Witkop Foundation
Honoring the sacrifices made by veterans, service members and first responder families
Mission
The Witkop Foundation is a U.S. based charity, honoring the sacrifices made by veteran, military, and first responder families and is established to: - Provide them an opportunity to participate in a family oriented outdoor recreation, expedition or safari adventure - Promote and provide hunter education - Support managed utilization of natural resources and sustainable hunting
Ruling year
2017
President
Col. Donald W. Pitts USAF (ret)
Main address
1119 N Woodland Place
Sand Springs, OK 74063 USA
EIN
82-3454026
NTEE code
Military/Veterans' Organizations (W30)
Fishing and Hunting Clubs (N61)
Natural Resource Conservation and Protection (C30)
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Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Active duty military service members, veterans and first responders face many family crilife stressors at a high degree of severity and often face depression that they self-manage
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Operation Patriot Safari
Veterans, military and first responders have given selflessly in service to our country. They were not alone in this effort; with the family carrying a heavy burden in support back home and serving in their own way.
The Witkop Foundation will host these honorees on safari, allowing them an opportunity to share an expedition of a lifetime as a way of saying thank you. They will be housed at the beautiful Witkop Lodge, nestled in the foot hills of Mount Witkop and guided by experienced Professional Hunters through a veteran owned and well established safari on the 8000 acre Witkop Safari ranch near Paul Roux, South Africa. Camera, gun, and archery safari options available.
Operation Patriot Harvest
The Foundation joins military, veterans and first responders with sponsor/hunters on a domestic U.S. or international expedition abroad. Participation in an OPH event will focus on morale, wellness, and recreation through various outdoor adventures in the field and around our campfire. Honorees may be nominated or selected by the Foundation.
In addition to the honoree you will have the counsel of Professional Hunters and other outdoor enthusiast-volunteers in the service of the Foundation. Proceeds will be donated in your name to the Witkop Foundation.
Operation Patriot Youth
The children of military, veterans and first responders are especially dear to us, both Jess and Don having been fortunate enough to have been taught about the great outdoors by a parent and also able to pass on that tradition to their own daughters.
Through the Witkop Foundations efforts, these children will have an opportunity to safari or participate in an outdoor excursion, learning about safe handling of firearms, appreciation of nature and natural resources as well as the wildlife that depends upon it, teaching them the crafts of the harvest and the meaning of the circle of life.
African Safari Benefactor
With this option you can book a safari of choice through the Witkop Foundation, customizing your choice from any of the options offered through Witkop Safari. Contact us for package options and pricing details.
Where we work
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Total number of fields trips
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Emergency responders, Veterans
Related Program
Operation Patriot Harvest
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
We provide outdoor experiences in support of our mission. For 2019, we hosted field trips for these programs: Operation Patriot Safari (1); Operation Patriot Harvest (4); Witkop Golf Tournament (1)
Number of free participants on field trips
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
The Witkop Foundation honors the sacrifices of our nations defenders and seeks to provide nature-based activities to promote health and wellness through outdoor social activities.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Four programs are established to provide outdoor recreation opportunities that otherwise might not be readily available and to offer a contact point for those who may be passively seeking help with stress, anxiety and depression. Those programs are family oriented and include a youth program.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Using private, public and community support our guides and coordinators lead various outdoor recreation events. At these events the social outreach and fellowship that prevails helps establish the one-on-one link so often necessary to reach those struggling to manage various stressors. The Witkop Foundation is highly effective at promoting these kinds of recreational "self-therapy".
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
In our first full year of operation we served over 100 honoree's with free of charge outdoor adventures. We are planning second annual repeats of those major events and adding new events to our yearly calendar.
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Witkop Foundation
Board of directorsas of 10/16/2021
Donald Pitts
Witkop Foundation, Inc.
Term: 2017 -
Donald W Pitts
Witkop Foundation, Inc.
Jess de Klerk
Witkop Safari
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