Fast Facts: IVMF By The Numbers
To date, more than 222,000+ transitioning service members, veterans and military family members, were impacted by IVMF programs. In 2007, when we launched our very first program – before the IVMF was even founded – that number was 17.
Those numbers matter because they speak to our mission, and the commitment of our people, our funders, our partners, and our world-class advisory board to take action to advance and positively impact the post-service lives of this nation’s veterans and their families.
The Why
- Over 200,000 service members and their families are transitioning from the military each year making the need to focus on post-service lives even more critical
- Almost half of transitioned service members said getting socialized to civilian culture was a top challenge after leaving service
- Nearly 75% of transitioned service members indicated employment-related considerations are central to decisions concerning transition
- 55% of service members do not want to pursue careers similar to their military careers
- Nearly 60% of veterans say access to care and navigating services are among their top challenges.
The Who
- Nearly 90 major external funders, including founding partner JPMorgan Chase & Co., as well as Schultz Family Foundation, The Walmart Foundation, Fiserv, USAA, Prudential, Accenture
- Over 100 professional military-connected and civilian staff across the country
- Operating 14 national programs in 9 countries
- Key Public Sector Partners: Department of Defense (DoD), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Department of Labor (DoL), U.S. Military Branches Small Business Administration (SBA), Department of Commerce, US Military Branches, and many state and local partners
- Supported by a world-class advisory board and public and private partners
The What
- Delivering national programs empowering transitioning service members, veterans and their families to thrive post-service
- Delivering no-cost career and entrepreneurship training
- Working with communities to enhance service-delivery for veterans and their families by creating and implementing collaborative models designed to meet the unique needs of each community
- Producing actionable, applied research, analytics and evaluation, that delivers insights and contributes to national policy discussions focused on empowering veterans and their families
- Leveraging Syracuse University’s historic commitment to serving veterans and their families
Research, Evaluation, Policy
1,750+
Research Productivity Total Since 2011
126+
Publications & Reports
141+
Presentations & Key Engagements
Digital Library
Accessed by 92 Countries
VA was top 3 Utilization
Over 9,000 Downloads
Entrepreneurship
Average Annual Revenue
Entrepreneurship graduates in business today:
V-WISE
26 Programs
3,700+ Graduates to date
EBV
9 Consortium Universities
2,800+ Participants to date
Boots to Business
78,000+ Participants to date
Community Services
25 leading veteran organizations & government agencies
Representing 15 States and the District of Columbia
5 technical assistance / strategic guidance projects for 4 communities
Community of Practice
550+ total engagements
25+ communities (thousands of providers)
$5.8M raised by CoP through Fox Grant funding
Career Training
Onward to Opportunity
89,000+
Reached
40+
Certifications
800+
Resource Partners
Veterans in Politics and Civic Engagement
212+
Graduates
25+
Currently Elected
Resources
Coalition of Veteran-Owned Business (CVOB)
29
Corporate Partners
37,500+
Linked VOBS
Center of Excellence for veteran Entrepreneurship (COE)
Fiserv, Founding Partner
500+ Businesses Represented
Alumni
10,000+
Connections
390+
VetNet Webinars
45+
Resource Partners