — Vice President: $53KShar WeinerVice President$53K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $105K, to Gina Elise (President). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Pin-Ups For Vets

How large is Pin-Ups For Vets?

Pin-Ups For Vets reported $246K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $232K.

What is Pin-Ups For Vets?

Pin-Ups For Vets is a public charity focused on public and societal benefit, based in Claremont, CA. It holds $246K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Pin-Ups For Vets's EIN?

Pin-Ups For Vets's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-0992839. 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

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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