MarineParents.com, Inc. is a Nonprofit Corporation with Articles of Incorporation filed in the State of Missouri. The organization is governed by an ten-member Board of Directors, and two Advisory Board Members.
The physical office is located in Columbia, Missouri with 18 staff employed at the corporate office. Over 200 volunteers work 500+ cumulative hours each week supporting Marines and their families through online services to the outreach programs including The Care Package Project™ in Columbia, Missouri, Purple Heart Hero Support™ in Bethesda, Maryland, and San Diego, California, Operation Prayers and Letters™ in Columbia, Missouri, and Operation Freedom Ballot™ in Hickory, North Carolina.
MarineParents.com, Inc. is an IRS approved 501(c)(3) public charity. As per the IRS, contributions to a 501(c)(3) public charity are deductible under Section 170 of the Code. IRS recognized public charities are qualified to receive tax deductible bequests, devises, transfers or gifts under Section 2055, 2106 or 2522 of the Code.
Officers:
Tracy Della Vecchia
Founder, President, Executive Director P O Box 1115
Columbia, Missouri 65205
573-303-5500, Ext. 120
Myrna Kelly
Treasurer Sedalia, Missouri
Barb Patterson Vice President, Director of Outreach Programs & Personnel Richland, Michigan, Ext. 101
Board Members:
Luigi Della Vecchia Director of Information Technology Columbia, Missouri, Ext. 122
Sandy Robinson Director of Online Support Services Elburn, Illinois, Ext. 100
Laura Fly Director of Community Relations Lathrop, Missouri, Ext. 115
Ken Geel Director of Accounting Columbia, Missouri
Julie Arca Director of Communications & Information Services Castro Valley, California
Mike Murphy Director of Development Chesterfield, Missouri, Ext. 141
Advisory Board Members:
Colonel Bryan P. McCoy United States Marine Corps
Florida
Lt. Carey H. Cash United States Navy
Massachusetts
Tracy Della Vecchia Founder and Executive Director
Colonel Bryan P. McCoy
Lt. Carey H. Cash
