UNITED STATES FOUNDATION FOR THE COMMEMORATION OF THE WORLD WARS
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
100 years ago, 4.7 million Americans served their country in the armed forces during World War I; 116,516 of these men and women perished during the war - more than the men and women lost in the Korean and Vietnam War combined. Despite this, a century later the veterans of World War I still do not have a national memorial dedicated to them in Washington, DC. Working with the US World War I Centennial Commission (the federal agency charged with coordinating centennial commemorations), the US Foundation for the Commemoration of the World Wars will raise funds for and build America's World War I. For more information, please visit www.ww1cc.org/memorial.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
World War I Memorial
We provide fundraising and general support for the World War I Centennial Commission in the building of a national World War I Memorial in Washington, DC
National World War I Memorial
There is no national WWI memorial in our nation's capitol. The USFCWW, working with the US World War I Centennial Commission and other partner organizations, will raise funds for and construct America's World War I Memorial.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of teachers trained
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
World War I Memorial
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
This metric estimates teacher training conducted as a result of our partnership with the Gilder Lehrman Institute only. Other programs have also been used.
Total number of works restored or preserved
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
National World War I Memorial
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
The organization, via a grant program in partnership with the Pritzker Military Museum and Library, has leveraged $200k to achieve local WWI Memorial restoration work totaling over $6M.
Total number of works commissioned
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
National World War I Memorial
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
This is a progress measurement on the process of building a Memorial in Washington, DC. There are a number of agency approvals required, all of which by 2019 had been satisfied.
Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Keeping faith with the American Doughboy so that his/her accomplishments in WWI should never again be forgotten. We will build America's National World War I Memorial in Washington, DC where one does not exist.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We have a current (2019) capital campaign underway to raise funds for the construction of the National World War I Memorial in Washington, DC.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We have a Director of Development, and have engaged the services of Changing Our World as fundraising consultants for the purpose of the capital campaign.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We have raised to date $27M and as of fall 2019 have $12M left to go in the capital campaign.
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Operations
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UNITED STATES FOUNDATION FOR THE COMMEMORATION OF THE WORLD WARS
Board of directorsas of 11/27/2019
Daniel Dayton
US Foundation for Commemoration of the World Wars