A note to new and returning visitors who were expecting to find Warrior's Way Foundation (an Arkansas non-profit organization) at this address. In the two years of back and forth discussion with the IRS, we have learned that simply providing a place for R&R for a designated group, no matter how deserving, is not an activity permitted under IRS regulations for a 501(c)(3). Simply put, public money cannot be used to help people rest and heal unless (1) they are part of a recognized charitable class that falls within the scope of 501(c)(3) exemptions, and (2) there is a substantial daily program of structured exempt activities. "Warriors" do not at this time fall within the definitions of a recognized charitable class, and our goal of providing primarily R&R, then if asked, education in holistic healing modalities, does not meet the requirements for daily structured activity.

Discussions with the IRS have not been adversarial. The restrictions on the use of public money are simply a fact of law that cannot be overridden by those who review applications no matter how sympathetic they might be personally. Changes to those regs must come from higher levels of government--not impossible to achieve but not quick either. We have therefore had to make a great many decisions about whether and how to proceed with Warrior's Way Foundation, and if there is a structure we feel is useful that would also meet IRS regs. That discussion is still in progress, although we may be close to a good solution.

In the meantime, the world, the war, life and death go on--and our original goals have not changed, only the formats in which we can achieve them. We are therefore going to offer the original activities we envisioned under a "for profit" (but break even) structure as opposed to a "not for profit" structure, which means that with a few adjustments we can provide services and activities in the ways we envisioned and have those services be immediately useful and accessible. In the end we think the new structure will work well to allow us to make our particular areas of expertise available sooner rather than later. And it will free us to take all the time necessary to work out Warrior's Way Foundation as an acceptable non-profit organization with something useful to contribute to warrior life.

We are in the process of creating new and modifying old web sites to present the new information and structure, so please check back soon.

As one friend, a former Marine, says:

                   Suzanne Parnell,
                       Warrior's Way Home 

Still Our Mission: Another Way for the Warriors with...

Place and Time for rest and recuperation for those in the warrior professions and their loved ones at Warrior's Way Home, our mountain retreat.

Opportunity for wounded warriors working to restore health to receive treatment in a wide range of holistic healing methods compatible with western medicine at StoneWind Institute for Mind Body Medicine.

Then if and when desired--

Information formatted for warriors and their loved ones on powerful self-healing techniques gathered from around the world and rarely available in one place;

Opportunity for warriors and their loved ones to learn the most powerful and effective of these self-healing modalities from across the world in a format designed to address warrior concerns;

Our goal:

To develop formats to help as many warrior spirits as possible come "all the way home," that is, to help those in the warrior professions have the health, joy, and quality of life they deserve as the just reward for their service to the rest of us.
Warrior's Way Home