ABOUT US
We are very proud to offer the opportunity for our Veteran friendly community to strongly provide Veterans and Veterans Families Outstanding Outdoor Experiences that Feel Like Home through charitable support of our Mission.
Return to Base of Missouri, Inc. is a Non-Profit Charitable Organization incorporated in the State of Missouri and an IRS 501(C)(3) Tax Exempt Organization established on the 15th of May, 2024. Donors can deduct contributions made to Return to Base of Missouri, Inc. under IRC Code 170 (Federal Return). We are able to receive tax deductible bequests, devices, transfers or gifts under Section 2055, 2106 or 2522. We are happy to provide our certification letter from the IRS or the State of Missouri upon request.
THE JOURNEY BEGINS
After returning from a deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan three of our founding board members transitioned back to the life we defended and too many of our brothers and sisters in arms paid the ultimate sacrifice to preserve. While it is a challenge to start a peaceful life again, any obstacle was overcome by our continued brotherhood, honoring those we lost and their families and the Outstanding Outdoor Experiences that we shared as Veterans with our Veteran Families which always Feel Like Home.
In March of 2024, we decided affirmatively to make every effort to provide these experiences to other Veterans and Veteran Families from our Return to Base of Missouri, Inc. Base Camp in Texas County, Missouri. In April 2024, our founder consulted with the board about acquiring fifty-three acres of ground adjacent to 7,000 acres of The Paddy Creek National Forrest near Licking, Missouri and closed on the private purchase of the land on the 17th of May, 2024.
The Return to Base of Missouri, Inc. Base Camp is being built and operated on the land at no cost to the organization under a long-term lease. This allows Return to Base of Missouri, Inc. to quickly establish high quality camp housing, equipment, hunting blinds and other recreational opportunities rapidly without the high cost of purchasing the land. The Board of Directors and their Veteran Families work hard to ensure that we can host Veterans and Veteran Families at the RTBMO Base Camp throughout the year during Turkey, Bear and Deer hunting seasons in Missouri.
While the RTBMO Base Camp provides Outstanding Experiences in the State of Missouri, the Return to Base of Missouri, Inc. Board has approved providing support during hunts offered by other Great American Outfitters who donate their services and experiences to Veterans and Veteran Families the RTBMO nominates. Even while hard to build, maintain and operate of our RTBMO Base Camp, we are proud to connect annually Veterans his Veteran Families from Missouri to outfitter experiences like a Gator and Wild Boar Hunt at Okeechobee Outfitters in Lorida, Florida (2024), an Antelope Hunt with Double A Outfitters in Wyoming (2025) and a donated Colorado Elk Hunt for two Veterans (2027).
Since the founding of Return To Base of Missouri, Inc. we’ve continued to achieve Mission Accomplishment!
Thank you for reading our story and we hope you’ll support our Mission of Providing Outstanding Outdoor Experiences for Veterans and Veteran Families that Feel Like Home now and for years to come!