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Causes: Military & Veterans Organizations, Veterans
Mission: Provide interest-free loans and grants for undergraduate education to children of former, active, and retired commissioned or warrant officers of the seven uniformed services, and to children of active or retired enlisted members of the armed forces.
Programs: Provided approximately $9 million in interest-free loans and grants for undergraduate education to over 1,700 students from military families. Interest-free loans were for $5,500. In addition, the balance of nearly $52,207,000 in outstanding interest-free loans to 4,700-plus military children equates to over $2,600,000 in direct savings to students (based on an average interest rate of 5%). Grants ranging from $500 to $6,000 and totaling $599,000 were also awarded. All donated funds supported educational assistance. No donated funds were used for operational expenses, to include any compensation, of the organization. All expenses ($918,163) were "in-kind support" from moaa.
provided grants to 34 students whose military parent died while in active service to our country or whose military parent collected t-sgli. The grants were for $5,000 each for a total of $170,000.