A decade of action-based programs for veterans and first responders.
Established 2015 · Texas 501(c)(3)
Not charity. Not passive help. The work that earns the support.
We build and fund long-term programs for veterans and first responders, designed across five wellness pillars: mental, physical, emotional, social, and spiritual.
Birds Eye View Project was founded on a commitment to unconventional fundraising, action-based experiences rather than passive appeals. Skydives. Expeditions. Field operations. Performance challenges. The events themselves are part of the program.
90% of every dollar goes to partner-led treatment, training, and continuation. We don't sit in a conference room and write checks. We jump. We climb. We deploy. Then we fund the work.
If we expect veterans to do the work, we have to do the work too.
Birds Eye View Project traces back to 2012, a Sons of the Flag legacy jump that became a movement. We formally incorporated in 2015 and have been building programs ever since: skydive fundraisers, expedition challenges, performance projects, and the documentary slate.
What started as a community of operators raising money for burn survivors has become a 501(c)(3) running multi-year programs with clinical partners.
The model: show up first, ask for support second. All Programs →The precursor event that became the seed of Birds Eye View. A skydive fundraiser for burn survivors that proved the model, donors will support the work when the operators do the work first.
Birds Eye View Project is formally incorporated as a Texas nonprofit corporation. Mission: build and fund action-based programs for veterans and first responders across five wellness pillars.
A series of operational events, skydive jumps, women-led campaigns. Each one raises a portion of program funding and brings new operators into the community.
The foundational program. 250+ veterans and first responders go through six months of structured training, recovery, and community across multiple regions. The blueprint for everything that came after.
The premiere at the Angelika Theater. 7X reunion. Awards and a panel of speakers. First time viewing the documentary.
The next chapter. A tighter, six-month, five-phase program: Selection → Therapy → Biomarkers → Human Performance → Annual Gathering. 50-person team. Zero cost to accepted participants.
// Timeline data is provisional, final dates, participant counts, and dollar totals coming from BEVP records.
The people running this, founder, chairman, executive director, then the board that keeps it operating.
// Leadership · 3
Former U.S. Navy SEAL. Survived a 2005 IED attack in Iraq, then channeled the recovery into helping others. Founder of Birds Eye View Project, the 7X Human Performance Project, and Sons of the Flag burn foundation.
Founding partner of his own health-care-focused law firm. Counsels physicians, medical groups, and service providers on federal and state regulations. Also serves on the board of Carry The Load.
Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel and former Green Beret. Three decades across special operations, NATO advisory missions, and humanitarian response. Now leads BEVP’s operational arc with strategic vision and servant leadership.
U.S. Army flight medic for 14 years with two tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, plus 20 years in civilian EMS as a Paramedic. Connector across the Texas Valor Project, American Legion, and Patriot Paws.
Founder of WindRiver Trees and Noble Design. Multi-generation entrepreneur across landscape architecture, hospitality, manufacturing, and ranching. Founder of the Noble Lane Foundation.
Third-generation firefighter and former EMS Chief with two Life-Saving Awards as a Paramedic. A decade directing clinical operations for a premier health and wellness optimization company.
USAF Special Missions Aviator, 13 years, 9 Air Medals across 150+ combat missions on the HH-60G Pave Hawk. Founder/CEO of Terra Arma, veteran-owned American-made advanced textile and apparel.
Founded the Armed Forces Shootout in 2023. 21 years in sport fishing across four continents. Runs Black Flag Yacht Sales and the tournament circuit across the Bahamas, Bermuda, and BVI.
President of Ultra-Tech Aerospace (AS9100). 25+ years across aerospace, defense, and manufacturing, known for operational turnarounds and global growth. U.S. Military veteran.
Director at Eastdil Secured, Dallas. Capital markets specialist across multifamily and student housing, institutional, family office, REIT, and sovereign wealth relationships. Previously EVP at CBRE.
Division Chief of Training and Logistics, Celina Fire Department. Licensed Paramedic, 11+ years of service. Master’s in Executive Fire Leadership; Certified Fire Executive.
Senior executive across innovation, strategy, and execution, CEO, CIO, CCO across healthcare and consumer brands. 3,000+ events produced. Intimately involved with BEVP since its 2015 inception.
President of Awningtec USA. Born July 4, 1959 on a 150-acre Ontario farm to two WWII veteran parents. Career across precision sheet metal, automotive design, and business leadership.
Founder/CEO of Republic Roof (Top 150 Roofing Contractors). 20+ years scaling growth across construction, tech, and renewable energy. 15+ years sober and devoted to veterans’ mental-health nonprofit work.
Lieutenant, special operations fire rescue. Federal task force officer, technical rescue, WMD teams, joint terrorism task force, SRT paramedic. Trains prolonged medicine in austere environments.
Retired Assistant Chief, Milwaukee Fire Department. 30+ years in the American Fire Service. Founder of Conway Shield (1992), protective gear, safety equipment, and training. Speaker on suicide loss and grief.
Chief of Police of a municipal law enforcement agency in Oregon. Nearly 20 years across patrol, detective, and patrol sergeant assignments. 15 years on a regional SWAT team as sniper / observer, sniper team leader, and firearms instructor. Owner of a long-rifle training firm for law enforcement.
Former U.S. Naval Aviator. 13 years flying F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet across multiple combat deployments. TOPGUN graduate. Founded Vamos Automotive Group in Dallas after his service.
Operators, partners, and public voices who’ve signed their name to this work, not endorsements, ownership.
Each completed participant graduates into the task force, their own fundraising link, their own seat to fill in the next team. The first graduates leave War Feather in 2027.
The 15+ partners who delivered the 7X Project foundational work, each publicly aligned with the mission.
Athletes, operators, journalists, and public figures who’ve put their name to the work. Roster published once Team I completes Phase 1 selection in early 2026.
Where every dollar goes, on the record, in writing, by year. We hold to the Donor Bill of Rights in full.
The first 990 (FY26) publishes Q1 2027. Prior-year 990s (where applicable) and BEVP’s W-9 are available on request.
Email Finance →Full dollar-by-dollar allocation across Therapy, Biomarkers, Manual, Gathering, on the donate page. The math is open.
See the breakdown →Year-end report drops Q1 2027 covering Team I outcomes, partner deliveries, financial position, and the year ahead.
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