Pat Tillman Foundation

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The Pat Tillman Foundation invests in military service members, veterans, and spouses through scholarships, leadership development, and through events and engagement, all of which provide a lifelong community committed to service beyond self. For more information, please visit www.pattillmanfoundation.org.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 20-1072336) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1,200 volunteers and 22 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $447K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
79% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$588K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
1.0 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $5.4M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
1.0 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $551K
3 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$632K
9% of total assets
Liabilities are 9% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
11 of 11 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$5.8M
+0.6% vs prior year
Spent
$4.9M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$6.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.8M
FY2025▲ +0.6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.7M
FY2021$5.3M
FY2022$5.2M
FY2023$4.9M
FY2024$5.7M
FY2025$5.8M
Expenses
$4.9M
FY2025▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.2M
FY2021$4.0M
FY2022$5.1M
FY2023$5.6M
FY2024$5.0M
FY2025$4.9M
Net assets
$6.6M
FY2025▲ +18%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.3M
FY2021$5.7M
FY2022$5.4M
FY2023$4.9M
FY2024$5.6M
FY2025$6.6M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2004.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $3.9M Management & general 11% · $561K Fundraising 10% · $486K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

15 people listed on the 990; $588K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$200,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chief of Sta
$129,396Pt VII · Sec A
Director of
$129,168Pt VII · Sec A
Director of
$129,168Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lead Directo
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Katherine Steele’s $200K as CEO is at the 82nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1690 $1–10M philanthropy & grantmaking nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Katherine Steele$200,000$211,088————
Dan Futrell——$172,665$186,583$171,796$161,534
Mercedes Rohlfs——$137,792———
Colleen Reaney—$131,684$125,772———
Sabrina Perales——$131,480$125,875$116,200$108,299
Brandon Underwood$129,396—————
Matthew Nygaard$129,168—————
Michelle Martin$129,168$121,482————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides academic scholarships and leadership development support to military veterans and their spouses pursuing undergraduate, graduate, or professional degrees.

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1 program · $3.9M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

The programmatic pillar of the pat tillman foundation is the tillman scholars program. Founded in 2009, the program invests in active-duty service members, veterans, and military spouses through academic scholarships and leadership development support.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 20-1072336) · Dispute this line
$3.9Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$551K
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Grants paid · 122 grants · $7.8M · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$1,341,188
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,466,750
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,409,500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,311,803
University of OklahomaFY2021$55,000
Texas A&m UniversityFY2021$53,000
University of ArizonaFY2021$38,000
Georgetown UniversityDC · FY2021$38,000
University of WashingtonFY2021$34,000
UCLACA · FY2021$33,000
George Mason UniversityFY2021$26,500
New York UniversityNY · FY2021$24,000
George Washington UniversityFY2021$23,000
See all 122 grants →

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$163K
Investment incomeLn 3$58K
Money outPt IX
$4.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.9M
Managementcol C$561K
Fundraisingcol D$486K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$405K
Total assetsLn 16$7.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$632K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.5M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$136K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$58K
Other incomeLn 4–11$163K
Gains on assetsLn 7$163K
Total revenueLn 12$5.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$353K
SavingsLn 2$52K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$405K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$828K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$230K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.4M
Other assetsLn 15$390K
Total assetsLn 16$7.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$632K
Net assetsLn 32$6.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 522
VolunteersI 61,200
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$136K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$553K$405K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.9M$5.4M
Total assetsLn 16$6.7M$7.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M$632K
Net assetsLn 32$5.6M$6.6M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1.3M$1.3M
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$364K$284K$30K$50K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.2M$965K$102K$169K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$194K$153K$21K$19K
Payroll taxesLn 10$159K$112K$28K$19K
Legal feesLn 11b$9K$8K$130
Accounting feesLn 11c$85K$85K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$67K$67K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$317K$194K$88K$35K
Office expensesLn 13$16K$11K$396$4K
OccupancyLn 16$197K$141K$12K$44K
TravelLn 17$400K$292K$73K$35K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$8K$4K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$457K$332K$92K$33K
All other expensesLn 24e$44K$20K$17K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.9M$3.9M$561K$486K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 21, 2026 $5.8M$4.9M$853K$6.6M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jul 17, 2025 $5.7M$5.0M$672K$5.6M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 19, 2024 $4.9M$5.6M−$623K$4.9M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 10, 2023 $5.2M$5.1M$46K$5.4M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 13, 2022 $5.3M$4.0M$1.3M$5.7M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 8, 2021 $3.7M$3.2M$440K$4.3M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support B · Donors D · Assets and endowments G · Fundraising I · Grants J · Pay M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $5,752,880 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,436,349$5,532,051
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $164,776$220,829
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $119,669$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,720,794$5,752,880
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,466,750$1,341,188
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,000,256$1,952,860
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $32,500$66,635
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,549,502$1,538,887
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,049,008$4,899,570
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $671,786$853,310
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,752,880 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,199,205
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,332,846
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$135,647
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,532,051
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $57,694$57,694
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $163,135$163,135
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $163,135 · Excluded from tax $57,694$5,752,880
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,899,570 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,341,188$1,341,188
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $283,804 · Management $30,030 · Fundraising $49,864$363,698
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $964,704 · Management $102,075 · Fundraising $169,498$1,236,277
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $153,324 · Management $20,955 · Fundraising $19,433$193,712
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $111,786 · Management $28,114 · Fundraising $19,273$159,173
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $8,461 · Fundraising $130$8,591
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $84,865$84,865
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $66,635$66,635
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $193,751 · Management $88,310 · Fundraising $35,257$317,318
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,488 · Management $396 · Fundraising $3,925$15,809
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $140,918 · Management $11,840 · Fundraising $44,217$196,975
IX-17 TravelPrograms $292,097 · Management $73,279 · Fundraising $34,798$400,174
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,618 · Management $3,614 · Fundraising $3,288$14,520
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $332,086 · Management $92,014 · Fundraising $33,018$457,118
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $19,634 · Management $17,176 · Fundraising $6,707$43,517
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,852,398 · Management $561,129 · Fundraising $486,043$4,899,570
Part X · Balance sheet $7,257,300 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $499,424$352,728
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $53,495$52,012
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $608,500$827,530
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $160,087$229,797
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,865,513$5,405,510
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $486,177$389,723
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,673,196$7,257,300
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $149,298$186,351
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $363,030$24,260
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $528,404$421,148
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,040,732$631,759
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,097,464$4,978,326
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,535,000$1,647,215
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,632,464$6,625,541
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,673,196$7,257,300
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,625,541 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,752,880
XI-2 Total expenses$4,899,570
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$853,310
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,632,464
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$139,765
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$2
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,625,541

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