Dennis P. Rando Cadet Humanitarian Fund
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- May 2026
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Other requirements
- Death in the family
- Serious family illness
- Injury to a family member
- Fellow cadet's passing
Overview
Fund established to support cadets with travel expenses during emergencies and to honor fallen cadets.
Purpose: Provides two primary forms of support:
- Honor Guard Travel: Free travel for cadet honor guards to represent the Academy at services of fallen colleagues
- Emergency Travel Assistance: Need-based financial support for cadets to travel home during emergencies
Eligible Emergency Situations:
- Death in the family
- Serious family illness
- Injury to a family member
- Fellow cadet's passing
History: Named in honor of Cadet 1st Class Dennis P. Rando of East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, who passed away in the 1990s. Founded by the USAFA Cadets Parents' Association of Eastern Massachusetts under leadership of Bob Caggiano. Became a national fundraising effort at request of Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Paul Stein '66.
Administration: Since August 2012, the Rando Fund has been an affiliate of the Air Force Academy Foundation. The advisory board volunteers their time, and the Foundation assumes all administrative costs, allowing 100% of donations to support the fund's missions.
Eligibility Determination: Made by the cadet chaplain's office in conjunction with the cadet's AOC (Air Officer Commanding) and the commandant's office.
Contact:
- Phone: 719-472-0300
- Email: Engage@usafa.org
- Address: 3116 Academy Drive, USAF Academy, CO 80840
What Air Force Academy Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 7
- Total given
- $7.98M
- Median grant
- $314K
- Range
- $10K–$6.4M
- By dollars: Colorado 100%. Top recipient cities: Usafa, CO; Colorado Springs, CO.
- 86% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
US Treasury · Usafa, CO
General support, see part iv
$6.4M
Association of Graduates · Usafa, CO
General support, see part iv
$550K
Air Force Academy Athletic Association · Usafa, CO
General support, see part iv
$513K
Academy Research and Development Institute · Colorado Springs, CO
General support, see part iv
$314K
Air Force Academy Real Estate Trust · Usafa, CO
Loan forgiveness
$132K
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Fields of Work
- Veterans
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