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Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) is a large, established veterans charity that reports serving more than 272,000 beneficiaries and holds recent endorsements such as Charity Navigator’s positive assessmen...
Allegations that “Wounded Warrior Project” (WWP) is a scam split into two separate problems in the public record: third‑party criminal groups using similar names to impersonate or steal donations—docu...
Charity ratings and reports indicate that charities with the lowest administrative-cost percentages are typically those that spend , a threshold reported by CharityWatch and reflected across multiple ...
Charity watchdogs show Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) currently rated highly by several major evaluators: Charity Navigator lists WWP as a 4‑star charity (per its site) and BBB Wise Giving Alliance/Giv...
Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) is a federally tax-exempt 501(c) charity that says it serves more than 272,000 post‑9/11 veterans and registered over 2,250 new participants per month in 2024; WWP holds ...
St. Jude / ALSAC continues to receive top marks from major charity evaluators: Charity Navigator shows a 99% score and a four‑star rating in recent profiles , Give.org lists ALSAC as an Accredited Cha...
Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) is currently presented by major charity-watchers as an accredited and highly rated nonprofit: Charity Navigator lists WWP as a four‑star charity, the Better Business Bure...
Most available data show that charitable giving to military and veterans’ organizations is small compared with total U.S. philanthropy: Indiana University’s Military & Veterans Community Index (MVCI) ...
Major independent evaluators—CharityWatch, Charity Navigator and Candid/GuideStar—flag a small group of veteran charities as top-rated for financial transparency and efficiency; Homes For Our Troops, ...
Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) reports that about 70% of its spending — more than $263 million in fiscal year 2024 — went directly to programs and services for wounded veterans, families, and caregiver...
Charity evaluators mostly rate St. Jude (and its fundraising arm ALSAC) highly on financial accountability and transparency: Charity Navigator gives ALSAC/St. Jude a four‑star, near‑top score (99% or ...
Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) faced steep revenue and program‑spending declines after the 2016 controversies: donations fell roughly 20–30% in 2016–2017 and program expenses dropped from a peak of abo...
The combined analyses identify a consistent set of highly rated charities serving veterans and, to a lesser extent, first responders: prominent names include the Gary Sinise Foundation, Homes For Our ...
Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) has recent, publicly available audited financial statements — including a consolidated audit dated January 17, 2025 — and posts Form 990s and annual reports on its websit...
Independent audited financial statements and Wounded Warrior Project’s IRS Form 990 returns show the charity reported roughly 70% of expenses classified as programs in fiscal 2024 and stated administr...
Charity Navigator, BBB Wise Giving Alliance, and GuideStar/Candid occupy distinct niches: Charity Navigator is a numerical rater focused on financial health plus evolving outcome measures, BBB Wise Gi...
Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) was reported in major 2016 investigations to spend about 60% of its expenses on program services, notably lower than Fisher House (about 91%) and Disabled American Vetera...
Donors seeking verification of a veteran charity’s financial transparency should go beyond a single star rating and triangulate data from multiple watchdogs, government filings, the charity’s own audi...
Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) has been involved in multiple legal disputes over the years, including trademark and defamation-type lawsuits filed by WWP against smaller veteran groups and at least one...
Available Give.org (BBB Wise Giving Alliance) material shows the Tunnel to Towers Foundation appears on the BBB/WGA platform but the charity “either has not responded to written BBB requests for infor...