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THE CALL OF DUTY ENDOWMENT

Getting Veterans Back To Work

Santa Monica, CA   |  http://www.callofdutyendowment.org/

Mission

The Call of Duty Endowment is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public benefit corporation that helps veterans find high quality careers and raises awareness of the value vets bring to the workplace. The Endowment was co-founded by Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick and uses a performance-driven approach to select organizations that prepare veterans for the job market, delivering the highest standards of quality and cost-efficiency in veteran job placement services.

Ruling year info

2010

Executive Director

Dan Goldenberg

Main address

2701 Olympic Blvd Building B

Santa Monica, CA 90404 USA

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EIN

37-1589072

NTEE code info

Human Service Organizations (P20)

IRS filing requirement

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Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

We honor our veterans as heroes, yet when they return from their service they are faced with a mystifying job market, low quality employment opportunities, stigma and stereotypes. Coupled with underemployment and unemployment rates much higher than reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, many veterans face tough challenges when they return home.

Our mission is to help veterans find high-quality careers by supporting the highest performing groups that prepare them for the job market and by raising awareness of the value vets bring to the workplace.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Seal of Distinction

The Call of Duty Endowment bestows the Seal of Distinction award, the preeminent standard of excellence in the veterans’ employment sector, upon nonprofits that demonstrate the highest level of effectiveness, efficiency and integrity in placing veterans in quality jobs.

Launched in 2013, the Seal of Distinction is accompanied by a $30,000 award and potential access to additional restricted funding, advice, and support. Grants are only provided to Seal of Distinction Winners.
Nominees for the Seal of Distinction must, at a minimum:
• Be a charitable, non-profit, with 501(c)(3) status
• Have a mission that incorporates directly assisting unemployed veterans in finding jobs
• Be prepared to disclose and show documentation for requested placement, performance and cost data
• Complete our application and, should they be selected as a finalist, submit to verification procedures

Since 2013, organizations supported by the Endowment have placed more than 57,000 veterans into high quality jobs at an average cost-per-placement of $522—less than one sixth the cost of federal placement programs.

Population(s) Served
Veterans

Where we work

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of veterans placed in jobs

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Veterans

Type of Metric

Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues

Direction of Success

Increasing

Cost Per Placement ($)

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Veterans

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Holding steady

% of Full Time Work

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Veterans

Type of Metric

Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues

Direction of Success

Increasing

Average Starting Salary

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Veterans

Type of Metric

Input - describing resources we use

Direction of Success

Increasing

Six Month Retention Rate

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Veterans

Type of Metric

Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues

Direction of Success

Increasing

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

The Call of Duty Endowment is committed to achieving full and meaningful employment for veterans to the tune of 100,000 placements by 2023. The Endowment, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public benefit corporation, uses a performance-driven approach to fund best in class nonprofits that prepare veterans for the job market, raise awareness of the value vets bring to the workplace and find unemployed veterans high-quality jobs.

Using a venture philanthropy approach, the Endowment funds the top organizations that prepare veterans for the job market and seeks to persuade employers why it's in their interest to hire our former service members.

Through its rigorous Seal of Distinction vetting processes and quarterly performance monitoring, the Endowment finds, funds and helps grow high performing non-profits with the aim to place 100,000 veterans in high-quality jobs by 2023.

The Endowment and its partners, including Deloitte, use metrics to assess the number of placements made (more than 81,000 thus far), average cost per placement ($515), average starting salary ($61,050), six-month retention rate (88%), and percent full-time job placements (94%). We also assess the background of key employees, overhead, and a variety of organizational financial health indicators.

The Call of Duty Endowment has placed more than 81,000 veterans into full-time employment since its founding in 2009.
Despite the Endowment's success, the American veteran employment situation is still dire among young (age 20-24), post 9/11 veterans who are 27% more likely to be unemployed than their non-veteran peers. With military drawdowns continuing, the population of veterans is only going to increase, exacerbating this problem.

The Call of Duty Endowment is doing something to solve this by raising awareness for this issue and working to prepare and guide veterans to succeed in the civilian job market.

By funding best-in-class organizations and educating and advising employers on the value our veterans bring to the civilian workplace, we are on track for our goal to place 100,000 veterans in high-quality jobs by 2024.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We demonstrated a willingness to learn more by reviewing resources about feedback practice.
done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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THE CALL OF DUTY ENDOWMENT

Board of directors
as of 08/31/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board co-chair

Bobby Kotick


Board co-chair

General James Jones

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 5/5/2021
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Male, Not transgender
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or Straight
Disability status
Decline to state

Race & ethnicity

No data

Gender identity

Transgender Identity

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

No data