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Navy Marine Corps Relief Society

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Area served
  
Global

Headquarters
  
Virginia, United States

Number of volunteers
  
3,600

Website
  
nmcrs.org

Founded
  
1904

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Location
  
Arlington, Virginia, United States of America

Key people
  
Gen. James F. Amos, USMC

Mission
  
The Society provides financial, educational, and other assistance to members of the United States Navy and Marine Corps, their eligible family members, widows and survivors when in need; and to receive and manage funds to administer these programs.

Type of business
  
Non-operating private foundation; (IRS exemption status): 501(c)(3)

Similar
  
Army Emergency Relief, Fisher House Foundation, Intrepid Fallen Heroes F, Wounded Warrior Project, American Red Cross

Profiles


The Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) is an American non-profit organization that was founded in 1904. The society was created "to provide, in partnership with the Navy and Marine Corps, financial, educational, and other assistance to members of the Naval Services of the United States, eligible family members, and survivors when in need; and to receive and manage funds to administer these programs."

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According to both News Channel 21 and the Charity Navigator, which aggregates reviews of all U.S-based charitable organisations, after investigations, have found '...The Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, which helps military veterans or their families during tough times, raised more than $185 million, but spent just 2 percent on fundraising…',


References

Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society Wikipedia