Donate to the Armed Forces Initiative
By donating to the Armed Forces Initiative, you will directly impact the number of veterans getting out in the field to practice conservation by learning to hunt, fish, and correctly take care of our shared natural resources. Thank you for considering a donation.
Rifleman - $50
This will cover the cost of taking one veteran or active service member into the field for an event. It will pay for food, water, and loaner gear necessary to teach the participant to hunt or fish.
Fire Team - $250
This will cover the cost of taking five veterans or active service members into the field for an event. With this donation, the AFI can purchase tents, sleeping bags, and other necessary gear to put our members in the field during the coldest months.
Squad - $550
This covers the cost of taking eight veterans or active service members out into the field to learn to hunt or fish. With this donation, the AFI can help cover the cost of planning and implementing the program in more states and more active-duty installations.
Platoon – $1500
This package can cover a full camp kit for one of our clubs or installations. We can buy a cook tent, camp stove, coolers, and other gear needed for our volunteer leaders to help get more veterans in their community out on our public lands and waters.
Company - $2500
This donation can provide travel assistance for participants to hunt and fish in areas of the country that are considered bucket list destinations, such as The Brooks Range, Tongass national Forrest, Bob Marshall Wilderness, Boundary Waters canoe area, and Everglades.
Battalion - $10,000
This donation fully funds one of our AFI regions (Northeast, South East, South West, Midwest, Mountain West, etc) for a year of operations. Please specify the region you wish to support via Email to [email protected]
Airborne Ranger - $50,000
This is our highest-level donation. Making a donation of this size pays for AFI camps for a full year across the United States. This will take 1500 + veterans out into the public wild places we all love and help bring this valuable demographic into the conservation conversation, creating a stronger corps of conservation advocates.
- All donations include a subscription to the AFI newsletter and video/photo updates of how we are spending your donations 4 times per year.
- Donors may also contact Shawn McCarthy ([email protected]) for a personal update on the AFI program and a personalized thank you message crafted for the person or organization of their choice.