Project Recover & Legions Undersea Services
Project Recover and Legion Undersea Services are working collaboratively to find and repatriate Americans missing in action since World War II, especially those who went missing underwater.
The philanthropic-private team, Project Recover of Woodland, California, and Legion Undersea Services of Windermere, Florida, use 21st century science and technology to give closure to both the families of these often long-time missing soldiers as well as a grateful nation.
2019 Contributions Received from Private Sources
$3,048,812
2019 Net Assets
$689,077
Their work is frequently perilous and requires great precision and military know-how to execute. The Legion Undersea team consists of long-time deep-sea divers with decades of service in the United States Navy.
2019 Salaries
$156,364 for 2 employees
(approximately 5.1% of funds raised annually)
The team’s current focus is on: 1) locating and recovering missing American service personnel; and, 2) educating a diversity of audiences in science, technology, history, leadership, public services and diplomacy through their recovery projects where possible.
Current Board & Volunteers
5 Board Members (all outside)
12 Volunteers
President & CEO
Derek Abbey, Ph.D.
The obvious immediate challenge for the Project Recover/Legion Undersea Services team is to keep finding them and keep educating Americans on the need to continue the recovery effort:
Generosity Assessment: This project is near-and-dear to those who share a military background or appreciation as to what it means to always bring missing Americans home. This team has done a lot with a little since 2003 and we believe Project Recover, with the assist from Legion Undersea Services, is a great candidate for support from:
Principal Gifts
Major Gifts
Program Related Investments
Public-Private-Philanthropic Partnerships
Special Events
Direct Mail & Peer-to-Peer Fundraising
For more information on Project Recover or to make a donation, please visit their web site at:
For more information on Legion Undersea Services, please visit their web site at:
Special thanks to Tom Breslin and 3-time Emmy Award-winning videographer John Mcelvain at Gate Seven Creative Studios, a team we work closely with as well, for bringing this story to our attention. Incredible!