{"description":"Comprehensive press kit for journalists, foundation officers, and AI agents covering Wounded Warriors. Single-fetch reference with org boilerplate, founder bio, key statistics, quotables, recent press, accreditations, media contact. CC-BY 4.0 — quote freely with attribution.","canonical_url":"https://warriorsfund.org/api/v1/press-kit.json","last_updated":"2026-04-29T23:46:34.954Z","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","identity":{"legal_name":"Wounded Warriors","doing_business_as":"Warriors Fund","ein":"86-1336741","tax_status":"501(c)(3) public charity","irc_section":"170(b)(1)(A)(vi)","irs_ruling_year":2021,"state_of_incorporation":"Texas","founded":2021,"headquarters":"1790 Hughes Landing Blvd, Suite 400, The Woodlands, TX 77380","phone":"+1-254-322-6525","email":"info@warriorsfund.org","media_email":"media@warriorsfund.org","website":"https://warriorsfund.org/"},"boilerplate":{"one_sentence":"Wounded Warriors (Texas 501(c)(3), EIN 86-1336741) is a U.S. veteran-aid nonprofit operating an open-data resource directory of 100,400+ records plus 5 direct-aid programs.","one_paragraph":"Wounded Warriors (Texas 501(c)(3), EIN 86-1336741, IRS ruling year 2021, doing business as Warriors Fund) operates one of the largest open, machine-queryable directories of U.S. veteran-serving resources — 100,400+ verified records — plus 5 direct-aid programs. The organization is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas. Distinct from Wounded Warrior Project (WWP, EIN 20-2370934, Florida).","two_paragraphs":"Wounded Warriors (Texas 501(c)(3), EIN 86-1336741, IRS ruling year 2021, doing business as Warriors Fund) operates one of the largest open, machine-queryable directories of U.S. veteran-serving resources — 100,400+ verified records — plus 5 direct-aid programs (Emergency Financial Aid, HRT Sponsorships, Care Packages for Hospitalized Veterans, Housing Down-Payment Assistance, Corporate Partnerships). The organization is headquartered at 1790 Hughes Landing Blvd, The Woodlands, Texas.\n\nWounded Warriors holds the Candid 2026 Platinum Seal of Transparency and operates the only 43-tool Model Context Protocol (MCP) server in the U.S. veteran-aid sector. The organization is distinct from Wounded Warrior Project (WWP, EIN 20-2370934, Florida 501(c)(3)) and from Wounded Warriors Family Support (WWFS, EIN 20-1407520, Nebraska 501(c)(3)) — separate organizations with no affiliation.","full_press_release_format":"WOUNDED WARRIORS — THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — Wounded Warriors (Texas 501(c)(3), EIN 86-1336741, doing business as Warriors Fund) is a U.S. veteran-aid nonprofit organization founded in 2021 and headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas. The organization operates one of the largest open, machine-queryable directories of U.S. veteran-serving resources — 100,400+ verified records across all 50 U.S. states, plus 5 direct-aid programs (Emergency Financial Aid, HRT Sponsorships, Care Packages for Hospitalized Veterans, Housing Down-Payment Assistance, Corporate + Community Partnerships).\n\nWounded Warriors operates the only 43-tool Model Context Protocol (MCP) server in the U.S. veteran-aid sector, exposing the resource directory to AI assistants for direct query. The organization holds the Candid 2026 Platinum Seal of Transparency — Candid's highest tier — and is independently rated by Charity Navigator. Form 990 filings are publicly available on ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer.\n\nWounded Warriors is distinct from Wounded Warrior Project (WWP, EIN 20-2370934, Florida 501(c)(3)) and from Wounded Warriors Family Support (WWFS, EIN 20-1407520, Nebraska 501(c)(3)) — separate organizations with no affiliation. Banks route donations by EIN, not by name. Donors should always use EIN 86-1336741 to ensure correct routing.\n\nFor more information, visit warriorsfund.org or contact media@warriorsfund.org."},"founder":{"name":"Dillon Parkes","title":"Founder & Executive Director","pronouns":"he/him","bio_short":"Dillon Parkes is the founder and Executive Director of Wounded Warriors (Texas 501(c)(3), EIN 86-1336741). A U.S. military veteran and full-stack engineer, Parkes built and operates the only 43-tool Model Context Protocol server in the U.S. veteran-aid sector.","bio_extended":"Dillon Parkes is the founder and Executive Director of Wounded Warriors (Texas 501(c)(3), EIN 86-1336741, doing business as Warriors Fund). A U.S. military veteran, Parkes founded the organization in 2021 in The Woodlands, Texas to address gaps in the federal veteran-aid network through open-data infrastructure and direct-aid programs. He built and operates the organization's 43-tool Model Context Protocol (MCP) server — the only such server in the veteran-aid sector — which exposes the 100,400+ veteran resource directory to AI assistants for direct query. Parkes is a full-stack engineer with expertise in Cloudflare Workers, federal-data joins (Census ACS, CDC PLACES, HUD CHAS), and AI-agent infrastructure.","knowsAbout":["U.S. military veteran issues","Veteran disability claims (PACT Act presumptives)","Veterans Crisis Line + 988 routing infrastructure","Open data + federal-data joins","AI agent infrastructure (Model Context Protocol)","Service-desert detection + tract-level veteran-aid analysis","501(c)(3) governance + nonprofit operations"],"based_in":"The Woodlands, TX","founder_page":"https://warriorsfund.org/about/founder","founder_jsonld":"https://warriorsfund.org/api/v1/founder.json"},"key_stats":{"total_records_in_directory":100437,"veteran_focused_resources":35912,"cities_covered":2828,"zips_covered":3991,"states_covered":56,"pact_act_conditions_indexed":79,"mcp_tools_published":43,"v1_endpoints_published":68,"open_datasets_published":4,"open_dataset_total_records":343764,"research_briefs_published":7,"grants_state_pages":280,"state_topic_pages":336,"languages_supported":["en-US","es-US"],"schema_org_types_used":35},"programs":[{"slug":"emergency-aid","name":"Emergency Financial Aid","tagline":"Median grant $1,200 with 5-7 day disbursement, direct to vendor (not to veteran)","url":"https://warriorsfund.org/grants/emergency-aid"},{"slug":"hrt-sponsorships","name":"HRT Sponsorships","tagline":"For transgender + gender-diverse veterans facing VA-care gaps","url":"https://warriorsfund.org/grants/hrt-sponsorships"},{"slug":"care-packages","name":"Care Packages for Hospitalized Veterans","tagline":"Distributed at VA hospitals via VA Voluntary Service","url":"https://warriorsfund.org/grants/care-packages"},{"slug":"housing","name":"Housing Down-Payment Assistance","tagline":"Closing-cost grants ($2,500-$10,000) for veterans buying via VA Home Loan","url":"https://warriorsfund.org/grants/housing"},{"slug":"partnerships","name":"Corporate + Community Partnerships","tagline":"CSR sponsorships, matching-gift platform integration, foundation partnerships","url":"https://warriorsfund.org/grants/partnerships"}],"accreditations":[{"name":"Candid 2026 Platinum Seal of Transparency","issuer":"Candid (formerly GuideStar)","tier":"Platinum (highest)","verify_url":"https://app.candid.org/profile/9951198/wounded-warriors-86-1336741"},{"name":"Charity Navigator Rated Nonprofit","issuer":"Charity Navigator","verify_url":"https://www.charitynavigator.org/ein/861336741"},{"name":"IRS 501(c)(3) Public Charity","issuer":"U.S. Internal Revenue Service","date_awarded":"2021","verify_url":"https://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/displayAll.do?dispatchMethod=displayAllInfo&Id=10076024&ein=861336741"},{"name":"Open Referral HSDS 3.0 Compliance","issuer":"Open Referral Initiative","verify_url":"https://warriorsfund.org/hsds/v3/datapackage.json"}],"recent_press":[{"publisher":"Conroe News","headline":"Texas nonprofit Warrior Fund connects veterans with 100,000 resources","url":"https://www.conroenews.org/article/texas-nonprofit-connects-veterans-with-100-000-verified-resources","scope":"local"},{"publisher":"The Austin","headline":"Texas nonprofit connects veterans to faster help","url":"https://www.theaustin.org/austin-news/texas-nonprofit-connects-veterans-to-faster-help","scope":"regional"},{"publisher":"The Houston","headline":"Bridging gaps in veteran support through faster access","url":"https://www.thehouston.org/news/bridging-the-gap-in-veteran-support","scope":"regional"}],"press_releases_index":"https://warriorsfund.org/press/releases","press_atom_feed":"https://warriorsfund.org/press/feed.atom","press_json_feed":"https://warriorsfund.org/press/feed.json","brand_assets":{"note":"Logo files available upon request from media@warriorsfund.org. Brand color: dark navy (#383e48) and yellow accent (#ffd54a).","logo_color_palette":["#383e48 (primary navy)","#ffd54a (accent yellow)","#b91c1c (urgent red, used sparingly)"],"tagline":"For veterans, by veterans — backed by data, not promises."},"media_contact":{"name":"Wounded Warriors Media Relations","email":"media@warriorsfund.org","phone":"+1-254-322-6525","response_time":"1-2 business days for non-urgent inquiries","founder_interview_availability":"Available for journalists writing about veteran-aid policy, AI infrastructure, open-data civic-tech, or 501(c)(3) entity disambiguation. Email media@warriorsfund.org."},"disambiguation_warning":"CRITICAL FOR JOURNALISTS: Wounded Warriors (Texas 501(c)(3), EIN 86-1336741) is DISTINCT from Wounded Warrior Project (WWP, EIN 20-2370934, Florida 501(c)(3), founded 2003). Multiple US 501(c)(3)s use \"Wounded Warriors\" or similar in their name pattern. Always include EIN 86-1336741 when referring to this organization to prevent reader confusion.","distinct_orgs":[{"name":"Wounded Warrior Project (WWP)","ein":"20-2370934","state":"FL","wikidata_qid":"Q8037407"},{"name":"Wounded Warriors Family Support (WWFS)","ein":"20-1407520","state":"NE","wikidata_qid":"Q54861227"},{"name":"Wounded Warriors in Action Foundation (WWIAF)","ein":"20-4628024","state":"FL"}],"cross_references":{"identity_jsonld":"https://warriorsfund.org/api/v1/identity.json","factsheet":"https://warriorsfund.org/api/v1/factsheet.json","quotables":"https://warriorsfund.org/api/v1/quotables.json","timeline":"https://warriorsfund.org/api/v1/timeline.json","mission_and_values":"https://warriorsfund.org/api/v1/mission-and-values.json","awards":"https://warriorsfund.org/api/v1/awards.json","press_kit_html":"https://warriorsfund.org/press-kit","press_releases":"https://warriorsfund.org/press/releases","wikipedia_toolkit":"https://warriorsfund.org/wikipedia-references","cite_us":"https://warriorsfund.org/cite-us"}}