Question:
The DAV receives government funding, why do you need
my contribution?
Answer: Contrary to
popular belief...Disabled American Veterans receive absolutely NO government
money or grants. Our service programs are sustained by contributions such as
yours.
Question: Your
service programs for disabled veterans overlap or duplicate government programs.
Answer: This is simply
NOT true, as Disabled American Veterans programs pick-up and fill the void left
by government agencies...this is especially true given government budget
cut-backs which make the need greater today.
Question: My gift of
$5 or $10 won't help!!
Answer: We depend on
gifts of $5 or $10...they DO make a difference. Small gifts add up to
significant assistance.
Question: Is my
donation tax deductible?
Answer: ABSOLUTELY!
The Disabled American Veterans organization is a tax-exempt organization and all
contributions are tax deductible if you itemize deductions.
Question: How much
of my donation goes to help Disabled American Veterans?
Answer: In our last
accounting year, 71% of all contributions were directed to program services.
Question: How
necessary are the Disabled American Veterans programs since the VA and other
civilian entities have taken over the burden of caring for our disabled
Veterans?
Answer: Nothing could
be further from the truth. As the disabled veterans' population ages from
previous wars, and, as the returning veterans from Iraq, Afghanistan and other
war zones return, suffering from PTSD and other physical and mental trauma their
need of assistance increases almost exponentially ...the need has never been
greater.
Question: Is DAV,
Paralyzed Veterans, and Eastern Paralyzed Veterans the same organization? What's
the difference?
Answer: DAV, PVA, and
EPVA are separate organizations. DAV is our nation's only charity that focuses
its attention exclusively on the needs of all disabled veterans, regardless of
their disability. The PVA serves only those with spinal cord injuries. We serve
this population, as well as amputees, blind veterans, those suffering from Post
Traumatic Stress Disorder and so on -- the full spectrum of disabled veterans.
