I’m throwing my two cents in on this thread not to take up for WWP but to provide additional info on Vet charities. I have donated to WWP in the past but will have to re-evaluate due to their 2nd amendment stance which I was not aware of prior to donating.
This past year after hearing that several Vet charities were not providing support, I joined Charity Watch to better educate myself on the good verses the bad. What I found was really surprising. They provided info and grades on approximately 48 veteran’s/military charities as well as just about any national charity one can think of.
Of the grades, there were 25 F’s, 4 D’s, 1 C-, 2 C+, 2 B-, 2 A-, 4 A, and 3 A+. Five organizations fell into the “Large Asset Reserves” category which involved another set of parameters. I will name a few with grade which is based on 2012 data:
AMVETS National Service Foundation (F)
Armed Forces Aid (F)
Disabled Veteran’s National Foundation (F)
Paralyzed Veteran’s of America (F)
Disabled American Veteran’s (D)
Blind Veteran’s Assc (D)
American Legion National Hq (C-)
WWP (C+)
USO (C+)
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation (B-)
Iraq & Afghanistan Vet’s of America (A)
Fisher House Foundation (A+)
Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund (A+)
Grades are determined on several factors to include percent spent on program services, the costs to raise $100, a charities top salaries, plus other parameters.
I find it rather odd that the author, Alex Graham, is going after WWP when there are at least 30 other Vet/military charities with a worse tract record than WWP. Granted, WWP is not at the top of the list but not at the bottom either. Ol Alex sounds like he has an ax to grind.
Just another FOG’s opinion.🌫
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