The 173d Airborne Brigade National Memorial Foundation is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit corporation. This means donations made to the memorial are tax deductible. The funding for the construction and the perpetual care of the memorial comes directly from many individuals, organizations, and philanthropic donors who donated time, skills, and monetary donations. We want to thank all who contributed to the construction of this memorial. Thank you for supporting our fallen comrades and providing a place for their family, friends and fellow comrades to grieve their losses and celebrate the lives of the heroes who died during service.

The past and present memorial board members donated a lot of time toward planning, construction and perpetual care of this memorial.

There were over 1600 individuals, organizations, and corporate sponsors including Avis Budget Group, Delta Airlines, Carl Black GMC, Medals of America, Hooters, Integrity Bank, Chick-fil-A, Rail Technology, Incorporated, and eighteen Chapters of the 173d Airborne Brigade Association.

On July 7, 2006, the Memorial Board along with Willian K. Alphon and John D. Rich (from Big & Rich) organized the “Day of Honor,” concert at the HIFIBUYS Amphitheatre in Atlanta, Georgia. Many rock and country-rock bands performed on this day such as Lynyrd Skynyrd, Big & Rich, Lost Trailers, John Anderson, Cowboy Trou and Two Foot Fred. After the concert the bands donated the proceeds from the concert toward construction of the memorial.

In 2011, the Memorial Foundation Board of Directors established the “Spartan Club” with the goal of recruiting 300 “Spartans” who were asked to pledge annual contributions beginning at $25.00 for ten years with the goal of creating a $300,000.00 Endowment Fund to maintain the Memorial.

As of 1 June 2020, the 173d Airborne Brigade National Memorial Foundation had 223 Spartan Club members, 137 of whom have fully paid their pledges.

Participating Spartan organizations include:

Association Chapters I (Sigholtz Capital Chapter), II (New York), III (Columbus/Fort Benning) IX (New England), XIV (Southern California), XV (Minneapolis) and XXV (Phoenix Thunderbirds).

Sky Soldiers (individuals and organizations) our friends and supporters can still join the Spartan Club. Please see the donation page from this website to find out how to become a Spartan.

Over the years there have been other fundraisers organized by the Memorial Board to build up funds to provide perpetual care the memorial for years to come.

Not all of the contributors are listed here, but we thank every person who donated.

The Memorial Board will continue to need the donations in order to maintain the memorial for years to come.

Please visit this website’s donation page to find out ways to donate and make a donation to this beautiful memorial.