Fisher House Foundation, Inc.

We believe it is crucial to show the men and women who have dedicated their lives through service in our Armed Forces that we are grateful for their sacrifices, and care about them, particularly in their time of need. When a service member or veteran is wounded, injured or diagnosed with a serious illness, the emotional, financial, and physical stress can be devastating. The goal of Fisher Houses is to offer "a home away from home" for families while their loved one is receiving medical care at major military and VA medical centers.

The Foundation's core mission is building Fisher Houses at military and VA medical centers, to be operated by the government. The Foundation also seeks to coordinate private support and encourage public support for the network of comfort homes. The Foundation also seeks to meet humanitarian needs beyond what the government can provide by offering Quality of Life programs, such as scholarship programs for military children and spouses, a grants program for volunteer organizations with innovative plans for quality of life projects, the Hero programs to assist with lodging and transportation during a medical crisis, and individual assistance to members of the military and their families.

Fisher House Foundation is a well established not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization, nationally recognized as a premier non-profit with a four star Charity Navigator rating for the 17th consecutive year. It has also received an A+ rating from CharityWatch, being one of only three organizations appearing in the "Veterans and Military" section that has received an A+ rating.

The Foundation's Board and leadership team consists of retired military officers, successful business professionals, and non-profit leaders with a wide array of experience. The Foundation's management team is led by David Coker, President, a retired Army Officer with a military background in medical command and hospital support.

Fisher House Foundation has a solid reputation within not only the military community but also nationwide as a well respected and established non-profit.

Since inception, the Fisher House program has assisted more than 413,000 families by offering over 10 million nights of lodging. The estimated savings to the families, calculated by comparing local lodging and transportation costs, exceeds $525 million. In addition, using frequent flier miles donated by the very generous American public, the Hero Miles program has provided more than 77,000 tickets to the families of wounded, injured, and ill service members and veterans as they recover at treatment centers around the country. With the unwavering support of our airline partners, those tickets reflect a savings of more than $110 million to military families at some of the most difficult emotional and financial times. Fisher House Foundation's Scholarship Programs have awarded over $27 million in grants to thousands of military children and spouses.

There are still many more military and VA hospitals that require the free temporary lodging support only a Fisher House can provide. As the population of recent veterans continues to grow, the need at VA Medical Centers will only increase. So many service men and women have been affected by wounds, injuries, and illnesses due to their service, and they will require medical care for the rest of their lives.