Support Our Troops

Support Our Troops
Support Our Troops Rating
Fisher House Foundation 4 stars
The Navy SEAL Foundation 4 stars
Homes for Our Troops 4 stars
Special Operations Warrior Foundation 4 stars
Armed Services YMCA 4 stars
Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund 4 stars
National Military Family Association 4 stars
Puppies Behind Bars 4 stars
Hope For The Warriors® 4 stars
Operation Homefront 4 stars
Mercy Medical Airlift 4 stars
Veterans of Foreign Wars National Home for Children 4 stars
Freedom Alliance 4 stars
American Red Cross 4 stars
Southeastern Guide Dogs 4 stars
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund 4 stars
Operation Homefront Southern California 4 stars
USO 4 stars
Admiral Nimitz Foundation 4 stars
Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors 3 stars
Air Force Enlisted Village 3 stars
National World War II Museum 3 stars
AMVETS National Service Foundation 3 stars
Army Emergency Relief 3 stars
USA Cares 3 stars
Challenged Athletes Foundation 3 stars
Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation 3 stars
Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust 3 stars
Wounded Warrior Project 3 stars
Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society 3 stars
Air Force Aid Society 3 stars
National Veterans Foundation 3 stars
Sun Valley Adaptive Sports 3 stars
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation 2 stars
The Shade Tree 2 stars
Blinded Veterans Association 2 stars
Paralyzed Veterans of America 2 stars
Daughters of the American Revolution 2 stars
The Retired Enlisted Association Memorial Foundation 2 stars
Veterans of Foreign Wars Foundation 2 stars
New England Center for Homeless Veterans 2 stars
Soldiers' Angels 2 stars
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation 1 stars
Cell Phones for Soldiers 1 stars
The Veterans Fund 1 stars
AdoptaPlatoon 1 stars
American Studies Center 1 stars
Help Hospitalized Veterans 1 stars
Coalition to Salute America's Heroes 1 stars
Veterans for America 1 stars
Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund 0 stars
National Veterans Services Fund, Inc. 0 stars
Wisconsin Paralyzed Veterans of America 0 stars
Shiloh International Ministries 0 stars

Many people wish to honor the brave men and women who serve our country in the armed forces. You can do your part to assist those serving in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere at home and abroad by choosing a charity that assists military personnel and their families.   

With so many charities engaged in these endeavors you may wonder how you can find one to trust to spend your money wisely. To assist you we’ve compiled this list of charities supporting soldiers and their families. These organizations provide various services from lifting soldiers’ morale to financial assistance for food, rent, utilities and medical expenses.  

We caution you to look carefully before choosing one of these charities to support as not all operate with equal efficiency. Those with the highest ratings have demonstrated their exceptional financial health. Donors can be confident that contributions made to the higher rated charities will be spent efficiently as these charities have low overhead and fundraising costs enabling them to use more of their resources in carrying out their mission. On the other hand, the low rated charities do not operate efficiently. Much of the money donors give to those organizations ends up in the hands of for-profit fundraisers, not the brave women and men of the United States’ military and their families.

 
 

 

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