Marine Corps -- Law Enforcement Foundation

Scholarship bonds to eligible children of Marines and Federal law enforcement personnel who die while on active duty.  Special financial medical assistance to children of Marines and catastrophically injured Marines.

Why do we exist?

Members of the Marine Corps„oLaw Enforcement Foundation believe that our nationˇ¦s most precious resource is its youth, and their educational development is of primary importance in their becoming meaningful members of their families and society. Our Foundation is unique in that we are an all-volunteer organization, so 100% of donations we receive are channeled into our programs for the children we serve. We also provide assistance to eligible children from their date of birth through age 22 where most Foundations do not.

What have you accomplished?

Since it was founded in 1995, the Marine Corps„oLaw Enforcement Foundation has provided over $14 million in assistance. In response to the horrific attacks on our Country of September 11th, our Foundation established a separate Pentagon Fund. Through the extraordinary generosity of our supporters, we were able to extend our usual scholarship program to include eligible children of any military personnel or civilian whose life was ended that day at the Pentagon. We committed to providing a $10,000.00 Maturity Value U.S. Treasury Bond to each eligible child. Our Foundation fulfilled that commitment by delivering scholarship bonds valued at over $1.7 million for more than 140 children from more than 75 families. Those lost at the Pentagon served with the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy or the Department of Defense. We also provided assistance to children whose parent was a passenger onboard the ill-fated American Airlines flight. Over 160 children received scholarships from our Foundation in 2002 alone. This covered children of Marines and Federal law enforcement agents who died in the line of duty. Before 2003 is over we anticipate the number of children to be much higher in light of our newest scholarship fund, the Armed Forces Family Scholarship & Assistance Fund (AFFSAF). Through this fund we will award scholarships to any eligible child whose U.S. or Coalition Forces parent has died in the line of duty in Afghanistan or Iraq. In addition, we will also provide assistance to eligible children whose parent perished onboard the U.S.S. Cole or in ˇ§The Towersˇ¨ in Saudi Arabia.

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