USAWOA Scholarship Foundation

USAWOA Scholarship Foundation

"Serving Those Who Serve and Their Families"

A Non-Profit 501 (c) (3) Public Charity Established in 2003

Make a Donation to the Scholarship Foundation by Credit Card or Check

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Foundation Purpose

Incorporated in the Commonwealth of Virginia March 28, 2003
Federal Employer Identification Number issued April 3, 2003
Granted IRS 501(c)3 Non-Profit status in July 2003
Foundation approved for Combined Federal Campaign in August 2004
Granted an IRS Final Public Charity Ruling in 2008

The Foundation is organized and shall be administered and operated exclusively to receive, administer and expend funds and carry on programs for educational purposes, within the meaning of Section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code or the corresponding provision of any future federal tax law, including, but not limited to, acquire funds and make distribution of those funds to qualified and eligible persons. The United States Army Warrant Officers Association Scholarship Foundation will focus on providing scholarships to qualified members and family members of warrant officers serving in or retired from the United States Army, the U. S. Army Reserve and the Army National Guard of the various states and territories. Due to the frequency of relocations many of these family members do not have the opportunity to develop relationships which would result in their gaining assistance in the growing costs of obtaining a college education.

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News

Annual Report Submitted

The 2008 Annual Report of the USAWOA Scholarship Foundation has been issued and is available for viewing.

Grantham University Online Adds Warrant Officer Scholarship

Grantham University has added a Warrant Officer Scholarship which breaks the paradigm of only Family Member Scholarships granted by the USAWOA Scholarship Foundation. Watch for the the application form and criteria for this new scholarship in early 2009.

Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) kicked off Sept. 1st, runs through Dec. 15 -

please actively consider donating to the USAWOA Scholarship Foundation (CFC ID 11871). 9/16/08

USAWOA Scholarship Foundation Changes it's Fund Raising Tactics - No more summer Raffle

There are several ways each of you can contribute to insure we can meet our award commitments. First, you can set up an allotment to the USAWOA Scholarship Foundation. Second, you can have your financial institution create an Automatic Clearing House (ACH) transaction to be taken from your account on a recurring cycle, weekly, bimonthly, monthly, quarterly, etc. Third, you can choose to make a pledge during the Combined Federal Campaign. And finally you can write a check and mail it to the Foundation. See more about the rational leading to this change and how the above methods work. 7/1/08

Foundation Classified as a Public Charity

In 2003 the USAWOA Scholarship Foundation was Incorporated in the Commonwealth of Virginia and received and Advance Ruling as a Non-Profit Public Charity under 501 (c) (3) of the IRS Code for the first 5-years of operation. Recently the Foundation received a final ruling as a Public Charity (versus a Private Foundation) from the IRS. Therefore all past and future donations, bequests, and grants are tax deductible. See Ruling.

Foundation “Donor Honor Roll”

    The USAWOA Scholarship Foundation “Donor Honor Roll” on our web site lists all individual and organizational donations made to the Foundation.

    Symbols are used to designate larger or repeated donations whether in the same or different years. Any single individual donations of $100.00 or more and single organizational donations of $250.00 or more will be designated with a Gold Circle symbol. Donations of a full annual scholarship ($1,000.00) will be indicated with a Gold Diamond.

    We have tried to research all past donations but I am sure we missed some because of the way funds are recorded and posted in single bank deposits. If we missed anyone please let us know.

    Effective 1 January 2008 all donations made will be recognized on this page, with the above amounts designated by the appropriate symbols.

    If you have any questions contact us .

Member and Family Member Scholarship Information

During each year, the USAWOA Scholarship Foundation conducts various fund raising events. Substantial portions of the proceeds are set aside for the scholarship program. From these funds the USAWOA Scholarship Foundation awards scholarships of not less than $1,000 each to deserving and qualified applicants. These scholarships have been funded in the past by the generous donations of CW4 (Ret) John & Jean Allnatt; the Carrie A. Clayburn Memorial Scholarship funded by CW3 Linda & CW4 Myles Clayburn; and a scholarship funded and presented by Pentagon Federal Credit Union on behalf of USAWOA. This Scholarship Program is now totally operated by the non-profit USAWOA Scholarship Foundation.

Allnatt Scholarship Fund - In 2005 the USAWOA Scholarship Foundation received funding from the John and Jean Allnatt Estate as the probate is coming to an end and the attorneys serving as the executor distribute the estate. The funding received is adequate to fully fund several annual Allnatt Scholarships - see more.

Grantham University Online Scholarships are also available to a limited number of USAWOA Members and their family members on an annual basis.

The window for submission of applications for all scholarships is January 1 to May 1, each year.

See the Foundation's Scholarship Program Fact Sheet for more information, criteria & application forms for the current year, past scholarship winners, and other resource information.

(Many files throughout this site are a PDF files. A free reader is available for download.)

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Business Office:

USAWOA Scholarship Foundation

462 Herndon Pkwy, Suite 207, c/o USAWOA

Herndon, VA 20170-5235

703-742-7727, Fax 703-742-7728,

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We are extremely grateful to our website sponsors
Pentagon Federal Credit Union
and the
U. S. Army Warrant Officers Association

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USAWOA Scholarship Foundation
5/28/2009