Association of Graduates of the United States Air Force Academy
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About Association of Graduates of the United States Air Force Academy
Together, we support the Academy, serve our graduates and preserve the heritage of the institution.
Focus Areas
Higher educationMilitary & veteran supportHeritage preservationAthleticsSTEM and cybersecurity programs
Who They Fund
United States Air Force Academy cadetsgraduating cadets (soon-to-be commissioned officers)
Funding Style
endowed scholarship fundingrestricted scholarshipsinstitutional support (single institution)long-term / sustainable funding
About Association of Graduates of the United States Air Force Academy
The largest recent grant from the Association of Graduates of the United States Air Force Academy was $10,371,037 to the Air Force Academy Foundation in 2025 for support of foundation projects. That scale fits a funder built around the U.S. Air Force Academy itself: its giving centers on institutional support, cadet programs, heritage preservation, and endowment-backed assistance for graduates and families. Recent awards also include $1,059,628 in 2023 and $883,181 in 2024 to the United States Air Force Academy, showing sustained support for the Academy across multiple years. The organization’s mission statement — supporting the Academy, serving graduates, and preserving the heritage of the institution — matches the way it funds. It also backs scholarship and transition-related work through the Air Force Institute of Technology, where recent grants were designated for endowed scholarships for graduating Air Force Academy cadets. Smaller grants to the Falcon Foundation and the Class of 2010 Foundation show that alumni-linked entities are part of its grantmaking network, alongside direct support to the Academy and its programs.
What Association of Graduates of the United States Air Force Academy Funds
Higher education support is a central theme. In 2024, the foundation gave $108,320 to the Air Force Institute of Technology in Indianapolis, IN for endowed scholarships for graduating Air Force Academy cadets, and it made another scholarship grant of $21,661 to the same recipient in 2025 for the same purpose. Institutional support is another clear line of giving: a 2023 grant of $199,000 to the Air Force Academy Foundation was listed for support of foundation projects. The foundation also funds heritage and cadet-life priorities through its annual fund, which supports international immersion, morale and welfare, heritage projects, Airmanship Next, graduate services, and summer internships. Family support appears in its Next of Kin Endowment Program, which is designed to provide ongoing funeral, graveside, and family benefits for graduates and their families in perpetuity.
How Association of Graduates of the United States Air Force Academy Gives
Typical grants cluster around a median of $130,895, with a p25 of $70,535 and a p75 of $814,662. The distribution includes both large institutional awards and smaller programmatic gifts, with one outlier above $10 million. Grantmaking appears recurring rather than one-time: the same core institutions appear across multiple years, including the United States Air Force Academy and the Air Force Academy Foundation, and scholarships to the Air Force Institute of Technology recur in different years. The foundation operates as a membership- and alumni-linked organization rather than a general public grantmaker, and its active programs include the Air Force Academy Fund and the Next of Kin Endowment Program. Both programs accept unsolicited support.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.6M
Total Assets
$131.3M
Total Revenue
$11.7M
Total Expenses
$9.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $71K and $815K, with a median of $131K.
25th Percentile
$71K
Median
$131K
75th Percentile
$815K
Geographic Reach
Regional3 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Katie Willemarck
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