Mission, Vision and Values
40th Anniversary Messages from our Gold Star Families

Mission
The Special Operations Warrior Foundation’s enduring promise to America’s Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps Special Operations personnel is to:
(1) Ensure full financial assistance for post-secondary education from an accredited two or four-year college, university, technical or trade school, as well as educational counseling, preschool grants, private tutoring, college planning and career transition programs to the surviving children of Special Operations personnel who lose their lives in the line-of-duty and the children of all Medal of Honor recipients.
(2) Provide immediate financial grants to severely wounded, ill, and injured Special Operations personnel who require hospitalization.
Vision
Ensure full post-secondary educational support to surviving children of special operations personnel and immediate financial assistance to severely wounded special operations personnel ~ today and in the future.


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.

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