Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation

What Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation does

The Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation is the fundraising and operational arm of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit chartered by the U.S. Congress in 1958 (with the supporting Foundation established in 1999) to support Medal of Honor Recipients and preserve their legacy. The Foundation operates entirely on private philanthropy — no government funding is received — and supports programs across education, outreach, and Recipient services from its headquarters aboard the USS Yorktown at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.

Its core product surface is the Character Development Program (CDP), a free K-12 character education curriculum built on six values — courage, commitment, integrity, sacrifice, citizenship, and patriotism — drawn from Medal of Honor Recipient stories. The CDP includes elementary and secondary lesson plans, free in-person and online educator training, the Path to Honor interactive digital platform (18 video-based modules for middle and high school students with Google sign-in and completion certificates), and the Medal of Honor Living History Archive of 140+ recorded oral histories. Supporting offerings include the Medal of Honor Museum (reopened May 2024 after renovation), a searchable database of all 3,536 Recipients, the Citizen Honors Awards program, the Archives & Research Collection, and the Recipient Outreach Program enabling schools and communities to request Recipient visits.

Revenue mechanics center on a five-tiered corporate mission partnership program (Elite $500K+ down to Oak $25K–$49K), individual donations, memorial and recurring gifts, securities and planned giving, and matching gifts through employers. Distribution is multi-channel and self-serve: a free online portal (cmohs.org and cmohedu.org), in-person educator workshops nationwide, the physical Museum at Patriots Point, and direct school outreach via 65 living Recipients serving as ambassadors. Customer segments are primarily K-12 educators, students, and homeschool families (operational users) and corporate mission partners plus high-net-worth individual donors (revenue users).

Name

Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation

Legal name

Congressional Medal of Honor Society

Website

https://cmohs.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1958

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation is the 501(c)(3) nonprofit, chartered by Congress in 1958, that supports Medal of Honor Recipients and delivers free K-12 character education curriculum and digital learning tools to American schools, educators, and students through private philanthropy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Character Education Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Services (611), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Civic, Citizenship & Community Engagement Education (EDAAAEAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Advancement Services & Donor Operations (CRM, Gift Processing, Stewardship) (EDALAOAD), Community Service & Service-Learning Programs (School-Run) (EDAJAJAI)

Keywords

• Character education curriculum
• K12 educational programs
• Military heritage preservation
• Veteran outreach services
• Nonprofit educational services

Headquarters

HQ city

Mount Pleasant

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Tax-deductible charitable contributions from individuals supporting the Foundation's mission to preserve Medal of Honor legacy and fund education programs
2. Corporate Mission Partnerships: Five-tiered corporate partnership program (Elite $500K+, Gold $250K-$499K, Silver $100K-$249K, Bronze $50K-$99K, Oak $25K-$49K) with various recognition benefits
3. Memorial and Recurring Gifts: Memorial gifts to honor deceased individuals, recurring monthly gifts, matching gifts through employers, and Donor Advised Fund contributions
4. Securities and Planned Gifts: Gifts of securities and planned giving options for long-term supporter engagement

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation delivers free K-12 character education through the Character Development Program (CDP) and Path to Honor interactive platform, which use Medal of Honor Recipient stories to teach six core values. It also operates the Medal of Honor Museum at Patriots Point, a searchable Recipient Database, the annual Citizen Honors Awards program, and a Recipient Outreach program connecting living Recipients with schools and communities.

Product overview

The Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation operates a unified portfolio of educational programs centered on preserving the Medal of Honor legacy and teaching its core values. The primary offerings include the Medal of Honor Character Development Program (CDP) for K-12 character education with free lesson plans, Path to Honor for interactive middle/high school learning, the Medal of Honor Museum at Patriots Point, the searchable Recipient Database of all 3,536 recipients, and the Citizen Honors Awards recognizing civilian heroism. Supporting modules include in-person and online educator training, an educator login portal, elementary and secondary lesson libraries, archives and research collections, and the Recipient Outreach Program. The Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit chartered by Congress in 1958 that receives no government funding.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Medal of Honor Character Development Program (CDP)
• Path to Honor

Quantifiable outcome

• Nine in ten Americans (91%) believe there are challenges to youth being able to learn values and character traits today, indicating strong market demand for the Character Development Program
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• GM Defense LLC (subsidiary of General Motors)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 October 2025Strategic partnership announced at the 2025 AUSA Annual Meeting & Exposition to advance warfighter readiness and inspire citizenship. GM Defense and the Medal of Honor Foundation collaborate on initiatives highlighting valor and innovation, including the first-ever public auction of the Infantry Squad Vehicle-Utility (ISV-U) at Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach, which raised $1 million for the Foundation.
• American AirlinesflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 March 2025Key sponsor of Medal of Honor March 2025 and annual partner delivering Recipients to national events. American Airlines operates the specially designed Flagship Valor Airbus A321 as a tribute to Medal of Honor Recipients, having delivered them to the 2025 Presidential Inauguration and Circle of Honor Dinner at NYSE.
• Patriots Point Naval & Maritime MuseumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHome to the USS Yorktown where the Congressional Medal of Honor Society headquarters and Medal of Honor Museum are located. The museum reopened in May 2024 after renovation and is part of the overall Patriots Point experience.
• American Battlefield TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration since 2018 on the Medal of Honor Valor Trail initiative, tying Recipient stories to historical battlefield locations. Joint video production featuring Recipients visiting battlefields.
• National Medal of Honor Center for LeadershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocated at Patriots Point, the Center works to develop leadership programs leveraging Medal of Honor values and Recipient expertise.
• Fisher House FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization supporting military families; Fisher House builds comfort homes for military and veteran families near medical facilities.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• USO (United Service Organizations): Congressionally-chartered military service member support nonprofit with much larger scale and donor base. Comparable as a peer membership-style military nonprofit that provides programming to service members and families, but operates across a broader mission beyond character education.
• Wounded Warrior Project: Large veteran-focused nonprofit providing programs and advocacy for wounded veterans. Comparable as a peer military nonprofit relying on private philanthropy with multi-tier donor programs, but focused on post-service support rather than legacy/education.
• Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum: Military museum in New York City located aboard the USS Intrepid, similar to CMOHF's museum aboard USS Yorktown. Comparable as a peer military museum with educational programming and donor-funded operations, but urban, larger scale, and ticketing-oriented.

Emerging players

• CharacterStrong: Commercial K-12 SEL and character education curriculum provider selling to schools and districts. Comparable as a competitor for the same teacher/district budget and SEL time, though CMOHF is free and CharacterStrong is paid, creating a freemium competitive dynamic.
• Team Rubicon: Veteran-led disaster response nonprofit that has begun education and community engagement programs. Comparable as a peer veteran-led nonprofit that channels service member credibility into community outcomes, but focused on disaster response rather than character education.
• Student Veterans of America: Higher education-focused veteran support nonprofit with chapters on college campuses. Comparable as a peer veteran-to-youth engagement nonprofit, but focused on post-secondary transition rather than K-12 character development.

Direct peers

• Fisher House Foundation: Military family support nonprofit listed as a CMOHF partner organization. Comparable as a peer military support nonprofit with values-aligned donor base and corporate partnerships, though focused on housing/medical support rather than education.
• American Battlefield Trust: Heritage nonprofit that has partnered with CMOHF on the Medal of Honor Valor Trail since 2018. Comparable as a peer military history nonprofit that connects physical sites to soldier stories, with similar donor and educational programming model.
• Character.org: National nonprofit that promotes character education in K-12 schools through the Schools of Character program and similar free/affordable curriculum. Most directly comparable to CMOHF's Character Development Program in mission, customer base (teachers and districts), and freemium model.
• National WWII Museum: Military history museum and educational institution in New Orleans focused on preserving WWII veteran stories and educating K-12 students. Comparable as a peer military museum + K-12 educational programming nonprofit, though larger in scale and ticketing revenue.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CMOH_Society
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCUMP3E9zxKDzAilMt-tLqqA/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/CMOHSociety
• Instagraminstagram.com/medalofhonorcdp/?hl=en
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/medalofhonorsociety

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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