Since the company’s founding on June 17, 1996, Nexstar employees have witnessed the impact that local non-profit organizations and public service agencies have on the community. In times of crisis, these organizations mobilize quickly to help those most in need. Often, these organizations make a critical difference in the lives of millions of people every day. No matter the issue, from aiding those affected by a natural disaster, fighting food insecurity, homelessness, supporting American veterans, or providing a clean shelter to animals, these organizations can’t do it alone. They need help—and that’s where Nexstar Nation comes in.
As the largest local television company in the United States, Nexstar has a responsibility to deliver more than high-quality journalism, local programming, and exceptional value to our business partners. We embrace the communities in which we operate and pride ourselves on our service to non-profit organizations, charitable sponsorships and donations, and outreach to those in need.
For the company’s 20th anniversary in 2016, Nexstar’s Founder, Chairman and CEO, Perry A. Sook, established the company’s “Founder’s Day of Caring.” Since then, during the third week of June, employees across Nexstar’s 116 markets are given paid time off to volunteer at non-profit organizations and/or public service agencies in their local community.
The 2025 Founder’s Day of Caring was held on Friday, June 20th. CHECK BACK SOON FOR THIS YEAR’S RESULTS!
NEXSTAR NATION GIVING BACK
On Founder’s Day of Caring, we share stories as Nexstar Nation volunteers at non-profit organizations that provide crucial services for those most in need. Our television stations cover our efforts in the hopes of inspiring our viewers, partners and advertisers to help, too. Check out our photo and video galleries below and check back often as we update the page with more photos and videos from throughout the United States.
OUR VIDEOS
Check out our playlist from our stations around the country on YouTube.
OUR EFFORTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Nexstar Nation showcased their outstanding community service efforts on social media. They posted pictures and memorable video clips highlighting the great work being done on X, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. See some posts below but click on the icons for for a full round-up.
The hashtags we used this year were: #NexstarFDOC2025 and #NexstarNation.
THE BENEFICIARIES
The choice of which organizations to support is made at the local level and they cover a wide range of charities and social service agencies. The mission is to give back and give help where it is needed most. You can see a list of some of the non-profit and public service organizations we’ve helped below; the list is long and we’re proud of it.
| 24 Foundation | Feeding Tampa Bay | NY Common Pantry |
| 3 Blue Birds Farm | Feeding the Gulf Coast | Ohio County EMS |
| Abilene Independent School District Summer Meals Program | Feedmore WNY | Oklahoma Blood Institute |
| Ability Connections | First Light Shelter | Open Door Mission |
| Achieve Alliance | First Tee, OneBlood | Operation Patriots Forward Operating Base |
| Alexandria Zoo | Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC | Our House |
| Ali Forney Center | Food Bank of Central Louisiana | Ozarks Food Harvest |
| American Cancer Society/Relay for Life (Plattsburgh, NY) | Frederick Rescue Mission | PAL |
| American Red Cross | Free 2 Teach | Pathways of Hope Salvation Army |
| Amy’s Ray of Sunshine | Fresno Mission | Peggy’s Attic |
| Angel’s Foster | Front Yard Bikes | Project Angel Heart |
| Animal Protection League | Giving Hope Food Bank | Providence Ministries |
| Anita Stevens Swan Humane Society | Glenwood | Quad City Animal Welfare Center |
| ANNA Shelter | God’s Warehouse | Rachael’s Table |
| Arkansas Children’s Hospital | Goodwill | Reclaiming Hope |
| At Happily Ever After Animal Sanctuary | Goodwill Industries of the Valleys | Renegade Paws Rescue |
| Atlantic Marine Conservation Society | Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank | Renesting Project, Inc. |
| AYA Youth Collective | Greater Birmingham Humane Society | Rethink Food |
| Backpack Society | Greater Cleveland Food Bank | RISPCA |
| Bagel Rescue | Greater Lansing Food Bank | Roadrunner Food Bank of New Mexico |
| Bishop Dudley Hospitality House | Greenlocke Therapeutic Riding Center | Rockford Rescue Mission |
| Blood Center of the Ozarks | Grow Local Colorado | Ronald McDonald House |
| Bottom Line Diaper Bank | Habitat for Humanity | Ronald McDonald House Charities of Alabama |
| Bowery Mission | Habitat for Humanity of Mahoning Valley | Ronald McDonald House Charities of Augusta |
| Boys & Girls Club | Habitat for Humanity of West Michigan | Ronald McDonald House Charities of WNY |
| Boys & Girls Club of Bay County | Habitat for Humanity Restore | Rooted in Inc. |
| Boys & Girls Club of Harlingen | Harvesters | Salt Lake City |
| Boys & Girls Club of the Big Country | Haven of Hope | Salvation Army |
| Boys & Girls Club Wiregrass | Heal the Bay | San Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity |
| Bread for the City | High Plains Food Bank | Saving Grace Animals for Adoption |
| Breaking Bread Ministries | HNDS & FT Organization | Sequiota Park |
| Broad Street Love | Hope Center | SF-Marin Food Bank |
| BROC Community Food Shelf (Rutland, VT) | Horry County Council on Aging | Sharing Excess |
| Caitlin’s Smiles | Hospice of the Piedmont | Shepherds Market |
| Camp Wakonda | House of Hero’s | Sherwood Humane Society |
| Campfire of North Texas | Houston Food Bank | Shower Power |
| Capital Area Food Bank | Humane Society of Harrisburg Area | Simply Give Food Drive |
| Caritas | Humane Society of the TN Valley | Sleep in Heavenly Peace |
| Carrying Hope | Huntingdon County Humane Society | SnowCap Community Charities |
| Catholic Charities of Acadiana | Irving Cares | Soup Cafe (Bismarck) |
| Center for Child Protection | Jacob Cushman San Diego Food Bank | South Plains Food2Kids |
| Center for Youth | Jefferson County SPCA | SPCA |
| Charity Newsies | Jesus House of Odessa | SPCA Westchester |
| Chesterfield Food Bank Outreach Center | Jezreel International | SPEAK Animal Hospital |
| Children’s Hospital of Georgia | John Michael Morrison Memorial Scholarship | Spread the Word NV |
| Children’s Haven | Joplin Humane Society | St Elizabeths Community Center |
| City of El Paso Animal Services | Joy Bus Diner | St. Francis House |
| City of Irving | LA Animal Services | St. Joseph Diner |
| City of Wheeling | Laulima Giving Program | St. Jude’s |
| City Rescue Mission Uplift Thrift Store | Lead to Read KC | St. Stephens Community House |
| CityMeals on Wheels (Stanley Isaacs Neighborhood Center) | Least of These Food Pantry | St. Vincent DePaul |
| CNY Diaper Bank | LeMars Art Center | Stable Strides |
| CNY Food Bank | Lifeline Christan Mission | Stewpot |
| Colonial Capital Humane Society | LifeShare Blood Center | Tanglewood Nature Center |
| Communities in Schools | Linton-Stockton School Corporation | United Methodist Family Services (UMFS) |
| Community Foundation of the CSRA | Lord’s Cupboard (Minot) | United Way |
| Community Harvest Food Bank | Los Angeles County Fire-Station 11 | United Way Hands On |
| Concho River Conservancy | Los Angeles County Fire-Station 12 | United Way of Central Iowa |
| Connecticut Food Share | Los Angeles County Fire-Station 66 | United Way of East Tennessee |
| Covenant House | Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department-Altadena Station | United Way of Southern West Virginia |
| Cradles to Crayons | Lowcountry Orphan Relief | United Way of the Capital Region |
| Dakotabilities | Made 4 Me | United Way of the Greenbrier Valley |
| Dayton Diaper Depot | Magnolia Recovery Wellness Foundation | Utah Food Bank |
| Dayton food bank | McCook Lake Association | Vermont Food Bank (Barre, VT) |
| DC Farms | McCrossan’s Boys Ranch | Veterans Cemetery |
| Disability Connection (Jackson) | Meals on Wheels | Veteran’s Miracle Center |
| Eagle Crest Communities | Memphis Humane Society | Village of Promise |
| East Texas Food Bank | Metropolitan Ministries | Volunteers of America Utah |
| Eau Claire Humane Society | Miami Valley Meals | Weinberg Northeast Regional Food Bank |
| Eden Village | Middle Tyger Community Center | Wellspring of NELA |
| El Paso Fighting Hunger Food Bank | Mid-Ohio Food Collective | Western Colorado Botanical Gardens |
| Emergency Food Bank of Stockton, San Joaquin | Midwest Food Bank | Western Massachusetts Food Bank |
| Emily’s Hope | Mission at Kern County | Wider Circle |
| EmployAbility Savannah | Nashville Diaper Connection | Wildlife Prairie Park |
| Family Connections | Nationwide Children’s | Wildlife Rehab Center |
| Family Service-Stamp Out Hunger | New York Common Pantry | Willow Domestic Violence Center |
| FDNY | Northwest Arkansas Food Bank | Women’s Addiction Recovery Manor |
| Feed the 479 Mobile Pantry | Note in the Pocket | Zooniverse |
| Feed the Children | NV Partnership for the Homeless | |
| Feeding Southwest Virginia | NV Pet Rescue |
“We are a local service business and the best thing we can do to celebrate our success is to give back to the communities that made us successful. That’s the whole intent for Founder’s Day and that’s what we’re all about.”