Awards & Recognition
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2024
Constellation Quality Health named WarriorWOD its Innovative Partner of the Year and awarded a $50,000 grant for our WarriorWOD Veteran PTSD Recovery program — recognizing our holistic model of movement, nutrition, and peer mentorship. As of the award, WarriorWOD had supported 172 Veterans and documented a 29% overall decrease in PTS symptoms across program participants.
2024
WarriorWOD Founder Phil Palmer was inducted into the Charleston RiverDogs Boeing Military Hall of Honor, a permanent recognition honoring distinguished military service and lasting community impact. The induction at Joseph P. Riley Park elevated WarriorWOD’s profile across the Lowcountry and reinforced the credibility of our Veteran-led recovery model.
2024
Phil Palmer, WarriorWOD’s founder, was recognized with the Jefferson Award for Public Service — one of the nation’s most prestigious awards for community and public service. The Jefferson Awards honor ordinary people who do extraordinary things without expectation of recognition.
2022-2026
The Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency is the highest level of recognition offered by Candid (formerly GuideStar), indicating a nonprofit openly shares comprehensive data on its mission, strategies, board demographics, and impact metrics. Achieving this seal demonstrates exceptional accountability, placing organizations in the top 1% of nonprofits for transparency.
2021
WarriorWOD is a federally recognized 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization (EIN: 87-1065126), ensuring full tax deductibility for all donations and contributions.
2007
Phil Palmer is a Purple Heart recipient and Marine Corps combat veteran. His personal experience with Post-Traumatic Stress and recovery drives the mission and authenticity of WarriorWOD.
Upon returning home, many veterans face battles of a different kind—battles with invisible wounds like Post-Traumatic Stress, substance abuse, and the threat of suicide. WarriorWOD stands in the gap for these heroes, offering them a lifeline back to strength, health, and community.
VETERANS DIE ANNUALLY FROM SUICIDE
VETERANS SUFFER FROM PTS
SUFFER FROM INVISIBLE WOUNDS
TAKE THEIR OWN LIVES EACH DAY
DIE FROM SUBSTANCE ABUSE EACH DAY
Your donations to WarriorWOD make it possible to provide life-changing services at no cost to the service-member or their families. Our deep expertise, comprehensive approach, and strong network of partners enable us to deliver programs and services for our nation’s heroes.
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Family and Community Impacted
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Veterans Supported
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Total Paid by Veterans for Support
With your support, more victories become possible, giving veterans the chance to once again find purpose and rediscover lost joy.
