The Navy SEAL Foundation's mission is to provide educational and motivational support, promote health and welfare programs for the Naval Special Warfare Community, and perpetuate the history and heritage of the U.S. Naval Commandos. Our Foundation is strong, our leadership is dedicated, and our mission is noble. The Navy SEAL Foundation is proud to serve the Naval Special Warfare community including the U.S. Navy SEALs, SWCC, NSW Support Personnel, and their families. Our programs center around three pillars: health and welfare, including tragedy assistance and family events; education and motivation, including scholarships and tuition assistance; and history and heritage, including the funding of monuments and memorials.
The Navy SEAL Foundation's mission is to provide educational and motivational support, promote health and welfare programs for the Naval Special Warfare Community, and perpetuate the history and heritage of the U.S. Naval Commandos. Our Foundation is strong, our leadership is dedicated, and our mission is noble. The Navy SEAL Foundation is proud to serve the Naval Special Warfare community including the U.S. Navy SEALs, SWCC, NSW Support Personnel, and their families. Our programs center around three pillars: health and welfare, including tragedy assistance and family events; education and motivation, including scholarships and tuition assistance; and history and heritage, including the funding of monuments and memorials.
The Navy SEAL Foundation provides a comprehensive set of programs specifically designed to reduce the stressors associated with the tremendous amount of uncertainty and pressure that comes with life in NSW. Since the inception of the SEAL Teams in 1962, these warriors have answered this country's call to defeat the enemy wherever they might be. Today the SEALs are deployed in over 30 countries around the globe and can spend up to 270 days away from home each year in the most unforgiving environments. They train at an unrelenting pace in order to maintain their ability to execute our nation's toughest military missions. Their commitment to our country and the mission is only possible because of the significant personal sacrifices made by their families. The Navy SEAL Foundation works to honor this commitment by this unique community by supporting them and their families via our six areas of support: Warrior and Family Support, Educational Opportunities, Tragedy Assistance and Survivor Support, Warrior Transition, Veteran Support, and Legacy Preservation.
What are your strategies for making this happen?
At the Navy SEAL Foundation, we strive to make each year better than the last and meet new challenges head-on. In 2018, we will continue to analyze and refine our existing programs in order to provide the most efficient and impactful assistance and support for our warriors and their families.
What are your organization's capabilities for doing this?
In 2016, the Navy SEAL Foundation invested more than $13. 4 million in program support activities. We are proud to share that we rank among the top 5% of national benevolent organizations due to our sound fiscal management. Since 2011, the Foundation has sustained a four-out-of-four star rating from Charity Navigator, a leading watchdog organization accountability of nonprofit organizations. We have also earned a perfect score of 100 from Charity Navigator for the past two years--only one out of 59 charities to do so.
How will your organization know if you are making progress?
We analyze our programs for effectiveness and poll participants and recipients of our services.
What have and haven't you accomplished so far?
The Foundation's programs usage grows each year and we expand our programs as needed. In 2016, we began offering services to post 9/11 SEAL and SWCC veterans in the areas of tragedy assistance and transition. We will continue to evaluate and update our programs to best meet the needs of the Naval Special Warfare community.
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This results data is current as of November 2017, when it was provided to us by GuideStar.
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Program names and associated costs are listed for the top programs as reported on the charity's most recently filed Form 990. The top programs displayed will include the largest three programs, or those programs covering at least 60% of the charity's total expenses, whichever comes first.
Program Name
Amount Spent
% of Program Expenses
Family Support Services
$7,197,422
53.8%
Tragedy Assistance and Survivor Support
$2,311,005
17.3%
Educational Opportunities
$1,962,274
14.7%
Ratings History Navy SEAL Foundation has received 7 consecutive 4-star ratings from Charity Navigator.
Independent - the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations).
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