Support New Hampshire's Veterans and the organizations serving them

On November 10, Mission 4 Veterans brings New Hampshire together for a one-day statewide radio fundraiser. All money raised through Mission 4 Veterans goes to support veterans in New Hampshire.

SWAM has backed Veteran organizations since 2017.
It raises money to strengthen the organizations that serve, support and honor our veterans and their families.

SWAM works with more than 75 Veteran service organizations.
State, federal and community partners work alongside them, so your gift reaches groups already doing the work.

At $25 a month you join Team SWAM.
Members get early an official SWAM membership card, an exclusive SWAM challenge coin, 10% off SWAM gear, and an annual membership appreciation gift.

How SWAM brings New Hampshire's Veteran network together

Supporting veterans takes collaboration. SWAM connects the people and organizations serving veterans so they can meet needs across New Hampshire together.

All year
SWAM works closely with more than 75 Veteran service organizations across New Hampshire, along with state, federal and community partners.

The VSO Summit
Organizations, government leaders and community partners meet to share information, discuss the challenges facing New Hampshire Veterans and find ways to work together. The 6th annual Summit in Portsmouth drew more than 60 of them.

Every month
Your gift comes in, so the committee knows how much it can count on when it divides the money.

Grant season
Veteran organizations apply between July 1 and September 30. SWAM's Grant Committee weighs need, capacity and impact on veterans, then announces grants in the fall.

What SWAM funding helps support

SWAM funds organizations already doing critical work for Veterans across New Hampshire.

Why a monthly gift does more

The same total over a year reaches veterans more reliably when it arrives a little at a time.

SWAM can plan around it.
Monthly gifts give SWAM steady money to grant, so it can commit to the organizations that apply each year.

Programs can plan too.
Retreats, shelter beds and service dog training are scheduled months ahead. Predictable support makes that easier.

A monthly gift is easy to keep up.
A small amount each month fits a budget that a single large gift may not, and you can change or cancel it any time.

What SWAM grants have done for Veterans

The organizations your gift supports provide shelter, retreats, scholarships and service dogs.

The organizations your gift supports

See every organization SWAM funds

One monthly gift reaches Veterans through many organizations

SWAM grants money to veteran service organizations that provide service dogs, housing, retreats and mental health care. A grant committee reviews every application for need, capacity and impact, so your gift goes where it can help most.

Join Team SWAM

Every monthly donor at $25 or more is a member of Team SWAM. Team SWAM is how SWAM thanks the people who keep its grants steady and how you see what your gift does.

Early access to events and 10% off gear

Members get early access to tickets for every ticketed SWAM event and 10% off all SWAM merchandise.

Members get SWAM's quarterly newsletter on what SWAM and the organizations it funds are doing.

Quarterly updates

One-year anniversary gift box

Stay on the team for a year and SWAM sends you a gift box to mark it.

Questions about giving

  • Veteran service organizations apply for a SWAM grant each year between July 1 and September 30. SWAM's Grant Committee reviews every application for mission alignment, demonstrated need, organizational capacity and potential impact on the veteran community, and recipients are announced in the fall.

    SWAM also hosts an annual VSO Summit that brings veteran organizations, the VA and local leaders into one room to find gaps in care. The current focus is mental health and reducing veteran suicide. SWAM funds retreats that bring veterans together and as many service dogs as it can. See the 2025 grant recipients.

  • SWAM is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, so gifts are generally tax deductible. Keep your confirmation email for your records.

  • Yes. Email info@swam.org and we will change or cancel it.

  • Companies usually match at 1:1, and some at 2:1, 3:1 or 4:1. Contact SWAM to find out whether your employer will.

  • Yes. Make checks payable to Swimming With A Mission, Inc. and mail them to 1 Hardy Road #127, Bedford, NH 03110. You can also give through Venmo at @swimwithamission, or use a donor-advised fund or stock transfer from swam.org/donate.

One Day. One Mission.

Help support the veterans who served our country and the organizations serving them right here in New Hampshire. Monthly gifts of $25 or more join Team SWAM.