{"id":22,"date":"2026-11-13T16:29:26","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T16:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/littlestwarriors.org\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2026-11-13T13:26:54","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T19:26:54","slug":"leadership-stewardship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/littlestwarriors.org\/?page_id=22","title":{"rendered":"Leadership &#038; Stewardship"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide lwf-inner has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide lwf-page-intro has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Guided by love. Accountable to families and supporters.<\/h1><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We strive to match personal compassion with responsible charitable oversight.<\/strong><\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our founding board<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Bobby Mitchell<\/strong> \u2014 President and Board Chair<\/li><li><strong>Jesse Mitchell<\/strong> \u2014 Vice President and Treasurer<\/li><li><strong>Darlene Parker Gaudet<\/strong> \u2014 Secretary<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our board is responsible for governance, charitable stewardship, and oversight of the Foundation\u2019s mission and policies.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our nonprofit status<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The legal organization is <strong>Littlest Warriors Foundation<\/strong>, incorporated as a Mississippi nonprofit in 2026. The organization has been recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as exempt under <strong>section 501(c)(3)<\/strong> and classified as a public charity. Contributions are generally deductible to the extent permitted by law.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our accounting year ends December 31. Public reports and filings will be made available as appropriate and when filed.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How we protect charitable resources<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Written eligibility standards and financial assistance limits.<\/li><li>Disinterested review and documented award decisions.<\/li><li>Respect for family privacy, dignity, and medical autonomy.<\/li><li>No donor authority to select individual beneficiaries.<\/li><li>Responsible expense controls and conflict-of-interest safeguards.<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Financial and impact statistics will be published only when verified; we will not use invented beneficiary numbers or testimonials.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/?pagename=mission-values\">Our Mission<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/?pagename=get-involved\">Get Involved<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet the Foundation&#8217;s founding leadership and learn how it approaches charitable accountability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-no-title","meta":{"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-22","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Leadership &amp; Stewardship - The Littlest Warriors Foundation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/littlestwarriors.org\/?page_id=22\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Leadership &amp; Stewardship - The Littlest Warriors Foundation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Meet the Foundation&#039;s founding leadership and learn how it approaches charitable accountability.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/littlestwarriors.org\/?page_id=22\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Littlest Warriors Foundation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-11-13T19:26:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/littlestwarriors.org\\\/?page_id=22\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/littlestwarriors.org\\\/?page_id=22\",\"name\":\"Leadership & Stewardship - The Littlest Warriors Foundation\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/littlestwarriors.org\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-11-13T16:29:26+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-11-13T19:26:54+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/littlestwarriors.org\\\/?page_id=22#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/littlestwarriors.org\\\/?page_id=22\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/littlestwarriors.org\\\/?page_id=22#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/littlestwarriors.org\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Leadership &#038; Stewardship\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/littlestwarriors.org\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/littlestwarriors.org\\\/\",\"name\":\"The Littlest Warriors Foundation\",\"description\":\"Small lives. 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