US Airways Education Foundation
Helping Build Communities through Education
The mission of the US Airways Education Foundation, Inc. is to support educational initiatives in communities the airline serves by promoting employee engagement and funding college scholarships to dependents of airline employees and community education grants to nonprofit organizations.
The US Airways Education Foundation, Inc. was incorporated in 1990 in Phoenix, Arizona. Funding sources include contributions from US Airways employees, fundraising projects and private donations and fundraising events.
The US Airways Education Foundation does not employ staff. Its Board of Directors includes community business and education leaders and US Airways employees who all volunteer their services. The US Airways Education Foundation tax identification number is 86-0670438.
Since its inception, the Education Foundation has donated over $1 million to educational programs and scholarships across the airline's route system. Last year, the Education Foundation distributed 186 college scholarships totaling $200,000 and 32 grants totaling $76,242. The amount of annual funding is subject to change from year to year and is solely dependent on those funds raised through employee and private contributions and other community efforts to support the Education Foundation.