DAV RESPONSE

Dear Friends of the DAV:

As National Adjutant of the Disabled American Veterans National Organization, allow me to express my sincere appreciation for your generosity. As contributors to the DAV, you truly make a difference in the lives of this country’s sick and disabled veterans each and every day. As a non-profit organization, the DAV relies upon strict ethical standards to ensure that the maximum amount of the funds contributed by a generous American public are used to directly support disabled veterans and their families.

As such, we feel the recent CBS News report “Are Charities Shortchanging Veterans,” contains incomplete and misleading information about the DAV’s fundraising efforts. The rating system referred to in the report comes from the American Institute of Philanthropy (AIP). In recent years, there have been a great number of organizations and publications that “rate” charities. Rather than engage in an individual evaluation of each and every rating service, DAV has elected to make a complete submission to the Better Business Bureau’s Wise Giving Alliance, a respected and established independent organization. We are pleased to report that the DAV meets all their stringent standards. You can access their full evaluation, our annual reports and other financial information by clicking on the links below.

I sincerely hope you are reassured that your monetary contributions to the DAV are an investment that reaps great rewards for the brave men and women who have served and sacrificed for our nation. The trust and loyalty of those who support DAV with their warmhearted contributions is very important to us in determining the policy direction of our organization.

Sincerely,

ARTHUR H. WILSON
National Adjutant
Disabled American Veterans

Media Contact:

National
Publications Editor
Jay Agg
(301)-683-4035
jagg@amvets.org

Deputy Communications Director
Ryan Gallucci
(301)683-4073
rgallucci@amvets.org