Honoring our nation’s veterans means more than saying thank you. It means showing up for them all year long. That’s why, over the past year, the We Energies Foundation has donated nearly $450,000 to nonprofit organizations helping veterans receive the support and recognition they deserve.
Stars and Stripes Honor Flight
The We Energies Foundation is a longtime supporter of Stars and Stripes Honor Flight. In April, the company sponsored 50 veterans and their guardians as they were flown to Washington, D.C., to visit the war memorials built in their honor. In addition to sponsoring the flights, We Energies employees volunteered at the airport, served as guardians themselves and wrote hundreds of thank-you cards to show their appreciation to those being honored.
Milwaukee County War Memorial Center
The foundation made a significant contribution to the Milwaukee County War Memorial Center (WMC) this year. The company and its employees have long supported the center’s mission to honor the dead — serve the living. The WMC has established a preservation fund that will ensure future generations will understand the tremendous sacrifices made by brave service members and their families.
The We Energies Foundation is also supporting the center’s efforts to raise awareness of mental health. The WMC is recognized as a statewide leader in veteran suicide prevention.
MKE Urban Stables
MKE Urban Stables partners with Zablocki VA Medical Center to provide equine-assisted therapy to Milwaukee’s veterans. During sessions, veterans partner with a mental health professional, an equine specialist and a horse. Experts say horses serve as a mirror for clients because they are very sensitive to human emotions. The We Energies Foundation is helping MKE Urban Stables as they work to expand their herd of therapy horses and grow and develop their staff to help even more veterans moving forward.
Additional support
The support doesn’t stop there. The foundation also made donations to organizations like Veterans Community Project, which is building a village of tiny homes on Milwaukee’s northwest side to help homeless veterans get the help they need to return to a prosperous, independent life.
It also supported the Milwaukee Preservation Alliance’s work at the historic Soldiers Home campus, where the Governor’s Mansion will be renovated to become the headquarters for the Center for Veterans Issues, Wisconsin’s largest veteran-serving organization.
From honoring their service to helping veterans access the support they need, the We Energies Foundation is proud to stand with those who have given so much to our country.
About the We Energies Foundation
The We Energies Foundation supports hundreds of nonprofits every year. In 2025, the foundation donated $12.6 million in support of education, community and neighborhood development, health and human services, arts and culture, and the environment.
To learn more about the We Energies Foundation, go to the We Energies website. Funding for the We Energies Foundation is made possible thanks to the generosity of WEC Energy Group shareholders and does not come from customer rates.