About the Grantees
2023 GRANTING CYCLE AND APPLICATION:
The granting cycle for 2024 grants, available to all San Diego-based non-profits serving Veterans, active duty, and first responders, closed on September 10, 2023. The granting cycle for 2025 Pillars of Freedom grants will open in Summer 2024.
NOW CLOSED: 2024 Pillars of Freedom Grant Application
August 1-31, 2023
GRANTEES
- Angels of America’s Fallen – General Operating Support
- Armed Services YMCA Camp Pendleton – Childcare & Youth Programs
- Big Brothers Big Sisters San Diego – Operation Bigs
- Blue Angels Foundation – Freedom Station & PTSD Protocol
- Camp Corral – Summer Camp
- Challenged Athletes Foundation – CAF Operation Rebound
- Fallen Officer’s Fund – Gen. operating costs
- Feeding San Diego – Gen. operating costs
- Fisher House of Southern California – General Operating Support
- Foundation for Women Warriors – Gen. operating costs
- Healing Wave Aquatics – Gen. operating costs
- Honor Flight San Diego – General Operating Support
- Interfaith Community Services – General Operating Support
- League of Wives Memorial Project – Memorial sculpture
- Make-A-Wish San Diego – General Operating Support
- MCRD Museum Foundation – TRUFMAN UTV & General Operating Support
- Naval Helicopter Association – Scholarship Fund
- Operation Homefront – Back-to-School Brigade
- PsychArmor – Military Awareness Training
- San Diego Habitat for Humanity – General Operating Support
- San Diego Harbor Police Foundation – Officer Wellness General Opps
- San Diego Military Outreach Mission – General Operating Support
- Semper Fi & America’s Fund – General Operating Support
- Tailhook Educational Foundation – Tailhook Scholarships
- Timken Museum of Art – Creative Engagement for Veterans
- United Through Reading – General Operating Support
- Veterans in Business Network – Veteran 2 Veteran Business Program
- Veterans Village of San Diego – General Operating Support
- Warrior Foundation-Freedom Station – Warriors Home for the Holidays
- Zero8Hundred – General Operating Support
GRANTEES
- Armed Services YMCA Camp Pendleton – Youth & Family Enrichment
- Big Brothers Big Sisters – Operation Bigs Mentoring Program in San Diego
- Blue Angels Foundation – Wounded Warrior Continuum of Care
- Fallen Officers Fund – General Operating Fund
- Feeding San Diego – Feeding Heroes San Diego Program
- Fisher House Southern California – Military Family Housing
- Foundation for Women Warriors – General Operating Support – San Diego
- Gary Sinise Foundation – General Operating Support – San Diego Area/Chapter
- Habitat for Humanity – San Diego Habitat for Humanity Veteran Repair
- Interfaith Community Services – Veteran Housing Stability Case Manager
- Naval Helicopter Association – 2023 NHA Scholarship Fund
- San Diego Harbor Police Foundation – Officer Wellness Programs
- San Diego Military Outreach Ministries – Making a Bigger Impact on Military/Veteran Families
- Support the Enlisted Project – Emergency Assistance / Social Workers
- United Through Reading – San Diego-based Story Stations
- USO San Diego – Comprehensive Support for Military Members & Families
- Wreaths Across America – National Wreaths Across America Day
TESTIMONIALS
I am extremely grateful for the Midway Foundation’s decision to provide the funds to purchase much needed equipment for our Neighborhood Policing Division, This grant will provide officers with an additional nine WRAP restraint devices, which help keep our officers safe when dealing with combative individuals. This grant also allows for the purchase of a camera that will assist officers in collecting evidence associated with quality of life crimes.
This is a highly impactful way that the Midway Museum, as a successful non-profit and fifth most-popular museum of any kind in the U.S., can support organizations that are aligned with our mission and that support those who serve as pillars of freedom in this country.
Thank you again for the very generous grant the USS Midway Foundation made to zero8hundred! 'It would have been a lot harder for people like me to transition if it wasn’t for this program, very helpful
United Through Reading saved the night yesterday. Baby girl was crying and screaming for her Daddy, and it broke my heart. So I let her stay up and watch videos of Daddy reading. My children are too young to read emails, so United Through Reading provides them the satisfaction of seeing their Dad - and even believing that he is speaking to them in real time! Thank you for saving our night!
With STEP’s primary focus being emergency financial assistance, this grant further strengthens our ability to assist young military families break out of a financial crisis as they develop budgeting and self-sufficiency skills.