Flourishing of shadow warrior families — supporting shadow warriors, their spouses, and children through wellness, healing, education, mentorship, career transition, and community-building.
Spookstock Foundation’s giving is organized around shadow warrior families: veterans and active-duty special operations members, plus their spouses and children. The foundation supports wellness, healing, education, mentorship, career transition, and community-building through program service grants, with recent awards ranging from six-figure support to multi-hundred-thousand-dollar commitments. A large share of that support has gone to recurring partners such as Operator Relief Fund and Special Ops Warrior Foundation, suggesting sustained relationships rather than isolated awards. The foundation also funds organizations that serve military-connected communities more broadly, including America’s Warrior Partnership and All Secure Foundation. Its recent grants show a preference for direct service and restricted project support tied to specific programs. In 2025, it made several sizable awards, including support for Operator Relief Fund, Special Ops Warrior Foundation, Station Foundation, Third Option Foundation, and No Greater Sacrifice Foundation. The same pattern appears across earlier years, with repeat grants to several of these groups and additional support for Cia Officers Memorial Foundation, Donovan and Bank Foundation, and Defense Intelligence Memorial Foundation. That mix points to a funder focused on practical help for military and intelligence-community families rather than broad institutional giving.
In veteran and special operations support, the foundation backed Special Ops Warrior Foundation with $650,000 in 2023, $575,000 in 2024, and $400,000 in 2025. It also gave $687,830 in 2025 and $620,000 in 2024 to Operator Relief Fund for program service, signaling sustained support for direct assistance. For broader military-family services, Spookstock Foundation awarded $300,000 in 2024 and $150,000 in 2023 to America’s Warrior Partnership, along with $175,000 in 2024 and $150,000 in 2023 to All Secure Foundation. It also supported No Greater Sacrifice Foundation with $100,000 in both 2024 and 2025. The foundation’s portfolio also reaches into intelligence-community and memorial work. It gave Cia Officers Memorial Foundation $202,000 in 2024, $110,000 in 2025, and $100,000 in 2023, plus $50,000 in 2023 to Defense Intelligence Memorial Foundation and $50,000 in 2025 to the same organization under a Tysons Corner address.
$1.9M
$806K
$5.1M
$5.3M
Most grants fall between $100K and $294K, with a median of $150K.
25th Percentile
$100K
Median
$150K
75th Percentile
$294K
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Spookstock Foundation’s typical grant size sits at $100,000 at the 25th percentile, $150,000 at the median, and $293,750 at the 75th percentile. The recent record is weighted toward larger program-service awards, including several six-figure grants and multiple repeat commitments across years. Recurrence is a clear feature: Operator Relief Fund, Special Ops Warrior Foundation, America’s Warrior Partnership, All Secure Foundation, No Greater Sacrifice Foundation, Cia Officers Memorial Foundation, Donovan and Bank Foundation, and Defense Intelligence Memorial Foundation all appear more than once. The foundation is a grantmaker, not an individual-giving vehicle, and it does not make program-related investments.
Grantmaking is regional but concentrated in the United States, with all 23 recent grants going to U.S. recipients. Florida is the top state by grant count, while 35% of grants went to recipients in Virginia. Recent awards also reached Tampa, Augusta, Fayetteville, Bozeman, St. Louis, Reston, Washington, DC, Herndon, and Tysons Corner. The pattern shows a mix of local Virginia recipients and a wider set of military-support organizations across other U.S. locations.
It funds organizations serving shadow warrior families, including veterans and active-duty special operations members, military families, and beneficiaries. The focus areas also include mental health and PTSD treatment, education and mentorship, career transition and workforce placement, and events and community building.
Its grant size distribution is centered at six figures: the 25th percentile is $100,000, the median is $150,000, and the 75th percentile is $293,750.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Operator Relief Fund, Special Ops Warrior Foundation, America’s Warrior Partnership, All Secure Foundation, No Greater Sacrifice Foundation, Cia Officers Memorial Foundation, Donovan and Bank Foundation, and Defense Intelligence Memorial Foundation.
All 23 recent grants went to U.S. recipients. Florida is the top state by grant count, and 35% of grants went to recipients in Virginia.
The recent grants are described as program service awards, and the foundation’s philosophy tags point to program-specific, restricted or project-based support and direct service funding.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPERATOR RELIEF FUND | LEESBURG, VA | $687,830 | 2025 | PROGRAM SERVICE |
| SPECIAL OPS WARRIOR FOUNDATION | TAMPA, FL | $400,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SERVICE |
| STATION FOUNDATION | BOZEMAN, MT | $180,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SERVICE |
| THIRD OPTION FOUNDATION | RESTON, VA | $150,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SERVICE |
| CIA OFFICERS MEMORIAL FOUNDATION | HERNDON, VA | $110,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SERVICE |
| ALL SECURE FOUNDATION | ST LOUIS, MO | $100,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SERVICE |
| DONOVAN AND BANK FOUNDATION | FAYETTEVILLE, NC | $100,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SERVICE |
| NO GREATER SACRIFICE FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SERVICE |
| DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION | TYSONS CORNER, VA | $50,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SERVICE |
| OPERATOR RELIEF FUND | LEESBURG, VA | $620,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SERVICE |
| SPECIAL OPS WARRIOR FOUNDATION | TAMPA, FL | $575,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SERVICE |
| AMERICA'S WARRIOR PARTNERSHIP | AUGUSTA, GA | $300,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SERVICE |
| CIA OFFICERS MEMORIAL FOUNDATION | HERNDON, VA | $202,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SERVICE |
| ALL SECURE FOUNDATION | ST LOUIS, MO | $175,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SERVICE |
| NO GREATER SACRIFICE FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SERVICE |
| DONOVAN AND BANK FOUNDATION | FAYETTEVILLE, NC | $75,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SERVICE |
| PENN STATE UNIVERSITY | UNIVERSITY PARK, PA | $10,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SERVICE |
| SPECIAL OPERATIONS WARRIOR FOUNDATION | TAMPA, FL | $650,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SERVICE |
| DONOVAN AND BANK FOUNDATION | FAYETTEVILLE, NC | $287,500 | 2023 | PROGRAM SERVICE |
| AMERICA'S WARRIOR PARTNERSHIP | AUGUSTA, GA | $150,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SERVICE |
| ALL SECURE FOUNDATION | ST LOUIS, MO | $150,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SERVICE |
| CIA OFFICERS MEMORIAL FOUNDATION | HERNDON, VA | $100,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SERVICE |
| DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION | FAIRFAX STATION, VA | $50,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SERVICE |
SPECIAL OPS WARRIOR FOUNDATION
$400,000PROGRAM SERVICE
PROGRAM SERVICE
DONOVAN AND BANK FOUNDATION
$100,000PROGRAM SERVICE
DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
$50,000PROGRAM SERVICE
SPECIAL OPS WARRIOR FOUNDATION
$575,000PROGRAM SERVICE
DONOVAN AND BANK FOUNDATION
$75,000PROGRAM SERVICE
PENN STATE UNIVERSITY
$10,000PROGRAM SERVICE
SPECIAL OPERATIONS WARRIOR FOUNDATION
$650,000PROGRAM SERVICE
DONOVAN AND BANK FOUNDATION
$287,500PROGRAM SERVICE
DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
$50,000PROGRAM SERVICE