About American Warrior Initiative
The American Warrior Initiative focuses almost exclusively on supporting service-dog work, channeling all recorded giving to a single provider. Grants fund training and placement of service dogs—likely intended to assist veterans, first responders, and people with disabilities—through a repeated relationship with a Wisconsin-based organization. Their giving is highly targeted rather than diversified across multiple causes or beneficiaries.
Focus Areas
Service-dog training and placement (Custom Canines Service Dog Academy)Support for veterans and first responders via canine assistanceFunding for disability assistance through trained animals
Who They Fund
individual families (family grants)service dog handlers/people with disabilitiesveteranshouseholds affected by disasters/floods
Giving Approach
Highly concentrated: two sizable grants to the same grantee, indicating deep, targeted support for a single program/organization rather than broad or exploratory funding.
About American Warrior Initiative
American Warrior Initiative Inc centers nearly all of its recorded grantmaking on service-dog work, with the largest recent award going to Custom Canines Service Dog Academy Inc for $305,303 in 2025. That pattern is reinforced by another large grant to the same organization in 2024 for $211,460, showing a repeated relationship rather than one-off support. Across the recent grants list, the foundation backs training, placement, and ongoing support for service dogs, often through specialized trainers and service-dog organizations across the United States. The funder’s giving also reaches veterans and related support efforts through programs tied to service dogs, training expenses, and exempt-purpose support. Recent grants include $84,410 to Ultimate Canine in Westfield, Indiana, and $65,000 to Guardian Service Dogs in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Other awards went to organizations in Texas, Illinois, Washington, California, and other states, but the overall record remains tightly focused on canine assistance for veterans, first responders, and people with disabilities. The foundation also records some direct aid and scholarship activity, but those appear alongside a much larger service-dog emphasis rather than a broad multi-cause portfolio.
What American Warrior Initiative Funds
Service-dog training and placement is the clearest theme in American Warrior Initiative Inc’s giving. In 2025, it gave $30,000 to Northwest Battle Buddies in Battle Ground, Washington, and $30,000 to Brigadoon Service Dogs in Bellingham, Washington, both for service dogs. Earlier grants also supported training-oriented work, including $50,000 to Service Dogs Inc in Dripping Springs, Texas, and $37,500 to K9s for Veterans in Plainfield, Illinois. The foundation also funds service-dog providers with explicit training language in the purpose field. It awarded $29,650 to All Stage Canine Development in Citrus Heights, California, and $26,776 to Pam Parker Dog Trainer in Bothell, Washington. Beyond canine assistance, the record includes direct support grants such as $40,000 to Operation 300 in Salerno, Florida, and $36,000 to Forward Assist in Wilsonville, Oregon, both listed as support exempt purpose. A separate $20,009 family grant went to Gilani Sohel Afzal in Greenville, South Carolina.
How American Warrior Initiative Gives
Typical grant sizes are small to mid-sized, with a p25 of $505, a median of $2,568, and a p75 of $5,960. The recent grants list also shows a much larger programmatic tier for service-dog work, including awards above $200,000 and many grants in the $20,000 to $50,000 range. The recurring pattern is strong: Custom Canines Service Dog Academy Inc appears in both 2024 and 2025, Ultimate Canine appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and K9s for Veterans and Stillwater Ranch also recur across years. American Warrior Initiative Inc funds individuals as well as organizations, and the grant record suggests a mix of restricted support-exempt-purpose grants and project-specific funding tied to service-dog delivery.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.8M
Total Assets
$3.4M
Total Revenue
$827K
Total Expenses
$931K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $505 and $6K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$505
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$6K
Geographic Reach
National36 states funded
About 5% of grants go to recipients in IN.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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