Thousands of nonprofits have emerged since September 11, 2001, to provide support and fill gaps left by government services.

Nov 11, 2026

Previously: Thousands of nonprofits have emerged since September 11, 2001, to provide support and fill gaps left by government services. [Accurate]: A 2018 report by the Center for a New American Security says a new crop of veterans nonprofits emerged in the years after 9/11. Estimates put the total number of US veteran-serving nonprofits at roughly 40,000 to 45,000, and an analysis of tax filings by the News21 reporting project found that veteran and military charities more than tripled between 2001 and about 2011. Data from the IRS list of tax-exempt groups showing only hundreds of new veteran nonprofits founded after 2001 would prove this verdict wrong.

Now: Thousands of nonprofits have emerged since September 11, 2001, to provide support and fill gaps left by government services. [Unverified]: CNAS documents the emergence and financial growth of a new cohort of veteran-serving nonprofits after 9/11. Its report supports that trend, but a count of all existing veterans organizations does not establish how many were newly founded after September 2001. This review did not establish a complete founding-date count to verify the specific "thousands" assertion. The statement is not shown false.

Separate evidence of a growing sector from the unverified count of newly founded organizations.