The Cardinals are proud to support the brave men and women of our nation's military. We recognize the immense commitment it takes to serve, and we honor the resilience and strength shown by service members and their families. The team provides support and recognition through a variety of initiatives.
Each year, in honor of Veterans Day, Cardinals Care provides grants to support local non-profit organizations that serve veterans and active military members.
The 2025 Veterans Day Grant Recipients are:
Dogs For Our Brave provides professionally trained service dogs at no cost to wounded Veterans who have honorably served the country. Dogs are trained as PTS, emotional support service dogs and to serve the mobility needs of wounded Veterans.
Grant dollars will provide dog and training supplies that support Veterans.
Got Your Six Support Dogs is committed to providing specialized service dogs to Veterans and first-responders suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and/or sexual trauma. Their mission is to help these men and women regain their lives through the healing power of dogs.
Grant dollars will support food and grooming expenses to support the dogs that will be assigned to Veterans.
Missouri Veterans Endeavor provides housing, support in overcoming barriers, and hope to at-risk and homeless Veterans and their families, empowering them to build a brighter future.
Grant dollars will support housing needs of the Veterans served.
RecoVET connects veterans and their families to comprehensive health care services, create sustainable housing opportunities, support career development, and foster lasting social change—empowering them to heal, grow, and thrive.
Grant dollars will support the purchase of a refrigerator for one of RecoVET's transitional homes and food assistance for Veterans.
The Kaufman Fund aids Veterans with life's basic necessities through food, shelter, clothing, medical care, and more. They collaborate to assist Veterans in need through their own programs and other service organizations.
Grant dollars will support The Kaufman Fund’s annual Trees for Vets program.
The Salvation Army Midland Division – St. Louis' Family Haven Shelter Veterans Common Area provides a space for Veterans to unwind, have meals and interact.
Grant dollars will support the purchase of new appliances and furniture in the Veterans Common Area.
Veterans Community Project St. Louis has the long-term goal of preventing and ending Veteran homelessness by providing high-quality and well-developed strategic services that enable Veterans to meet the challenges of day-to-day living, resolve immediate crises, and move toward permanent stability.
Grant funds will support the Veterans Community Project St. Louis Food Pantry.
Past Veterans Day Grant recipients include:
On Veterans Day, Cardinals alumni Scott Terry and Lonnie Maclin visited MOVE for a picnic lunch with veterans and their families.
Cardinals alumni Al Hrabosky and John Costello and members of Team Fredbird joined the Kaufman Fund to greet veterans and hand out trees and Cardinals items donated to military families.
Hosted by the VA St. Louis Center for Development and Civic Engagement and the Women's Veterans Program, the 11th Annual Women Warriors Baby Shower provided expectant mothers with baby swings, tummy time mats, bath seats and Cardinals bears
The Cardinals and Cardinals Care annually engage with partners on service projects to support active military and veterans. These efforts are in partnership with QuikTrip.
The Cardinals and Cardinals Care partnered with the St. Louis Area Foodbank to provide over 5,400 spaghetti meals to military members, veterans and their families facing food insecurity in the region. The 1,300 meal kits included a handwritten thank you note and were assembled by a mix of Cardinals coaches, players, Broadcasters and the Cardinals Family members.
The Cardinals and Cardinals Care partnered with the American Red Cross Missouri & Arkansas Region to source toiletries that Cardinals players, coaches and the Cardinals Family packaged to be delivered to military members at Scott Air Force Base to thank them for their service to our country.
In honor of the 9/11 National Day of Service & Remembrance, the St. Louis Cardinals front office partnered with QuikTrip and Window Nation to help pack over 200,000 meals to be donated to the St. Louis Area Foodbank to support our local community, as part of a larger effort organized by 9/11 Day to pack 9 million meals across the US to help those facing food insecurity nationwide.
Brendan Donovan was selected as a finalist for the 2024 Bob Feller Act of Valor Award, a recognition reserved for MLB players who demonstrate service, commitment, and support of military servicemen and women. Donovan has been a strong supporter of military and veteran related programs, collaborated with the Red, White and Blue Foundation to raise funds and took an active role in promoting the Veterans Community Project.
In June, the Cardinals hosted the 66th annual St. Louis Cardinal Company induction ceremony at Busch Stadium. For 66 years, Cardinal Companies have distinguished themselves in recruit training, graduating with distinct honors.
