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Together, We Are

Uniting Communities to Strengthen America's National Character_

Character Does Matter
Our Greatest Achievements Lie Ahead

We empower veterans and families of fallen heroes to develop character in future generations.

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Why We Serve

"If Not Me, Then Who..."

With a simple but powerful statement, 1stLt Travis Manion, USMC, described the sense of duty felt by service members and their families.

Our Story

Featured Programs

Empowerment Programs

Because everyone deserves to thrive

Our service and leadership expeditions empower veterans and families of fallen heroes to create the foundation for long-term professional and personal growth.

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Character Does Matter

We are building up America's communities

Through character-driven programming, veterans and families of the fallen do more than serve their nation. We empower them to strengthen it, to reshape it, to push our communities to be better versions of ourselves.

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Community Engagement

Real people driving real action

Every year, thousands in the TMF community come together at events across the country to unite communities, share the legacy of character of fallen heroes and spread the “If Not Me, Then Who…” movement.

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01 Empowerment
02 CDM
03 Community

In Communities

We're Hard At Work

  • Character Does Matter

    CDM Mentor Training - El Paso

    Start Time: 4:30pm
    22 - Jul - 2019 Get Involved
  • Character Does Matter

    CDM Mentor Training - El Paso

    Start Time: 4:00pm
    23 - Jul - 2019 Get Involved
  • Local Event

    TMF Social - Boston

    Start Time: 6:30pm
    26 - Jul - 2019 Get Involved
  • Survivor Expedition

    2019 - Alaska Expedition

    Start Time: 8:00am
    03 - Aug - 2019 thru 10-Aug-2019 Get Involved
  • Character Does Matter

    CDM Mentor Training - Fort Worth

    Start Time: 10:00am
    10 - Aug - 2019 Get Involved
  • Character Does Matter

    CDM Mentor Training - Philadelphia

    Start Time: 2:00pm
    13 - Aug - 2019 Get Involved
  • Character Does Matter

    CDM Mentor Training - Houston

    Start Time: 10:00am
    17 - Aug - 2019 Get Involved
  • Character Does Matter

    CDM Mentor Training - San Antonio

    Start Time: 4:30pm
    19 - Aug - 2019 Get Involved
  • Local Event

    TMF Social - New York

    Start Time: 6:30pm
    21 - Aug - 2019 Get Involved
  • 9/11 Heroes Run

    2019 Chicago, IL

    Start Time: 7:30am
    25 - Aug - 2019 Get Involved
  • Character Does Matter

    CDM Mentor Training - San Diego

    Start Time: 1:00pm
    28 - Aug - 2019 Get Involved
  • Local Event

    TMF Local Event - Philadelphia Runner 9/11 Heroes Run Race Party

    Start Time: 6:00pm
    29 - Aug - 2019 Get Involved
  • 9/11 Heroes Run

    2019 Portland, ME

    Start Time: 9:00am
    31 - Aug - 2019 Get Involved
  • 9/11 Heroes Run

    Virtual Runner

    01 - Sep - 2019 thru 01-Nov-2019 Get Involved
  • 9/11 Heroes Run

    2019 Houston, TX

    Start Time: 8:00am
    07 - Sep - 2019 Get Involved
  • 9/11 Heroes Run

    2019 Canton, GA

    Start Time: 8:00am
    07 - Sep - 2019 Get Involved
  • 9/11 Heroes Run

    2019 Virginia Beach, VA

    Start Time: 8:30am
    07 - Sep - 2019 Get Involved
  • 9/11 Heroes Run

    2019 Snohomish, WA

    Start Time: 9:00am
    07 - Sep - 2019 Get Involved
  • 9/11 Heroes Run

    2019 New York, NY

    Start Time: 9:00am
    07 - Sep - 2019 Get Involved
  • 9/11 Heroes Run

    2019 Charleston, SC

    Start Time: 9:00am
    07 - Sep - 2019 Get Involved
  • 9/11 Heroes Run

    2019 Denver, CO

    Start Time: 9:00am
    07 - Sep - 2019 Get Involved
  • 9/11 Heroes Run

    2019 Marshall, TX

    Start Time: 9:00am
    07 - Sep - 2019 Get Involved
  • 9/11 Heroes Run

    2019 Philadelphia, PA

    Start Time: 9:00am
    07 - Sep - 2019 Get Involved
  • 9/11 Heroes Run

    2019 College Station, TX

    Start Time: 9:00am
    07 - Sep - 2019 Get Involved
  • 9/11 Heroes Run

    2019 Fort Knox, KY

    Start Time: 10:00am
    07 - Sep - 2019 Get Involved
  • 9/11 Heroes Run

    2019 Bridgewater, NJ

    Start Time: 10:00am
    07 - Sep - 2019 Get Involved
  • 9/11 Heroes Run

    2019 El Paso, TX

    Start Time: 10:00am
    07 - Sep - 2019 Get Involved
  • 9/11 Heroes Run

    2019 Madisonville, KY

    Start Time: 8:00pm
    07 - Sep - 2019 Get Involved
  • 9/11 Heroes Run

    2019 San Antonio, TX

    Start Time: 8:00am
    08 - Sep - 2019 Get Involved
  • 9/11 Heroes Run

    2019 San Diego, CA

    Start Time: 8:00am
    08 - Sep - 2019 Get Involved
  • 9/11 Heroes Run

    2019 Charlotte, NC

    Start Time: 8:30am
    08 - Sep - 2019 Get Involved
  • 9/11 Heroes Run

    2019 Bangor, ME

    Start Time: 9:00am
    08 - Sep - 2019 Get Involved
  • 9/11 Heroes Run

    2019 Huntington, NY

    Start Time: 9:00am
    08 - Sep - 2019 Get Involved
  • 9/11 Heroes Run

    2019 Pennsauken, NJ

    Start Time: 9:11am
    08 - Sep - 2019 Get Involved
  • 9/11 Heroes Run

    2019 Great Falls, MT

    Start Time: 10:00am
    08 - Sep - 2019 Get Involved
  • 9/11 Heroes Run

    2019 Pittsburgh, PA

    Start Time: 11:00am
    08 - Sep - 2019 Get Involved
  • 9/11 Heroes Run

    2019 Richmond, VA

    Start Time: 2:00pm
    08 - Sep - 2019 Get Involved
  • 9/11 Heroes Run

    2019 Raynham, MA

    Start Time: 12:00pm
    11 - Sep - 2019 Get Involved
  • 9/11 Heroes Run

    2019 Saginaw, MI

    Start Time: 6:30pm
    11 - Sep - 2019 Get Involved
  • 9/11 Heroes Run

    2019 Memphis, TN

    Start Time: 6:30pm
    11 - Sep - 2019 Get Involved
  • Local Event

    2019 Janet L. Manion Memorial Event

    Start Time: 6:30pm
    12 - Sep - 2019 Get Involved
  • 9/11 Heroes Run

    2019 Athens, AL

    Start Time: 7:00am
    14 - Sep - 2019 Get Involved
  • 9/11 Heroes Run

    2019 Mesa, AZ

    Start Time: 8:00am
    14 - Sep - 2019 Get Involved
  • 9/11 Heroes Run

    2019 Alexandria, VA

    Start Time: 8:00am
    14 - Sep - 2019 Get Involved
  • 9/11 Heroes Run

    2019 Lithia, FL

    Start Time: 8:00am
    14 - Sep - 2019 Get Involved
  • 9/11 Heroes Run

    2019 Hartsville, SC

    Start Time: 8:00am
    14 - Sep - 2019 Get Involved
  • 9/11 Heroes Run

    2019 Feasterville, PA

    Start Time: 9:00am
    14 - Sep - 2019 Get Involved
  • 9/11 Heroes Run

    2019 Boston, MA

    Start Time: 9:00am
    14 - Sep - 2019 Get Involved
  • 9/11 Heroes Run

    2019 Elgin, OK

    Start Time: 9:00am
    14 - Sep - 2019 Get Involved
  • Survivor Expedition

    2019 - Iowa Expedition

    Start Time: 8:00am
    15 - Sep - 2019 thru 21-Sep-2019 Get Involved
  • 9/11 Heroes Run

    2019 Atlanta, GA

    Start Time: 8:00am
    15 - Sep - 2019 Get Involved
  • 9/11 Heroes Run

    2019 Dallas, TX

    Start Time: 9:00am
    15 - Sep - 2019 Get Involved
  • 9/11 Heroes Run

    2019 Lafayette, CA

    Start Time: 9:00am
    15 - Sep - 2019 Get Involved
  • 9/11 Heroes Run

    2019 Wall, NJ

    Start Time: 9:11am
    15 - Sep - 2019 Get Involved
  • 9/11 Heroes Run

    2019 Lehigh Valley, PA

    Start Time: 2:00pm
    15 - Sep - 2019 Get Involved
  • 9/11 Heroes Run

    2019 West Chester, PA

    Start Time: 2:00pm
    15 - Sep - 2019 Get Involved
  • Local Event

    TMF Social - New York

    Start Time: 6:30pm
    18 - Sep - 2019 Get Involved
  • 9/11 Heroes Run

    2019 Jacksonville Beach, FL

    Start Time: 6:30pm
    18 - Sep - 2019 Get Involved
  • Local Event

    6th Annual National Capital Region Golf Tournament

    Start Time: 9:00am
    19 - Sep - 2019 Get Involved
  • Local Event

    TMF Social - Philadelphia

    Start Time: 5:00pm
    19 - Sep - 2019 Get Involved
  • 9/11 Heroes Run

    2019 University of Delaware

    Start Time: 9:30am
    22 - Sep - 2019 Get Involved
  • 9/11 Heroes Run

    2019 Annapolis, MD

    Start Time: 2:00pm
    22 - Sep - 2019 Get Involved
  • 9/11 Heroes Run

    2019 Raleigh/Durham, NC

    Start Time: 8:00am
    28 - Sep - 2019 Get Involved
  • 9/11 Heroes Run

    2019 Austin, TX

    Start Time: 9:00am
    29 - Sep - 2019 Get Involved
  • 9/11 Heroes Run

    2019 Baltimore, MD

    Start Time: 9:00am
    29 - Sep - 2019 Get Involved
  • 9/11 Heroes Run

    2019 Doylestown, PA

    Start Time: 2:00pm
    29 - Sep - 2019 Get Involved
  • 9/11 Heroes Run

    2019 Warrenville, IL

    Start Time: 2:00pm
    29 - Sep - 2019 Get Involved
  • Character Does Matter

    CDM Mentor Training - Philadelphia

    Start Time: 2:00pm
    01 - Oct - 2019 Get Involved
  • Marine Corps Marathon

    2019 Marine Corps Marathon

    Start Time: 7:55am
    27 - Oct - 2019 Get Involved
  • Local Event

    TMF Local Event - Sweat for Service

    Start Time: 7:45am
    16 - Nov - 2019 Get Involved
  • Local Event

    2019 "If Not Me, Then Who..." Gala

    Start Time: 6:30pm
    12 - Dec - 2019 Get Involved
  • Local Event

    2019 Army Navy Tailgate

    Start Time: 11:00am
    14 - Dec - 2019 Get Involved
  • Local Event

    TMF Social Event - Army vs Navy Game Watch Party 2019

    Start Time: 11:00am
    15 - Dec - 2019 Get Involved
  • Survivor Expedition

    2020 - Puerto Rico Expedition

    Start Time: 8:00am
    25 - Jan - 2020 thru 01-Feb-2020 Get Involved
Character Does Matter
Heroes Run
Operation Legacy
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Local Events /
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May 2019 - August 2019

Closed Programmatic Events

Character Does Matter Presentations

05/02 - Young Men and Women in Charge, PA
05/08 - Floresville HS, TX
05/22 - Clayton Academy, PA
05/23 - Sparta Middle School, NJ
06/07 - Year Up Philadelphia, PA
06/10 - YMCA Camp Carter, TX
06/10 - York College, PA
06/19 - Deerfield Beach High School, FL
06/20 - NJ Boys State, NJ
06/21 - Civil Air Patrol Fort Indiantown Gap, PA
06/23 - Deliverance Church Youth Group, PA
06/24 - YMCA Camp Carter, TX
06/25 - Civil Air Patrol Rockwall Squadron, TX
06/26 - Young Marines Unit - Horsham, PA
07/09 - James Ray Scout Camp, TX

Character Leadership Courses

05/04 - Conwell Egan Catholic HS, PA
05/06 - St. Joseph's Prep, PA
05/13 - St. Joseph's Prep, PA
05/18 - USS Midway Leadership Academy, CA
05/22 - Conwell Egan Catholic HS, PA
06/10 - 06/11 - Cal Ripken Sr Foundation Summer Camp
06/13 - Lehigh Valley Cadet Camp, PA
06/21 - Civil Air Patrol Fort Indiantown Gap, PA
07/08 - 07/17 - STEAM WOW Summer Camp, CA
07/12 - Glacier Peak High School, WA
07/25 - Eastern 4-H Camp, SC
07/31 - Broughton High School, NC
08/05 - STEAM WOW Summer Camp, CA
08/07 - STEAM WOW Summer Camp, CA
08/12 - 08/13 - Cal Ripken Sr Foundation Summer Camp
08/20 - 08/21 - Graham Kapowsin High School JROTC, WA


Leading with your Strengths Seminars

05/13 - O2O - Pittsburgh, PA
05/14 - O2O - Camp Lejeune, NC
06/04 - Onward to Opportunity, TX
06/10 - Onward to Opportunity, FL
06/11 - Good Samaritan Veteran Center, TX
06/25 - O2O - CTU, CO
07/09 - MCAS Cherry Point, NC
07/09 - Artech Information Systems, GA
07/15 - Onward to Opportunity, NC
07/30 - Onward to Opportunity, TX
08/13 - O2O - Camp Lejeune, NC
08/13 - Onward to Opportunity, TX

*These are closed events that are not open to public*

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TMF Stats:
001 60,000+ Veterans + Survivors Empowered
002 100,000+ Spartan Members
003 250,000+ Youth Living "If Not Me, Then Who..." Movement