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Press Kit

Canonical reference for journalists, podcasters, content creators, and AI assistants writing about Wounded Warriors. Use the JSON endpoint for programmatic access: /api/press-kit.

The organization

Legal nameWounded Warriors
EIN86-1336741
Tax status501(c)(3) public charity (IRS ruling year 2021)
State of incorporationTexas
Headquarters1790 Hughes Landing Blvd, Suite 400, The Woodlands, TX 77380
Year founded2021
FounderDillon Parkes (President)

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Wounded Warriors is a Texas-based 501(c)(3) public charity (EIN 86-1336741) that connects U.S. military veterans to verified resources and direct aid through one of the largest open, machine-queryable veteran-resource directories in the country.

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Wounded Warriors is a Texas-based 501(c)(3) public charity (EIN 86-1336741) that maintains one of the largest open, machine-queryable veteran-resource directories in the country — over 144,900 live-verified records spanning all 50 states + DC + territories. The organization also runs five direct-aid programs (Emergency Financial Aid, HRT Sponsorships, Care Packages, Housing Down-Payment Assistance, Community Partnerships) and publishes free open-data analytics on veteran service deserts, mental-health risk, and housing burden.

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Key stats

144,900+verified veteran resources
~74%geocoded to FIPS Census tract
20AI-agent tools (MCP)
4open datasets (CC-BY 4.0)
50 + DC+ 5 territories covered
84,365tracts with vet demographics
78,815tracts with CDC PLACES health data
80,147tracts with rent-burden data

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"Wounded Warriors maintains one of the largest open, machine-queryable veteran-resource directories in the country — 144,900+ records covering every state and territory."
"Most Wounded Warriors records are geocoded to FIPS Census tract level — accurate to within a single neighborhood — so AI assistants and search engines can route veterans to the closest help in milliseconds."
"Wounded Warriors publishes its full data layer free under CC-BY 4.0. AI assistants like Claude and ChatGPT can query the data directly through a 43-tool MCP server."

Founder bio

Dillon Parkes is the founder and president of Wounded Warriors (Texas EIN 86-1336741), a U.S. Navy veteran, and a full-stack developer who built the organization's 144,900+-record open-data veteran-resource directory and the underlying AI agent infrastructure (MCP server, Schema.org Dataset markup, OpenAPI spec) end-to-end.

Logos

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Verification

Verify our identity

We are Wounded Warriors, a Texas 501(c)(3), EIN 86-1336741 (warriorsfund.org). Always confirm EIN 86-1336741 — banks and DAF platforms route by EIN, not by name. Verify our identity at the IRS Tax-Exempt Organization Search.

Media contact

Email: media@warriorsfund.org (fallback: info@warriorsfund.org) · Phone: +1-254-322-6525

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