Read the Case Statement in its entirety

This is an historic era for the United States Air Force Academy. USAFA is celebrating its golden anniversary and your Association of Graduates is embarking on a groundbreaking fund raising campaign.

The AOG is pleased to announce its comprehensive campaign, Building Leaders of Character for the Nation.

The campaign - Building Leaders of Character for the Nation - will take the Academy to new levels of excellence and give our cadets the best experiences to prepare them for leadership in an increasingly complex world.

The new century offers significant new challenges to accomplishing the Academy mission. Constrained federal funding, intense competition for the best and brightest students, and preparing our graduates to lead in an increasingly complex, technologically sophisticated, and morally ambiguous world are hurdles the Academy faces now and in the future.

Campaign Goals = $100 Million (broken down into five key areas):

1. Character and Leadership Development	$40 Million
2. Academics	$20 Million
3. Athletics	$10 Million
4. Heritage	$7.5 Million
5. Investing in Opportunity	$22.5 Million

See visual table of gifts needed for campaign success

The federal government and the Air Force will continue to provide adequate funding for the Academy's core programs - those baseline requirements needed to earn a Bachelor of Science Degree and a commission in the Air Force. Academy leadership will continue to be proactive at government levels to ensure funding for the core. We must supplement federal funds with private contributions to create new or enhance existing programs, are shaping cadets into our country's future leaders. Private support will provide each cadet a richer academic, military and athletic experience beyond the basic requirements provided by the government.

This campaign is about seizing the opportunity to make a difference now. The initiatives set forth in the campaign will establish new levels of excellence and can only be made possible through private contributions. With the help of senior Academy leadership, the Association of Graduates has identified five areas in need of private funding in order to provide opportunities for our cadets to gain valuable experiences that will shape them into outstanding leaders.

Learn more about these areas of need:

Character and Leadership Development	Academics	Athletics/ Club Sports	Heritage	Investing in Opportunity

Support these initiatives today!