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Investigation: Wounded Warrior Charity Only Spends 60 Percent Of Funds On Vets
The Daily Caller ^ | 1/27/16 | Jonah Bennet

Posted on 01/27/2016 3:37:53 PM PST by mazda77

The Wounded Warrior Project, a charity organization dedicated to helping injured former military members, only spends about 60 percent of its donation funds helping veterans.

An investigation by CBS News discovered that the Wounded Warrior Project has a dismal record when compared to other similar charities, though the group managed to pull in $300 million just in 2014. The organization apparently raised more than $1 billion since 2003.

“Their mission is to honor and empower wounded warriors, but what the public doesn’t see is how they spend their money,” Army Staff Sgt. Erick Millette told CBS News. Millette worked with the project for two years before quitting from disillusionment, saying that the charity was little more than a scam to bring in money and spend on extravagant and luxurious parties, as well as other non-vet-related expenses.

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To: Fhios

Other than that just buy quality canned goods and donate it to your local church food bank.

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Our church food pantry has canned goods galore. What we lack is meat, dairy and eggs. Canned goods are contributed by members as well as non members. To provide other goods we pay out of our church budget and it is already strained.

!00% of goods and cash donated is distributed to the needy, donated cash is used for those items I mentioned. We currently supplement about 100 families per week....and growing.

We also collect used but usable clothing. Winter coats are much needed.


21 posted on 01/27/2016 3:55:01 PM PST by Graybeard58 (Bill and Hillary Clinton are the penicillin-resistant syphilis of our political system.)
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To: DesertRhino

I do not agree. Wounded Vets is a response to the inadequate respect and response by this country and VA. It is a disgusting testimonial of the betrayal our country displays to guys and gals who lose their body parts in devotion to their country and when they return they fail to receive the care they deserve.


22 posted on 01/27/2016 3:57:41 PM PST by iontheball
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To: mazda77

Convienient opportunistic piece by Seedy BS network the day before a Trump event


23 posted on 01/27/2016 3:58:37 PM PST by BigEdLB (Take it Easy, Chuck. I'm Not Taking it Back -- Donald Trump)
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To: mazda77

They also do not accept donations from church groups. More important to stay away from religion, I guess.

There is a story of a group of kids at a church raising money as part of their religious training, and they collected it so send to Wounded Warriors. They sent it back and said they don’t take money from churches, even though there was no proselytizing - just a check.

Things that make you go, “Hmmmmm.”


24 posted on 01/27/2016 4:00:01 PM PST by LachlanMinnesota
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To: Graybeard58

I guess the hungry should be eating canned goods.


25 posted on 01/27/2016 4:00:07 PM PST by riverrunner
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To: mazda77

Mr. Trump has said that he supports the U.S. veterans that are “wounded warriors”.
He has not said that he supports the organization named “Wounded Warriors Project”.

There is a distinct difference.


26 posted on 01/27/2016 4:00:42 PM PST by Repeal The 17th (I was conceived in liberty, how about you?)
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To: DesertRhino

Paralyzed vets of america are bad as well. Spend a lot asking for money and a lot on really really nice vans.


27 posted on 01/27/2016 4:03:11 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: C210N

Best charity is nearly always the Salvation Army when ranked... something like 90 to 95% of the money goes to the needed. The ratings folks ding them sometimes because they are not “open” and follow Christian principles, but they get the money to the people in need better than any other org.


28 posted on 01/27/2016 4:03:58 PM PST by HamiltonJay
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To: SgtBob

Gee, and CBS “news” decided to “investigate” ONLY AFTER Trump decided to donate to the WW Fund!

But to look into the Clinton’s self-funding corrupt foreign-dictators-who-kill-women ??


29 posted on 01/27/2016 4:04:09 PM PST by Robert A Cook PE (I can only donate monthly, but socialists' ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
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To: mazda77

You want to help vets? Donate to Fisher House, Injured Marine Semper Fi, your local VFW or American Legion or Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund. These people get the money to the needy.


30 posted on 01/27/2016 4:04:43 PM PST by jwalsh07
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To: Fhios
Exactly, no controversy here. I remember reading the International Red Cross only passed through %10 of donations. 60% sounds huge.

WWP gets a C rating from Charity Watch

Charity Watch lists 10 Veteran and Military related charities with A+ to B+ ratings

American Red Cross earns a rating of A- from Charity Watch based on spending 90% of its cash on programs vs 10% on overhead.

31 posted on 01/27/2016 4:06:34 PM PST by VRWCmember
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To: mazda77

We’ve been giving to Homes For Our Troops for about 15 yrs. 5 star rating. 89.4% of funds go to disabled Vets.


32 posted on 01/27/2016 4:06:51 PM PST by Eagles6 ( Valley Forge Redux. If not now, when? If not here, where? If not us then who?)
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To: SgtBob
Beats the hell out of the Clinton Crime Family Foundation.

LoL.

33 posted on 01/27/2016 4:08:30 PM PST by Red Steel (Ted Cruz: 'I'm a Big Fan of Donald Trump')
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To: Farmer Dean

Yup. Or find other local ways to help them. All my charity is local other than the clothing I give to Goodwill. I only do that because it’s easy.


34 posted on 01/27/2016 4:09:04 PM PST by sheana
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To: mazda77

that’s better than most charities that spend 85% of their money raising more money


35 posted on 01/27/2016 4:09:22 PM PST by Mr. K
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To: VRWCmember

I don t believe that number for American red Cross. But my reference was to international red cross.

How much did Elizabeth Dole make per year? $400k?


36 posted on 01/27/2016 4:12:28 PM PST by Fhios (FR inception date 2015. I must be a mole for whoever I'm currently supporting.)
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To: Fhios

Charity Watch didn’t list International Red Cross.


37 posted on 01/27/2016 4:15:22 PM PST by VRWCmember
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To: Farmer Dean

“I wonder what the top guy makes a year.”

STEVEN NARDIZZI CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER $473,015.00 in 2014

http://www.conservativesforum.com/cgi-bin/conservatives-forum/YaBB.pl?action=print;num=1451958320


38 posted on 01/27/2016 4:16:32 PM PST by DJ Taylor (Once again our country is at war, and once again the Democrats have sided with our enemy.)
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To: SaxxonWoods
Not bad when weighing them up with the Red Cross, and of course federal, state, and local government skimmer scammers?

And next in line, the Clinton Foundation, and that home heating assistance scam the Kennedy clan version III was running.........

39 posted on 01/27/2016 4:20:09 PM PST by blackdog (There is no such thing as healing, only a balance between destructive and constructive forces.)
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To: Mr. K
Not for profits outnumber private businesses in Memphis, TN.

Gravy makers, the whole lot.

40 posted on 01/27/2016 4:22:14 PM PST by blackdog (There is no such thing as healing, only a balance between destructive and constructive forces.)
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