Wounded Warrior Project reportedly accused of wasting donor money

CBS via FoxNews ^ | January 26, 2016 | staff

[Leaning Right]

The charity for wounded veterans, the Wounded Warrior Project, is facing accusations of using donor money toward excessive spending on conferences and parties instead of on recovery programs, according to a CBS News report.

[Thank You Rush]

“”All I am saying is personally I heard something negative how about Wounded Warrior Project years ago and I believe it was along those same lines of most of the money not going to veterans or something along those lines.””

It did come out several years ago about their salaries and I stopped contributing to them at that time.

[Thank You Rush]

The 60.0 refers to hours per week - 1st column is salary and 2nd column is OTHER benefits.... This is only the top guys - from 2014 tax return.

STEVEN NARDIZZI 60.00
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER X 473,015. 0 23,400.

ALBION GIORDANO 60.00
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER X 369,030. 0 28,299.

( 17) RONALD W. BURGESS 60.00
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER X 234,992. 0 22,619.

( 18) JEREMY CHWAT 60.00
CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER X 262,750. 0 22,633.

( 19) ADAM SILVA 60.00
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER X 252,471. 0 26,083.

[Thank You Rush]

“”My wife and I volunteer and donate to the USO. They are a good organization””

Unless my memory isn’t accurate - after all these years, no surprise - there were lots of complaints after WWII and Korea about the USO..charging for donuts/coffee and other incidents.. Could have been isolated, who knows?

But bless you both for your volunteer work!!!!

[fireman15]

Unless my memory isn't accurate - after all these years, no surprise - there were lots of complaints after WWII and Korea about the USO..charging for donuts/coffee and other incidents.. Could have been isolated, who knows?

I hate to tell you... but your memory is mistaken. It is the Red Cross who charged troops for donuts and coffee during WWII and Korea. Many veterans of the veterans from those wars who are still alive are still talking about it and still hold it against the Red Cross. I have heard about it many times. I am pretty sure there is some way that you could verify this.

[Thank You Rush]

I do believe you’re right...I did say - my memory could be inaccurate. It’s gotten a lot of use over the past nearly 80 years. Something didn’t feel right about it but nothing clicked.

[fireman15]

You have a few years on me, but believe me we are all in the same boat as far as that goes. But because of our volunteer work we have heard the same story repeatedly about the Red Cross.