About Disabled American Veterans Dept
empowering veterans to lead high-quality lives with respect and dignity.
Focus Areas
veteran servicesVA benefits helpmedical transportationcaregiver supportlegislative advocacyemployment & entrepreneurshipeducation & scholarships
Who They Fund
affiliated/local chaptersregional/state chaptersmembership-based organization chapters
Funding Style
affiliate/chapter supportorganizational capacity building
About Disabled American Veterans Dept
Disabled American Veterans Dept Co’s recent giving is concentrated in chapter support, with two $55,000 grants in 2024 to Colorado Springs chapters and additional support for chapters in Alamosa, Aurora, Cortez, Durango, and Burlington. That pattern points to a funder focused on sustaining local DAV chapter operations rather than funding individuals directly. The organization’s stated work centers on veteran services, VA benefits help, medical transportation, caregiver support, legislative advocacy, employment and entrepreneurship, and education and scholarships. The grant record shows a local Colorado footprint, but the grantmaking is organized around affiliated and regional chapters and network capacity. The largest awards went to DAV Colorado Springs - Knob Hill and DAV Colo Springs-Jessie Martinez, both for chapter support. Other recent grants were smaller but still directed to chapter infrastructure, suggesting a consistent emphasis on maintaining chapter-level delivery. With annual grants of $143,000 and total assets of $2,248,493 on file for 2024, the foundation operates at a modest scale while directing its resources toward the chapter system that carries DAV services locally.
What Disabled American Veterans Dept Funds
Chapter operations are the clearest theme in the recent grant list. Disabled American Veterans Dept Co gave $7,000 to Dav La Jara for chapter support and $7,000 to Dav Denver - Sl Brown 11 for the same purpose, showing attention to local chapter continuity. The foundation also backs regional access points outside the Denver and Colorado Springs areas. In 2024, it awarded $7,000 to Dav Cortez for chapter support and $6,000 to Dav Durango -silver San Juan for chapter support, both tied to affiliated chapter infrastructure. Support also reaches smaller local units. Dav Fort Morgan received $6,000 for chapter support, indicating that the funder’s grantmaking is not limited to the largest chapters. Across these grants, the purpose text stays centered on sustaining chapter presence and delivery capacity rather than project-specific funding.
How Disabled American Veterans Dept Gives
Typical awards are clustered around a few levels: p25 is $6,500, median is $7,000, and p75 is $31,000. The recent record also includes two larger $55,000 grants, which sit above the main chapter-support pattern. All listed grants in the current data were made in 2024 and all went to Colorado recipients, so the recent set reads as a single-year, local chapter-support portfolio. The foundation’s structure and philosophy align with affiliate/chapter support, general operating support, and network strengthening.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$349K
Total Assets
$1.2M
Total Revenue
$203K
Total Expenses
$675K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $7K and $31K, with a median of $7K.
25th Percentile
$7K
Median
$7K
75th Percentile
$31K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
BENITO GONZALES
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