Navy Marine Corps Relief Society 2023 Contributions
On November 27, 2023, Cindy Whitman Lacy (right), CEO/Director of the Marine Corps Community Services Business and Support Services Division, presents a check for $429,690 to LtGen Robert Ruark. USMC (Retired), President and Chief Executive Officer, Navy/Marine Corps Relief Society. Twice a year, the Marine Corps Exchange (MCX) offers its customers the opportunity to support the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) by purchasing a $5 benefit ticket. NMCRS aims to help those in need in a variety of ways, including emergency travel, visiting nurses, education assistance, disaster relief, interest-free quick assist loans, and more. In 2022, the organization served over 179,000 active duty and retired military and their families. NMCRS is funded by charitable donations and does not receive any funding from the Department of Defense.
This year the total contribution of donations was $429,690. Since 2013, MCX customers have donated over $2M. U.S. Marines, their families, retirees, veterans, and authorized patrons, across the Marine Corps led the way. In 2023, top donations came from Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune/New River totaling $102,330, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton totaling $85,090, followed by Marine Corps Air Station Miramar totaling $44,620. Contributions per installation are shown in the below chart.
About MCX
The Marine Corps Exchange (MCX) is one part of the Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS) ecosystem of programs that supports and enhances the operational readiness, war fighting capabilities, and life quality of Marines, their families, retirees and civilians. MCCS is valued by leadership as being a single, relevant portfolio of programs and capabilities that provides unwavering support to Marines and their families throughout their entire career journey with the United States Marine Corps. MCCS leverages this single program delivery capability by consolidating MCX, MWR and Family Programs to deliver goods and services at over 2,250 facilities with a staff of more than 12,000 employees worldwide. Visit www.MyMCX.com to meet your shopping needs.
About NMCRS
Since 1904, Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society has provided financial assistance and education to active duty and retired members of the United States Navy and Marine Corps, their eligible family members, and survivors - when in financial need. Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, the Society is a nonprofit, charitable organization that is staffed by over 3,800 volunteers, and a small cadre of employees, in offices around the world - ashore and aboard ships.
