SKY SOLDIERS FOUNDATION INC

The 173d Airborne Brigade Association started collecting donations for college scholarships in the 1970’s. Over time this grew into the original scholarship fund as the number of scholarship applications grew. After 9/11 and the war on terror began, the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team conducted a combat jump into Iraq, which changed the Association’s mission. The Foundation was then formed in 2006 as an independent 501(c)(3) organization, but with a broader scope which honors and supports past and present Sky Soldiers and their families. The Sky Soldiers Foundation and the 173d Airborne Brigade Association operate as full partners in providing support for the members of the Sky Soldier community.