Wounded Warrior Project faces tough choices as it rebuilds following controversy

The nonprofit Wounded Warrior Project entered 2016 with a more than $400 million budget and reason to believe its meteoric growth would continue. It ended the year with detrimental losses following a scandal that led to the ouster of its two top executives in March. And while the veterans charity has remained mum on projected 2017 revenue, there is little doubt that donations continue to fall. The question is, by how much. New CEO retired Lt. Gen. Mike Linnington took the helm in July promising transparency as he worked to right the ship. After the organization announced its first restructuring – laying off 15 percent of its 600-member staff – Linnington told news organizations that WWP lost $90-$100 million in revenue. He told Stars and Stripes at the time that he would release exact figures at the end of September, when the fiscal year came to a close.