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Every Warrior Has a Next Mission

Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) directs every hour, dollar, and action to help wounded warriors find purpose and thrive in their communities. Accusations of scandal and lavish spending are a disservice and distraction from our mission. 

Wounded Warrior Project is:

  • Recognized for having a great impact on the lives of injured veterans, their families, and caregivers.
  • Acknowledged to operate with efficiency, transparency, and accountability.
  • Cleared of scandal accusations by the Better Business Bureau (BBB) Wise Giving Alliance.
  • Rated 4 stars by Charity Navigator who says, “You can give with confidence.”
  • A Better Business Bureau (BBB) accredited charity that has met all the organization’s standards for accountability.
  • A recipient of the 2025 Platinum Seal of Transparency from Candid (formerly GuideStar).

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We are humbled to be recognized as a charity with great impact, operating with efficiency, transparency and accountability.

Candid Seal Platinum 2025    Wounded Warrior Project BBB Rating - Accredited Charity Seal     Charity Navigator Logo

Our Impact

Wounded Warrior Project is our nation's leading veterans service organization, focused on the total well-being of post-9/11 wounded, ill, or injured veterans. Our programs, advocacy, and awareness efforts help wounded warriors thrive, provide essential lifelines to families and caregivers, and prevent veteran suicides. We’re changing the way our nation cares for veterans for generations to come.

The impact we have because of donor support is far-reaching.

  • We estimate there are 2.2 million veterans nationwide eligible for our programs and services.
  • Wounded Warrior Project provides lifesaving programs and services for thousands of injured, ill, or wounded veterans and their families. Since 2003, WWP™ has invested nearly $2.7 billion in these programs in mental and brain health, career counseling, benefits, physical health and wellness, connection, long-term rehabilitative care, and advocacy.
  • Today, we provide direct support to more than 272,000 warriors, families, and caregivers. The need is great and growing. Every month in 2024, more than 2,250 warriors and family members registered with Wounded Warrior Project to receive our free programs and services.
  • We partnered with four leading academic medical centers to form Warrior Care Network® in 2015 to pioneer clinical trauma care and research.
  • We created Wounded Warrior Project’s Independence Program more than a decade ago to help fill a gap in care for our nation’s most severely wounded veterans.
  • We held more than 6,490 events to connect wounded veterans with their peers last year.
  • We provided more than 68,600 hours of treatment last year for warriors coping with unseen wounds, including PTSD, traumatic brain injuries, substance abuse disorder, and military sexual trauma.
  • We helped veterans secure over $223 million in benefits claims last year.
  • We delivered career coaching services that led to more than 1,280 warriors and family members getting jobs last year.
 

Why Our Mission is Important

No warrior, family or caregiver should ever feel like they’re left behind. We work together as a community and a team because together we can accomplish more. Warriors never pay a penny for our support. We offer a wide range of programs, services, and resources that help warriors achieve better health and well-being. We help them create meaningful connections with fellow warriors and empower their mental, physical, and financial wellness. Our work is building the care and community where veterans thrive. 

Learn about our programs

Frequently Asked Questions

Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) is a charity under 501(c)(3) organization with a tax-exempt status by the Internal Revenue Service. Donations to the organization are deductible as charitable contributions. The WWP Federal I.D. number for donations is #20-2370934.

WWP proudly provides no-cost services and support to hundreds of thousands of post-9/11 veterans, families, and caregivers. We are good stewards of the donations we receive, and those donations are helping change and save lives.

We are recognized for having a great impact and for operating with efficiency, transparency, and accountability by organizations that evaluate nonprofits.

The Better Business Bureau (BBB) Wise Giving Alliance report found that spending was “consistent with its programs and missions,” clearing WWP of scandal accusations.

Our programs, advocacy, and awareness efforts help wounded warriors thrive, provide essential lifelines to families and caregivers, and prevent veteran suicides. We’re changing the way our nation cares for veterans for generations to come.

For more information on how we serve wounded warriors, caregivers, and families, please visit www.woundedwarriorproject.org/mission.

Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) is a direct service organization. 100% of your donation supports wounded warriors.  More than 70% -- over $263 million in fiscal year 2024 – was spent directly on programs and services for wounded warriors, families, and caregivers. The balance paid to support the delivery of this life-changing support. 

Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) invested $90 million in fundraising in 2024, around 24% of expenses. That investment brought in more than $4 per dollar spent. This investment drove the free programs and services that improve the lives of veterans, families, and caregivers. These programs help with mental and brain health, career counseling, benefits, physical health and wellness, connection, long-term rehabilitative care, and advocacy.

Wounded Warrior Project has a four-star rating – the highest possible rating – from Charity Navigator. Charity Navigator’s rating says, “you can give with confidence.” We are a Better Business Bureau (BBB) accredited charity that has met all the organization’s standards for accountability. In addition, Wounded Warrior Project holds a 2025 Platinum Seal of Transparency from Candid (formerly GuideStar).

Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) is a direct service organization that provides all programs and services at zero cost to the warriors, family members, and caregivers we serve. To provide those no-cost programs and services, we rely on the incredible generosity of our donors. We reach donors through fundraising efforts. 

Developing and delivering direct programs and services that fill gaps in government care and combat complex issues, like mental health or personal independence, require more resources (including the expertise of Wounded Warrior Project staff to support them).

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