Has anyone been following this? Looks like there's been some developments this past week.
Wounded Warrior Project In Not So Many Words Admits It Is Anti Gun
Wounded Warrior Project In Not So Many Words Admits It Is Anti Gun
Yeah, they will take donations from gun related business all day long but don't expect them to support a gun related function. I am still surprised by how many gun/2nd Amendment people still contribute or recommend this charity when it is clearly not PRO gun. Not to mention that the CEO takes home something like 300k+ a year. People are better of giving to the Green Beret foundation ( Green Beret Foundation | Home) or the SOWF (Special Operations Warrior Foundation), both organizations are PRO gun and actually pass a lot of money to the people who are in need of it, some thing most charities are horrible about doing.
Why is this still being brought up? If you don't agree, don't give them your money.
I stopped caring about them after I found they wern't really interisted in helping wounded vets like myself.
End of story.
Before donating to this or any other charity PLEASE research how much money actually goes to those who are supposed to benefit from the charity.
I won't bad mouth this organization but I will say - you will be supprised and perhaps as upset as I was.
Ray
Wow, $0.66 of every $1 donated to WWP goes to admin costs? Anti-gun or not, that ratio alone is enough to never get a donation from me.
Domt know or care a out their politics. They've done a lot for me and others I know
My veteran charity of choice is Special Operations Warrior Foundation. They've got a great rating from charity navigator and do good work.
I think the reason this issue keeps coming up is that not everyone is sufficiently informed, and the WWP continues to be prominent despite it's anti-gun stances and lousy use of money. I honestly think a thread like this should be stickied so that people are constantly reminded that just because an organization is a "non-profit", it doesn't mean that they're actually charitable and upstanding.
Wow, $0.66 of every $1 donated to WWP goes to admin costs? Anti-gun or not, that ratio alone is enough to never get a donation from me.
I wouldn't say they're not upstanding, in the strictest sense of the word. They're honest about what they do, the top dog at WWP is openly taking a $300K salary, he's not embezzling that money. They're just doing a shitty job of spending the donations where it should be spent. I'm sure many have been helped by the WWP, but they could help a lot more if someone unfucked their finances.
That is truly dissapointing. Our vets who put their bacon on the line and came back injured because of their valor deserve much more than 1/3 of the money that gets donated to a cause that supposedly supports them.
Do any of you guys know any honorable orginizations who really do their part to help our guys?
I'm out...there are many charitable orgnizations with low adm. costs and non-political views that would be happy to have my $$
How much money does the Commander of the American Legion make in annual salary? Answer:The American Legion
National Commander receives a $0.00 zero salary.
Your donations go to help Veterans and their families and youth!
Along with any funding you can do, give your time. VA hospitals and Vet Centers always looking for volunteers.
Domt know or care a out their politics. They've done a lot for me and others I know
Do you care about how they're essentially running it like a business in order to pay excessively high administrative costs under the guise that they're doing it for the vets? Charity watchdogs for years have been giving them a bad credit rating due to their excessively high overhead costs.
This is an old topic. I'll have to research but it was brought up last year how this was going on and how WWP even ditched veterans on the curbside waiting to be picked up for a shooting event because at the last minute they opted to not participate because of their views on firearms.
I really don't think anyone should be bagging on a wounded vet for caring about politics. I don't care for WWP myself, however the guy received help and am happy to hear someone did.
Tapatalk2
Wow... I never bagged on a wounded vet you fucking retard. I asked him question to point out how it goes beyond politics. You're an idiot and I see your misdirection knows no bounds.
There you go again contributing to the maturity of this site. Personal attacks from a keyboard commando. Thanks for ruining this site.
Tapatalk2
Uhm Becker999 didn't you personally attack him first by claiming he was bagging on a wounded vet? Hypocrisy? I think so.
When it was already stated they didn't "know or care" and then you go ask them "you don't care?" Yes it sounds a bit condescending, and then the other guy resorts to grade school name calling. Call it what you want...
Tapatalk2
When it was already stated they didn't "know or care" and then you go ask them "you don't care?" Yes it sounds a bit condescending, and then the other guy resorts to grade school name calling. Call it what you want...
Tapatalk2
You constantly call me names in other posts and yet here you are talking about me being a grade schooler (which again is name calling but doesn't seem to apply to you). I never once was condescending to him but asked a question and here you come claiming I was "bagging on a wounded vet" which was complete bullshit. Fact is you're a douche that wants to try and twist something I said into something it wasn't in hopes you'd gain friends or somehow get a pat on the back from other vets. Hows that working out for you?
I am a vet and I don't need a pat on the back from anyone. I haven't once called you a derogatory name as the evidence in those posts clearly show your antics. Grow up. But it is funny to see people to talk to others like this from behind the safety of their keyboards. I am baffled as to why people need to posture up on a forum. Many of us come here to soak up and share information, not to deal with such childishness.
Tapatalk2
I am a vet and I don't need a pat on the back from anyone. I haven't once called you a derogatory name as the evidence in those posts clearly show your antics. Grow up. But it is funny to see people to talk to others like this from behind the safety of their keyboards. I am baffled as to why people need to posture up on a forum. Many of us come here to soak up and share information, not to deal with such childishness.
Tapatalk2
becker999 said:....from a keyboard commando.
Do I care? Not at all, it is a business. Watch dogs can give them whatever rating they want yet ill take personal experience over a watchdog site. I can remember getti g a care package from them before I even came home. They helped me with the VA, they got me and my wife (among others) plane tickets, a hotel room, transportation and Super Bowl tickets. Hell they even had an agreement to get me LASIK eye surgery last year. All without a penny out of my pocket, and with a thank you. They still send me under armor gear on a regular basis. So under the guise that they're doing it for the vets? No clue what your talking about, they've done more for vets than any organization I have ever seen.Do you care about how they're essentially running it like a business in order to pay excessively high administrative costs under the guise that they're doing it for the vets? Charity watchdogs for years have been giving them a bad credit rating due to their excessively high overhead costs.
This is an old topic. I'll have to research but it was brought up last year how this was going on and how WWP even ditched veterans on the curbside waiting to be picked up for a shooting event because at the last minute they opted to not participate because of their views on firearms.
hey should leave their politics at the door one way or another, like the Salvation Army.