"I find it frustrating when you see these solicitations, and they ask you to help a needy veteran, and you look into the finance and see most of the money is actually being spent educating the public that injured veterans have needs, rather than meeting the needs.". "Four years ago, I would have told you to keep your money in your pocket and take it somewhere else," he said. But Linnington maintains it's not just about the bottom line for him. Then it took him weeks to track down the nurse who was supposedly overseeing his case, as he tells Retro Report. Wounded Warrior Project investigation draws strong social media Peter J. Johnson Jr on the firing of WWP's CEO and COO. The Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation provides more than 98 percent toveterans. "They were using the smallest percentage of wounded veterans to suck money out of hard-working Americans," he said. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. In 2014, after 10 years of rapid growth, the Wounded Warrior Project flew its roughly 500 employees to Colorado Springs for an all hands meeting at the five-star Broadmoor hotel. Wounded Warrior Project FAQs 1. From the inception of WWP's grant program in 2012 to the end of 2015, it awarded in total about $36.5 million worth of grants. Why don't you offer services to ALL veterans? During WWP's nadir and through its turnaround, its roster of wounded warriors and "family support members" has only grown -- a fact that speaks as much to the persistent and growing need as it does to the organization's success in the space. He was not in the room at the time but was held responsible for the fight, his boss at the time, Mr. Chick, said in an interview. They began raising millions of dollars and broadening their services to include adaptive sports for disabled veterans, employment and benefits help, and retreats to teach veterans to cope with post-traumatic stress disorder. Linnington also said the organization supports the Elizabeth Dole Foundation in caregiver work, Veterans of Foreign Wars in assisting veterans with VA disability claims, and the National Military Family Association in caring for veterans' families, among many others.