PeopleFund Headquarters: Multiple Locations in Texas peoplefund.org
Gary “Lucky” Lindner ’69 President and CEO
About Us
PeopleFund is a Texas registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that serves the state of Texas. Corporate offices are in Austin, with offices in five other cities in Texas. The core mission is loan capital and business services for Texas businesses that lack access to traditional banking services. Minority, women, and veterans businesses are among those served by PeopleFund. Over half of PeopleFund loans are to startup businesses and other nonprofits. PeopleFund is the premier nonprofit lender to Texas veteran owned businesses through its PeopleVET program. PeopleVET is a business training program, and graduates have the opportunity to obtain loans for up to $350,000 at a 5 percent fixed interest rate. Lindner has been involved in nonprofit lending for over a decade, and is credited with arranging almost 6,000 business loans. He is highly regarded as a nonprofit turnaround executive with exceptional results in restructuring, geographic expansion, social and economic impact.
Reno Citizen Non-Profit Watchdog Headquarters: Reno, Nevada renocitizen.com/nonprofit.htm
Denis Sam Dehne ’62 Founder
About Us
This one-person nonprofit operation has had astounding success in rehabilitating and benefiting Reno and its citizens since 1994. Dehne is one of the most recognized and respected names in Reno. The organization has accumulated a substantial amount of unique knowledge and expertise by attending and testifying at 99.7% of the Reno area government meetings during the past two decades. He has official video recordings of almost all of the more than 5,000 testimonies. Hundreds of vital testimonies can be accessed at the Renocitizen website below. Dehne has been credited with multiple achievements; many of which are briefly listed on this dedicated website.
Wounded Warrior USA Headquarters: Monument, Colorado woundedwarriorusa.com
Larry L. Sharrar ’72 Vice-President for Strategic Planning
About Us
Wounded Warrior USA is a Colorado based nonprofit organization (501(c)(3). The organization offers fishing trips and family focused outdoor activities to Active Duty Wounded Warriors and Gold Star Families. The organization strives to activate civilian support for these individuals and their families as they rehabilitate from their combat and health issues. Resources to conduct the activities of the organization are from fishing product companies, private donations, and fundraising events. WWUSA pays no salaries and rents no office space. Everyone involved is an unpaid volunteer and donates their time to insure that donations are used for events supporting our Active Duty Wounded Warriors here in Colorado.
Checkpoints · September 2015