Special Operations Warrior Foundation
At a glance
- Category
- Health & Wellness
- How it's listed
- Found in our own research. Its site was confirmed live and serving the military community on . That is a check that it exists, not a judgement that it is good.
- Website
- specialops.org
About Special Operations Warrior Foundation
Published by Special Operations Warrior Foundation on their own website. Quoted here in full as they wrote it.
Who We Are
Special Operations Warrior Foundation is a top-rated charitable organization with an enduring promise to the children of fallen Special Operations Personnel and the children of all service members awarded the Medal of Honor.
Our Mission
SOWF provides comprehensive educational funding and advocacy to the children of fallen or widowed Special Operations Personnel and Medal of Honor Recipients to honor their service and sacrifice.
Pictured is the surviving family of U.S. Air Force Major Troy Gilbert, who was KIA in Iraq on 11/27/2006 while supporting Special Operations Command.
Where It All Began
Special Operations Warrior Foundation was founded in 1980 after the daring attempt to rescue 52 American hostages in Iran during Operation Eagle Claw, which ended in the tragic loss of eight servicemen who left behind 17 American children.
A battlefield promise to take care of those 17 children has become the noble mission of the Special Operations Warrior Foundation to educate over 1,200 children.
Our Core Values
Integrity
We hold ourselves, and others,
to consistent standards of
honesty and strong moral
principles.
Stewardship
Transparent fiduciary practices
and fiscal compliance to
optimize resources prudently,
efficiently, and effectively.
Commitment
Deliver our best daily and
remain faithful to our mission.
Compassion
Proactively address each
student’s unique educational
needs.
A Message from SOWF Graduate, Taniya Wright
Taniya Wright lost her father, US Army Staff Sergeant James B. Wright, a Green Beret who served with the 10th Special Forces Group Airborne, in 1987 in a training accident. She was four years old.
Taniya graduated in 2006 from the University of South Florida with her bachelor’s degree in Mass Communications, with an emphasis on TV and Broadcasting. She is now the Morning News Anchor on DC News Now.
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© 2026 Special Operations Warrior Foundation
The Special Operations Warrior Foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt, national non-profit charitable foundation.
Our write-up
Special Operations Warrior Foundation is in our directory because we went looking for resources in this category and confirmed theirs is real and serving this community. What you see above is their own description, quoted from their site. We have not yet added our own write-up — the programs, eligibility and military fit that we check ourselves — and we would rather leave that blank than guess at it.
In the meantime, their official site is the authority: specialops.org
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