Honor Flight Syracuse

Name

Honor Flight Syracuse

Legal name

Honor Flight Syracuse, Inc.

Website

https://honorflightsyracuse.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Veteran Memorial Services

NAICS

Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation (481211), Historical Sites (71212)

SIC

Air Transportation, Nonscheduled (4522)

akta.pro primary industry

Monuments, Statues & Memorials (THAJACAB)

Keywords

• Veteran memorial flights
• Nonprofit veteran services
• Memorial pilgrimage programs
• Veteran recognition services
• Honor flight chapters

Headquarters

HQ city

Syracuse

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: Honor Flight Syracuse is entirely funded by private donations from individuals, businesses, civic organizations, and veteran groups. Revenue comes from corporate sponsorships, annual year-end direct mail appeals, bottle and can drives (with TOMRA), poker runs, golf tournaments, and general fundraising events. A $500 donation sponsors one veteran to fly on a mission.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Honor Flight Syracuse provides free, all-inclusive day-long trips for military veterans from Central and Northern New York to visit the national war memorials in Washington, D.C. Each mission flies approximately 82 veterans with guardians, covering airfare, ground transportation, meals, mobility assistance (transport chairs), commemorative photo books, and quilts. The organization also honors deceased veterans through the Flags of Our Heroes program and extends recognition to veterans in long-term care or who are homebound via Honor Everywhere and Honor at Home visits.

Product overview

Honor Flight Syracuse is a nonprofit organization operating as a single integrated program rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core service is the Honor Flight Mission program, which provides day-long trips to Washington D.C. memorials for veterans. Supporting programs include Flags of Our Heroes (for honoring deceased veterans), Honor Everywhere (for veterans unable to travel), and Honor at Home (for homebound veterans). The organization also offers online Veteran Applications, a Donations Portal, and a Volunteer Program. All programs work together under the mission to celebrate America's military veterans by providing honor and recognition.

Differentiator

Problem solved

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Products and services

• Honor Flight Missions Day-long, all-inclusive trips transporting veterans from Central and Northern New York to Washington, D.C. to visit national memorials dedicated to their service and sacrifice. Each mission flies approximately 82 veterans at no cost, covering airfare, ground transportation, meals, transport chairs, commemorative photo books, and quilts.
• Flags of Our Heroes Program honoring deceased veterans by taking their photo and a donated flag to the appropriate memorial in Washington, D.C., then presenting families with an 8x10 photo and formal certificate. As of May 2024, 880 deceased veterans had been honored through this program.
• Honor Everywhere Program bringing the Honor Flight experience to veterans in long-term care facilities or those unable to travel, providing recognition and gratitude for their service. Includes in-facility gatherings with hand-made quilts and thank-you cards.
• Honor at Home Program for veterans on the waiting list who experience health decline, allowing volunteers to visit them at home to offer personal gratitude for their service before they pass.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,475 veterans traveled to Washington, D.C. memorials at no cost as of May 2024
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Clear Path for VeteranscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClear Path for Veterans is described as a 'tremendous partner' and 'lifeline' for veterans. They provide canine service programs and serve veterans on every Honor Flight. CEO Ryan Woodruff is a Marine Corps veteran who discovered Clear Path both as a client and peer mentor. Under his leadership, Clear Path's canine program became nationally-accredited.
• TOMRAmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerTOMRA, one of the world's leading recycling companies, partners with Honor Flight Syracuse on bottle and can drives. Each returnable is worth 6 cents for Honor Flight Syracuse (the donor's nickel deposit plus a penny from TOMRA). TOMRA has also expanded the partnership to a year-round opportunity at TOMRA Redemption Centers.
• Thread Bears Quilters' GuildcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThread Bears Quilters' Guild provides approximately 170 quilts each year to veterans traveling on HFS missions. The guild started in 2012 with 6 quilts for the inaugural mission and has since grown to a community-wide effort involving multiple CNY quilt guilds. Quilts are presented at Welcome Home celebrations and many veterans have spent their final days wrapped in them.
• WCNY-TVmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerWCNY-TV, the public broadcasting council of Central New York, produces 30-minute television programs documenting each Honor Flight Syracuse mission. These programs air regionally and serve as a major awareness and fundraising driver for the organization.
• Tops Friendly MarketsmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerTOPS Friendly Markets has maintained a long-standing partnership with HFS since 2014 when Kathy Allen first served as a guardian on Mission 4. Kathy led efforts on backpacks and mission goodies, and TOPS fundraisers brought in tens of thousands of dollars for veterans under her 12-year leadership as Senior Manager of Community Relations.
• Coyne Facility ServicesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCoyne Facility Services provides in-kind donation of cleaning services for transport chairs before each and every mission, ensuring each chair is cleaned prior to use for veterans.
• Whitney Memorial Poker Run (Constantia VFW Post 7325)majorGTM or Marketing PartnerConstantia VFW Post 7325 organizes the Whitney Memorial Poker Run, one of HFS's biggest annual fundraisers. Started in 2015 by Natalie Dodson in memory of her stepdad Korean War veteran Richard 'Dick' Whitney ('Ole Sarge'), the 10th annual event in 2025 raised $23,950, bringing the decade-long total to over $120,000. Four members of Post 7325 flew on Mission 23.
• Feed Our VetsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBoth Honor Flight Syracuse and Feed Our Vets were chosen as recipients of donations from the Taste of Syracuse event at Clinton Square in June 2026. Proceeds from Tops Friendly Markets and Summit Federal Credit Union went to both organizations.
• Elderwood at LiverpoolminorOthersElderwood at Liverpool, a long-term care facility, partnered with HFS for an 'Honor Everywhere' gathering on January 22, 2026, where 23 veterans received hand-made quilts and thank-you cards. The facility's memory care program specialist Kim Amidon and Director of Activities Kristen Daley collaborated with HFS.
• JP Morgan ChasemajorOthersMajor corporate supporter of Honor Flight Syracuse, listed among major corporate supporters on the organization's Sponsors page.
• M&T BankmajorOthersM&T Bank became a major sponsor in February 2014 and is listed as a founding supporter. A lockbox at M&T Bank handles donation deposits.
• SAABmajorOthersListed as a major corporate supporter on the Honor Flight Syracuse Sponsors page.
• CarriermajorOthersListed as a major corporate supporter on the Honor Flight Syracuse Sponsors page.
• Summit Federal Credit UnionminorOthersListed among other supporters and mentioned in connection with Taste of Syracuse donations to HFS and Feed Our Vets.
• Syracuse Hancock International AirportcoreOthersListed as a founding supporter. The airport serves as the departure and arrival point for all Honor Flight Syracuse missions, with large community welcome-home celebrations held there.
• Syracuse Elks Lodge No. 31coreOthersListed as a founding supporter of Honor Flight Syracuse.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Wounded Warrior Project: Large-scale national veteran-services nonprofit offering a broad portfolio (mental health, career counseling, physical rehabilitation). Comparable as a veteran-services nonprofit dependent on donations, but operates at vastly greater scale and across a much wider mission scope.
• Gary Sinise Foundation: National nonprofit honoring veterans and first responders through entertainment, military outreach, and direct support programs. Comparable in veteran-recognition mission and donation-dependent model, but operates at national scale with a broader portfolio.
• Team Rubicon: Veteran-led disaster-response nonprofit combining veteran engagement with community service. Comparable as a large veteran-services donation-funded organization, but its core activity is disaster response rather than veteran recognition/travel.

Direct peers

• Honor Flight Buffalo: Western New York Honor Flight hub with the same charter-flight-mission model for veterans. Direct peer in the same state and same regional veteran-recognition ecosystem.
• Honor Flight Rochester: Sister Honor Flight Network hub serving the Rochester/Western New York region with the identical mission model of chartered flights to D.C. memorials. Most directly comparable peer in same network and same state.
• Honor Flight Long Island: Sister Honor Flight hub serving Long Island veterans with the same chartered-flight-to-D.C.-memorials model. Same network affiliation, identical operational template, overlapping donor ecosystem in New York.
• Honor Flight Network: National parent organization of the Honor Flight hub system; Honor Flight Syracuse operates as an Official Hub under this umbrella. Directly comparable mission of transporting veterans to Washington D.C. memorials, with shared brand standards and national coordination.
• Honor Flight Hudson Valley: New York-based Honor Flight Network hub serving Hudson Valley veterans with the same chartered-flight mission model. Sister hub operating under identical structure and shared national brand.

Emerging players

• Travis Mills Foundation: Nonprofit supporting wounded post-9/11 veterans through retreats and programs. Comparable as a veteran-services nonprofit with a similar donation/repatriation support model, but narrower cohort focus and different service delivery (retreats vs. chartered memorial flights).

Regional players

• Honor Flight of the Ozarks: Honor Flight Network hub serving the Ozarks region (Missouri/Arkansas) with the same chartered veteran flight mission. Highly comparable in model but operates in a different regional donor and veteran market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubevimeo.com/user122913741
• Facebookfacebook.com/HonorFlightSyracuse
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/honor-flight-syracuse-inc

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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