GUNS GARIN MEMORIAL FOUNDATION

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $176K · expenses $164K · assets $78K

EIN
87-1489574
Address
4611 HARD SCRABBLE RD STE 109 PMB 1, COLUMBIA, SC 29229-9499
Website
www.gunsgarin.com
NTEE code
B19
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
February 2022 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

Veteran and Future Pilot Support

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 9 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

9 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Joseph Atherton President2022-2025 10 $0 reported 1
Kelly Garin Member2023-2025 10 $0 reported 1
Steve Garin Member2023-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Alan Garin Member2023-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Zachary Thompson Member2023-2025 10 $0 reported 1
Johnny Garcia Member2023-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Michael Thompson Member2023-2025 5 $0 reported 1
John Waters Member2023-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Jacob Scott Treasurer2023-2025 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Joseph Atherton President10 $0-$0 $01
Kelly Garin Member10 $0-$0 $01
Steve Garin Member5 $0-$0 $01
Alan Garin Member5 $0-$0 $01
Zachary Thompson Member10 $0-$0 $01
Johnny Garcia Member5 $0-$0 $01
Michael Thompson Member5 $0-$0 $01
John Waters Member5 $0-$0 $01
Jacob Scott Treasurer5 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Joseph Atherton President10 $0-$0 $01
Kelly Garin Member10 $0-$0 $01
Steve Garin Member5 $0-$0 $01
Alan Garin Member5 $0-$0 $01
Zachary Thompson Member10 $0-$0 $01
Johnny Garcia Member5 $0-$0 $01
Michael Thompson Member5 $0-$0 $01
John Waters Member5 $0-$0 $01
Jacob Scott Treasurer5 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 9 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 130 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Johnny Garcia Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Zachary Thompson Member10 $0$0$0 $01
John Waters Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Michael Thompson Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Kelly Garin Member10 $0$0$0 $01
Steve Garin Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Alan Garin Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Jacob Scott Treasurer5 $0$0$0 $01
Joseph Atherton President10 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Joseph Atherton President0 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$175,983$163,892 $77,855$58,139 $191,712- ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$166,365$217,872 $67,460$46,048 $176,198- ---
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$231,008$219,298 $97,555$97,555 $231,791$0 $00130
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · superseded · view filing · original 990 ↗
$222,502$218,961 $89,386$89,386 $223,285$0 $00130
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$151,945$154,252 $85,845$85,845 $43,017$80,000 ---

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $21,778 in all, tax years 2023 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$10,500 2024$10,500
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$9,278 2023$9,278
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MGN FOUNDATION TR Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “GUNS GARIN MEMORIAL FOUNDATION” 2024 1$2,000 2024$2,000
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RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL SPEECH BOOSTE R CLUBSCB19 $116,175$104,754 Director$0 Same NTEE code B19, revenue within 2x, same state
BACKPACK BUDDIES SEABROOK ISLANDSCB19 $191,856$64,150 Director$0 Same NTEE code B19, revenue within 2x, same state
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AMERICAN LEGION 44 MEMORIAL FUND INCOHB19 $148,312$67,075 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B19, revenue within 2x
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LAKESHORE FOUNDATIONNVB19 $130,000$103,807 PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code B19, revenue within 2x
LOOMIS BASIN EDUCATION FOUNDATIONCAB19 $91,497$78,018 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B19, revenue within 2x
GLADES EDUCATION FOUNDATION INCFLB19 $96,106$66,945 VICE PRESIDE$0 Same NTEE code B19, revenue within 2x
IESE FOUNDATION INCNYB19 $254,098$314,548 Trustee/Pres$0 Same NTEE code B19, revenue within 2x
OLIVESEED FOUNDATIONCAB19 $261,163$309,677 FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE DIRECT$6,000 Same NTEE code B19, revenue within 2x
GARRETT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INCMDB19 $262,406$588,901 TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code B19, revenue within 2x
SCHOOL GROWTH FOUNDATIONGAB19 $112,208$118 Director$0 Same NTEE code B19, revenue within 2x
MANZANA FOUNDATIONWAB19 $327,265$822,521 PROGRAM DIRECTOR$104,448 Same NTEE code B19, revenue within 2x
LA JOLLA ART & WINE FESTIVAL FOUNDATIONCAB19 $164,817$216,407 President$0 Same NTEE code B19, revenue within 2x
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WFB FOUNDATION SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION INCWIB19 $179,792$128,274 Officer$192,516 Same NTEE code B19, revenue within 2x
EAGLE FORUM FOUNDATIONILB19 $146,109$115,529 CHAIRMAN AND TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code B19, revenue within 2x
HARRISONBURG EDUCATION FOUNDATIONVAB19 $97,298$87,410 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$69,062 Same NTEE code B19, revenue within 2x
PARTNERS FOR HOKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS EDUCATION FOUNDATIONNCB19 $260,545$179,599 TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code B19, revenue within 2x
SPALDING ACADEMY ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION INCNEB19 $316,368$202,570 DIRECTOR/CHA$0 Same NTEE code B19, revenue within 2x
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JEWISH FEDERATION OF CLEVELAND DAF sponsor$4,589,19814 12010–2024 LAURA AND ALVIN SIEGAL COLLEGE OF JUDAIC STUDIES EDUCATIONAL FOUNDAT
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$1,014,51740 152016–2024 CASSIA COUNTY EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC; OLIVESEED FOUNDATION; LAKESHORE FOUNDATION; NEWBURY PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION OF NEW HAMPSHIRE and 11 more
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC funds this one DAF sponsor$523,51432 132019–2025 CHERRY CREST PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION; FERNBANK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC; DAVID T HOWARD MIDDLE SCHOOL FOUNDA TION; FRIENDS OF WATERS and 9 more
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LILLY ENDOWMENT INC Private foundation$177,4705 22011–2023 YOUTH MENTORING INITIATIVE INC; CATCH THE STARS FOUNDATION INC
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THE ROBERT D AND PATRICIA E KERN FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$120,0001 12022–2022 GREAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR IOWA
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990EZ · $163,892 spent · pay $0 · grants $16,745 · events $21,657
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $136,580 83.3%
Grants and similar amounts paid $16,745 10.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $10,535 6.4%
Printing, publications, postage $32 0.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$21,657reported apart
Total$163,892100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $217,872 spent · pay $0 · grants $61,692 · events $22,155
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $146,850 67.4%
Grants and similar amounts paid $61,692 28.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $9,073 4.2%
Printing, publications, postage $257 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$22,155reported apart
Total$217,872100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $219,298 spent · pay $0 · grants $70,887 · events $26,071
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: management $87,430$64,180$23,250- 39.9%
Grants to US individuals $70,887$70,887-- 32.3%
Advertising and promotion $47,203$47,203-- 21.5%
Office expenses $6,822$6,822-- 3.1%
Fees: accounting $3,129-$3,129- 1.4%
Depreciation and depletion $2,128-$2,128- 1.0%
Other (as described)Audio Visual $1,370$1,370-- 0.6%
Other (as described)Shipping $238-$238- 0.1%
Other (as described)Miscellaneous $91-$91- 0.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $24,771$26,071reported apart
Total$219,298100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $154,252 spent · pay $0 · grants $48,585 · events $13,677
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $100,364 65.1%
Grants and similar amounts paid $48,585 31.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $5,303 3.4%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$13,677reported apart
Total$154,252100%

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