Corporate Giving Programs That Fund Measured Veteran PTSD Recovery
WarriorWOD's corporate giving programs fund a six-month veteran PTSD recovery program that measures every veteran, every month. Your company's gift pays for exercise, nutrition coaching, and a peer mentor who has been there. As a result, you see what changed on the same PTSD and suicide-risk scales the VA and DoD use.
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Veterans entered above the PCL-5 clinical threshold for probable PTSD and exited below it, in an evaluation run by the College of Charleston under separate grant funding.
Source: WarriorWOD internal outcomes, 265 program completers across 38+ states and 12 Warrior Classes. PCL-5 and C-SSRS administered at intake and every month. See the independently verified outcomes.
Why Corporate Giving Programs Should Fund Measured Outcomes
18.2M US military veterans nationwide. The 2023 veteran suicide rate of 35.2 per 100,000 is 93.4% higher than the non-veteran adult rate of 18.2 per 100,000. Veterans are nearly twice as likely as their civilian peers to die by suicide.
Untreated PTSD sits underneath much of that risk. Yet most veteran programs run for a few weeks, address one piece of the problem, and never measure what changed afterward.
WarriorWOD works the other way. Every veteran is scored on the PCL-5 (PTSD Checklist for DSM-5) and the C-SSRS suicide-risk scale at intake and every month for 26 weeks. For that reason, your company can report the result of its gift in the same terms a clinician would use.
$1,500 Funds One Veteran's Complete Recovery
Donors cover the full cost of the six-month program, and veterans pay nothing. Every corporate dollar maps to a line item below, so your finance team knows exactly what it bought.
Six Ways to Build Your Corporate Giving Program
Pick the path that fits your budget cycle, your workforce, and how visible you want the partnership to be. Paths can be combined.
Sponsor a Warrior Class
Fund a cohort's full six months, from shared start to graduation. Tiers start at $10,000, which funds 7 veterans' complete recovery.
See sponsorship tiersEmployee Matching Gifts
Double what your people already give. Add WarriorWOD Foundation to your matching gift platform using EIN 87-1065126.
How matching worksCorporate Events and Donation WOD
Host a Donation WOD for your team at your office or a partner gym. Your employees train together and raise funds for a Warrior Class.
In-Kind Contributions
Gym access, nutrition products, equipment, or professional services. Each one lowers the cost of a veteran's recovery and lets donor dollars go further.
Retail Round-Up
Invite customers to round up at checkout. Their spare change, pooled at $1,500 a veteran, funds full six-month recoveries.
Corporate Foundation Grants
If your company gives through a foundation, we supply the outcome data, itemized budget, and Form 990 your grants committee will ask for.
Foundation grant materialsSponsorship Tiers, Counted in Veterans
Each tier funds a set number of complete six-month recoveries. Recognition, co-branding, and reporting terms are agreed in writing with each sponsor before the gift is made.
Benefits, naming rights, and timelines for each tier: Sponsor a Warrior Class.
Employee Matching Gifts for Veteran PTSD Recovery
Many employers match employee donations, but the match only happens when someone files the request. A $750 gift, matched one-to-one, funds one veteran's full recovery. Employees can use the employee matching gifts guide to file their request.
- 1The employee gives to WarriorWOD Foundation, once or monthly.
- 2They submit a match request in your company's giving portal or through HR.
- 3WarriorWOD confirms the gift, and your company sends the matching amount.
- 4If your company has no matching program, we can help you set one up on the partnership call.
From First Call to First Impact Report
Results Your Board Can Check
The College of Charleston did not submit its findings to WarriorWOD for review before release. The data belongs to the literature, not to us.
An independent evaluation by the College of Charleston (Dr. Katie Trejo Tello, Ph.D., grant SCTR CES-P UM1TR005294) found a statistically significant 14.42-point reduction in PCL-5 PTSD scores among WarriorWOD program completers (pre: 43.37, post: 28.95; p<.001, Cohen's d=1.33, n=21 matched pairs). Post-program scores fell below the 31-33 clinical threshold for probable PTSD.
Corporate Giving Questions, Answered
What corporate giving programs does WarriorWOD Foundation offer?
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WarriorWOD offers six corporate giving paths: Warrior Class sponsorship, employee matching gifts, corporate events and Donation WODs, in-kind contributions, retail round-up campaigns, and corporate foundation grants. Each one funds the six-month veteran PTSD recovery program at $1,500 per veteran.
Is a corporate gift to WarriorWOD tax-deductible?
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WarriorWOD Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, EIN 87-1065126. Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. Your company receives a written acknowledgment for every gift, and we recommend confirming treatment with your tax advisor.
How much does it cost to fund one veteran's PTSD recovery?
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$1,500 funds one veteran's complete six-month recovery. That covers nutrition coaching ($600), a Preferred Partner Gym membership ($575+), training programming ($125), InBody assessments ($100), program support ($75), and Battle Buddy mentorship ($25). Veterans pay nothing.
How does WarriorWOD measure veteran PTSD outcomes?
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WarriorWOD measures PTSD outcomes using the PCL-5 (PTSD Checklist for DSM-5) and C-SSRS (Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale), both validated instruments used by the VA and DoD, administered at intake and every month throughout the six-month program.
Are WarriorWOD's results independently verified?
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Yes. An independent College of Charleston evaluation led by Dr. Katie Trejo Tello, Ph.D. (grant SCTR CES-P UM1TR005294) found a 14.42-point PCL-5 reduction (p<.001, Cohen's d=1.33, n=21 matched pairs). The study is pending peer review and was not subject to WarriorWOD review before release.
Does WarriorWOD accept employee matching gifts?
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Yes. Employees can search for WarriorWOD Foundation, EIN 87-1065126, in their company's matching gift portal. A $750 employee gift, matched one-to-one, funds one veteran's complete recovery.
What do corporate sponsors receive?
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Each sponsorship is documented in a written agreement that sets recognition, co-branding, and impact reporting terms for your company. Reports draw on monthly PCL-5 and C-SSRS data. Sponsorship tiers range from Bronze ($10,000, 7 veterans) to Platinum ($50,000, 33 veterans).
How do we start a corporate partnership with WarriorWOD?
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Book a 30-minute partnership call with founder Phil Palmer. From there, we agree on a giving path, put the terms in writing, and your gift begins funding veterans in the next Warrior Class.
Let's Talk About a Partnership
Tell us who you are and where your company is based. We'll follow up to set a time with Phil Palmer and come prepared with a budget and the number of veterans it funds.
- 1You send the form.
- 2We reply to schedule a 30-minute partnership call.
- 3You get a written proposal sized to your budget.
Rather pick a time now? Book directly on Phil's calendar.
Start Your Company's Corporate Giving Program
Book 30 minutes with Phil Palmer. You'll leave with a path, a budget, and the number of veterans it funds.
Book a Partnership Call