Wounded Warrior Project Inc

Independence program - wwp's independence program provides long-term support to catastrophically wounded warriors living with injuries such as a moderate to severe traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, or neurological conditions that negatively impact their independence. the program is designed to support warriors who, without high-touch services, would struggle to live day-to-day due to the severity of their injuries. wwp contracts with specialized case manager teams to increase access to community services, offer rehabilitation through therapy, and empower warriors to live a more independent life. supplementing va care, services are highly individualized and include in-home care, life skills coaching, traditional therapies (physical, occupational, speech, etc.), and alternative (see schedule o)therapies (art, music, equine, etc.). because every journey is different, wwp works as a team with warriors, their family members, and their caregivers to set individualized goals to live a fulfilling life, at home, with their loved ones. as of september 30, 2024, there were 936 warriors receiving services through the independence program at an average annual cost per warrior for contracted outside services of $25,563. total independence program expenses were $43,977,588.wwp's independence program also provides continuous care services. the goal of continuous care services is to empower severely injured warriors and family members enrolled in the independence program to prepare for their future by developing life care, estate, and financial plans. wwp provides at no cost to warriors and their family members, third-party professional services to support this critical long-term planning. in addition, in the event of the loss or inability of their caregiver to provide the required level of in-home support, the warrior is afforded a capped amount of financial support to help pay for housing, home care aid or long-term facility support. these continuous care services are funded by the trust.the purpose of the trust is to provide the economic means to maintain severely wounded, ill or injured warriors in settings that are as independent as possible, and to assist with long term care needs in the event that the warrior's caregiver is no longer able to provide the required level of support. specifically, the trust provides funds to ensure home care, residential options and other necessary services remain available to these warriors, who upon the loss of their caregiver, are at risk for institutionalization. wwp is responsible for identifying the warriors who are members of the charitable class of persons served by the trust. the trust will generally make approved distributions directly to service providers to provide for the needs of warriors. distributions for the benefit of a specific warrior take into account his or her health, financial needs, care requirements, ability to live independently, community-based resources available, and in general, services required to provide for a better quality of life. further, wwp takes into consideration the availability of government benefits and other forms of public funding and resources that may provide for some or all of the needs of the warrior.the trust is a type i supporting organization, operated, supervised and controlled by wwp, its supported organization. all funds held by the trust must be used for purposed defined by the trust and will not be returned to wwp unless the trust is terminated. wwp does not have any plans to terminate the trust. a separate irs form 990 is filed for the wounded warrior project long term support trust. accordingly, all distributions out of the trust are recorded in the trust's form 990. distributions for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2024 totaled $867,034. trust net assets totaled $171,741,856 as of september 30, 2024.

Connection programs - warriors form strong bonds in the military. after service, wounded warriors frequently experience isolation and