Opportunities to support athletic excellence
Support Falcon sports
Give nowCompetition on the fields of friendly strife helps develop team building and leadership skills for future Air Force and Space Force officers. Since the Air Force Academy’s inception, athletics has been one of the three fundamental pillars of the cadet experience. Cadet-athletes have won numerous conference and national championships in their pursuit of excellence. The Air Force Academy Association & Foundation is proud to help you support athletic programs and cadet-athletes in their pursuit of excellence.
Capital projects
Modern facilities play an important role in the leadership development environment at the heart of the Air Force Academy’s athletic mission. World-class facilities enable cadets and coaches to experience meaningful growth through hard work, grit and determination. Through wins and losses, future officers learn how to solve problems in innovative and collaborative spaces.
Falcon Stadium
Transforming an Academy Icon
The Kucera Legacy Center at Falcon Stadium is the most transformative project in the history of Air Force Academy athletics. Read more on the Falcon Stadium Modernization website.
Falcon’s Nest
The Falcon’s Nest at Clune Arena will be expanded to offer better accommodations for guests, cadets, faculty and staff. The improved space will feature space for meetings, dining and club area for large group gatherings. In addition, it will provide fixed premium seats for basketball and hockey games. The extra space is critical for team and course-specific tutor sessions, additional instruction sessions and training table meals. The large group meeting space will be available to cadets and the athletic department year-round outside of games.
Baseball Stadium
An upgrade to the Falcons’ baseball facility is long overdue. The Air Force Academy Foundation is seeking lead donors for the project. Please connect with us if you are interested in helping to provide Falcon Baseball with the home it deserves.
The latest funding stories
Athletic endowments
Create a perpetual legacyYou can provide enduring support to any Air Force athletic program by contributing to an existing endowment or creating a new one. An endowment is a permanent fund that is invested to provide sustainable financial support for a program. The gifted funds yield investment returns based on market conditions and provide an annual payout to support the donor’s designated use. These commitments provide a continuous and reliable source of income, a critical element in today’s increasingly uncertain environment.
Current athletic endowment funds
Warrior Remembrance Endowment for Coaching Excellence
The Warrior Remembrance fund supports the intercollegiate football program. All disbursements from the fund shall be used to support USAFA football coaches, specifically for bonuses above and beyond the amount of compensation as may be set forth in their respective contracts with USAFA or AFAAC.
Wayne Baughman Wrestling Endowment
The Baughman Endowment supports the wrestling team in perpetuity.
Weicher’s Boxing Endowment
The Weicher's Endowment supports the boxing team. The fund will cover, but is not limited to, the costs associated with equipment, gear, travel expenses, recognition programs, facilities and coaching salaries. [Learn more here.] need link from other published campaign page
Vern Francis Endowment for Men’s Rugby
The Vern Francis Endowment supports the men's rugby team. The long-term goal is to provide support to the team in perpetuity and perhaps help the team become an intercollegiate sport.
Alan Osur Endowment for Women’s Rugby
The Alan Osur Endowment supports the women's rugby team. The long-term goal is to provide support to the team in perpetuity and perhaps help the team become an intercollegiate sport.
Lt. Col. Kelly & Ms. Shelley Kemp Endowment for Women's Water Polo
This endowment was created to be used for the Women's Water Polo Competitive Club in perpetuity, to cover annual CWPA Club membership dues on an annual basis, as well as provide an ability to fund extraordinary travel expenses should the needs and additional funds be available. A long term goal of this fund, as additional donations are provided, is to create coaches' salaries or stipends, should the need grow.
Lt. Hal Henderson ‘67 Ice Hockey Endowment
The Lt. Hal Henderson '67 Ice Hockey Endowment covers the annual cost of the Most Valuable Player award at the Cadet Awards Banquet. The remainder of the funds disbursed annually will be used at the discretion of the coaching staff to fund program needs, such as travel, equipment, nutrition and facility improvements. [Learn more here]* need link from other published campaign page *
