About Cadet Character & Leadership Foundation
Ensuring youth leadership potential is realized
Focus Areas
cadet leadership trainingencampments and cadre supportnoncommissioned officer and officer coursesscholarships for youth leadership programs
Who They Fund
cadets (youth participants in cadet programs)youth interested in aviation and aerospace
Funding Style
direct service / program-specificskills trainingyouth development
Topics
cadet flight instruction
About Cadet Character & Leadership Foundation
Cadet Character & Leadership Foundation’s largest recent award was $819,686 to Civil Air Patrol in Maxwell AFB, AL, to support cadet training activity. That single grant sits alongside a clear pattern of backing youth in cadet programs through leadership instruction, scholarships, and flight-related training. The foundation’s grant record shows repeated support for Civil Air Patrol, plus targeted awards to organizations serving cadets seeking specialized instruction and participation support. The foundation’s giving aligns with its stated aim of ensuring youth leadership potential is realized. Its program areas include cadet leadership training, encampments and cadre support, noncommissioned officer and officer courses, and scholarships for youth leadership programs. Recent grants also show support for cadet flight instruction, tying leadership development to aviation and aerospace exposure. The grant list suggests a funder focused on direct assistance for program participation rather than broad institutional support. Awards are directed to youth participants in cadet programs and to organizations that deliver the training those cadets attend. That mix of scholarships and program support defines how the foundation channels its resources.
What Cadet Character & Leadership Foundation Funds
Leadership development is the clearest throughline in the foundation’s recent giving. It supported the Cadet Officer Basic Course Scholarship for cadets attending officer training, and it backed scholarships for Drill & Ceremonies School, Noncommissioned Officer School, and Senior Noncommissioned Officers School. The foundation also funds participation costs tied to encampment leadership. Its Encampment Cadet Cadre Scholarship is meant to help cadets serving as encampment cadre cover those expenses, which connects leadership roles with access to training. Aviation-linked youth development appears in the grants labeled cadet flight instruction. Recent awards went to Aerovistion Inc in Huntington Beac, CA, and Aviations Future Leaders LLC in Kalispell, MT for that purpose. Those grants tie the foundation’s cadet mission to aviation and aerospace education.
How Cadet Character & Leadership Foundation Gives
Typical grant size is $15,539 at the 25th percentile, $32,112 at the median, and $239,451 at the 75th percentile, showing a wide spread between small scholarship awards and larger program grants. The foundation is structured as a grantmaking organization that does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its recent record shows repeat support for Civil Air Patrol across multiple years, including 2023, 2024, and 2025, which indicates recurring support for a core grantee rather than one-off giving. Several active scholarship programs accept unsolicited requests, including Drill & Ceremonies School Scholarship, Noncommissioned Officer School Scholarship, Encampment Cadet Cadre Scholarship, General CCLF Leadership Scholarship, Senior Noncommissioned Officers School Scholarship, and Cadet Officer Basic Course Scholarship.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$71K
Total Assets
$568K
Total Revenue
-$44K
Total Expenses
$102K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $16K and $239K, with a median of $32K.
25th Percentile
$16K
Median
$32K
75th Percentile
$239K
Geographic Reach
Regional3 states funded
About 20% of grants go to recipients in AL.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Daniel Gwaltney
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