Annual Fund

Sport Specific Giving

Air Force cadet-athletes athletically compete in one of 30 intercollegiate programs. Academically, they are majoring in rigorous studies and receiving a world-class education while being actively involved on campus in leadership roles such as cadet-wing commanders, cadre members for BCT, airmanship instructors, and more.

Thank you for supporting our cadet-athletes in their first-class, transformational experience here at the Academy. Click the button below for a closer look at our 2023-2024 year in review and the impact your support made.

baseball players holding trophy

Baseball


Fundraising Goal: $500,000

Fundraising Needs:

  • Air Force Baseball Stadium Renovation
  • Nutrition and Training Table
basketball players lined up on court

Men's Basketball


Fundraising Goal: $150,000

Fundraising Needs:

  • Team Room and Locker Room Upgrades
  • Nutrition and Training Table
basketball players cheering

Women's Basketball


Fundraising Goal: $150,000

Fundraising Needs:

  • Team Room and Locker Room Upgrades
  • Nutrition and Training Table
  • Foreign Tour
athletes raising hands

Boxing


Fundraising Goal: $10,000

Fundraising Needs:

  • Nutrition and Training Table
athlete in the middle of a dive

Diving


Fundraising Goal: $100,000

Fundraising Needs:

  • Dryland Renovations
  • Facility Branding
  • Nutrition and Training Table
athletes fencing

Fencing


Fundraising Goal: $100,000

Fundraising Needs:

  • Team Room Upgrades
  • Locker Room Upgrades
  • Nutrition and Training Table
football players cheering

Football


Fundraising Goal: $400,000

Fundraising Needs:

  • Nutrition Enhancements
  • Recruiting
  • Program Branding and Heritage
athlete swinging golf club

Golf


Fundraising Goal: $50,000

Fundraising Needs:

  • Advanced Training Equipment
  • Nutrition & Training Table
gymnast swinging

Men's Gymnastics


Fundraising Goal: $25,000

Fundraising Needs:

  • Banner Heritage Project
  • Team Room and Locker Room Upgrades
  • Nutrition and Training Table
  • Facility Enhancements
gymnasts in a huddle

Women's Gymnastics


Fundraising Goal: $25,000

Fundraising Needs:

  • Banner Heritage Project
  • Team Room and Locker Room Upgrades
  • Nutrition and Training Table
  • Facility Enhancements
hockey players celebrating

Hockey


Fundraising Goal: $135,000

Fundraising Needs:

  • Home Game Hotels
  • Team Building Activities
  • Nutrition and Training Table
lacrosse players in a huddle

Lacrosse


Fundraising Goal: $117,500

Fundraising Needs:

  • Nutrition and Training Table
  • Press Box Renovation
  • Team Room Upgrades
  • Locker Room Renovations
athlete shooting a gun

Rifle


Fundraising Goal: $20,000

Fundraising Needs:

  • Ammo and Training Enhancements
  • Nutrition and Training Table
athlete saluting the flag

Men's Soccer


Fundraising Goal: $50,000

Fundraising Needs:

  • Training Ground Upgrades
  • Nutrition and Training Table
  • Facility Upgrades
athletes in a huddle with hands up

Women's Soccer


Fundraising Goal: $35,000

Fundraising Needs:

  • Facility Improvement
  • Team Room Branding
  • Nutrition and Training Table
  • Facility Renovations
cheerleaders dancing

SPIRIT SQUADS


Fundraising Goal: $30,000

Fundraising Needs:

  • Nutrition and Training Table
  • NCA/NDA National Competition:
  • New Uniforms
athlete swimming

Men's Swimming


Fundraising Goal: $35,000

Fundraising Needs:

  • Foreign Trip
  • Winter Break Training Trip
  • Nutrition and Training Table
athlete swimming

Women's Swimming


Fundraising Goal: $40,000

Fundraising Needs:

  • Team Room and Locker Room Upgrades
  • Nutrition and Training Table
athletes celebrating

Men's Tennis


Fundraising Goal: $70,000

Fundraising Needs:

  • Outdoor Courts Weatherproof Camera & Streaming System
  • Foreign Trip
  • Indoor Courts Heritage Wall & Updated Graphics
  • Indoor Courts Video Board
  • Updated Branding
athletes saluting

Women's Tennis


Fundraising Goal: $80,000

Fundraising Needs:

  • Outdoor Courts Weatherproof Camera & Streaming System
  • Foreign Trip
  • Indoor Courts Heritage Wall
  • Updated Graphics for Team Locker Room
  • Indoor Courts Video Board
  • Nutrition and Training Table
athletes celebrating with trophy

TRACK & FIELD / CROSS COUNTRY


Fundraising Goal: $100,000

Fundraising Needs:

  • Team Room Enhancements
  • Training Room Enhancements
  • Nutrition and Training Table
athletes lined up on court

Volleyball


Fundraising Goal: $70,000

Fundraising Needs:

  • Locker & Team Room Renovation
  • Nutrition and Training Table
athletes cheering with hands up

Water Polo


Fundraising Goal: $225,000

Fundraising Needs:

  • Nutrition and Training Table
  • Updated Equipment
athletes wrestling

Wrestling


Fundraising Goal: $25,000

Fundraising Needs:

  • Foreign Training Trip
  • Nutrition and Training Table

Excellence in Athletics Fund

The Excellence in Athletics Fund supports all initiatives within the entire USAFA athletics department, ensuring that our 27 intercollegiate programs have the resources to provide its coaches and cadet-athletes with the resources they need to succeed. Contributions to the Excellence in Athletics Fund are utilized by the Falcon Athletic Fund and AFAAC in four (4) primary areas:

  • Outstanding Leadership & Coaches: Air Force Athletics is committed to recruiting and retaining coaches who are eductors and role models, who understand the mission of USAFA and are effective in balancing the values of the Academy with their proven competitive success.
  • Cadet-Athletes: Our coaches are committed to recruiting a special caliber of cadet-athlete who will thrive in USAFA's rigorous environment.
  • Operational Support: Encompassing the broadest range of items, operational support covers those things that contribute to the creation and sustainment of a winning environment.
  • Facilities Enhancement: The Excellence in Athletics Fund provides preliminary private funding for projects and facilities enhancement that will benefit the entire Academy