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Wings Over America Scholarship Foundation

Invest in the Best

aka Wings Over America Scholarship Foundation   |   Virginia Beach, VA   |  www.wingsoveramerica.us

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO HONOR THE SERVICE OF NAVY AVIATION FAMILIES THROUGH EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS. THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES POST-SECONDARY SCHOLARSHIPS TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN AND SPOUSES OF US NAVY AVIATION PERSONNEL - ENLISTED AND OFFICER - ACTIVE DUTY, RETIRED OR DECEASED. RECIPIENTS ARE SELECTED ON THE BASIS OF SCHOLASTIC MERIT, COMMUNITY SERVICE AND CHARACTER.

Ruling year info

1997

Executive Director

Ms. Andrea Meinicke Diamond

Main address

770 Lynnhaven Parkway Ste 155

Virginia Beach, VA 23452 USA

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EIN

54-1846969

NTEE code info

Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution (B12)

IRS filing requirement

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Communication

Blog

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Navy dependents face unique challenges from their civilian counterparts; frequent deployments, moves, school disruptions, loss of leadership opportunities and more. Yes these students don't merely survive, they thrive. WOASF celebrates these students and assists them in their pursuit of a college education.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Scholarship program

WOASF provides over 50 scholarships to Navy dependents from the aviation community. 10 awards are renewable for up to 4 years, the rest are annual awards for which students may apply each year.

Population(s) Served
Military personnel
Students

WOASF eases the application for scholarships by administering over 10 additional scholarship programs,so with one application, students can win multiple awards.

Population(s) Served
Young adults

Free presentations to military families about maximizing education benefits and finding an applying for scholarships.

Population(s) Served
Families
Students

Where we work

Videos

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of students who apply for scholarships

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Adolescents, Adults, Veterans, Military personnel

Related Program

Scholarship program

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Context Notes

More families are choosing to use Post 911 Benefits for tuition.

Number of attendees present at rallies/events

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Age groups

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Context Notes

Attendees for College Funding information

Number of organizational partners

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Administered Scholarships

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Context Notes

Administered Scholarship partners Scholarship Partners

Our Sustainable Development Goals

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

WOASF tries to reduce the college debt of the students we serve. Military dependents face different challenges than their civilian peers and we are trying to level the playing field.
Military moves can be challenging to education - different curriculum and graduation requirements, loss of extra-curricular and leadership opportunities, missing deadlines for specialized programs, etc. Additionally, it is difficult to participate in "pre-paid tuition" or 529 programs when you don't know what state or country you'll be living in when that time comes.
WOASF mitigates these circumstances by providing a scholarship applicant pool with similar life experiences.

We promote our scholarship program all over the world, concentrating on schools located near Navy bases and commands. We provide a comprehensive list of military affiliated scholarships and programs for our dependents. Even if they don't qualify for our scholarship, we can direct them to other programs that better suit them.
We also host Funding Education presentations to help families learn how to access their military education benefits and related programs to help alleviate the financial burden of a college education.
Finally, we increase fundraising each year to support more scholarships for bigger amounts so we can assist more students.

Our foundation is partnering with other military organizations to help spread the word and resources to students throughout the country.
We have increased outreach in densely populated Navy areas (CA, FL, VA etc.). this includes not only providing information and resources but also ,galvanizing donors in these areas to support their community.
We are increasing our volunteer pool an staff hours to help keep up with the increase of our applicant pool. More applications and more scholarships mean more scholarship administration hours. We are fortunate that we have the staff and volunteers to keep up with this demand.

We have been able to increase scholarship awards each year, but have not been able to keep up with demand. We have many worthy applicants that are denied because of a limitation of funds for scholarships. If we had a greater amount of funding, we can help more students with their education. We try to keep an award rate of 20%, but applications increase at a faster rate than donations.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • Who are the people you serve with your mission?

    We served dependent children and spouses of the Navy aviation community by providing scholarships for postsecondary education.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve

  • What significant change resulted from feedback?

    During this time of pandemic with students unable to participate in school activities we adjusted that portion of the application process. Additionally, we have eliminated the submission of SAT/ACT scores for the application.

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), 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

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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Wings Over America Scholarship Foundation

Board of directors
as of 02/24/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

VADM Denby Starling

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Deidre Myers

Robert Geis

Ken Shook

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Chip Miller

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Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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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? Yes

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 5/20/2022
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female
Sexual orientation
Decline to state
Disability status
Person with a disability

Race & ethnicity

No data

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

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Equity strategies

Last updated: 05/20/2022

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Policies and processes
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.