The Tunnel to Towers Foundation is a charitable organization founded in tribute to
New York Fire Department
The New York City Fire Department, officially the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) is the full-service fire department of New York City, serving all five boroughs. The FDNY is responsible for providing Fire Suppression Services, S ...
firefighter Stephen Siller, who was killed on September 11, 2001, during the
September 11 attacks
The September 11 attacks, also known as 9/11, were four coordinated Islamist terrorist suicide attacks by al-Qaeda against the United States in 2001. Nineteen terrorists hijacked four commercial airliners, crashing the first two into ...
. The foundation operates as a tax-exempt
501(c)(3)
A 501(c)(3) organization is a United States corporation, Trust (business), trust, unincorporated association or other type of organization exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the United States Code. It is one of ...
non-profit organization and helps families of September 11, first responders and veterans rebuild in part from funds raised through nationwide charity runs.
The name of the organization commemorates Siller's run to the
World Trade Center
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World Trade Center may also refer to:
Buildings
* World Trade Center (1973–2001), a building complex that was destroyed during the September 11 at ...
before being killed.
The foundation faced controversy for funneling money raised ostensibly for families of September 11 first responders to instead provide financial assistance to former New York mayor
Rudy Giuliani
Rudolph William Louis Giuliani ( , ; born May 28, 1944) is an American politician and Disbarment, disbarred lawyer who served as the 107th mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001. He previously served as the United States Associate Attorney ...
.
The foundation also operates the Let Us Do Good Village, a 100-home area in
Land O'Lakes, Florida, explicitly for veterans, first responders and their families. Since 2021, the foundation had paid about 30 mortgages for families of first responders across the US, including the family of
Darian Jarrott.
See also
*
2023 Hula Bowl
The 2023 Hula Bowl was a postseason college football all-star game played on January 14, 2023, with kickoff at 12:00 noon EST, at FBC Mortgage Stadium in Orlando, Florida. It was the first all-star contest of the 2022–23 bowl games and, whil ...
, sponsored by the foundation.
References
External links
Official website
2001 establishments in New York City
501(c)(3) organizations
Advocacy groups in the United States
Charities based in New York City
Non-profit organizations based in New York City
Organizations established in 2001
United States military support organizations
Wounded and disabled military veterans topics
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