The LP Foundation, the non-profit giving division of LP Building Solutions, partnered with the Gary Sinise Foundation’s R.I.S.E. Program as the LP Foundation’s first national non-profit partner. As part of the announcement, the LP Foundation made an initial $100,000 donation to the Gary Sinise Foundation.
“We are incredibly grateful to the LP Foundation for their generous donation that will go to support our nation’s most severely wounded heroes,” actor and humanitarian Gary Sinise, said in a prepared statement. “Through their support of our Gary Sinise Foundation R.I.S.E. program, LP Foundation will help us provide specially adapted, mortgage free homes for those who are suffering from amputations, severe burns, paralysis, and traumatic brain injuries. These custom smart-technology homes are built for their specific needs and will help to restore their independence, empowering them to regain the freedom to move forward in their lives, the very things they served to defend for us all.”
Ther Gary Sinise Foundation’s R.I.S.E. Program builds specially-adapted smart homes for severely wounded heroes, in addition to providing home modifications, mobility devices, and adapted vehicles to injured, wounded, ill, and/or aging veterans. The LP Foundation announced it will make an annual financial donation to the R.I.S.E. Program, with planned partnership extensions such as product donations in the future.
“The LP Foundation is a shining example of what it means to, as Gary would say, ‘do a little more’ to support our veterans, heroes, defenders and first responders, and we look forward to this great partnership,” Donna Palmer, executive director of the Gary Sinise Foundation, said . “With the support of partners like LP Foundation who continue to step up to help us help our country’s heroes and their families, we will continue to expand our mission to serve and honor the men and women who have sacrificed so much for our country and communities.”
With the LP Foundation’s initial donation, it is supporting new builds for veterans and first responders in Republic, Mo.; Springfield, Ore.; Oconomowoc, Wis.; and Nashville, Tenn.
The LP Foundation has provided $20 million to nonprofits since its inception in 1972, including to the Tennessee Wildlife Foundation, Harpeth Conservancy, Cumberland River Compact, and the Land Trust for Tennessee.
