25th IDA

What 25th IDA does

The 25th Infantry Division Association (d/b/a 25th IDA and Tropic Lightning Association) is a private, membership-based nonprofit veterans' organization founded in 1945 by veterans of the 25th Infantry Division following World War II. It operates as a fellowship, commemoration, and historical preservation society for more than 4,000 current and former soldiers who served with or were attached to the 25th Infantry Division across WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and the Global War on Terror. The organization is governed by elected officers and an executive committee, with the division's Commanding General serving as Honorary President.

The association's core offerings include the quarterly Tropic Lightning Flashes magazine, annual reunions rotating across U.S. locations (returning to Schofield Barracks every five years), educational scholarships for descendants of members, and a memorial program anchored by the 'United by Sacrifice' monument at Schofield Barracks and a duplicate at Fort Moore, Georgia. It maintains a permanent archival collection at the George C. Marshall Foundation in Lexington, Virginia, housing division maps, letters, after-action reports, captured flags, uniforms, photographs, rosters, and combat art. The association is supported by a network of 13+ local chapters nationwide, including Tropic Lightning (Hawaii), Northern and Southern California, Wolfhound Pack, 14th Infantry Regiment, South Atlantic States, and the 25th Division Heritage Society.

Revenue is generated primarily through $25 annual membership dues paid via PayPal or mail-in application, supplemented by tax-deductible donations to multiple funds (Memorial Fund, General Fund, Scholarship, Archives, and Soldier Support) processed through a separate 501(c)(3) entity called the 25th Infantry Division Memorial Fund, Inc. Additional income derives from one-time memorial brick paver sales for the Schofield Barracks courtyard. The technology footprint is limited to a WordPress-based website (www.25thida.org), supplemented by Facebook, Instagram, email communications, and an online guestbook operational since 1998. The organization operates from Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, with a member-elected leadership structure.

Name

25th IDA

Legal name

25th Infantry Division Association

Website

https://25thida.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1945

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The 25th Infantry Division Association (25th IDA) is a nonprofit veterans' organization serving over 4,000 members who served with the 25th Infantry Division across WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and the Global War on Terror. It provides fellowship, scholarships, memorial preservation, and archival services funded by $25 annual dues and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Veterans Association Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (813920), Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Veterans Affairs & Military Family Services (BPAIAHAL)

Keywords

• Veterans association services
• Military membership organization
• Veteran fellowship programs
• Scholarship programs veterans
• Military reunion events

Headquarters

HQ city

Flourtown

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership dues provide recurring revenue. The association sends Tropic Lightning Flashes magazine to members as part of membership benefits.
2. Donations: The association accepts tax-deductible donations through PayPal for various funds including Memorial Fund, General Fund, Scholarship, Archives, and Soldier Support. The Memorial Fund is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
3. Memorial Brick Sales: The association sells engraved brick pavers for the memorial courtyard at Schofield Barracks as a fundraising mechanism. Bricks cost varying amounts and serve as commemorative donations.
4. Lifetime Membership: The association previously offered lifetime memberships though this is under review as part of modernization efforts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The 25th Infantry Division Association is a membership-based nonprofit veterans' organization that fosters fellowship among veterans who served with or were attached to the 25th Infantry Division. It provides annual memberships, publishes the Tropic Lightning Flashes magazine, administers educational scholarships to members' descendants, organizes annual reunions, operates memorial fundraising programs including engraved brick sales, and preserves division history through archives at the George C. Marshall Foundation.

Product overview

The 25th Infantry Division Association (25th IDA) is a membership-based nonprofit veterans' organization, not a product company. It provides membership services, a quarterly publication (Tropic Lightning Flashes magazine), educational scholarships, archival preservation, reunion events, memorial fundraising, and soldier support programs for veterans who served with the 25th Infantry Division (Tropic Lightning).

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Annual Association Membership Annual membership at $25/year providing veterans of the 25th Infantry Division access to Tropic Lightning Flashes magazine, reunion invitations, scholarship eligibility, and fellowship with fellow veterans across 13+ chapters nationwide.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The George C. Marshall FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe 25th Infantry Division Association established its Archive collection at The George C. Marshall Foundation in Lexington, Virginia in the mid-1990s. The collection includes maps, letters, after-action reports, captured flags, uniforms, photographs, rosters, newspapers, combat art, and other materials related to the Division history. The archives are maintained in a climate-controlled vault alongside papers of General George C. Marshall, General George Patton, and General Van Fleet.
• Hawaiian artist Lynn Weiler LivertonminorOthersHawaiian artist Lynn Weiler Liverton was chosen as the sculptor for the 'United by Sacrifice' monument at Schofield Barracks. She designed and sculpted the monument depicting soldiers from WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and the War on Terrorism.
• 25th Infantry Division Memorial Fund, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA separate 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established to raise donations and awareness to honor the Tropic Lightning Division's accomplishments and losses. Completed the Schofield 'United by Sacrifice' Memorial and built a replica at the National Infantry Museum in Columbus, Georgia.
• South Pacific Builders (Bernie Fuller)minorOthersBernie Fuller, owner of South Pacific Builders, donated labor and materials for the concrete base and black sand installation for the memorial brick courtyard at Schofield Barracks as a tribute to the Soldiers of the Division.
• Project Compassion (Kaziah Hancock)minorOthersKaziah Hancock, an artist based in Utah, created Project Compassion which provides oil paintings of fallen soldiers to their families at no charge. Her gallery contains portraits of several Tropic Lightning soldiers from the War on Terrorism.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• American Legion: The American Legion is the largest U.S. wartime veterans service organization with millions of members across all branches and eras. While it provides overlapping fellowship, advocacy, and community benefits, it is a much broader incumbent compared to the 25th IDA's division-specific niche.
• Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW): The VFW is a major congressionally chartered veterans service organization with hundreds of thousands of members. It offers fellowship, advocacy, and community programs that overlap with the 25th IDA's mission, but at a vastly broader scale and across all branches and conflicts.

Direct peers

• 82nd Airborne Division Association: The 82nd Airborne Division Association serves airborne veterans of the 82nd Division with membership, reunions, and historical preservation. Its organizational structure and member services closely mirror those of the 25th IDA.
• 101st Airborne Division Association: The 101st Airborne Division Association (Screaming Eagles) runs a parallel model of dues-funded membership, annual reunions, and division heritage preservation for veterans of the 101st Airborne. Comparable in scale and mission to the 25th IDA.
• 1st Cavalry Division Association: The 1st Cavalry Division Association is a membership-based veterans organization for First Team veterans, offering reunions, a magazine, and division history preservation. Directly comparable to the 25th IDA in structure and mission.
• 1st Infantry Division Association: The 1st Infantry Division Association is a veterans membership organization for soldiers who served with the 1st Infantry Division (Big Red One). It operates the same model of annual dues, reunions, publications, scholarships, and memorials, making it the most directly comparable peer to the 25th IDA.
• 3rd Infantry Division Society: The 3rd Infantry Division Society (Marne Division) supports veterans of the 3rd ID through membership, reunions, and division heritage activities. Operates the same division-specific membership association model as the 25th IDA.
• 4th Infantry Division Association: The 4th Infantry Division Association serves Ivy Division veterans with membership, reunions, and historical content. It operates with the same nonprofit membership model and veteran community focus as the 25th IDA.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/25thida
• Instagraminstagram.com/25thida
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/25th-infantry-division-association

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

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