Air Force Academy Foundation

Also known as USAFA Endowment Inc

Foundations and philanthropy
Usaf Academy, Colorado
EIN 26-0537053
Tax-exempt since 2008

Firms paid: 3
Fees reported, 2018–2025: $1.2M
Fees reported in 2025: $227K
Most Recent Reported Revenue: $40.9M

Fundraising fees by year

Per Form 990 Schedule G

Firms paid in 2025

$226,973 to 1 fundraiser

Fundraisers Air Force Academy Foundation paid in 2025, from Form 990 Schedule G
Fundraiser	Filed as	Fee
Legends Sales & Marketing LLCSolicitation of donations - call center	Solicitation of donations - call center	$226,973

Also among its largest contractors in 2025

From Part VII-B of the return, which lists its five best-paid contractors of any kind paid over $100,000. These can repeat the lines above.

Legends Sales & Marketing LLCProfessional fundraising$277,062

All firms paid

Fundraisers Air Force Academy Foundation reported paying, all years
Fundraiser	Years	Total fees
Encoura LLC	2019–2022 · 4 years	$543,552
Legends Sales & Marketing LLC	2023–2025 · 2 years	$480,801
Ruffalo Neel Levitz LLCAnnual giving	2018	$159,589

Form 990 Snapshot

Air Force Academy Foundation's Form 990 figures by year
Tax year	Revenue	Contributions	Fundraising expenses	Professional fundraising fees
2023	$40.9M	$38.0M	$2.6M	$288K
2022	$39.1M	$37.4M	$2.5M	$129K
2021	$31.2M	$30.2M	$2.2M	$138K
2020	$26.8M	$25.4M	$3.1M	$138K
2019	$30.8M	$29.9M	$4.2M	$136K
2018	$28.2M	$27.2M	$3.7M	$160K

Fees are what Air Force Academy Foundation reported on IRS Form 990. Nonprofits list only fundraisers paid $5,000 or more, and many book consultants under other expenses, so a nonprofit can have worked with firms that don't appear here. Last checked 2026-11-14.