National Military Family Association (NMFA)
Serves: Nationwide, DC
The leading nonprofit dedicated to the families behind those who serve, active since 1969. Combines direct programs with national advocacy: Operation Purple summer camps and family retreats for military kids and families, military spouse scholarships and career grants, and sustained policy work on the benefits, healthcare, education, and quality-of-life issues affecting military and veteran families. Often the organization translating family-level concerns into federal policy change. Programs are free or scholarship-based; advocacy is nonpartisan.
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Accountability
- Program expense ratio
- 82% Share of spending that reaches programs rather than overhead.