Disabled American Veterans

Charity Profile

Disabled American Veterans

🇺🇸Disability#1 last 12 months
Revenue
$176,450,000
Last 12 months
Reach
United States
Verified footprint
Entries
32
Logged on Charity Journal

Giving over time

Monthly giving from the ledger
Giving and impact by month, last 12 months
MonthGivenImpact bandActivities logged
Nov 2025$0Moderate1
Dec 2025$0Not rated0
Jan 2026$0Not rated0
Feb 2026$0Limited1
Mar 2026$0Substantial1
Apr 2026$0Moderate1
May 2026$0Moderate1
Jun 2026$0Substantial1
Jul 2026$0Not rated0
Aug 2026$0Limited1
Sep 2026$0Moderate1
Oct 2026$0Moderate1

Cause breakdown

Welfare$0 · 0%
Innovation$0 · 0%
Education$0 · 0%
Health$0 · 0%
Relief$0 · 0%
Disabled American VeteransVerified
DisabilityUnited StatesEst. 1920Barry A. Jesinoski
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About

Disabled American Veterans helps injured and ill veterans access the benefits and services they have earned through military service. The organization provides free assistance with VA claims, transportation, employment, transition support and other services for veterans and their families.

DAV also advocates for veterans' rights and works to improve federal policies affecting the veteran community. Its nationwide network of volunteers and service officers provides support to veterans in communities across the United States.

Activity feed

Disabled American Veterans hosted an informational table at the Columbia Fireflies’ Military Appreciation Night in Columbia, South Carolina, where Chapter 20 members shared information about DAV’s mission, distributed promotional materials and answered veterans’ questions about membership benefits and chapter support services on 2026-10-12. Cause: Welfare.
Disabled American Veterans→ United States
Welfarehosted an informational table at the Columbia Fireflies’ Military Appreciation Night in Columbia, South Carolina, where Chapter 20 members shared information about DAV’s mission, distributed promotional materials and answered veterans’ questions about membership benefits and chapter support services.
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Disabled American Veterans continued its national employment program with virtual and in-person job fairs connecting veterans and spouses with employers, including a virtual Eastern event on September 22 and additional regional events scheduled from September onward on 2026-09-22. Cause: Innovation.
Disabled American Veterans→ Veteran job fairs
Innovationcontinued its national employment program with virtual and in-person job fairs connecting veterans and spouses with employers, including a virtual Eastern event on September 22 and additional regional events scheduled from September onward
Disabled American Veterans hosted a veteran-founder pitch competition at its national convention, with six entrepreneurs competing and the winner receiving $10,000 in non-dilutive funding on 2026-08-17. Cause: Innovation.
Disabled American Veterans→ Patriot's Pitch entrepreneurship program
Innovationhosted a veteran-founder pitch competition at its national convention, with six entrepreneurs competing and the winner receiving $10,000 in non-dilutive funding
Disabled American Veterans continued providing no-cost caregiver resources, assistance and community connections to veterans who are caregivers and people caring for veterans, with thousands of caregivers reached through the program on 2026-06-24. Cause: Welfare.
Disabled American Veterans→ Caregiver support expansion
Welfarecontinued providing no-cost caregiver resources, assistance and community connections to veterans who are caregivers and people caring for veterans, with thousands of caregivers reached through the program
Disabled American Veterans continued supporting veteran entrepreneurs through Patriot Boot Camp, providing founders with startup education, mentorship and connections intended to help grow veteran-owned businesses on 2026-05-01. Cause: Education.
Disabled American Veterans→ Veteran entrepreneurship support
Educationcontinued supporting veteran entrepreneurs through Patriot Boot Camp, providing founders with startup education, mentorship and connections intended to help grow veteran-owned businesses
Disabled American Veterans delivered its 40th National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic in Snowmass, using adaptive winter sports and rehabilitation activities to serve severely disabled veterans on 2026-04-04. Cause: Health.
Disabled American Veterans→ Winter Sports Clinic
Healthdelivered its 40th National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic in Snowmass, using adaptive winter sports and rehabilitation activities to serve severely disabled veterans
Disabled American Veterans continued providing veterans and their families with emergency financial assistance and comfort and hygiene kits after natural disasters, supporting needs including food, clothing and shelter on 2026-03-31. Cause: Relief.
Disabled American Veterans→ Disaster relief services
Reliefcontinued providing veterans and their families with emergency financial assistance and comfort and hygiene kits after natural disasters, supporting needs including food, clothing and shelter
Disabled American Veterans delivered a three-day entrepreneurship boot camp for veterans and military-connected founders, providing startup education, mentorship, networking and a pitch opportunity on 2026-02-11. Cause: Education.
Disabled American Veterans→ Patriot Boot Camp
Educationdelivered a three-day entrepreneurship boot camp for veterans and military-connected founders, providing startup education, mentorship, networking and a pitch opportunity
Disabled American Veterans provided more than $326,000 to 450 veterans affected by hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and fires across 21 states, including emergency financial assistance and supply kits containing food, hygiene and basic necessities on 2025-11-01. Cause: Relief.
Disabled American Veterans→ Disaster relief
Reliefprovided more than $326,000 to 450 veterans affected by hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and fires across 21 states, including emergency financial assistance and supply kits containing food, hygiene and basic necessities
Disabled American Veterans delivered its annual adaptive golf program for veterans with blindness, spinal injuries, amputations, TBI and other disabilities, using coaches, therapists and volunteers to provide therapeutic sports activities on 2025-09-07. Cause: Health.
Disabled American Veterans→ National Disabled Veterans Golf Clinic
Healthdelivered its annual adaptive golf program for veterans with blindness, spinal injuries, amputations, TBI and other disabilities, using coaches, therapists and volunteers to provide therapeutic sports activities
Disabled American Veterans began adding information seminars before selected DAV job fairs to explain benefits advocacy, transportation, adaptive sports, caregiver support, entrepreneurship and employment resources to veterans and families on 2025-06-05. Cause: Innovation.
Disabled American Veterans→ Job-fair information seminars
Innovationbegan adding information seminars before selected DAV job fairs to explain benefits advocacy, transportation, adaptive sports, caregiver support, entrepreneurship and employment resources to veterans and families
Disabled American Veterans brought disabled veterans to Snowmass for adaptive skiing and other sports-based rehabilitation, with the clinic serving nearly 400 participants during its 39th year on 2025-03-31. Cause: Health.
Disabled American Veterans→ Winter Sports Clinic
Healthbrought disabled veterans to Snowmass for adaptive skiing and other sports-based rehabilitation, with the clinic serving nearly 400 participants during its 39th year
Disabled American Veterans brought DAV members and advocates together for meetings and policy work while connecting veterans with employment, benefits and caregiver resources through the organization's national programs on 2025-02-23. Cause: Innovation.
Disabled American Veterans→ Mid-Winter employment and advocacy services
Innovationbrought DAV members and advocates together for meetings and policy work while connecting veterans with employment, benefits and caregiver resources through the organization's national programs
Disabled American Veterans provided nearly $1.5 million to more than 2,200 veterans affected by hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and fires across 24 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C on 2024-12-01. Cause: Relief.
Disabled American Veterans→ Disaster relief
Reliefprovided nearly $1.5 million to more than 2,200 veterans affected by hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and fires across 24 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C.
Disabled American Veterans provided more than 200 disabled veterans with adaptive golf and complementary activities including kayaking, bicycling, bowling and shooting, supported by coaches, volunteers and therapists on 2024-09-08. Cause: Health.
Disabled American Veterans→ National Disabled Veterans Golf Clinic
Healthprovided more than 200 disabled veterans with adaptive golf and complementary activities including kayaking, bicycling, bowling and shooting, supported by coaches, volunteers and therapists
Disabled American Veterans brought nearly 400 disabled veterans to Snowmass for adaptive Alpine and Nordic skiing, rock climbing, biking, scuba diving, sled hockey and other therapeutic activities on 2024-04-01. Cause: Health.
Disabled American Veterans→ Winter Sports Clinic
Healthbrought nearly 400 disabled veterans to Snowmass for adaptive Alpine and Nordic skiing, rock climbing, biking, scuba diving, sled hockey and other therapeutic activities
Disabled American Veterans launched a no-cost caregiver program providing disabled veterans and their caregivers with risk screening, digital tools, personalized care plans and one-on-one support from trained specialists on 2023-10-01. Cause: Innovation.
Disabled American Veterans→ DAV Caregivers Support
Innovationlaunched a no-cost caregiver program providing disabled veterans and their caregivers with risk screening, digital tools, personalized care plans and one-on-one support from trained specialists
Disabled American Veterans provided a weeklong adaptive sports program for veterans with blindness, TBI, amputations, spinal-cord injuries and other disabilities, combining golf with kayaking, cycling and rock climbing and support from hundreds of volunteers on 2023-09-10. Cause: Health.
Disabled American Veterans→ National Disabled Veterans Golf Clinic
Healthprovided a weeklong adaptive sports program for veterans with blindness, TBI, amputations, spinal-cord injuries and other disabilities, combining golf with kayaking, cycling and rock climbing and support from hundreds of volunteers
Disabled American Veterans brought more than 300 disabled veterans to Snowmass for adaptive Alpine skiing, snowmobiling, fly fishing and other rehabilitative sports at the first full-strength clinic after the pandemic on 2023-03-26. Cause: Health.
Disabled American Veterans→ Winter Sports Clinic
Healthbrought more than 300 disabled veterans to Snowmass for adaptive Alpine skiing, snowmobiling, fly fishing and other rehabilitative sports at the first full-strength clinic after the pandemic
Disabled American Veterans resumed the adaptive golf clinic after its pandemic hiatus, bringing more than 120 disabled veterans to Riverside, Iowa, with 240 volunteers supporting therapeutic golf and adaptive activities on 2022-09-01. Cause: Health.
Disabled American Veterans→ National Disabled Veterans Golf Clinic
Healthresumed the adaptive golf clinic after its pandemic hiatus, bringing more than 120 disabled veterans to Riverside, Iowa, with 240 volunteers supporting therapeutic golf and adaptive activities

Board

Coleman Nee
Chairperson

Chairperson of the DAV National Board of Directors, a past DAV national officer and Massachusetts department leader.

James Procunier
Vice-Chairperson

Vice-Chairperson of the DAV National Board of Directors, representing the DAV department of North Carolina.

Danny Oliver
Treasurer

Treasurer of the DAV National Board of Directors, representing the DAV department of Oklahoma.

Barry A. Jesinoski
Secretary

Secretary of the DAV National Board of Directors and DAV's National Adjutant and Chief Executive Officer, the organization's top staff executive.

Thomas Ayala
Director

Director on the DAV National Board, representing the DAV department of Florida.

Joseph Hall
Director

Director on the DAV National Board, representing the DAV department of North Dakota.

Enrique Ramos
Director

Director on the DAV National Board, representing the DAV department of California.

John Donovan
Advisor

Advisor to the DAV National Board and DAV's National Commander for 2026-27, representing the DAV department of Arkansas.

Michael E. Dobmeier
Advisor, National Judge Advocate

Advisor to the DAV National Board and DAV's National Judge Advocate, providing legal counsel to the organization.