Our scholarship program acknowledges active-duty Coast Guard members’ commitment to our country, and provide an opportunity to give back to their families for a lifetime of service.
Your investment gift of $50,000 in our scholarship program will:
Multi-Year Commitment Option:
$20,000 minimum investment/$5,000 annually for 4 years of college
Endowment Structure Options:
$50,000 minimum gift to establish an endowment yielding on average one $2,500 scholarship award.
Investing in a single four year scholarship will give a donor the opportunity to support a single student for his or her undergraduate college career. Or, establish an endowment fund that will create a legacy of support for the Coast Guard Foundation scholarship program, allowing your support to stretch far into the future, helping Coast Guard families achieve their dreams of a college 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:
$25,000 minimum investment.
Endowment Structure Options:
$50,000 minimum gift to establish an endowment.
Working with Coast Guard Foundation development staff, 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?
Wherever your interest lies, you can establish a multi-year support or an endowment fund to specifically benefit a Coast Guard station, or a particular Coast Guard cutter. With an endowment program, annually, 5% of the 3-year rolling average will be distributed to the Coast Guard asset for morale, wellness and recreation efforts. The “adopt a unit” option gives a donor an opportunity to designate a gift to support a unit that means the most to you, 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 providing $5,000 annually can provide scholarships for 50 people over the course of the gift.
Endowment Structure Options:
$50,000 minimum gift to establish an endowment yielding will provide five scholarships annually.
