FOUNDING PATRONS AND DONORS

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Founding Patrons and Donors support the long-term mission, continuity, and public trust of the America First Academy of Arts & Sciences™ (“AFAAS™”).

Their participation reflects belief in the institution itself — not individual programs, honorees, or outcomes. 

This is not sponsorship. 

This is institutional stewardship through support.

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  Founding Patrons and Donors provide philanthropic support to sustain the long-term mission, programs, and continuity of the America First Academy of Arts & Sciences™.   

Founding Patrons and Donors make possible the creation, preservation, and continuity of a national cultural institution.

They support:

• Institutional infrastructure and governance
• Program integrity and long-term continuity
• Public trust and cultural legitimacy
• National distribution and historical preservation

Patrons and Donors do not participate in:

• Honor or award selection

• Nominations or recommendations

• Governance, voting, or fiduciary decisions

• Media, promotion, or advocacy on behalf of the Academy
 

Their role is supportive, not directive.

Founding Patrons provide leadership-level institutional support during the Academy’s formative chapter.

• Participation reflects long-term belief in the institution
• Support is strategic and foundational
• Recognition, if any, is private and at the Academy’s discretion
• Patronage helps establish permanence, not visibility

Founding Donors contribute to the mission and continuity of the Academy at levels aligned with their capacity and intent.

• Contributions may be one-time or recurring
• Donors support the institution, not specific outcomes
• Recognition is optional and non-promotional
• Every contribution matters to the institutional whole

All Founding Patrons and Donors are permanently recognized as part of the founding chapter* of AFAAS™.  (*Please note: The "founding chapter” refers solely to the Academy’s inaugural historical period and does not imply governance, membership, or authority. )

 • Annual, Academy-governed national institution
• Non-competitive, standards-based recognition programs
• America 250 as an inaugural moment — not a one-off event
• Long-term institutional continuity and preservation
• No advertising, no endorsements, no transactional benefits   

The Academy governs multiple programs under its authority, including:

• America First Honors™ — non-competitive legacy recognition
• America First Awards™ — non-competitive cultural recognition

Patrons and Donors do not influence:

• Honorees or awardees 
• Program standards
• Academy governance
• Institutional direction
   

Their role is to ensure the institution endures, not to shape its decisions. 

  Founding Patron and Donor participation is limited and extended by invitation.

Private inquiries may be reviewed for alignment and institutional fit.

Unsolicited proposals or requests for recognition are not accepted. 

This page is intended for individuals and institutions invited to participate in foundational support of the Academy.

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