Miles for Military

Name

Miles for Military

Legal name

Miles for Military Incorporated

Website

https://milesformilitary.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Military Family Support Services

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Civic and Social Organizations (8134)

SIC

Air Transportation, Nonscheduled (4522)

akta.pro primary industry

Veterans & Military Family Benefits Administration (BPAIAKAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Veterans Affairs & Military Family Services (BPAIAHAL)

Keywords

• Volunteer exchange program
• Military family support
• Nonprofit flight program
• Community service flights
• Junior enlisted support

Headquarters

HQ city

Boston

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, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: Miles for Military is funded entirely through donations from individuals, corporate sponsorships, foundation grants, and in-kind support. The nonprofit accepts one-time donations, monthly recurring donations, donor-advised fund contributions, wire transfers, and Wyndham Rewards point donations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Miles for Military is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides free round-trip airline tickets (up to $1,000) to active-duty junior enlisted U.S. service members in ranks E-1 through E-4 who complete 25 or more volunteer hours with eligible 501(c)(3) nonprofits, faith-based organizations, community organizations, or on-base programs. The organization books flights directly for approved applicants and operates an online application portal for eligibility verification and a donation platform to fund the program.

Product overview

Miles for Military operates as a single-program nonprofit organization offering a flight award program for active-duty junior enlisted service members (E1-E4). The core product is the Flight Award Program, which provides free round-trip airline tickets to service members who complete 25+ volunteer hours with eligible 501(c)(3) organizations. The organization supplements this with an Online Flight Award Application Portal for eligibility verification and booking, a Donation Platform accepting various payment methods, and an SMS Notification Service for communications. The product architecture is unified around the volunteer-to-flight awarding model, with supporting web-based tools for applications, donations, and service member communication.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Miles for Military Flight Award Program A volunteer-based program that provides one free round-trip airline ticket per year (up to $1,000) to active-duty junior enlisted service members in ranks E-1 through E-4 who complete 25 or more volunteer hours with eligible 501(c)(3) nonprofits, faith-based organizations, community organizations, or on-base programs. The service includes the online application portal for eligibility verification and direct booking of flights by the organization for approved applicants.
• Donation Platform

Quantifiable outcome

• Strengthened family relationships enhance military mission readiness
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• EmpowercoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMiles for Military is proud to partner with Empower, a leading workplace solutions provider and wealth manager, to help junior enlisted service members reconnect with their families while strengthening communities through volunteer service.
• Wyndham RewardscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerWyndham Rewards members can easily transfer and donate their points starting as low as 3,000 points toward Miles for Military on the Wyndham Rewards Charity Platform. This partnership allows loyalty program members to contribute their hotel points to support military homecomings.
• BXPminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMiles for Military is grateful for BXP's partnership, which is helping make more homecomings possible while increasing awareness of the mission across the Boston community.
• 501(c)(3) Nonprofits and Community OrganizationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerService members can volunteer with any 501(c)(3) nonprofit, including USO, Red Cross, United Way, animal shelters, churches, youth sports leagues, and on-base organizations. These partnerships enable the volunteer-for-flight exchange program.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Operation Homefront: Provides critical financial assistance, holiday meals, and emergency support to active-duty military families including travel-related aid. Directly comparable in mission of supporting junior enlisted families through donor-funded community programs.
• Soldiers' Angels: Volunteer-driven nonprofit providing aid, comfort, and resources to active-duty service members, veterans, and their families. Directly comparable in volunteer-led operating model and active-duty family support mission.
• Fisher House Foundation: Provides free temporary lodging near military medical facilities and administers the 'Hero Miles' program which donates airline tickets to wounded/ill service members and families—a direct functional parallel to Miles for Military's flight-award exchange model.
• Semper Fi & America's Fund: Provides immediate financial assistance and ongoing support to injured/ill service members, veterans, and their families. Focused, donor-supported nonprofit similar in scale and operating model to Miles for Military.
• Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society: Official aid society providing financial assistance, educational loans, and emergency support to active-duty sailors, Marines, and families. Directly comparable as a service-branch-focused, benefit-administering military nonprofit.

Emerging players

• Hope For The Warriors: Post-9/11 military nonprofit providing clinical, financial, and community support to wounded warriors and families. Smaller and more specialized than incumbent peers; comparable donor-supported military family services model.

Broad incumbents

• Wounded Warrior Project: Large, established veteran-focused nonprofit offering physical/mental health programs, career support, and long-term care. Operates at materially greater scale but in the same donor-supported military family services category.
• United Service Organizations (USO): Long-established military nonprofit providing a broad portfolio of programs (entertainment, transition support, family services) to service members. Larger and more diversified, but overlaps in supporting junior enlisted families with travel assistance and family connection.
• Armed Services YMCA: Affiliated with the YMCA, providing programs and services to military families including child care, recreation, and family support. Long-standing incumbent in the same military family support category.
• Gary Sinise Foundation: Celebrity-led military support nonprofit supporting service members, veterans, first responders, and families. Comparable donor-supported military family support model with strong brand-led awareness.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/miles4military_
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@milesformilitary8100
• Facebookfacebook.com/milesformilitary
• Instagraminstagram.com/miles_for_military
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/milesformilitary

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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