The Walter Reed Society, Inc. was founded in 1996 for charitable and educational purposes for the benefit of Walter Reed Army Medical Center and its educational, treatment and research activities. The Society's vision is to serve as a strong voluntary organization which actively supports Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC), its people and its legacy.
Walter Reed Society Inc. centers its giving on Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and the people connected to it, including patients, service members, families, and the medical center’s educational, treatment, and research activities. That mission shows up across both individual assistance and organizational grants, with support ranging from lodging and subsistence help to equipment, morale, and veteran education. The largest recent grant in the data was $100,000 to Leashes of Valor for sponsoring four dogs for veterans, pointing to a hands-on approach to veteran support rather than broad unrestricted philanthropy. Another sizeable award went to Numotion for mobility solutions and wheelchairs for MSG SF/JC, reflecting the society’s use of equipment-focused support to meet patient needs. The grant list also includes funding for veteran and spouse scholarships through AHIMA Foundation, showing that the society supports both immediate care needs and longer-term educational pathways. Its recent awards also include grants tied to art programming, leadership software, and community-based support for wounded warriors and military families. Across those examples, the common thread is direct help for people linked to WRNMMC and adjacent military medical settings, often delivered through specific projects, services, or in-kind support.
Veteran and service member support is a core theme. The society awarded $100,000 to Leashes of Valor to sponsor four dogs for vets, and $30,000 to AHIMA Foundation for veteran scholarships. Those awards show two different routes to support: service-related assistance and educational advancement. Patient care assistance appears in multiple forms. Walter Reed Society Inc. gave $46,007 to Numotion for mobility solutions and wheelchairs for MSG SF/JC, and $12,084 to Institute of Heartmath for Inner Balance devices. These grants suggest a practical focus on comfort, rehabilitation, and treatment support. The foundation also funds arts and morale-related work. It gave $25,000 to Roll Up N Dye for an art program at Walter Reed, plus $10,000 to Community Building Art Works for art works and $10,000 to Silver Spring Town Center Inc for events. Those awards connect creative programming and community support to the military medical setting.
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Most grants fall between $6K and $11K, with a median of $8K.
25th Percentile
$6K
Median
$8K
75th Percentile
$11K
JOHN WETTERAU
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Typical grants are modest in size, with a p25 of $6,161, a median of $7,624, and a p75 of $11,272. The recent list shows both one-time project grants and repeated support to some recipients over multiple years, including Blue Star Families, Numotion, Institute of Heartmath, The Predictive Index, American Legion Auxiliary Unit 41, and Operation Key West. The society is an operating charitable organization rather than a private grantmaker with an endowment-style portfolio focus, and it also does not make program-related investments. Several assistance programs accept unsolicited requests, including individual and organizational assistance routes.
Walter Reed Society Inc. gives nationally, with all recent grants in the United States. Maryland appears often in the recipient list, including Windsor Mill, Columbia, Rockville, Silver Spring, Alexandria, and Frederick. Other recurring recipient locations include Fredericksburg, Virginia; Chicago, Illinois; Wallingford, Pennsylvania; Encinitas, California; and North Brookfield, Massachusetts. The grant record also shows repeated support tied to the National Capital Region through patient, family, and organizational assistance programs.
The society supports service members, veterans, patients, families, and organizations connected to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and related Department of Defense medical facilities. Its programs include individual assistance, organizational grants, scholarships, and support for patient care, education, research, morale, and veteran healing programs.
The recent grant profile shows a p25 of $6,161, a median of $7,624, and a p75 of $11,272. The list also includes larger project grants, such as $100,000 to Leashes of Valor and $46,007 to Numotion.
Yes. Several active programs accept unsolicited requests, including individual assistance and organizational assistance routes. The organization also reviews grant requests case by case for nonprofits that support WRNMMC patients, families, education, patient care, and research.
Recent grants support veteran and service member assistance, patient care and rehabilitation, scholarships, arts programming, and morale-related services. Examples in the record include scholarships through AHIMA Foundation, mobility support through Numotion, and an art program at Walter Reed through Roll Up N Dye.
The society gives nationally, but Maryland is the top state by grant count. Recent recipient cities in Maryland include Windsor Mill, Columbia, Rockville, Silver Spring, Alexandria, and Frederick, while the list also includes recipients in Virginia, Illinois, Pennsylvania, California, and Massachusetts.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Walter Reed Society that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Organizations requesting assistance for educational, patient care, or research activities associated with Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
Deadline: No deadline stated; requests appear to be submitted as needed.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEASHES OF VALOR | FREDERICKSBURG, VA | $100,000 | 2025 | SPONSOR 4 DOGS FOR VETS |
| NUMOTION | WINDSOR MILL, MD | $46,007 | 2025 | GRANT- MOBILITY SOLUTIONS, WHEELCHAIRS FOR MSG SF/JC |
| ROLL UP N DYE | COLUMBIA, MD | $25,000 | 2025 | ART PROGRAM AT WALTER REED |
| OPERATION KEY WEST | WALLINGFORD, PA | $24,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| BLUE STAR FAMILIES | ENCINITAS, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| INSTITUTE OF HEARTMATH | BOULDER CREEK, CA | $12,084 | 2025 | INNER BALANCE DEVICES |
| THE PREDICTIVE INDEX | WESTWOOD, MA | $11,729 | 2025 | ACCESS TO SOFTWARE FOR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT |
| SILVER SPRING TOWN CENTER INC | SILVER SPRING, MD | $10,000 | 2025 | DONATION FOR EVENTS |
| COMMUNITY BUILDING ART WORKS | ROCKVILLE, MD | $10,000 | 2025 | DONATION FOR ART WORKS |
| AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY UNIT 41 | NORTH BROOKFIELD, MA | $9,346 | 2025 | MULTIPLE WOUNDED WARRIOR DINNERS |
| HOMEWOOD SUITES | ROCKVILLE, MD | $5,318 | 2025 | LODGING FOR WOUNDER WARRIOR |
| AHIMA FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | $30,000 | 2024 | VETERANS SCHOLARSHIP |
| BLUE STAR FAMILIES | ENCINITAS, CA | $20,000 | 2024 | DONATION |
| THE PREDICTIVE INDEX | WESTWOOD, MA | $11,729 | 2024 | ACCESS TO SOFTWARE FOR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT |
| NUMOTION | WINDSOR MILL, MD | $9,900 | 2024 | GRANT- MOBILITY SOLUTIONS, WHEELCHAIRS FOR MSG SF/JC |
| INSTITUTE OF HEARTMATH | BOULDER CREEK, CA | $8,527 | 2024 | DONATION |
| AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY UNIT 41 | NORTH BROOKFIELD, MA | $6,722 | 2024 | ASSISTANCE IN REHABILITATION |
| OURISMAN CHEVROLET | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $6,643 | 2024 | DONATION |
| OPERATION KEY WEST | WALLINGFORD, PA | $6,000 | 2024 | DONATION |
| STAUFFER FUNERAL HOME | FREDERICK, MD | $5,198 | 2024 | DONATION |
| TRUE NORTH CHIROPRACTIC | MONTCLAIR, VA | $5,050 | 2024 | DONATION |
| THE KEY | SLIVER SPRING, MD | $10,230 | 2023 | LODGING SERVICES- ROSE M. |
| NAVY LODGE | VIRGINIA BEACH, VA | $10,165 | 2023 | TO COVER THE LODING COSTS OF WOUNDED SOLDIERS AND VETERANS. |
| NUMOTION | WINDSOR MILL, MD | $8,874 | 2023 | GRANT- MOBILITY SOLUTIONS, WHEELCHAIRS FOR MSG SF/JC |
| LOWE'S | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $5,748 | 2023 | LOWE'S WASHER FOR THE FISHER HOUSE |
| MONG LOR | BETHESDA, MD | $5,373 | 2023 | GRANT TO LDGING FOR MONG LOR |
LEASHES OF VALOR
$100,000SPONSOR 4 DOGS FOR VETS
NUMOTION
$46,007GRANT- MOBILITY SOLUTIONS, WHEELCHAIRS FOR MSG SF/JC
ROLL UP N DYE
$25,000ART PROGRAM AT WALTER REED
OPERATION KEY WEST
$24,000DONATION
INNER BALANCE DEVICES
THE PREDICTIVE INDEX
$11,729ACCESS TO SOFTWARE FOR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
SILVER SPRING TOWN CENTER INC
$10,000DONATION FOR EVENTS
COMMUNITY BUILDING ART WORKS
$10,000DONATION FOR ART WORKS
AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY UNIT 41
$9,346MULTIPLE WOUNDED WARRIOR DINNERS
HOMEWOOD SUITES
$5,318LODGING FOR WOUNDER WARRIOR
AHIMA FOUNDATION
$30,000VETERANS SCHOLARSHIP
THE PREDICTIVE INDEX
$11,729ACCESS TO SOFTWARE FOR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
NUMOTION
$9,900GRANT- MOBILITY SOLUTIONS, WHEELCHAIRS FOR MSG SF/JC
AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY UNIT 41
$6,722ASSISTANCE IN REHABILITATION
OURISMAN CHEVROLET
$6,643DONATION
OPERATION KEY WEST
$6,000DONATION
STAUFFER FUNERAL HOME
$5,198DONATION
TRUE NORTH CHIROPRACTIC
$5,050DONATION
THE KEY
$10,230LODGING SERVICES- ROSE M.
NAVY LODGE
$10,165TO COVER THE LODING COSTS OF WOUNDED SOLDIERS AND VETERANS.
NUMOTION
$8,874GRANT- MOBILITY SOLUTIONS, WHEELCHAIRS FOR MSG SF/JC
LOWE'S
$5,748LOWE'S WASHER FOR THE FISHER HOUSE
MONG LOR
$5,373GRANT TO LDGING FOR MONG LOR