Colorado · Public charity
Air Force Academy Foundation
To be an association and foundation of influence and impact, supporting the academy's enduring mission of developing leaders of character for the nation, and providing a lifetime of service to the long blue line. (cont on sch o).strategic priorities of: (1) engagement - cultivate lifelong relationships and provide valued service to the…
- $8.0M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 7
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 40%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $2.6M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $279,114
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $1,164,919
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 6
- FY2017 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $191M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 40% of the organizations Air Force Academy Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 5% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.7M went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 7 | $2.6M | 14% |
| FY2024 | 5 | $33M | 40% |
| FY2023 | 6 | $9.3M | 17% |
| FY2022 | 5 | $11M | 20% |
| FY2021 | 3 | $6.4M | 0% |
| FY2019 | 4 | $4.1M | 0% |
| FY2018 | 4 | $3.8M | 25% |
| FY2017 | 3 | $7.8M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Force Academy Athletic Corporation | $42,178,135 | 8 | n/a |
| Association of Graduates of the United States Air Force Academy | $5,455,790 | 8 | 13% |
| Air Force Academy Real Estate Trust | $1,232,440 | 3 | 100% |
| Academy Research and Development Institute | $607,160 | 3 | 7% |
| The Falcon Foundation | $233,211 | 6 | 5% |
| Way of Life Affinity Group of the Usaf Academy Association | $10,744 | 1 | n/a |
| Air Force Football Players Association | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($28M), not named here.
About Air Force Academy Foundation
- How much does Air Force Academy Foundation give?
- Air Force Academy Foundation reported 7 itemized grants totaling $2,644,443, out of $8,046,558 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 6 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2024.
- What does Air Force Academy Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Recreation & Sports (54%), Education (41%), Public Benefit (4%).
- Who are Air Force Academy Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Air Force Academy Athletic Corporation ($42M), Association of Graduates of the United States Air Force Academy ($5.5M), Air Force Academy Real Estate Trust ($1.2M).
- Does Air Force Academy Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 40% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Air Force Academy Foundation based?
- Air Force Academy Foundation is based in CO.
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