Information regarding unsolicited gifts to the Department
of Defense following the terrorist attack on the Pentagon on September 11, 2001
This is in
response to public inquiries regarding donations in support of the relief and
recovery efforts in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the Pentagon.
The following organizations have established assistance funds or programs
that may be utilized for this purpose.
1. Monetary
donations for victims and/or their families may be made to one or more of the
relief societies or funds listed below. (NOTE:
All are "501(c)(3)" organizations under the Internal Revenue
Code. As such, contributions may
provide tax benefits as permitted by law for donors who itemize expenses for
income tax reporting purposes).
The
Army Emergency Relief Society
Alexandria,
VA
Contact: Colonel Greg Mason at (703) 325-0463
Internet
web site: http://www.aerhq.org
Name
of Fund: The Pentagon Victims
Fund
The
Navy & Marine Corps Relief Society
Arlington,
VA
Contact: Mr. John Alexander at (703) 696-4904
Internet
web site: http://www.nmcrs.org
Name
of Fund: The Pentagon Assistance
Fund
The
Air Force Aid Society
1745 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 202
Arlington, VA 22202
Internet web site: http://www.asaf.org
Contact: (703) 607-3134
The
Federal Employee Education & Assistance Fund (FEEA), Littleton, CO
Contact: 1-800-323-4140 or (303) 933-7580
Internet
web site: http://www.feea.org
Name
of Fund: The Federal Employee
Education & Assistance Fund
Send
checks to: FEEA World Trade
Center/Pentagon Fund
8441
W. Bowles Avenue, Suite 200,
Littleton,
CO 80123-9501
United
Service Organizations (USO)
1008
Eberle Place, S.E., Suite 301
Washington
Navy Yard, DC 20374-5096
Internet
web site: http://www.uso.org
Contact: 1-800-876-7469
2. Donations
of building equipment and materials: Contact
the Pentagon Renovation/ Emergency Operations Site (PENREN) at (703) 528-9524.
3.
Donations of volunteer services at the emergency site (e.g., rubble removal):
Contact the Arlington County (Virginia) Emergency Operations Center at
(703) 228-7506.
4. Information
Technology Support: Contact
Ms. Gen Loranger at the Network Infrastructure Services Agency –
Pentagon (NISA-P) at (703) 695-3934.
5. Chaplain
Support: Contact Col. Henry Haynes,
Pentagon Chaplain's Office, at
(703) 695-3336.
Additional
information regarding donations may be obtained from the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) Internet website at http://www.fema.gov | 
