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Lt. Hal Henderson '67 Ice Hockey Endowment

Air Force Academy Foundation

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Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

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Cycle
Annual
Tracked since
May 2026

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Overview

Memorial endowment supporting the Air Force Academy ice hockey program.

Purpose: Covers the annual cost of the Most Valuable Player award at the cadet awards banquet. Remainder of annual funds are used by the coaching staff to support travel, equipment, nutrition, facility improvements and other program needs.

Honors: Lt. Hal Henderson '67, who was killed in Vietnam on August 2, 1969. The endowment was established by Hal's longtime girlfriend Margo Henderson of Bozeman, Montana, who has personally funded the annual MVP award for over 50 years.

Program Focus:

  • Falcon hockey team support
  • Annual MVP award
  • Travel and competition costs
  • Equipment and facility improvements
  • Nutrition support for athletes
  • Program operational needs

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

IRS Form 990, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Veterans

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