Our scholarship program acknowledges active-duty Coast Guard members’ commitment to our country, and provides an opportunity to give back to their families in recognition of a lifetime of service.
Your investment in our scholarship program will:
Multi-Year Commitment Option:
$20,000 minimum investment/$5,000 annually for 4 years of college
Endowment Structure Option:
$50,000 minimum gift to establish an endowment that will yield on average one annual $2,500 scholarship award.
Investing in a single four year scholarship gives a donor the opportunity to support a single student for their undergraduate college or trade school career. Or, establish an endowment fund to create a legacy of support for the Coast Guard Foundation scholarship program. An endowment allows your support to stretch far into the future, helping Coast Guard families achieve their dreams of a degree for their children.
There are two primary ways to directly support a Coast Guard unit with significant investment. You may select a single, multi-year commitment and pledge to support a unit over five years, or you may create an endowed gift, which will support a station, cutter or sector in perpetuity.
Multi-Year Commitment Option (Five Year Pledge):
$25,000 minimum investment to provide $5,000 annually to support a Coast Guard unit or station's morale and wellness programs.
Endowment Structure Option:
$50,000 minimum gift to establish an endowment that will yield on average $2,500 in annual support.
Working with Coast Guard Foundation development team, you will identify a Coast Guard area that’s important to you. Do you enjoy boating in the Great Lakes? Admire the work of rescue crews in the Gulf Coast? Appreciate the efforts of small boat operators in San Francisco Bay?
A donor can establish a multi-year support or endowment fund to specifically benefit a Coast Guard station, or a particular Coast Guard cutter. With an endowment, investment income proceeds will be distributed annually to the Coast Guard asset for morale and wellness programs. The “adopt a unit” option gives a donor an opportunity to designate a gift to support a unit that means the most to them, or where it’s needed most.
Support for Coast Guard members and their spouses is an important part of our commitment to Coast Guard families. A multi-year pledge can make a difference for many; an endowment can leave a lasting legacy.
Multi-Year Commitment Option (Five Year Pledge):
$25,000 minimum investment to provide $5,000 annually can provide grants for 50 people over the course of the gift.
Endowment Structure Option:
$50,000 minimum gift to establish an endowment that can provide five grants annually.
