Joe Walsh Announces $600,000 in Grants for Kansas Vets & Students with Proceeds From VetsAid 2025

Wichita, Kansas – Today VetsAid, Joe Walsh's national 501(c)3 non-profit, announced the disbursement of $600,000 in grants to veterans services organizations based in Kansas or with operations on the ground in Kansas as well as a grant to the Wichita State University Choral Activities Fund. The funds were raised from the 9th annual concert event which took place on November 15, 2025 at INTRUST Bank Arena and featured a once-in-a-lifetime bill with performances by Walsh and Jimmy Webb, Nathaniel Rateliff, Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks, Vince Gill, Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen and The Wichita State University Concert Chorale.

VetsAid divided the proceeds from the 2025 concert event into various sized grants and all recipients were chosen by Walsh and the VetsAid board after a rigorous application process. Grant recipients were selected and announced just before the concert event last November. The disbursements are as follows:

$80,000 – Travis Manion Foundation – Travis Manion Foundation (TMF) unites communities to strengthen our nation by empowering veterans and families of fallen heroes to develop character in future generations.

$80,000 – Children of Fallen Patriots – Providing college scholarships and educational counseling to military children in Southern California who have lost a parent in the line of duty.

$80,000 – Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Foundation – Kansas/Missouri – The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is a nonprofit veterans service organization comprised of eligible veterans and military service members from the active, guard and reserve forces.

$80,000 – Our Military Kids - Our Military Kids® is a national nonprofit offering extracurricular activity awards to children and teens ages 1-18 of deployed National Guard, deployed reserve or veterans and service members of any branch receiving care for post-9/11 combat-related injuries or illnesses.

$80,000 – Semper Fi & America’s Fund – Semper Fi & America’s Fund cares for our Nation’s critically wounded, ill and injured service members, veterans and military families. Supporting all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces, we provide one-on-one case management, connection and lifetime support. Today. Tomorrow. Together.

$30,000 – Hire Heroes USA - Hire Heroes USA empowers U.S. military members, veterans and military spouses to succeed in the civilian workforce.

$25,000 – Horses & Heroes, Inc. – Established in 2014, Horses & Heroes, Inc. offers trauma-recovery with the use of Equine Assisted Therapy.

$20,000 – KanVets United – KanVets United is dedicated to providing relief for poor, distressed and underprivileged veterans in the Wichita, Kansas area.

$20,000 – Community Resources Council, Inc. – Together, we are building a brighter future for Topeka and Shawnee County—one partnership, one solution and one strengthened community at a time.

$17,000 – Wichita Police & Fire Foundation – The Wichita Police & Fire Foundation is a community based nonprofit organization focused on building relationships between our police department, fire department and community.

$10,000 – Midwest Battle Buddies – To improve the health and well-being of veterans with PTS, TBI and other disabilities by providing and training service dogs at no cost to the veteran.

$10,000 – WSU – Choral Activities Fund – The WSU Choral Program strives to create a culture of belonging and is open to all students, campus-wide, regardless of major. The choirs aim to cultivate an atmosphere of collegiality where lasting memories and musical experiences can be gained through high artistic standards and the pursuit of excellence.

$5,000 – Rosie’s Snuggle Bunnies Pet Therapy – Rosie the Rabbiter is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides Animal Assisted Interactions with highly socialized bunnies for assisted living/nursing home facilities, hospitals, VA facilities, schools, shelters and crisis locations.

Providing support to organizations that care for America’s veterans as well as their families is deeply personal to Walsh, himself a Gold Star survivor whose father died while on active duty on Okinawa, Japan when Walsh was just 20 months old.

“Wichita was a homecoming for me and a revival for those who joined us on November 15! It was a celebration of the America we strive to be and a celebration of the veterans and their families who bring us closer to that American dream,” Walsh explains. “I’m grateful to my friends who showed up to put on a show for the ages and to the fans who reminded me why I’m proud to be a Wichitan and a Kansan. We’ll see you in 2026 someplace VERY special!”