Charity Navigator Drops Wounded Warrior Project From Watch List

After eight months of scrutiny, Wounded Warrior Project's effort to rebuild its reputation in the nonprofit community got a big boost when a major charity watchdog group removed the veterans charity from its watch list.

Charity Navigator, known for its independent review of nonprofits across the country, added Wounded Warrior Project to its watch list in January 2016 after news outlets began reporting on whistleblower claims of questionable spending by the veteran’s nonprofit headquartered in Jacksonville.

Last month, Charity Navigator changed its grading system from a watch list and donor advisory to an all new advisory system. That new system placed Wounded Warrior Project on a “Low Concern CN Advisory,” and that designation was removed this month.