About Johnny Mac Soldiers Fund
Honors military service and sacrifice by providing scholarships to veterans and military family members, especially to children of our nation’s fallen or disabled, to create stability and opportunity through education.
Focus Areas
Higher educationScholarshipsVeterans and military family supportSupport for children of fallen or disabled service members
Who They Fund
students / learners (general)community beneficiaries of charitable education programs
Funding Style
direct servicescholarship/financial aidprogrammatic support
Topics
educational assistance (general)
About Johnny Mac Soldiers Fund
Johnny Mac Soldiers Fund Inc centers its grantmaking on scholarships and education support for veterans and military family members, with a particular emphasis on children of fallen or disabled service members. That focus appears consistently across its partner-based program structure, where funding is routed through selected nonprofit organizations that administer scholarship programs. Among the largest recent awards, No Greater Sacrifice Foundation received $1,300,000 in both 2023 and 2024, and Folds of Honor Foundation received $1,250,000 in each of those years. The funder also supports other military-education intermediaries such as Freedom Alliance, Tragedy Assistance Program, and Special Operations Warrior Foundation. Recent grants include support for educational assistance, college scholarships, and higher education access rather than direct individual awards. The foundation’s approach favors organizations that already operate scholarship programs for military-connected students, especially those serving children of the fallen, wounded, or permanently disabled. That combination of partner grantmaking and a tightly defined beneficiary group shapes how the funder operates across its recent grant history.
What Johnny Mac Soldiers Fund Funds
Education is the core of this funder’s work. In 2024, Johnny Mac Soldiers Fund Inc gave $250,000 to Special Operations Warrior Foundation for educational assistance, and in 2025 it repeated the same amount for the same purpose. It also supported Army Scholarship Foundation with $100,000 in 2023 and $65,000 in 2025, again for educational assistance. Military-family support is another clear thread: the funder routed $400,000 to Tragedy Assistance Program in 2023, then $325,000 in 2024 and $220,000 in 2025. The recent grant list also shows support for institutions tied to service member and veteran education, including $75,000 each to Spelman College and Morehouse College in 2023. Across these grants, the pattern is education funding delivered through partner organizations rather than direct awards to individuals.
How Johnny Mac Soldiers Fund Gives
Typical grants are mid-to-large in size: the 25th percentile is $137,500, the median is $250,000, and the 75th percentile is $850,000. The recent record shows repeated awards to the same recipients across 2023, 2024, and 2025, which points to ongoing relationships rather than one-off gifts. Grants are made through selected nonprofit partners that administer scholarship programs, and the fund does not fund individuals directly. One program description notes that unsolicited applications are not accepted for at least one of its scholarship program channels, while partner organizations follow their own eligibility requirements and application procedures.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.5M
Total Assets
$2M
Total Revenue
$3.8M
Total Expenses
$4.3M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $138K and $850K, with a median of $250K.
25th Percentile
$138K
Median
$250K
75th Percentile
$850K
Geographic Reach
National10 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
MEGHAN MORETTI
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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