The Wounded Warrior Project has found itself in the news again as they are suing two injured veterans who are former employees.

The organization, which purports to help injured veterans but in reality spends just 13.5% of monies collected on grants to help injured veterans as of their 2014 IRS Form 990.  Meanwhile they spend $26 million on “conferences, conventions and meetings” – (cough! PARTIES cough!) for their nearly 500 employees that make an average of $86,613 each.  They spend forty-some million on fundraising.  We covered their shameful financial last week.

Did we mention parties, er I mean conferences, conventions and meetings…

The call it “teambuilding”.

At “all-hands” conferences.

We call them pathetic and have designated Justin Beibers’ new song “Love Yourself” to them.  Specifically the lyrics:  “You should go and love yourself.”  That’s a very kind way to express how we feel about the WWP.

Wounded Warrior Project suing 2 injured veterans

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (News 4 Jax) – In 10 years, the Wounded Warrior Project went from non-existent to the 38th largest charity in the United States, bringing in $312 million in donations in 2014 alone.

…“Warriors that were employees have been fired by Wounded Warrior Project,” said Carol, a woman who used to work at WWP and does not want to reveal her identity.

News4Jax sources said many of those warriors who were terminated had post-traumatic stress disorder, the same invisible wounds the charity says it strives to help warriors heal. Sources say people have been too afraid to come forward and tell the public, until now.

“Dare you say anything, you don’t say anything,” said Carol. “They would ruin me. They would come after me somehow, someway.”

…What’s more, News4Jax found two lawsuits filed in Duval County by WWP against fellow injured veterans formerly employed by the non-profit. Both of those veterans declined to talk to News4Jax.

Documents show one disabled veteran and a woman, was sued because WWP found a copy of her severance agreement in the hands of an Indiana charity – also being sued by WWP.

The second injured veteran, a man, is being sued because a donor rescinded his $2,400 donation to WWP after finding out that warrior had been fired.