Scholarships For Dependents of US Navy Aviation
Honor Their Service. Help Shape What Comes Next.
Navy aviation service shapes the lives of entire families through deployments, frequent moves, changing schools, and the sacrifices that come with supporting the mission.
Your gift helps eligible children, spouses, and grandchildren of U.S. Navy aviation personnel pursue education with greater opportunity and less financial burden.
Thank You For Making This Possible
You are about to make a meaningful difference in the life of a Navy aviation family. This is more than a donation. It is an investment in resilience, opportunity, and the future of those who serve.
Your tax-deductible gift opens a door, creates opportunity, and strengthens the future of a student with extraordinary potential.
YOUR GIFT MAKES THIS POSSIBLE:
Why Give
Navy Aviation Takes Care of Its Own.
Behind every Navy Aviation service member is a family that serves alongside them—through deployments, moves, separations, and the demands of military life.
For nearly four decades, Wings Over America Scholarship Foundation has helped that community invest in what comes next: education for the children, grandchildren, and spouses of Navy Aviation families.
Your gift helps turn their years of service and sacrifice into opportunity—helping students pursue college, technical education, and the future they are working toward.
What began in 1987 as a grassroots effort within the Navy Aviation community has grown into a scholarship foundation powered by people who believe that taking care of our own includes investing in the next generation.
Your generosity makes that possible.
Your Impact
You’re Making This Possible
You are about to make a meaningful difference in the life of a Navy aviation family. This is more than a donation. It is an investment in resilience, opportunity, and the future of those who serve.
Every gift opens a door, creates opportunity, and strengthens the future of a student with extraordinary potential.
We are deeply grateful for your commitment to those who serve.
Ways to Give
There Is More Than One Way to Make a Difference
Every gift helps WOASF provide educational scholarships to Navy Aviation families.
Monthly Giving
A monthly gift gives WOASF dependable support throughout the year and helps us plan ahead for the next generation of Navy Aviation scholars.
Why give monthly?
- Give automatically each month.
- Choose an amount that works for you.
- Provide reliable, year-round support for scholarships.
- Change or cancel your recurring gift at any time.
Whether it is $25, $50, $100, or another amount, recurring gifts add up to meaningful scholarship support while making giving easier to sustain.
Matching Gifts
Many employers match charitable donations made by employees, and some programs also extend to spouses or retirees. Search your employer to see whether a matching-gift program is available.
Before you give, or after making your gift, check whether your employer has a matching-gift program.
Some employers may double or triple an employee's donation.
NOTE: Don’t see your company? Check with your Human Resources or workplace giving team. Your employer may still offer a matching gift program.
Donor-Advised Funds
If you have a donor-advised fund, you can recommend a grant to Wings Over America Scholarship Foundation (WOASF) to support educational opportunities for Navy Aviation families.
Give From Your IRA
If you are age 70½ or older, you may be able to make a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) directly from an eligible IRA to Wings Over America Scholarship Foundation.
A QCD can allow eligible donors to support WOASF directly from their IRA, and it can count toward a required minimum distribution when applicable. The transfer must generally go directly from the IRA trustee or custodian to the qualified charity.
This helps us identify and acknowledge your gift appropriately.
NOTE: Please consult your tax or financial adviser to determine whether a Qualified Charitable Distribution is appropriate for your circumstances.
Stocks & Securities
A gift of appreciated securities or other assets can support scholarships while potentially providing tax advantages to the donor.
WOASF currently accepts inquiries about gifts of securities through its office.
Memorial & Tribute Giving
Celebrate a birthday, anniversary, retirement, change of command, milestone, or someone whose life and service deserve to be remembered.
A memorial or tribute gift turns recognition into opportunity for a future scholar. WOASF has historically invited donors to honor milestones and loved ones through scholarship giving.
“Being able to be a part of this legacy and represent him through this scholarship... means the world to me.”
LCDR Landon Jones Memorial Scholar
WOASF’s history includes memorial scholarships honoring fallen members of the Navy Aviation community, including partnerships that created scholarships specifically so their service and sacrifice would continue to be remembered.
Named Scholarships
A scholarship can carry more than financial support. It can carry a legacy.
WOASF offers several ways to connect a donor’s legacy directly with a scholarship.
Not sure which scholarship option is right for you?
Our team can help you explore the best way to create a scholarship that reflects the legacy you want to carry forward.
TALK WITH WOASF →
Planned & Legacy Giving
For many members of the Navy Aviation community, service becomes part of a lifelong identity.
A planned gift allows that connection to continue by supporting future scholars for years to come.
Donors may wish to discuss options with their financial or estate advisers, including naming WOASF as a beneficiary through an estate plan.
WOASF does not provide legal, tax, or financial advice. Please consult your professional adviser regarding your individual circumstances.
Because of You, There Is One Less
Thing to Worry About.
Nereida Espinoza was a first-generation college student balancing full-time school and work, parenting a child, and navigating her husband’s deployment.
“The relief of having one less thing on my plate will allow me to focus on the goals I have set forth for myself and my family.”
Give with Confidence
Stewardship Matters.
Wings Over America Scholarship Foundation is organized as a nonprofit corporation and is recognized as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Their Future is Still Being Written
For nearly four decades, people who believe in Navy Aviation families have helped students take the next step.
The next scholarship begins with someone choosing to give.