Since Amazon announced that its AmazonSmile program was ending earlier this year, the AMA Foundation team has been looking for ways to replace the lost additional revenue.
As 2022 draws to a close, we want to take time to thank and remember those who belong to the AMA Foundation Legacy and Heritage societies. Those in the Legacy Society are members who have included the AMA Foundation as a beneficiary in their estate planning. Commonly donated through a will or trust...
Every year, thousands of donors from across the country contribute to the many funds that the AMA and AMA Foundation oversee. In turn, these funds help members, clubs, students, and communities from every part of the country. So far in 2022, more than 2,500 members and clubs from 50 states and two...
As of December 6, 2022, more than 2,500 members and clubs from 50 states and two countries have contributed more than $300,000 to our various programs, and we want to give a special thank-you to each of those donors. We have compiled a list of all of the donors, including estates, that have so...
Veterans are ordinary people who have done something extraordinary. AMA is thankful for its many veterans and the sacrifices they have made for our freedom. This Veterans Day, November 11, 2022, make sure to thank and honor a veteran in your life. Among the veterans across the country is AMA member...
AMA Foundation Heritage and Legacy Society donor Robert A. Studinksi bequeathed more than $75,000 to the Foundation's Endowment Fund. The Academy of Model Aeronautics and the AMA Foundation would like to thank Robert Studinski and his family for this generous gift. The Foundation Endowment Fund...
The AMA Foundation received a bequest gift of $10,000 to assist with education and National Model Aviation Museum efforts. The AMA and AMA Foundation would like to thank Dr. Warren Knapp and his family for this generous gift. Dr. Knapp, a member of both the AMA Foundation Heritage and Legacy...
It’s with great sadness we report the passing of AMA member Donald W. (Bill) Carnes of Florida. He passed in March 2017 at the age of 84. Bill was a long time member of the AMA and participant in his local model aircraft club in Naples, Florida. Bill is the newest member of the AMA Foundation...
Richard Swenson was born on February 24,1926 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Sadly, Richard passed away in 2015. He will be remembered by his passion for aviation. Richard attended Purdue University studying aeronautical engineering where he fueled his love and passion by designing, building and flying...