Background, Mission & Goals
VISION:
The Code of Support Foundation will play a unique and indispensable role in bridging the civilian-military gap between the American people, government agencies, private organizations, and the military community, and will serve with integrity as a trusted partner, facilitating communication, cooperation and coordination to maximize the effectiveness of our collective national efforts in support of our troops.
BACKGROUND:
The Code of Support has been designed to help Americans give meaning to the words “Support Our Troops.” It expands that phrase into meaningful promises that we can all make to these selfless men and women who sacrifice so much on our behalf, and who, in turn are bound by the Code of Conduct for military personnel in which they pledge to give their lives in our defense if called upon to do so.
The Code of Support Foundation was established to bridge what many perceive to be a growing gap between our military and the rest of America by bringing the message of the Code of Support to the American people, and by working to engage the collective resources of the entire nation in contributing to our national defense. The foundation’s mission and goals are as follows:
MISSION:
The mission of the COS Foundation is to ensure (1) that all Americans contribute to our national defense by actively supporting America’s military constituencies (including our troops, wounded warriors, military families and veterans); (2) that our troops and their families have the necessary support resources available to them so that they can fulfill their commitment to serve our nation and defend our freedom; and (3) that the nation fulfills its obligations for continuing support to these constituencies after their active service is completed.
GOALS:
1. To ensure that every American fully understands the depth of service and sacrifice of the military community on our behalf; appreciates the support needs of our active duty military, our wounded warriors, our military families, and our veterans; and is committed to contributing to the security and well being of our nation by actively supporting those who serve.
2. To be a strong advocate for the needs of the military community and those organizations which help to address these needs.
3. To act as a bridge and facilitator to bring non-government organizations and the military community together in order to effectively link resources with those in need.
4. To identify under-resourced critical needs, to assist in developing resources to support those needs, and to help grow scalable organizations addressing those needs.
5. To provide potential donors (individuals and organizations) with a means to be strategically philanthropic, by identifying, vetting and recommending a select pool of effective, scalable non-profit organizations which merit their targeted investment.
The Code of Support Foundation is a Virginia non-stock (nonprofit) corporation and has been approved by the IRS as a 501 (c) (3) tax exempt organization.
About the Emblem: The distinctive emblem of the Code of Support was designed following the principles of military heraldry. The five stars represent the five armed services (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard), and the three red stripes represent the three components (Active, Guard and Reserve). The background colors represent veterans (Blue), and families (White) of the fallen, of the troops from all services and components, and of our veterans. It is this entire spectrum of “Troops” that the Code of Support is intended to honor.
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