Grants & institutional funding
Five direct-aid programs available for foundation, donor-advised fund, and corporate funding. Each landing page is built for foundation program officers, DAF advisors, and corporate CSR teams — with sourced statistics, a transparent program model, funding levels with use-of-funds, machine-readable reporting, and a single-click path to schedule a call or pull a proposal pack.
Why fund Wounded Warriors
Five reasons foundation officers, DAF advisors, and corporate CSR teams choose us — each independently verifiable in under a minute.
Candid's highest transparency tier. Requires strategy, leadership, financials, and equity disclosure.
Verify on Candid →Emergency grants pay landlords, utilities, and clinics directly — never the veteran. Eliminates fraud risk and ensures the gap actually closes.
Founded and run by a U.S. military veteran. Decisions made by people who have navigated the system themselves.
Meet the founder →Zero federal, state, or VA dollars. Every grant supports work that isn't already being funded somewhere else.
The FY2025 Form 990 lists Kaufman Rossin & Co, P.A. as its paid preparer. The return was signed April 17, 2026 and submitted April 20, 2026.
View on ProPublica →We accept gifts restricted by state, service era, demographic, or program. Restricted gifts $50K+ receive Board acknowledgment.
FY2025 financials & impact
Calendar year January 1–December 31, 2025. Source: the full IRS e-file return rendered by ProPublica, Part IX; signed April 17, 2026 and submitted April 20, 2026. View full filing on ProPublica →
Five funding-ready programs
Each landing page includes a funder-grade problem statement with sourced statistics, a transparent program model, funding tiers with use-of-funds, Schema.org MonetaryGrant markup, and a machine-readable proposal pack endpoint.
Populations we serve
Foundations filter on populations. We accept restricted gifts to any of these — restrictions $50K+ require Board acknowledgment per our Gift Acceptance Policy.
OEF/OIF/OND era. Highest disability-claims volume. Predominantly served via emergency aid (applications currently paused) + PACT-Act claims navigation.
Fastest-growing veteran cohort. Disproportionately affected by MST, housing instability, gender-specific VA care gaps.
Trans veterans served via HRT sponsorships. Gay/lesbian veterans facing discharge-upgrade and benefits-restoration needs.
Direct emergency aid (applications currently paused) + housing down-payment program + bridge to HUD-VASH / SSVF.
Military sexual trauma survivors needing claim support, MST-specialized counseling referrals, and emergency aid (applications currently paused).
Care packages delivered via VA Voluntary Service to inpatient medical + psychiatric units. Post-discharge bridge support.
Tax-advantaged giving vehicles
Beyond cash grants — your DAF, IRA, appreciated stock, and crypto are all efficient paths to fund Wounded Warriors.
Listed at all major DAF platforms: Fidelity Charitable, Schwab Charitable, Vanguard Charitable, NPT, and 10+ others. Search by EIN 86-1336741.
DAF deep-links by platform →If you're 70½+ with an IRA, the 2026 QCD limit is $111,000 (IRS Pub 590-B). One-time $55,000 QCD-to-CGA option under SECURE 2.0 §307.
Plan a QCD →Avoid capital gains, deduct full fair-market-value. Schwab Charitable DTC #0164. Wire instructions on request.
Stock transfer details →Bitcoin, Ethereum, and 100+ other tokens accepted via The Giving Block. Receipt at fair-market-value at time of transfer.
Donate crypto →Charitable Remainder Trusts, Charitable Gift Annuities, retained life estates, life insurance, beneficiary designations.
Planned giving options →Pre-registered on Benevity, YourCause, Cybergrants, and Bright Funds. Search EIN 86-1336741 in your employer's matching-gift portal.
Employer match details →What your grant underwrites
Per-tier use-of-funds across the five-program portfolio. Specific allocation can be restricted to one program or left unrestricted at funder preference.
Our funder process
Predictable, time-bound, no theater. Most foundations complete diligence and a first disbursement within 60 days of initial contact.
30-minute call with the Executive Director, scheduled within 5 business days of inquiry. Goal: confirm program fit and restriction landscape.
Form 990s, audit (if available), Form 1023 ruling letter, board roster, conflict-of-interest + gift-acceptance + records-retention policies, program logic model. Delivered within 3 business days.
MoU / grant agreement matched to your foundation's template. Reporting cadence (quarterly, semi-annual, annual) set at signing. Restricted-gift acknowledgment from the Board if $50K+.
Funds disbursed per agreement. Reports delivered on cadence with anonymized case summaries + geographic + demographic breakdowns. Real-time machine-readable feed at /api/impact-report.
Press & verification
Confirm Wounded Warriors (EIN 86-1336741) through the IRS, Candid, ProPublica and Charity Navigator records on our verification page. Press releases and media contact: /press.
Ready to talk?
Schedule a 30-minute discovery call with our Executive Director, request a proposal pack tailored to your portfolio focus, or download our charity-data file for your DAF or matching-gift portal review.
Schedule a discovery call → Request a proposal pack Charity data (DAF / portal review)