2019-08-19T17:03:16-05:00 2018-12-31 821455657 FESTER & CHAPMAN PLLC 9019 E BAHIA DR STE 100 SCOTTSDALE AZ 85260 990 2018-01-01 201072336 PAT TILLMAN FOUNDATION PATT 7733605277 222 MERCHANDISE MART PLAZA STE 1212 CHICAGO IL 60654 BENJAMIN HILL TREASURER 7733605277 2019-08-06 RACHEL R LOCKE CPA P00450405 6022643077 2019-08-06 52.37.240.203 2019-08-06 14:05:46 P 8E3B39655E0954D4A1E67F71D7A5BEA66E1016BC 0CC1CE81AAF46E92EB6A229015A161299D6189A9 2018 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z X MARIE TILLMAN 217 N JEFFERSON STREET SUITE 602 CHICAGO IL 60661 4635476 false X WWW.PATTILLMANFOUNDATION.ORG X 2004 CA IN 2002, PAT TILLMAN PROUDLY PUT HIS NFL CAREER WITH THE ARIZONA CARDINALS ON HOLD TO SERVE HIS COUNTRY. FAMILY AND FRIENDS ESTABLISHED THE PAT TILLMAN FOUNDATION FOLLOWING PATS DEATH IN APRIL 2004 WHILE SERVING WITH THE 75TH RANGER REGIMENT IN AFGHANISTAN. CREATED TO HONOR PATS LEGACY OF LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE, THE PAT TILLMAN FOUNDATION INVESTS IN MILITARY VETERANS AND THEIR SPOUSES THROUGH ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPSBUILDING A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF LEADERS COMMITTED TO SERVICE TO OTHERS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE PAT TILLMAN FOUNDATION, VISIT WWW.PATTILLMANFOUNDATION.ORG. FOUNDED IN 2008, THE TILLMAN SCHOLARS PROGRAM SUPPORTS OUR NATIONS ACTIVE-DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS, VETERANS AND MILITARY SPOUSES BY INVESTING IN THEIR HIGHER EDUCATION. THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM COVERS DIRECT STUDY-RELATED EXPENSES, INCLUDING TUITION AND FEES, BOOKS AND LIVING EXPENSES, FOR SCHOLARS WHO ARE PURSUING UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE OR POST-GRADUATE DEGREES AS A FULL-TIME STUDENT AT A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE, U.S.-BASED ACC 9 9 12 1000 0 3284731 3709150 0 48760 72940 0 3333491 3782090 1426250 1388000 0 885868 910725 0 456728 730769 1028232 3042887 3326957 290604 455133 3143487 3516738 143782 194315 2999705 3322423 X IN 2002, PAT TILLMAN PROUDLY PUT HIS NFL CAREER WITH THE ARIZONA CARDINALS ON HOLD TO SERVE HIS COUNTRY. FAMILY AND FRIENDS ESTABLISHED THE PAT TILLMAN FOUNDATION FOLLOWING PATS DEATH IN APRIL 2004 WHILE SERVING WITH THE 75TH RANGER REGIMENT IN AFGHANISTAN. CREATED TO HONOR PATS LEGACY OF LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE, THE PAT TILLMAN FOUNDATION INVESTS IN MILITARY VETERANS AND THEIR SPOUSES THROUGH ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPSBUILDING A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF LEADERS COMMITTED TO SERVICE TO OTHERS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE PAT TILLMAN FOUNDATION, VISIT WWW.PATTILLMANFOUNDATION.ORG. FOUNDED IN 2008, THE TILLMAN SCHOLARS PROGRAM SUPPORTS OUR NATIONS ACTIVE-DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS, VETERANS AND MILITARY SPOUSES BY INVESTING IN THEIR HIGHER EDUCATION. THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM COVERS DIRECT STUDY-RELATED EXPENSES, INCLUDING TUITION AND FEES, BOOKS AND LIVING EXPENSES, FOR SCHOLARS WHO ARE PURSUING UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE OR POST-GRADUATE DEGREES AS A FULL-TIME STUDENT AT A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE, U.S.-BASED ACC false false 2665850 1388000 THE PROGRAMMATIC PILLAR OF THE PAT TILLMAN FOUNDATION IS THE TILLMAN SCHOLARS (TS) PROGRAM. FOUNDED IN 2008, THE TS PROGRAM SUPPORTS OUR NATIONS ACTIVE-DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS, VETERANS AND THEIR SPOUSES WITH AN ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP AND PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT. THE SCHOLARSHIP COVERS DIRECT STUDY-RELATED EXPENSES, INCLUDING TUITION AND FEES, BOOKS AND LIVING EXPENSES, FOR SCHOLARS WHO ARE PURSUING UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE OR PROFESSIONAL DEGREES AS A FULL-TIME STUDENT AT A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE, U.S.- BASED ACCREDITED INSTITUTION. EACH YEAR,THE FOUNDATIONSELECTS UP TO 60 TILLMAN SCHOLARS WHO EMBODY PATS COMMITMENT TO SERVICE, LEARNING AND ACTION. THE SCHOLARS CHOSEN DEMONSTRATE EXTRAORDINARY ACADEMIC AND LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL, A TRACK RECORD (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) OF PERSEVERANCE, AND A DEEP DESIRE TO CREATE POSITIVE CHANGE THROUGH THEIR WORK IN THE FIELDS OF MEDICINE, LAW, BUSINESS, POLICY, TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION AND THE ARTS. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE TS PROGRAM HAS EVOLVED INTO ACOMMUNITY OF MILITARY VETERANS AND SPOUSES, ACCEPTINGAPPLICANTS BASED ON MERIT AND POTENTIAL FOR IMPACT. OVERALL,SINCE INCEPTIONTHE FOUNDATION HAS INVESTEDOVER 14 MILLION IN TILLMAN SCHOLAR SCHOLARSHIPSAND HAS NAMED OVER 450 TILLMAN SCHOLARS AT MORE THAN 100 ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS NATIONWIDE. TILLMAN SCHOLARS REPRESENT ALL FIVE BRANCHES OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY, INCLUDING THE NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVES, AS WELL AS MILITARY SPOUSES. AIDED BY A GRASSROOTS MARKETING EFFORT, THE FOUNDATION RECEIVED NEARLY 2,000 COMPLETE APPLICATIONS DURING THE MONTH-LONG SUBMISSION WINDOW DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016. AFTER CAREFUL REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION AMONG REGIONAL AND FINAL SELECTION COMMITTEES, 60 CANDIDATES (38 AT-LARGE AND 22 THROUGH UNIVERSITY PARTNERS) WERE SELECTED TO JOIN THE EIGHTH CLASS OF TILLMAN SCHOLARS. DURING THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015, THE FOUNDATION AWARDED 1,711,000 AND 1,637,750, RESPECTIVELY, IN SCHOLARSHIPS. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015, THE BOARD HAS DESIGNATED 1,374,250 AND 1,291,000, RESPECTIVELY, IN FUNDS FOR ANTICIPATED SCHOLARSHIP FUND RENEWALS FOR CURRENT TILLMAN SCHOLARS. 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SINCE THEY ONLY HAVE 1 PROGRAM THAT THEY FUND, ALL GRANT MONEY IS USED FOR THE TILLMAN SCHOLARSHIPS. THEY ENSURE ALL GRANT FUNDS ARE USED BY THE ANNUAL FUNDING OF NEW AND RENEWABLE SCHOLARSHIPS. SHOULD ANY GRANT FUND BE LEFTOVER, THOSE FUNDS WOULD BE HELD AS "DESIGNATED" FOR THE NEXT CLASS OF TILLMAN SCHOLARS. X ADVERTISING 2 1142177 FMV false false false FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IN 2002, PAT TILLMAN PROUDLY PUT HIS NFL CAREER WITH THE ARIZONA CARDINALS ON HOLD TO SERVE HIS COUNTRY. FAMILY AND FRIENDS ESTABLISHED THE PAT TILLMAN FOUNDATION FOLLOWING PATS DEATH IN APRIL 2004 WHILE SERVING WITH THE 75TH RANGER REGIMENT IN AFGHANISTAN. CREATED TO HONOR PATS LEGACY OF LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE, THE PAT TILLMAN FOUNDATION INVESTS IN MILITARY VETERANS AND THEIR SPOUSES THROUGH ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPSBUILDING A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF LEADERS COMMITTED TO SERVICE TO OTHERS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE PAT TILLMAN FOUNDATION, VISIT WWW.PATTILLMANFOUNDATION.ORG. FOUNDED IN 2008, THE TILLMAN SCHOLARS PROGRAM SUPPORTS OUR NATIONS ACTIVE-DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS, VETERANS AND MILITARY SPOUSES BY INVESTING IN THEIR HIGHER EDUCATION. THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM COVERS DIRECT STUDY-RELATED EXPENSES, INCLUDING TUITION AND FEES, BOOKS AND LIVING EXPENSES, FOR SCHOLARS WHO ARE PURSUING UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE OR POST-GRADUATE DEGREES AS A FULL-TIME STUDENT AT A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE, U.S.-BASED ACCREDITED INSTITUTION. THE SELECTION PROCESS FOR THE TILLMAN SCHOLARS PROGRAM IS HIGHLY COMPETITIVE WITH UP TO 60 TILLMAN SCHOLARS CHOSEN ANNUALLY. TO DATE, THE PAT TILLMAN FOUNDATION HAS INVESTED OVER 18 MILLION IN ACADEMIC SUPPORT SINCE 2004, AND NAMED OVER 600 TILLMAN SCHOLARS AT OVER 100 ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS NATIONWIDE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE PROGRAMMATIC PILLAR OF THE PAT TILLMAN FOUNDATION IS THE TILLMAN SCHOLARS (TS) PROGRAM. FOUNDED IN 2008, THE TS PROGRAM SUPPORTS OUR NATIONS ACTIVE-DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS, VETERANS AND THEIR SPOUSES WITH AN ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP AND PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT. THE SCHOLARSHIP COVERS DIRECT STUDY-RELATED EXPENSES, INCLUDING TUITION AND FEES, BOOKS AND LIVING EXPENSES, FOR SCHOLARS WHO ARE PURSUING UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE OR PROFESSIONAL DEGREES AS A FULL-TIME STUDENT AT A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE, U.S.- BASED ACCREDITED INSTITUTION. EACH YEAR,THE FOUNDATIONSELECTS UP TO 60 TILLMAN SCHOLARS WHO EMBODY PATS COMMITMENT TO SERVICE, LEARNING AND ACTION. THE SCHOLARS CHOSEN DEMONSTRATE EXTRAORDINARY ACADEMIC AND LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL, A TRACK RECORD (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) OF PERSEVERANCE, AND A DEEP DESIRE TO CREATE POSITIVE CHANGE THROUGH THEIR WORK IN THE FIELDS OF MEDICINE, LAW, BUSINESS, POLICY, TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION AND THE ARTS. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE TS PROGRAM HAS EVOLVED INTO ACOMMUNITY OF MILITARY VETERANS AND SPOUSES, ACCEPTINGAPPLICANTS BASED ON MERIT AND POTENTIAL FOR IMPACT. OVERALL,SINCE INCEPTIONTHE FOUNDATION HAS INVESTEDOVER 14 MILLION IN TILLMAN SCHOLAR SCHOLARSHIPSAND HAS NAMED OVER 450 TILLMAN SCHOLARS AT MORE THAN 100 ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS NATIONWIDE. TILLMAN SCHOLARS REPRESENT ALL FIVE BRANCHES OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY, INCLUDING THE NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVES, AS WELL AS MILITARY SPOUSES. AIDED BY A GRASSROOTS MARKETING EFFORT, THE FOUNDATION RECEIVED NEARLY 2,000 COMPLETE APPLICATIONS DURING THE MONTH-LONG SUBMISSION WINDOW DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016. AFTER CAREFUL REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION AMONG REGIONAL AND FINAL SELECTION COMMITTEES, 60 CANDIDATES (38 AT-LARGE AND 22 THROUGH UNIVERSITY PARTNERS) WERE SELECTED TO JOIN THE EIGHTH CLASS OF TILLMAN SCHOLARS. DURING THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015, THE FOUNDATION AWARDED 1,711,000 AND 1,637,750, RESPECTIVELY, IN SCHOLARSHIPS. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015, THE BOARD HAS DESIGNATED 1,374,250 AND 1,291,000, RESPECTIVELY, IN FUNDS FOR ANTICIPATED SCHOLARSHIP FUND RENEWALS FOR CURRENT TILLMAN SCHOLARS. PRIOR TO FOCUSING ON VETERANS' EDUCATION, THE FOUNDATION FULLY ENDOWED THE LEADERSHIP THROUGH ACTION PROGRAM AT ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, SERVING PROMISING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WITH A UNIQUE PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP CURRICULUM. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 MARIE TILLMAN ALEX GARWOOD CHAIRMAN DIRECTOR SISTER-IN-LAW FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND 990 WITH THE AUDITORS AT AN ANNUAL MEETING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED BY AND SIGNED BY ALL EMPLOYEES AND BOARD MEMBERS ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE FOUNDATION USES A GEOGRAPHIC SPECIFIC SALARY SURVEY AND BENCHMARKING FOR DETERMINING SALARY RANGES FOR TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. THE BOARD HAS FINAL APPROVAL FOR COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE FOUNDATION USES A GEOGRAPHIC SPECIFIC SALARY SURVEY FOR DETERMINING SALARY RANGES FOR TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. THE BOARD HAS FINAL APPROVAL FOR COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST AND THE FINANCIALS ARE DISCLOSED ON GUIDESTAR.ORG