About Veterans United Foundation
Veterans United Foundation exists to enhance the lives of Veterans and military families and support diverse needs in our local communities and across the nation.
Focus Areas
Veterans servicesMilitary family supportScholarships/educationAffordable housingMental health/PTSDCommunity development and local relief
Who They Fund
veterans and active-duty military (including National Guard & Reserve)military families and caregiversmilitary survivorslow-income households seeking affordable housingchildren and youth (including foster care and school-age programs)refugee populations
About Veterans United Foundation
Veterans United Foundation’s recent grantmaking is anchored by large capital gifts for housing, shelters, and veteran-focused facilities. The biggest reported grant was $1.3 million to Columbia Housing Authority for the Kinney Point affordable housing development, followed by $800,000 to Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Mid Missouri for construction of a new Ronald Mcdonald House. Several other six-figure grants support community infrastructure, including $500,000 to Voluntary Action Center for Opportunity Campus and $300,000 to City of Refuge for a new headquarters. The foundation funds a broad mix of veteran services, military family support, housing, mental health, education, and local relief. That mix includes direct support for veteran healing services, community campuses, youth programming, and adaptive housing. In the recent grants list, it also backed both nonprofit operating needs and one-time project costs, suggesting a grantmaking approach that combines capital support with programmatic funding. The portfolio shows a strong local pattern in Missouri, especially Columbia, alongside select grants to organizations in other states. Named recipients include Guardian Hills Veterans Healing Center for a veterans healing center and Homes for Our Troops for adaptive home builds in Texas and California.
What Veterans United Foundation Funds
Housing is a major theme in the foundation’s grantmaking. It gave $1.3 million to Columbia Housing Authority for the Kinney Point affordable housing development and $140,000 to Homes for Our Troops for adaptive home builds in Belton, Texas; Ramona, California; and Austin, Texas. It also supported Veterans Community Project with $250,000 for the St. Louis village outreach center lobby. Veteran wellness appears in both facility and service grants. The foundation awarded $300,000 to Guardian Hills Veterans Healing Center for a veterans healing center and $175,000 to Gary Sinise Foundation for the R.I.S.E. program tied to U.S. Army Sergeant (Ret.) Joshua Hargis. Education and family support also show up through $125,000 to United Through Reading for National Guard and Reserve families and $143,000 to Fun City Youth Academy for an after-school program.
How Veterans United Foundation Gives
Typical awards cluster in the five-figure range: the 25th percentile is $6,000, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is $24,500. The recent-grants list also shows repeated support to the same organizations across years, including Heart of Missouri United Way and Love Coffee, which points to ongoing relationships rather than one-off awards only. Veterans United Foundation does not fund individuals through a public application process, but it does operate an open scholarship program, VUF Scholarship Program, for family members of service members and veterans. For community grants, the foundation uses discretionary, programmatic, and project-based giving, including capital construction support and unrestricted grants.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$12.5M
Total Assets
$36.1M
Total Revenue
$11.1M
Total Expenses
$15.9M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $6K and $25K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$6K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$25K
Geographic Reach
Regional37 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
ERIK MORSE
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