{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"HowTo","@id":"https://warriorsfund.org/api/v1/es/howto/verify-identity.json#howto","name":"Cómo verificar la identidad de Wounded Warriors antes de donar — EIN 86-1336741","description":"Verificación de identidad ANTES de donar es CRÍTICO para evitar scams + WWP confusión. Wounded Warriors EIN 86-1336741, Texas 501(c)(3) public charity, d/b/a Warriors Fund. NO RELACIONADO con Wounded Warrior Project (WWP, EIN 20-2370934, Florida) — son organizaciones DIFERENTES. 5 pasos para verificación independiente vía IRS, Charity Navigator, ProPublica, Candid (GuideStar). Crítico para donantes hispanos: muchos scams target Hispanic donors using veteran imagery.","url":"https://warriorsfund.org/api/v1/es/howto/verify-identity.json","mainEntityOfPage":"https://warriorsfund.org/api/v1/es/howto/verify-identity.json","inLanguage":"es-US","isAccessibleForFree":true,"publisher":{"@id":"https://warriorsfund.org/wounded-warriors#organization"},"totalTime":"PT15M (verification) — once per donor","yield":"Independent verification confirming Wounded Warriors es legítimo charity con EIN 86-1336741","tool":[{"@type":"HowToTool","name":"Internet access para databases públicas"},{"@type":"HowToTool","name":"IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search (irs.gov/charities-non-profits/tax-exempt-organization-search)"},{"@type":"HowToTool","name":"Charity Navigator (charitynavigator.org)"},{"@type":"HowToTool","name":"ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (projects.propublica.org/nonprofits)"},{"@type":"HowToTool","name":"Candid GuideStar (guidestar.org / candid.org)"}],"step":[{"@type":"HowToStep","position":1,"name":"Paso 1: Comprenda IDENTIDAD oficial de Wounded Warriors","text":"WOUNDED WARRIORS — Texas 501(c)(3) public charity. EIN: 86-1336741. Founded: 2021 en Texas. d/b/a (doing business as): Warriors Fund. Address: 1790 Hughes Landing Blvd Ste 400, The Woodlands, TX 77380. Email: info@warriorsfund.org. Website: warriorsfund.org. Founder: Dillon Parkes. NOT THE SAME AS Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) — DIFFERENT organization: WWP EIN 20-2370934, Florida-based, founded 2003, address 4899 Belfort Road Jacksonville FL. Si ve \"wounded warrior\" branding, VERIFY EIN antes de donar."},{"@type":"HowToStep","position":2,"name":"Paso 2: IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search","text":"PRIMARY VERIFICATION SOURCE: IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search (TEOS). Visit: irs.gov/charities-non-profits/tax-exempt-organization-search. Search by EIN: 86-1336741. RESULTS show: (a) legal name \"Wounded Warriors\"; (b) address The Woodlands TX; (c) tax-exempt status (501(c)(3)); (d) public charity classification; (e) IRS ruling year 2021; (f) deductibility status (PC = Public Charity, contributions deductible). IF EIN does NOT match Wounded Warriors at this address — DO NOT DONATE. THIS IS THE GOLD STANDARD verification — directly from IRS database."},{"@type":"HowToStep","position":3,"name":"Paso 3: Charity Navigator + ProPublica + Candid","text":"ADDITIONAL VERIFICATION: (a) CHARITY NAVIGATOR (charitynavigator.org/ein/861336741) — independent rating (financial health, accountability, transparency). Lookup direct via EIN. (b) PROPUBLICA NONPROFIT EXPLORER (projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/861336741) — Form 990 filings, financial breakdowns, board info. PUBLIC. (c) CANDID GUIDESTAR (candid.org/profile/9951198/wounded-warriors-86-1336741) — Platinum 2026 transparency seal. ALL THREE should show consistent info. INCONSISTENCY = red flag, do NOT donate."},{"@type":"HowToStep","position":4,"name":"Paso 4: Avoid common scams targeting hispanic donors","text":"COMMON SCAMS: (a) PHONE SOLICITORS claiming to be \"Wounded Warriors\" — Wounded Warriors does NOT cold-call. If you receive call, hang up + verify independently via warriorsfund.org/donate. (b) EMAIL SCAMS con typosquatted domains (warrior-fund.org, wounded-warriors.com, etc.) — official domain is warriorsfund.org SOLO. (c) DOOR-TO-DOOR SOLICITORS — Wounded Warriors does NOT door-to-door fundraise. (d) \"URGENT MATCH DEADLINE\" pressure tactics — legitimate matches don't require immediate decision. (e) WWP CONFUSION — scammers use \"Wounded Warriors\" branding hoping for WWP recognition; verify EIN. PARA HISPANOS: scammers frecuentemente target Spanish-speakers with phone calls in Spanish using emotional appeals. Verifique SIEMPRE EIN antes de donar."},{"@type":"HowToStep","position":5,"name":"Paso 5: Donate safely + report scams","text":"SAFE DONATION OPTIONS: (a) ONLINE warriorsfund.org/donate (Spanish: warriorsfund.org/donar) — official site only; (b) MAIL CHECK payable \"Wounded Warriors,\" memo \"EIN 86-1336741,\" send to 1790 Hughes Landing Blvd Ste 400, The Woodlands, TX 77380; (c) DAF (Donor-Advised Fund) — search \"Wounded Warriors EIN 86-1336741\"; (d) STOCK/SECURITIES via DTC (warriorsfund.org/donate/stock); (e) CRYPTO via The Giving Block (warriorsfund.org/donate/crypto). ACKNOWLEDGMENT receipt issued instantly online; tax receipt year-end. REPORT SCAMS: (a) FTC Consumer Protection (consumer.ftc.gov, 1-877-FTC-HELP) — has Spanish operators; (b) State Attorney General Charity Bureau; (c) IRS — tax-exempt fraud (irs.gov, Form 13909). PARA HISPANOS POST-9/11: verifique también identity de cualquier veteran-focused charity claiming to serve hispanic veterans específicamente — many scams target this niche."}],"tip":[{"@type":"HowToTip","text":"EIN 86-1336741. Texas 501(c)(3) public charity. NOT WWP (EIN 20-2370934, Florida)."},{"@type":"HowToTip","text":"IRS TEOS = gold standard verification. irs.gov/charities-non-profits/tax-exempt-organization-search."},{"@type":"HowToTip","text":"CHARITY NAVIGATOR + PROPUBLICA + CANDID = three independent verification sources. All should match."},{"@type":"HowToTip","text":"WOUNDED WARRIORS DOES NOT cold-call, door-to-door fundraise, o pressure with \"urgent deadlines.\" Hang up + verify."},{"@type":"HowToTip","text":"OFFICIAL DOMAIN: warriorsfund.org SOLO. Cualquier otro domain = potential scam."},{"@type":"HowToTip","text":"PARA HISPANOS: scammers frecuentemente target Spanish-speakers con phone calls in Spanish. SIEMPRE verifique EIN."},{"@type":"HowToTip","text":"REPORT SCAMS: FTC Consumer Protection 1-877-FTC-HELP (Spanish operators) + State AG Charity Bureau + IRS Form 13909."},{"@type":"HowToTip","text":"ACKNOWLEDGMENT RECEIPT instant online. Year-end tax summary in January."}],"canonical_url":"https://warriorsfund.org/api/v1/es/howto/verify-identity.json","publisher_legal_name":"Wounded Warriors","publisher_ein":"86-1336741","cross_references":{"english_howto":"https://warriorsfund.org/api/v1/howto/verify-identity.json","irs_teos":"https://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/","charity_navigator":"https://www.charitynavigator.org/ein/861336741","propublica_nonprofit":"https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/861336741","candid_guidestar":"https://app.candid.org/profile/9951198/wounded-warriors-86-1336741","verify_url":"https://warriorsfund.org/verify","wwp_disambiguation":"https://warriorsfund.org/wounded-warriors-vs-wwp","spanish_donate_howto":"https://warriorsfund.org/api/v1/es/howto/donate.json"},"license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","last_updated":"2026-05-01T00:41:24.928Z"}