Tue, Mar 07, 2017
Foundation Works To Build Robust GA Community
The Sporty’s Foundation made bequests totaling $157,700 during 2016 to fulfill its goal to attract young people to the aviation community as pilots and as those who design, build and maintain the aircraft we fly. The Foundation has issued its most recent Annual Report, detailing activities and bequests during 2016 and may be seen online at SportysFoundation.org.
The Sporty’s Foundation is the largest donor to EAA’s long-standing and successful Young Eagles program, both from a financial commitment as well as by making Sporty’s award-winning Learn to Fly course available at no charge to all Young Eagles. As the Foundation continues to focus on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) activities, scholarships were granted to an array of deserving young people.
As the Foundation enters 2017, it will also assume total responsibility for funding the scholarship program for Aviation Exploring.
“We want our donors to know that Sporty’s underwrites all administrative costs for managing the Foundation,” says Sporty’s Founder and Chairman Hal Shevers. “Salaries, postage, printing, travel – everything is paid for by Sporty’s so donors can be assured that every cent they give will go directly to programs that I have personally vetted and approved.”
Online contributions are being accepted, either as a one-time payment or a recurring monthly donation. As a 501(c)3 foundation, all donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.
(Source: Sporty's Foundation news release)
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