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The Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund is a leader in supporting
the men and women of the Armed Forces and their families. Begun
in 2000 under the auspices of the Intrepid Museum Foundation, and
established as an independent not-for-profit organization in 2003,
the Fund has provided close to $60 million in support for the families
of military personnel lost in service to our nation, and for severely
wounded military personnel and veterans. These efforts are funded
entirely with donations from the public, and hundreds of thousands
of individuals have contributed to the Fund. 100% of contributions
raised by the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund go towards these programs;
all administrative expenses are underwritten by the Fund’s
Trustees.
From 2000 to 2005 the Fund provided close to $20 million
to families of United States military personnel lost in performance
of their duty, mostly in service in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Fund
provided unrestricted grants of $11,000 to each spouse and $5,000
to each dependent child; and $1,000 to parents of unmarried servicemembers.
The payments were coordinated with the casualty offices of the Armed
Forces, to ensure all families received these benefits. In 2005
a new law substantially increased the benefits granted to these
families. With that mission therefore accomplished, the Fund redirected
its support toward the severely injured. For more information on
Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund support provided to families of those
lost prior to May 12, 2005, click
here.
In January 2007, the Fund completed construction of
a $40 million world-class state-of-the-art physical rehabilitation
center at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. The
“Center for the Intrepid” serves military personnel
who have been catastrophically disabled in operations in Iraq and
Afghanistan, and veterans severely injured in other operations and
in the normal performance of their duties. The 60,000 square foot
Center provides ample space and facilities for the rehabilitation
needs of the patients and their caregivers. It includes state-of-the-art
physical rehabilitation equipment and extensive indoor and outdoor
facilities. The Center is co-located with two 21-room Fisher Houses
that house the families of patients (www.fisherhouse.org).
Although sufficient funding has been received for
the Center’s construction costs, the Fund is accepting donations
to provide additional services for our wounded military and veteran
heroes and their families. The Fund’s Board of Trustees is
currently determining, in consultation with the Armed Forces and
the Department of Veterans Affairs, the next area of need for our
wounded military personnel and veterans that the Fund will address.
All contributions received will be directed to support this new
project.
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