VeteranShield.org, Inc., is a nonprofit public trust and Guardianship.  Acting in close alliance with our licensed or affiliated corporate partners, our active volunteers, and our membership, we work to develop and deliver truly unique remembrance products and perpetual support services specifically designed to increase the public recognition, commemoration, memory preservation, and appreciation of U.S. Military Veterans within their home communities.  Our incomparable Mission of Public Remembrance is focused primarily on the promotion and everlasting furtherance of the nationwide VeteranShield Project, in strict accordance with our core beliefs and long-term goals.  To accomplish our mission, we operate a peerless entrepreneurial nonprofit business model that functions as a "connected collective" of caring and patriotic U.S. citizens (i.e., our participating members and volunteers), who work together across our nation.  A nonpartisan and nonsectarian 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, VeteranShield.org is funded by individual donations and pledges, foundation and corporate sponsorships, fees and contributions for services, and sales of ancillary products.

    THE VETERANSHIELD.ORG WEB SITE IS NOT ENDORSED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.  The VeteranShield.org Web site and The VeteranShield Project have not been approved or endorsed by the United States Federal Government, Department of Defense, any military service branch, or any agency thereof.  The products, services, and information offered by the VeteranShield.org Web site are not being made or provided by any agency of the United States Federal Government, or any other local, state, or foreign government.  Our organization receives absolutely no direct government or military support or aid whatsoever; all specific military-related or funded VeteranShield sponsorships, if any, are described in full on the Sponsorship page.

    VeteranShield.org was originally conceived and developed between 2005 and 2009 by Mark Withrow, who founded it in honor of his late uncle.  Mr. Withrow conducted the initial product research and Market Analysis; he further provided necessary seed funding, and the development and licensing of his unique IP.  He was later joined by a dedicated community of friends and grassroots supporters from across our nation (the Founders 500), all of whom believe strongly in the importance of The VeteranShield Project.

    The registered VeteranShield trademark and logo, the patent-pending VeteranShield product, design, program and business model, the copyrighted contents and structure of the VeteranShield Project and this website, and all associated programs, features, and usage, are licensed exclusively to VeteranShield.org, which was established as a not-for-profit California Public Benefit Corporation on March 9th, 2007.  Our Employer Identification Number (EIN) and tax ID number is 20-8672417.

    Our organization applied for IRS recognition as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit entity on April 23rd, 2008.

    Mark Withrow is the Founder and acting Executive Director; Co-Founder and Treasurer is Danny Robinson.  Professional association management services will be provided on a contract basis by Bobrow & Associates.  Legal services will be provided through the offices of The Tech Law Group.

    For the latest updated information and news, please visit our founder's blog: "Barbecuing & Memory Sharing", or follow us on Twitter @VeteranShield.