About Disabled American Veterans
Provide a lifetime of support for veterans of all generations and their families, including help with VA benefits, transportation, caregiver support, employment and advocacy.
Focus Areas
Veterans servicesVA benefits assistanceMedical transportationCaregivers supportEmployment & entrepreneurshipLegislative advocacy
Who They Fund
veteranschildren of veteransveterans with mobility or transportation needs
Funding Style
direct service/program deliveryprogram-specific supportequipment/in-kind funding
About Disabled American Veterans
Disabled American Veterans channels large grants into veteran services with a clear emphasis on direct support programs for disabled veterans and their families. The biggest recent award in the data was $2,194,859 to the Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington, DC for the Winter Sports Clinic/Golf Clinic, a pattern that shows the foundation backing recreational therapy alongside core service delivery. Another recurring line of support is children of veterans, including a $1,000,000 grant to Camp Corral in Raleigh, NC for that purpose. The foundation also funds transportation and benefits-related work, with the Department of Veterans Affairs receiving support for the VA Transportation Network. Across the recent grants list, Disabled American Veterans appears as a national funder with a mix of large program grants and steady support for state-level veterans departments. Its giving sits within a broader mission of support for veterans of all generations and their families, including help with VA benefits, transportation, caregiver support, employment, and advocacy. The grant record also includes retreat programming for veterans through Boulder Crest Retreat in Bluemont, VA, and multiple awards to DAV-related service entities such as Columbia Trust Service Programs in Erlanger, KY.
What Disabled American Veterans Funds
Recreational therapy is a visible part of the foundation’s grantmaking. Disabled American Veterans gave $2,194,859 to the Department of Veterans Affairs for the Winter Sports Clinic/Golf Clinic, and the same purpose appears again in 2024 at $1,008,460 and in 2023 at $775,002. Family-focused support also shows up in the record. Camp Corral in Raleigh, NC received $1,000,000 in 2025 and $800,000 in 2024 for children of veterans, with a $600,000 grant in 2023 for the same purpose. Transportation access is another recurring theme: the Department of Veterans Affairs received $411,082 in 2023 and $196,594 in 2025 for the VA Transportation Network. The foundation also funded Boulder Crest Retreat in Bluemont, VA with $150,000 in each of 2023, 2024, and 2025 for retreats for veterans.
How Disabled American Veterans Gives
The recent grant distribution is wide, with a typical award size of $23,836 at the 25th percentile, $59,720 at the median, and $101,392 at the 75th percentile. The record mixes very large program grants with many mid-sized awards, which suggests a layered funding pattern rather than a single grant tier. Recipients appear across multiple years, including repeated awards to the same organizations and same program lines. Disabled American Veterans is also connected to affiliated vehicles such as the Charitable Service Trust and National Service Foundation, and the source material says these opportunities do not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$6.8M
Total Assets
$725.2M
Total Revenue
$193.1M
Total Expenses
$162M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $24K and $101K, with a median of $60K.
25th Percentile
$24K
Median
$60K
75th Percentile
$101K
Geographic Reach
National52 states funded
About 3% of grants go to recipients in DC.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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