Military Officers Association of America Scholarship Fund
Mission
The MOAA Scholarship Fund helps Uniformed Services families with the high cost of a college education by providing interest-free loans and grants.
Ruling year
1993
Principal Officer
Brian T. Kelly
Main address
201 N Washington St
Alexandria, VA 22314 USA
Formerly known as
The Retired Officers Association Scholarship Fund
EIN
54-1659039
NTEE code
Scholarships, Student Financial Aid, Awards (B82)
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Providing financial aid to children from military families pursuing their first undergraduate degree. These children often miss out on financial aid opportunities due to their frequent moves.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Educational Assistance
The MOAA Scholarship Fund provided more than $9.3 million in interest-free loans and grants for the 2014-15 school year. This represents more than 1650 students who will receive an interest-free loan of $5,500. Additionally, more than 20 of our most deserving seniors and 40 students whose military parent died while in active service to our country will receive grants of $5,000. Additionally, 600 students will be named Designated Scholars and receive a $500 grant, in addition to their $5,000 interest-free loan. Designated Scholarships are established by MOAA members and other organizations that have contributed at least $25,000 to the Scholarship Fund. All students are selected based on scholastic ability, outside activities/interests, and financial need.
Where we work
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Evaluation documents
Download evaluation reportsNumber of students from military families receiving interest-free loans to pursue their first undergraduate degree
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Military personnel, Students, Veterans
Related Program
Educational Assistance
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
The number of loans awarded is determined by our Board of Directors who look at donations received, our investments, college costs, and expected participation.
Number of students from military families receiving grants to pursue their first undergraduate degree
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Military personnel, Students, Veterans
Related Program
Educational Assistance
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
The number of grants awarded are determined by our Board of Directors who consider donations received, investments earned, restrictions, and anticipated participation rates.
Number of students receiving educational assistance grants who had a parent die while on active duty or have a parent receiving Traumatic SGLI
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Military personnel, Students, Veterans
Related Program
Educational Assistance
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
The number of grants awarded are determined by our Board of Directors who consider donations received, investments earned, restrictions, and anticipated participation rates.
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
To steadily increase the number of students in our program without reducing the benefit to each student.
To provide about 1/3 of an in-state college tuition to eligible students.
To increase the number of students using the American Patriot Grant program.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Maintain vigorous planned giving and annual giving campaigns.
Regularly review the average cost of in-state college tuition.
Spread the word about the funding available through the American Patriot Grant program.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
More than 390,000 MOAA members are informed about the MOAA Scholarship Fund in our many print and digital communications. We are also active participants in the Federal CFC and many state employee Charitable Giving programs. We have a proactive Board Of Directors who provide great outreach.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We have met our goal of increasing the number of students in our general Educational Assistance programs. We have also increased the use of our American Patriot Grant program.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback
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Military Officers Association of America Scholarship Fund
Board of directorsas of 08/28/2024
Lucretia McClenney
No Affiliation
Term: 2018 - 2024
Stephanie Dawson
Rojan Robotham
Lelia Jackson
Virginia Gail Joyce
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
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