Four Charities Better Than Wounded Warriors (That Actually Help Veterans)

By Montana Chance

When it comes to our veterans, we want nothing but the best for them upon returning home from service. It’s why the Veteran’s Affairs scandal is such a big deal, no solider should be left waiting for care.

But sometimes the organizations that we think have veterans best interests in mind, are actually using donations for their own personal gain.

In a new investigative report from CBS, Steven Nardizzi and Al Giordano (CEO and COO), were terminated from the Wounded Warrior project this week after numerous spending irregularities were discovered.

“In 2014, the Wounded Warrior Project received more than $300 million in donations but only spent roughly 60 percent of that on veterans.”

“Spending on conferences and meetings went from $1.7 million in 2010, to $26 million in 2014, which is the same amount the group spends on combat stress recovery, its top program.”

“The charity had a quarter-million-dollar annual budget for candy and soda, and spent untold sums on staff field trips and elaborately produced music videos promoting executives.”

That isn’t to say that the Wounded Warrior Project hasn’t helped some veterans recover and rehabilitate from their tours overseas, but your donations could be doing a whole lot more with these other charities below:

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Source:: Bearing Arms