Sponsor hormone-replacement therapy access for transgender veterans
Many transgender veterans face care gaps when transitioning between VA, civilian, and Medicaid coverage — or when their VA facility lacks a willing prescriber. HRT Sponsorships pay for clinic visits, labs, and prescriptions during the gap, keeping veterans on continuous care during periods when their identity already costs them too much.
The problem
Trans veterans drop out of HRT during care-system gaps — and the cost is measured in suicide rates
The program model
How a dollar becomes an outcome
Typical use: Initial clinic visit + intake labs: $250-$400 · Quarterly follow-up + labs: $150-$300 each · 90-day Rx (estradiol, testosterone, spironolactone): $30-$120
Disbursement speed: Funds are paid to the clinic directly, never to the veteran
Why fund through Wounded Warriors
✓ Three things that differentiate us
- Data-infrastructure moat. We operate a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for the US veteran-aid sector — 43 tools exposed to AI assistants (Claude, ChatGPT, Glean) at warriorsfund.org/mcp. Our 144,900-record veteran-resource directory is FIPS-tract geocoded to 75% of records, joined with US Census ACS, CDC PLACES, and HUD CHAS data.
- Machine-readable transparency. Every program reports through structured endpoints: /api/grantmaker/snapshot, /api/health-status, /api/impact-report. Foundation analytics teams can track outcomes programmatically — no PDF wrangling.
- Trust signals. national 501(c)(3), IRS ruling year 2021, EIN 86-1336741. Every Form 990 public on ProPublica. Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency (2026).
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Funding levels & use of funds
Reporting & accountability
- Quarterly impact reports with anonymized case summaries, geographic breakdown, outcome metrics, and program-expense detail.
- Real-time machine-readable transparency: /api/impact-report, /api/grantmaker/snapshot, and /api/health-status.
- Financial documents: Read the filed FY2025 Form 990. A Form 990 is an information return, not an audit; contact us to request our financial statements (unaudited; Form 990 prepared by an outside CPA firm).
- Public 990s: Wounded Warriors files a public Form 990 every year; every return is on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer: projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/861336741.
- Restricted-gift policy: donor restrictions honored per Gift Acceptance Policy + IRS regulations on charitable giving. Restricted gifts of $50,000+ require Board acknowledgment.
Common funder questions
Why fund HRT through a veteran nonprofit instead of a general LGBTQ+ org?
Two reasons. (1) Documentation: trans veterans often need help navigating military records, DD-214 sex-marker corrections, and VA appeal processes — a veteran-specialized caseworker is materially better at that than a general-LGBTQ+ caseworker. (2) Trust: trans veterans frequently report mistrust of military and VA institutions; a veteran-led nonprofit that explicitly serves them re-establishes a trusted channel.
Is this program legally restricted under any state law?
Our program operates across all 50 states. We track state-by-state restrictions on adult HRT access (Florida SB 254, Tennessee SB1, etc.) and ensure veterans in restricted states are matched with telehealth providers licensed in their state or provided travel support to a neighboring state. We follow all state and federal law.
How do you measure outcomes?
Standard validated instruments at intake and 6 months: PHQ-9 (depression), GAD-7 (anxiety), Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (suicidality), Utrecht Gender Dysphoria Scale. Anonymized aggregate outcomes published in our annual report.
Can foundations restricted from supporting trans-care still fund Wounded Warriors generally?
Yes. We accept unrestricted gifts that support the broader 5-program portfolio. Per our Gift Acceptance Policy, the Board honors donor restrictions both ways — some funders restrict toward HRT, others restrict away from it. Either is fine.