Coast Guard Foundation Annual Fund
The Coast Guard is on duty 24/7 shielding
America
's freedoms. Now more than ever, your support of the Coast Guard Foundation is vital to the brave men and women of the Coast Guard and the cadets at the Coast Guard Academy. Your unrestricted gift supports projects and programs that enable Coast Guard members to strengthen their performance and enhance their service to our nation. All gifts to the Foundation are deductible in accordance with Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. There are several giving options:
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cash; |
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bequests and planned gifts; |
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stocks, real estate and other non-cash properties; |
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corporate matching gifts and workplace giving; |
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yacht donations, which support the Academy's sail training program; |
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tribute and memorial gifts or gifts in honor of family, friends or colleagues. |
To review Coast Guard Foundation Membership Levels and Benefits, click here.
To download a printable version of the Membership Brochure, click here.
The Evergreen Fund and Combined Federal Campaign
This fund continues to be one of the Foundation's most successful programs. Health, wellness and recreation projects not funded in the Coast Guard's budget are addressed through this program, which reaches all nine of the Coast Guard's national districts. In 2006, $900,000 was disbursed to projects at home as well as to Coast Guard units deployed in Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Coast Guard Foundation has participated in the Combined Federal Campaign since 1996. One hundred percent of funds given to the Foundation through the Combined Federal Campaign are used to support the Evergreen Fund. Generous CFC contributions, combined with other gifts, helped fund 129 projects at Coast Guard bases, on cutters and at small stations throughout the nation last year. We are grateful to the thousands of people who have designated # 2105 — the Coast Guard Foundation — to receive CFC funds. For those who would like to contribute, please remember the Foundation's CFC number: 2105.
The Disaster Relief Fund
The mayday call was heard far and wide in 2005. Working tirelessly in
Louisiana
,
Mississippi
and
Alabama
, Coast Guard people rescued more than 35,000 survivors of Hurricane Katrina without knowing whether their own homes and families were safe. In response to their need, the Foundation started a Disaster Relief Fund to assist Coast Guard personnel who lost their homes and possessions. Coast Guard supporters throughout the nation responded. The relief fund topped $1 million, enabling the Foundation to disburse grants to over 250 families who most needed financial assistance. Funds were used to help cover insurance deductibles, furniture replacement and home repairs. The Disaster Relief Fund will continue to provide aid to Coast Guard families affected by natural disasters.
Coast Guard Foundation Scholarships and Education Grants
The Foundation administers several scholarships for Coast Guard enlisted personnel and their dependents. Scholarship winners have high hopes for the future — "A gift from heaven," is how one family described the Foundation's annual scholarship programs benefiting the children of over 50 enlisted men and women.
For more information about Foundation Scholarships and Education Grants, visit the Scholarships page.
The Douglas A. Munro Society
Individuals who include the Foundation in their estate plans become members in the Douglas A. Munro Society. Named for the Coast Guard's only Medal of Honor recipient, Douglas Albert Munro, Signalman First Class, USCG, the Society was established in 1999 to recognize those individuals who support the Foundation through a bequest or estate planning vehicle. There are many ways that you can make a gift through your will or charitable trust. For more information on the Douglas Munro Society, click here to download a PDF that suggests how to make estate planning arrangements.
To contribute to the Coast Guard Foundation, please click here.
If you prefer to handle your donation by telephone, please call (860) 535-0786.
