Record Number of Scholarships and Enrichment Grants Provided to Coast Guard Families

Our 2023 Annual Report highlights several programs that reached new levels of support last year including scholarships for Coast Guard children. We awarded a record 191 scholarships for Coast Guard children to attend colleges and trade/technical schools. This year we also raised our minimum scholarship award from $1,000 to a more impactful $2,500. 

We also reached a milestone in our youth enrichment program, which went national in 2023. The program helps Coast Guard families send their kids to camps and enrichment programs during the summer. The 2023 program, affectionately called “Coastie Campers,” provided 588 Coast Guard families with grants for summertime activities.

In her opening letter, Coast Guard Foundation President Susan Ludwig expressed gratitude for all Foundation supporters while recognizing the challenges that non-profits faced in 2023. 

“While 2023 was a difficult year for non-profits, our generous community showed up again and again for Coast Guard members and families when they were in need,” said Ludwig. 

“The impact of your generosity is summarized in this annual report. But that impact is so much deeper and more important than text and pictures can convey. It can only be felt, as I feel it, repeatedly, when meeting with the families you support. Hearing their voices, seeing the tears of thanks in their eyes, feeling the gratitude in their hugs. I wish each of you could experience it. Representing your support for them and their appreciation for you is the greatest privilege of my position.”

The annual report details all program areas, highlights financial information, and lists individual donors and corporations that achieved noteworthy levels of giving in 2023.