Dixon Center for Military and Veterans Services (the Center) is on track to reach our budget for FY26 which reflects a 12% growth from FY25. This is due to the unwavering support of our funders and donors.  

Our development strategy and activities are centered on the relationships of our current partners and donors. Just in the last 3 months, we have distributed our 2025 annual report, convened with our Command Council, sent gifts to over 20 donors, provided reports or updates to our seven largest funders and submitted or closed four grant renewals.  

Yet, we are diligent and committed to continued growth. Our vision to be the resource of choice for buildingcapacity nationally and locally that makes the lives of our veterans and their families better also requires actively seeking new opportunities. Our pipeline of “dreams,” as we call it, that gets us closer to this vision is three times the size of our FY26 budget. In the last 3 months, we have had ten meetings specific to new funding opportunities which have led to three proposal submissions.  

Dreaming big is a fun part of the process. Being strategic in working our pipeline is where the dreams are realized.