Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers
Staten Island, NY · EIN 02-0554654. Reported 125 grants totalling $115.6M to 80 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers, the IRS classifies it under education rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE B82) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 80 distinct organizations, with 70% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is concentrated. Most of the money has a settled destination, and the remainder is what is realistically in play.
- How much its list changes. 26% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $30,000. Half of what it reported fell between $17,500 and $151,000; the smallest was $5,750 and the largest $72.0M. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States Veterans Initiative | Los Angeles, CA | $80.5M | 6 | 2 | 2024 |
| Semper Fi & Americas Fund | Quantico, VA | $13.5M | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Veteran's Matter | Toledo, OH | $7,400,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kidsave International Inc | Culver City, CA | $3,025,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation | Reston, VA | $2,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fire Family Transport Foundation Ltd | Brooklyn, NY | $1,030,503 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Travis Manion Foundation | Doylestown, PA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| A Soldiers Journey Home | Buchanan, MI | $850,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Richmond Medical Center | Staten Island, NY | $500,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Medal of Honor Foundation Inc | Mt Pleasant, SC | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fallen & Wounded Soldiers Fund Inc | Bloomfld Hls, MI | $328,010 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Thomas R Elsasser Memorial Scholarship Fund Inc | New York, NY | $303,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Richmond Medical Center Foundation Inc | Staten Island, NY | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Guardian Revival Inc | Beacon, NY | $269,250 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Global War on Terrorism Memorial Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Other Amounts Under 5000 | Various, NY | $246,400 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Frontier Horizon Inc | Virginia Bch, VA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ufa Widows & Childrens Fund | New York, NY | $148,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Various Under 5000 Each | $128,862 | 2 | 2 | 2024 | |
| Veterans Airlift Command | Minneapolis, MN | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Major Brent Taylor Leadership Legacy Foundation | North Ogden, UT | $115,545 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Long Beach Waterfront Warriors | Long Beach, NY | $110,791 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| You Were Worth It Foundation | Irvine, CA | $108,284 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hero Agriculture Inc | Calhoun, GA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lupus Research Alliance Inc | New York, NY | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Petersburg Warehouse Arts District Inc | Saint Petersburg, FL | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Task Force Pineapple Inc | Riverview, FL | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jar of Hope | Manalapan, NJ | $85,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Project Hospitality Inc | Staten Island, NY | $75,400 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| A Family for Every Orphan | Seattle, WA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New York Firefighters Burn Center Foundation | Bronx, NY | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Team American Freedom Co | St Petersburg, FL | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The New York Foundling | New York, NY | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Anthony M Varvaro Believe Foun | Staten Island, NY | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Amazing Grace Interfaith Ministry | Staten Island, NY | $66,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Veterans and Athletes United Inc | N Chesterfld, VA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Shanksville Vol Fire Co | Shanksville, PA | $58,650 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hope Ignites New York | Brooklyn, NY | $55,750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Seamens Society for Children and Families | Staten Island, NY | $55,300 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Christopher Whitehouse Foundation Inc | Staten Island, NY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Grey Bull Rescue Foundation Corp | Tampa, FL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Inspiritus Inc | Atlanta, GA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Operation 300 Inc | Stuart, FL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Potsdam College Foundation Inc | Potsdam, NY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Snug Harbor Little League | Staten Island, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Task Force Dagger Foundation | Navarre, FL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Coalition for Homeless Veterans | Washington, DC | $42,560 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Humble Haitian Warrior Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $40,995 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| First Responders Childrens Foundation | New York, NY | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Freedom Alliance | Winchester, VA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Capital Area Greenbelt Association | Harrisburg, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fdny Foundation | Brooklyn, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St George Theatre Restoration Inc | Staten Island, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Humble Heroes of Fdny Inc | Staten Island, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wabc Radio Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate Diocese of New York & New England | Staten Island, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sergeants Benevolent Association Widows and Childrens Fund Inc | New York, NY | $19,524 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Peter's Boys High School | Staten Island, NY | $19,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Seamens Society | Staten Island, NY | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stephane Matteau Foundation | Greenville, SC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Joseph Lemm Memorial Foundation Ltd | Purchase, NY | $13,250 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Five Flags Company Inc | Staten Island, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Great Kills Little League | Staten Island, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | Louisville, KY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Haitian Ministry Theophile Church in Christ Inc | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lifestyles for the Disabled Inc | Staten Island, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lt John Martinson Memorial Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Ambucs Inc | N Chesterfld, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Exchange Club | Franklin, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Perfect 33 Foundation | Clearwater Beach, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Southern New Hampshire University | Manchester, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tikva Childrens Charities Inc | San Martin, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| To Do Institute | Monkton, VT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| USA Cares Inc | Louisville, KY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wyo West Warrior Foundation | Sheridan, WY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Detective Rafael Ramos Foundation Inc | Howard Beach, NY | $8,100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Detective Wenjian Liu Foundation | Brooklyn, NY | $6,600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Police Athletic League Inc | New York, NY | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Anthony M Varvaro Foundation Inc | Staten Island, NY | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fight for Fire Fighters Foundation | Massapequa, NY | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
29 of 80 (36%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 56 of 80 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21 | $1,701,372 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 27 | $85.6M | $58,650 |
| 2023 | 33 | $11.9M | $30,500 |
| 2024 | 44 | $16.4M | $25,250 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
72% of its giving went to organizations in California. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $30,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in California.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 2361 Hylan Blvd, Staten Island, NY, 10306.
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