Supporting  America's Troops  in Combat


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 to
 US Troop Support Foundation


Last updated   March 7th, 2010

We keep our web site updated. Please visit often for new pictures, letters,  information on how to help, and information on what we are doing and not doing  AND  WHY!

We  are thrilled to announce a new Major  Change and  Event!!!!
US Troop Support Foundation has recently
started a new Chapter in Texas.
 We will be doing some revamping of our web site.
We will be announcing  events and showing what our wonderful group in TX is doing.
Please 
be patient with us as we get this done.
USTSF has not changed, just grown !


US TROOP SUPPORT FOUNDATION
is a non profit  
NON POLITICAL  Grass Roots 501 (c) (3) foundation started in Jan 2003 by the Parents of a young Marine deploying . Initially
a small group of friends and family, then to a foundation parented by NHF,  then  in 2006, to a Foundation of it's own. 
Starting with 187  US MARINES  in 2003. 

US Troop Support Foundation continues to grow.  Supporting all branches, USTSF has sent out  over 200,000 care packages.


US Troop Support Foundation has supported more than 200,000  troops  care packages since it began  in 2003.  Sending care packages, letters, phone cards  and emails.
US Troop Support Foundation not only assists  combat troops, but also assists families of combat troops in emergency situations  when funds are available.

Family assistance is  done more  as a "go between". After  verification of a problem, we try our best to help find a solution and the right people to help  fix it. If it is for financial assistance, we provide what ever is possible
in the way of direct pay to the debt. We do not
give cash financial assistance to families. 

We do not have grants available for education assistance.

We do not have funds  for luxury items such as swimming pools  in  troops private yards.

 We will forward appropriate letters and cards of support  from Churches , schools and  general public. We DO NOT  allow  anyone to use USTS  as a dating service  or "HOOK UP"   for our troops.  We will not forward anything  that may be used in any way to seduce or  alarm our troops  or their families!
Please understand  families and troops  have enough stress  to endure. They do not need any added  to it.


US Troop Support Foundation is made up of all volunteers!  Most of our volunteers  are parents & grandparents   of troops &  former military. We do accept  other volunteers. We want all caring folks that really  want to help to be volunteers. We do not give all volunteers  troops  info. Troops info is kept  private and secured within  the  hands of founders  and a few KEY  volunteers.

NO ONE GETS PAID!
We are all volunteers !!!!!!!

We keep more than 99%  going
 to the cause!

It is impossible to keep 100% going to the
cause.   We must pay Secretary of State fees .  We also spend a very small amount on booth fees  and other fees for fund raisers  to benefit our troops, and a very minimal amount on office expense.


Our IRS Form 990 's  for 2006  and
  2007 is available for  public viewing .  Please scroll down  this page to
see both of them. 

In 2008 we still kept over 99%  going to the cause!

To make a donation please click
on any one of the  donation or
Pay pal  on the bottom of our pages.
All links are secure sites.
You can make a donation
by credit card or electronic
 check on all  of these links! If you encounter a problem, please check
 your security settings  or  fire walls.
If you need help please call Linda at
816-224-4729.

To add a spouse, friend, or loved one serving in a  combat area, please
 click on the ustsassistance link 
below and send an email to Linda.
Please include  their name, rank,
branch, address, and expected due
date to return home.

We use mostly Large flat rate boxes
to mail to our troops. 

As of Jan 4th, 2010   the cost to mail a large flat rate to  APO and FPO   addresses increased to $12.50.

Some items do not fit in flat
 rate boxes. In these cases
 we are forced to pay per pound
 and size. Postage gets very
expensive.
We know there are alot of scams
 out in the world and we gladly
accept stamps to help mail instead of cash. We also hold adopt a box  fund raiser's. Please see our up coming
events  page for info on those.


USTSASSISTANCE@AOL.com

Please visit our up coming events page  ( click on the link on the left of this page on the page links) to see where we will be and things we will be doing, as well as  things others are doing for us !  We update this often , adding new events, and deleting old events. Please visit often !

 

 

 

 


 We will no longer be listed with America Supports You, a DOD   site.

America Supports You was under investigation and found  to have misaprropriated  more than 9 million dollars in funds. WE  DO NOT WANT TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH ANYONE that would do that to our Troops!  Please copy and paste the following link  and read  the news article on this. 

 We tried for 6 months to contact someone, anyone , at ASY  to see what was going on and could get no contact. More than 6 months later they reorganized and contacted us.   This is not satisfactory !  WE CHOSE TO DROP  OFF THEIR LIST ! 

   If you would like a hard copy of our  IRS 990  Please contact
 Linda at 816-224-4729. 
We will be more than happy to supply it .



We are listed on KC BBB  web site. We meet all but one standard  of the BBB.  Our Accounting is done by a CPA ( outside of our  volunteers)  who donates  his time.  The  BBB  also requires an independent  audit. These cost about  $4000 and up. We choose to use that money on our troops.
We are a public foundation and our 990  is open to the public and posted online below! We keep the  last 3 years  posted here. We will also gladly provide a hard copy to anyone who asks , free of charge !
 

 Note : 990  forms   are normally completed and posted by May of the following year.   Our goal is to keep over 99% always going to the cause!

Our 2006   Form 990  
 

 

 

 




Our 2007   Form 990  
(Still keeping more than 99%  going to the cause!)

 








2008  IRS  Form 990 



You  may  donate on line  by going to the bottom of any of our web pages and clicking on the donation link!





No personally identifiable information is collected from USTSF's website.



 

   

Mailing  address : 

US TROOP SUPPORT FOUNDATION
PO BOX 782
BLue Springs, MO 64013

You may contact US TROOP SUPPORT FOUNDATION  by email at
ustsassistance@aol.com
or by phone at 816-224-4729

Thank you for supporting our Troops !