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The first version of this article, I used the 2012-2013 Wounded Warrior Project 990 Tax Forms. This updated version is using the 2013-2014 Wounded Warrior Project 990 Tax Forms. (Thank you, David Isakson, for all of your assistance) I had made some errors in my original reporting; I am not a forensic accountant and had misread some of the figures or gotten the figures from the wrong columns. I will not be making those mistakes again. The 2012-2013 and the 2013-2014 tax forms are hyperlinked, so feel free to peruse the documents for yourselves. We should not be surprised to find out that yet another 'charity' claiming to 'help' Veterans is more interested in the salaries of their executives and funding the vicious cycle of advertisement…raise funds…spend it on advertisement…raise funds…ad nauseum. But just the raw figures from their own reporting:

FOR THE YEAR 2012-1013

REVENUE: $234,682,943.00
EXPENSES: $158,073,943.00
TOTAL PROFITS:
$ 76,609,000.00

FOR THE YEAR 2013-2014

REVENUE: $342,066,114.00
EXPENSES: $248,005,493.00
TOTAL PROFITS: $ 94,060,675.00

TOTAL AMOUNT GOING TO ORGANIZATIONS IN 2013: $16,849,420.00

TOTAL AMOUNT GOING TO ORGANIZATIONS IN 2014: $41,305,308.00

TOTAL AMOUNT GOING TO INDIVIDUAL VETERANS IN 2013: $853,365.00
TOTAL AMOUNT GOING TO INDIVIDUAL VETERANS IN 2014: $804,393.00

Now, how about some brass tacks about what just their top three executives make per year in salaries
alone, not including bonuses, retirement, and insurance.

STEVEN NARDIZZI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR $375,000.00 in 2013
STEVEN NARDIZZI CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER $473,015.00 in 2014

ALBION GIORDANO DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR $337,500.00 in 2013
ALBION GIORDANO CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER $369,030.00 in 2014

JEREMY CHWAT CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER $218,267.00 in 2013
JEREMY CHWAT CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER $262,750.00 in 2014

These are STRICTLY the amounts and descriptions from their own tax forms. This does not even begin to cover their beautiful, modern building or the
seven lawsuits that they have launched against much smaller, higher rated Veterans non-profit groups, who either used the words 'wounded warrior' somewhere in their name or used a silhouette of soldiers in their logos.

***But of the more than 56,000 veterans the group counts as "alumni," meaning that they have been registered with the organization, many don't directly engage with WWP. Less than two-thirds (62 percent) of alumni participated in at least one WWP activity or service in the past year, according to a survey of alumni the group shared with the Beast. But according to their internal database, 78.9 percent of alumni have been involved with "engagements and interactions" with WWP this year.

The best advice I can give you is to do your own research. Find small charities that are well-ranked by Charity Navigator or Charity Watch. Stick with local charities with which you have developed an affiliation personally. One of the highest ranked and most respected Veterans charity is The Fisher House.

Read more at http://freedomoutpost.com/2015/10/wounded-warrior-project-padding-their-own-pockets-or-helping-vets/#31SfO8Q74UsOT1FL.99

eagleye13 Loc: Fl

Making money seems to be the main objective.
Typical of most "charities".
If WW cared about our grunt soldiers; they would have gotten them out of the Middle East years ago.
And exposed the BS CFR foreign Policy.

The Covert Origins of ISIS: Zbig is in it at minute 11
If Assad falls in Syria; the radicals will take over just like they did in Libya after US/NATO/CIA meddling in Libya, and Iraq.
Americans better figure this out in time. Who will pay attention to covert US foreign policy and share?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMjXbuj7BPI&feature=player_detailpage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6bKksRAybYI

eagleye13 Loc: Fl

Good research teaman!



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JMHO Loc: Utah

I stopped donating to WW several years ago after a bad incident I had with them. Back when I still owned my company, I had a charity set up where I donated to several military oriented charities, the biggest being WW. I was using the individual charities logos (up on a web site), so people would know who I was donating to that month. Nobody squawked, instead sent me thank you's...all except WW. After donating over $11,000 in all to WW, they threatened legal action over using the logo. Well, I stopped using it, as well as donating to them. Fisher House and TAPS got a lot of my donations after that. Another tidbit is I also donated a lot of care packages overseas to the troops, even sponsored two soldiers (one male and one female) from my home state...donated over $2500 in all, probably. Never received one thank you...not one. I wasn't in it for the glory, but one thank you would have been nice.

Pulfnick Loc: Knoxville, TN

Part of the problem with Wounded Warriors is that they are primarily an advertising company, trolling for people sympathetic to people with visible injuries, but spending the lions share of their revenue on more advertising. They are a highly cost ineffective means to help wounded veterans. If you actually want your donation to help wounded veterans, including those without visible m********n, donate to organizations like AmVets, Disabled American Veterans, etc. Don't waste your money on WW.

JMHO Loc: Utah

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