The World War II Foundation

About Us

“We don’t produce World War II films. We produce documentary films on individual personal stories from World War II. I think there’s a pretty significant difference.”

-Tim Gray

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Education

We educate younger generations about the war. We do not approach this in ways WE think are best. We teach based on how students are actually learning and what tools THEY themselves are utilizing today to explore history, whether that be via strong visual storytelling in films that capture their attention and imagination or utilizing new storytelling technology such as Virtual Reality (VR).

Social Media

We push out much of this content via Social Media channels, as well as via traditional national and international television networks. We film all these documentaries, narrated by some of the biggest names in television, music, sports, and the movies, in the locations where they actually played out in the war. Often bringing back a veteran or survivor with us to where their own individual WWII story began and ended. Our studio is in Europe, the Pacific, and the Far East.

Distribution

We hope these award-winning films, which rank in the top 5 of most requested programs nationally by PBS and Public Television affiliates, will motivate not just students, but everyone to learn more about this critical time period in world history. The lessons of which still strongly resonate today. We make all these resources available for free to anyone who wants to explore World War II’s impact on the lives of those who lived through it.

Our Non-Profit Mission Statement:

Educating current and future generations about World War II, its lasting impact, and lessons through the latest technology. We provide education through over 40 documentaries airing on national and global television, narrated by well-known celebrities, as well as via social media, a global app, virtual reality films, and educational overseas travel for college students. The World War II Foundation’s International Museum of World War II is called “The most comprehensive World War II collection on display anywhere in the country.”

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Expanding Our Reach

Among the Foundation’s other initiatives is the building of an overseas monument recognizing American leadership on D-Day and the World War II Foundation’s International Museum of World War II in Rhode Island, where over 5,900 artifacts, 700 books, and a movie theatre help tell the story of World War II to thousands of students each year.

In 2019, the World War II Foundation also established the Senator Bob Dole World War II Leadership Award, which is now given annually to a veteran of WWII who returned from the war and devoted their life to public service and educating current and future generations on the subject of World War II.

What We Do Best

With 42 award-winning documentary films completed to date (and an additional 8 in pre and post-production), narrated by some of the biggest names in the entertainment and sports world, and filmed on location in Europe and the Pacific, the non-profit World War II Foundation preserves the personal stories of the veterans, survivors, and eye-witnesses of World War II so their incredible experiences are not forgotten and remain freely accessible to future generations.

World War II Foundation documentary films air globally and rank in the top 5 of most requested programs nationally by PBS and Public Television affiliates.

WWII Foundation outreach also includes in-person visits to schools and universities, both in the United States and globally, and events held in Europe and the Pacific that bring people together to educate and honor the contribution of the World War II generation.

These efforts also include Skype and Zoom seminars with students, which are also part of our global outreach curriculum.

We educate based on how students learn today, which is visual. Our astonishing true-life stories inspire a new generation to fully grasp the lessons left to us by the World War II generation.

Our goal is to encourage people to want to learn more about those who participated in one of the most cataclysmic events in world history.

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