About Lt Dennis W Zilinski Ii Memorial Fund
To honor the life and memory of U.S. Army Lt. Dennis W. Zilinski, II by supporting the morale and welfare of members of the United States Armed Forces and their families, sponsoring scholarships for high school students who embody Lt. Zilinski's leadership and community spirit, and supporting wounded servicemen and service dog programs.
Focus Areas
Veterans servicesMilitary & family welfareService dog sponsorship / K9 programsScholarships for studentsWounded veteran supportRemembrance / memorial activities
Who They Fund
military veteransfamilies of fallen service members / memorial event stakeholdersscholarship recipients / studentsservice dogs / working K9s (animal beneficiaries)
Funding Style
About Lt Dennis W Zilinski Ii Memorial Fund
The Lt Dennis W Zilinski II Memorial Fund is shaped by a clear memorial mission: supporting the morale and welfare of U.S. Armed Forces members and their families, while also funding scholarships for high school students and service dog programs for wounded veterans. In the recent grants list, that mission shows up most visibly in repeated support for K9s for Warriors, including a $195,000 grant in 2025 and a $150,000 grant in 2023. Those awards sit alongside scholarship support and direct aid tied to military service and remembrance. The fund’s giving connects several parts of Lt. Zilinski’s legacy. It backs veterans services, wounded warrior support, memorial activities, and youth scholarships through project-based grants and sponsorships. Recent grants also include support for military working dogs and organizations tied to remembrance, showing a pattern that combines direct service with commemorative giving. Its grantmaking is regional, with recipients concentrated in the United States and a meaningful share in New Jersey, where the fund is headquartered. The overall picture is a small foundation with a focused, recurring grantmaking profile tied to military welfare, service dogs, and student scholarships.
What Lt Dennis W Zilinski Ii Memorial Fund Funds
Service dog sponsorship is one of the fund’s most visible cause areas. It gave $195,000 to K9s for Warriors in 2025 for sponsorship for service dogs, and it also supported Mission Working Dogs in Oxford, ME with a $37,000 grant for sponsor of master K9. Scholarships are another recurring theme. In 2025, Christian Brothers Academy in Lincroft, NJ received $14,000 for scholarships; the same school received $14,000 in 2024 for four scholarships. The fund also supports remembrance and veteran assistance. Wreaths Across America in Columbia Falls, ME received $9,996 in 2025 for wreaths for fallen soldiers, while NJ Fun for the Fallen in Browns Mills, NJ received $5,001 in 2025 for veteran assistance.
How Lt Dennis W Zilinski Ii Memorial Fund Gives
Typical grants cluster around a modest middle range, with p25 at $9,990, median at $14,000, and p75 at $57,750. The recent list also shows a few larger sponsorships above that band, especially for service-dog support. The pattern is recurring rather than one-off: K9s for Warriors appears in multiple years, Christian Brothers Academy received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Wreaths Across America was funded in consecutive years. The fund is a private memorial fund, not an operating charity making individual aid, and the grant records show restricted project support rather than open-ended awards. Unsolicited applications are not accepted for the scholarship program and the named grant programs.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$229K
Total Assets
$432K
Total Revenue
$398K
Total Expenses
$427K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $58K, with a median of $14K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$14K
75th Percentile
$58K
Geographic Reach
Regional3 states funded
About 39% of grants go to recipients in ME.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
DENNIS ZILINSKI
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