Make A Donation
Our PayPal account allows up to $2000 per transaction for non PayPal account
holders.  If your sponsorship or donation is more than $2000 and you do not have
a PayPal account, please go to the
printable Sponsorship Form pdf  or  
Donation Form pdf  to make your contribution.   Or, you may do more than one
transaction.

General Support
We need your help to get computers, head sets, fuel, Aeronautical charts,
software, transportation, Internet access and so mush more, simple but important
things to fulfill the promises to our kids.
(See General Support Levels below)

Be a Sponsor
As a Sponsor you will receive information and reports on the school and students
that your dollars are supporting.  Also you will be placed on our list of annual
sponsors.  In addition corporate sponsors will be included in our press releases
and school correspondence.

Sponsor Books and Materials
$500 gift will support a student by providing text books and ground school materials
for the Private Pilot certification.

Sponsor Field Trips
$1,500 will fund an elementary or middle school class field trip to an airport, an air
and space museum; class t-shirts, and Logbook journals to document their growth
and development.

Sponsor a Class
$3000 gift will support an elementary class for one semester at one of our partner
schools in the heart of the inner-city. See
Program page for elementary
programming.

Solo a Pilot Sponsor
$3000 will provide a scholarship to take a deserving advanced student to his or her
pilot in command first solo in an airplane. This is a very important step for those
students pursuing a Private Pilot certification.

Sponsor A Fledgling Pilot
A gift of $5500 will provide a scholarship to a deserving advanced student to
complete his or her Private Pilot certification.

Airplane Fund
This fund supports our ongoing goal of owning and maintaining our own
aircraft/trainers. With owning our own planes we not only increase our assets which
helps to sustain the academy, but we also have a new revenue stream by being
able to give sight seeing/fall colors tours and rentals to the many private pilots in
our area. Donation levels start at $500

The Una Johnson Scholarship Fund
Is dedicated to the memory of our founder Patrick Johnson’s beloved mother, Una
Johnson. The candidates for this unique scholarship must demonstrate a financial
need, excellence in their academic endeavors, and the desire to pursue a
professional career in aviation.  These scholarships are reserved for advanced
level students pursuing a Commercial Pilot Certificate. Donation levels start at $500.

West Michigan Flight Academy Endowment
As a nonprofit organization we understand that our expenses would eventually
extend beyond the income from our fundraising efforts. Being proactive the WMFA
board is in the process of developing an endowment fund to produce income to
offset this potential short fall. All endowment contributions are invested. The funds
are accessed annually to assist with meeting operational expenses. $1,000.00
minimum donation.
$50 You receive our quarterly briefings on the status of current projects and our
partner schools and the chance to participate in important opinion surveys.

Private Pilot
$100 In addition to basic membership benefits, you receive special mailings that keep
you up-to-date on new projects and ideas
to-date on new projects and ideas.

Instrument Pilot
$250 You will be invited to a special meeting with the Founder and CEO each year in
addition to the other benefits.

Commercial Pilot
$500 You will be invited to two special meetings with the Founder and CEO each year
in addition to the other benefits. These meetings serve as a great opportunity to meet
the Founder and CEO to talk about the future of WMFA.

Corporate Pilot
$1,000 Corporate Pilots receive all Commercial Pilot’s benefits, plus an invitation to a
board luncheon each year.

Airline Pilot
$2,500 Airline Pilot  receive all of the benefits of Corporate Pilot's benefit listed above.

Test Pilot
$5,000 Includes all Airline Pilot’s privileges, plus an invitation to the annual Dinner
Celebration.

For donations that are more than $10,000.00 please go to the printable
Donation Form pdf to make your contribution.

Astronaut
$10,000 Includes all Airline Pilot’s privileges, plus an invitation to the annual Dinner
Celebration.

Shuttle Commander
$25,000 Shuttle Commander receive all of the benefits of donors listed above.

Mission to Mars Specialist
$50,000 Mission to Mars Specialist receive all of the benefits listed above, plus
invitations to private receptions.

Voyager Founder
$100,000 privileges includes all benefits, plus invitations to private receptions and
special events.
Every dollar you donate to West Michigan Flight Academy helps to transform a
WMFA can give our inner-city youth access to training and a career path that is
second to none by dedicated professionals and role models.

This is an opportunity for our community to do something no other is doing on this
scale.  A student can achieve anything through focus, dedication and hard work,
but we need your help to start the transformation not just for a deserving student
but for our community as a whole.

Your tax-deductible donation to the West Michigan Flight Academy will support
our work as we strive to build a community where all children strive for excellence
and reach their full potential.
General Support Levels
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Printable Donation form pdf  For more information about ways to give to WMFA,
please e-mail us at:
info@westmiflightacademy.org
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