Welcome to the Marine Corps Association Foundation

A Message from Major General, Ed Usher, USMC (Ret) President of the Marine Corps Association Foundation:

Thank you for your interest in the Marine Corps Association Foundation. (MCAF). I’d like to give you a short run down on the MCAF.

Established in 2009 the MCAF is the charitable foundation supporting the work of the Marine Corps Association (MCA). It raises funds from tax-deductible donations and grants to assist the MCA in providing professional growth opportunities to Commanders and their Marines. Founded in 1913 by then LtCol John A. Lejeune, the MCA is the professional association of the Marine Corps. It is dedicated to the study of military art, fostering the spirit and traditions of the Marine Corps, and furthering the interests of military and naval science.

Your donations to the MCAF provide programs, which appropriated government funds cannot, that enhance study, learning, and the recognition of individual Marine excellence in the spirit of guiding mentorship envisioned by Major General Lejeune.

Our principle programs are:

The Commanders' Unit Library Program –Provides commanders with professional libraries in their units that make professional reading and study readily accessible to their Marines.

The Commanders' Forums – Provides special events specifically tailored by commanders to enhance their Marines’ knowledge of operational art from historical, cultural or operational perspectives.

The Marine Excellence Awards – Provides awards that recognize individual Marines, and Sailors supporting Marines, for scholastic, leadership, or technical excellence.

Your support to the MCAF will recognize our great Marines and enhance their mission success in the complex world in which they operate.

For more detailed information on our programs, please check out our brochure.

Your support to the MCAF will recognize our great Marines and enhance their mission success in the complex world in which they operate.

This support also includes providing these core programs to Wounded Marines. Our work with the Wounded Warrior Regiment supports “Survive to Thrive” Marines in keeping them thinking like Marines. For more information on Wounded Marine Funding please click here.

Coming MCA&F Events

MCAF oversees programs associated with events for Marines, awards, and acts as the fundraising arm of MCA to support programs for Marines. We hope you'll visit our site often to find out the latest events that are being coordinated by MCAF including The MCAF Ground Logistics Awards Dinner.

2012 Marine West Dinner

01 February 2012 | Sheraton Carlsbad

2012 MCA&F Ground Logistics Awards Dinner

29 March 2012 | Crystal Gateway Marriott

Book Signing with John Gordon

30 March 2012 | The MARINE Shop at Quantico

2012 MCA&F Marine South Dinner

11 April 2012 | Marston Pavilion, Camp Lejeune

2012 MCA&F C4 Awards Dinner

19 April 2012 | Crystal Gateway Marriott

2012 MCA&F Ground Awards Dinner

10 May 2012 | Crystal Gateway Marriott

Testimonials

Marine Corps Association Foundation,

On behalf of the Wounded Warrior Battalion-East, I would like to extend our heartfelt appreciation for your support. Your donation of Ipods demonstrates the spirit, patriotism, and commitment that have sustained our nation throughout its history. Your support is an unquestionable key to the success of our battalion.

Semper Fidelis

Nicholas E. Davis

Commanding Officer, Wounded Warrior Battalion-East

I want to relay my many thanks to everyone at Marine Corps Association
and Military Historical Tours for providing me the opportunity to
experience such a wonderful trip to Russia. Had I not won this trip
through MCA I may have never taken advantage of such fantastic
travels. The group, the Russian Tour guide (Oleg Alexandrov) and
Charlie Dunn were wonderful companions during the trip. It will be a
memory I will cherish all of my remaing days on this earth...

1stSgt Bradshaw, USMC (Ret.)

Sir, I write to thank you for the Marine Corps Association's kindness in bestowing upon me the Semper Fidelis and Colonel Lemly Awards. The recogntion provided by the MCA was a great source of pride for my family members attending the graduation ceremony. For that, I am ever grateful to you. The awards breakfast was a delightful event; I truly enjoyed the chance to meet with you and the other senior members of the MCA's staff, And of course, the awards themselves are very generous. As a...

2ndLt Christopher R. Angevine

recipient of MCA's Semper Fidelis Award and also, the Colonel William B. Lemly Academic Award following his 1 October 2009 TBS graduation

Sir,

My name is Major Bob McCarthy, I am the CO for HQ Btry, 10th Marines.

I want to extend my thanks and appreciation to you and the Association for your assistance ($500 grant) in the establishment of our unit library.

My primary MET right now is to "Provide Forces" in support of the MEF, Div, RCT, and sister battalions going forward. We should provide the gaining unit with a flexible, agile, confident Marine capable of executing a variety of tasks - I believe...

Major Bob McCarthy

Commanding Officer, HQ Btry, 10th Mar Regt - received September 27, 2010

Sir (Col John Keenan),

This is a belated thank you note for the order of professional reading books that were received by the MSG Detachment in Lima, Peru. The books arrived only a few days after our order, with none missing or damaged in any way. I placed all the books in the inventory of our library and breifed all the Marines that the new books were in and ready to be checked out and read at any time. All of us here in Lima greatly appreciate what the Marine Corps...

Cpl Rodney Egel

MSG Det Lima, American Embassy Lima, Peru - October 6, 2010

Dear General Usher,

On behalf of the Marines, Sailors, and Civilian Marines of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, we appreciate the generous support of the Marine Corps Association Foundation (MCAF) during our inaugural command Professional Military Education Battlefield Staff Ride. Your contribution permitted Marines, Sailors, and Civilian Marines to participate in a battle study of the 1862 Peninsula Campaign here in the Tidewater area.

The historical...

LtGen D. J. Hejlik, USMC

Commander, US Marine Corps Forces Command - 9 May 2011

MajGen Usher,

Sir, Thank you very much for your support. The books we received from MCA are greatly appreciated and have been beneficial during our preparation for deployment in support of OEF.

Captain Glover, USMC

1st Battalion, 10th Marines - 29 September 2010

Sir (John Keenan),

I would like to personally thank you and the Marine Corps Association for providing the detachments of Region 5, Marine Corps Embassy Security Group with books through the Marine Corps Association. Passed as a “Best Practice” during our Spring Conference, the detachments have been encouraged to build their professional reading libraries over the past six months. With each visit I realized the value added to each detachment and each Marine as we discussed “Brilliance...

Captain JM Covey

Januaray 27, 2011

Dear Col Keenan,

On behalf of the Marines and Sailors of 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, I would like to thank you for your support in helping us to establish our unity library. We are lucky to have a world class facility, newly constructed by a joint Marine Corps and Special Operations Command MILCON effort. Our Academic Instruction Facility contains a library room complete with book shelves and reading tables, but no books. Without your assistance...

LtCol Michael A. Brooks, USMC

1st Marine Special Operations Battalion

Sir (MajGen Edward Usher),

I wanted to thank you and the Marine Corps Association for the tremendous support we have received over the past many weeks. Our Command Post Dedication Ceremony was a momentous occasion for all in attendance, particularly the many veterans of the 1st Marine Division. Colonel Ford played a huge role in that by helping gather and make available a large number of pictures of 1/1 in action over the years which now adorn our new CP. We are also very...

LtCol Craig R. Wonson

Commanding Officer, 1/1, 1st Marine Division - received September 27, 2010

Where Your Support is Going

Marine Excellence Awards Program- MCAF provided nearly 9,000 Marines with awards in 2009, more than any other organization or individual in the world
Single Marine Conference - We helped support this annual event coordinated by MCCS
Wounded Marines:
-provided nearly 30 laptops to wounded Marines for brain train and communication assistance. Thanks to HP and Panasonic for providing over two thirds of these.
-provided over 400 copies of Leatherneck and Gazette to wounded Marines in the U.S. each month
-helped a wounded Marine get tickets to the Presidential Inauguration that he requested from us
-Supporting other event programs that benefit wounded Marines.
Recruit Depots - We're providing a copy of Leatherneck to every recruit; anticipating over 40,000 copies of Leatherneck to be given out in 2010 alone!
Commander's Professional Library Grants Program - We're providing books for units' professional libraries, as requested.

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MCAF News and Announcements

MCA&F recognizes the generous contributions of Manuel Carazo

Verizon Donates $9,000 to support MCAF’s Green Libraries for Marines Program

The Marine Corps Association Foundation is pleased to announce that Verizon has generously provided $9,000 to support our new Green Libraries for Marines Program. MCAF will now be able to provide Kindles loaded with e-books to select Marine Corps Units that contain books from the Marine Corps' Professional Reading List.

MCA&F Supports The Basic School!

Thanks to your generous donations MCA&F is able to fund multiple TBS awards and programs every year! This year we have contributed more than $22,000 in support to TBS

United States Marine Corps Birthday Message 2011... With Video!

For ten years now, our corps has been engaged in continuous combat operations against those who threaten the security of America and our allies. We turned the tide in the Anbar province of Iraq and continue to see success today in southwest Afghanistan. While it has come at a cost... We have much to be proud of.

Watch MCA&F's Latest Ground Dinner:

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Donations

We are a 501(c)(3) charitable foundation which means that your support may qualify for tax deductions.

Your support will go to fund:

Marine Excellence Awards Program (We are the LARGEST provider of awards for Marines in the World!)
Commanders' Forum Program (Professional Military Education discussions on operational, cultural and historical topics.)
Commanders' Professional Library Program (Containing the Commandant's Professional Reading List)
Leatherneck and The Marine Corps Gazette for Wounded Marines
Leatherneck in Recruit Buckets
Other important programs as requested by the Marine Corps!

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