Annual Giving

One of the most impactful ways for donors to support MMA is through annual gifts. Annual gifts are unrestricted — gifts contributed for general purposes.

When you make an annual gift to MMA, you enable the Academy to apply the funds immediately where they are most needed. Annual gifts make a crucial impact on our cadets and the overall success of MMA.

Annual gifts help support ...

  • financial aid for deserving cadets who would otherwise be unable to attend MMA (65% of the corps currently receive financial support from the Academy)
  • faculty and staff salaries, recruitment and retention, as we strive to bring the best to MMA
  • enhanced technology in MMA classrooms
  • extracurricular programs, including our competitive athletic and military teams, such as the Fusileers
  • travel for the Fusileers Drill Team, MMA Band, rifle team, JROTC Raiders and more to competitions around the U.S.

MMA's day of annual giving is Founders' Day, Nov. 22.

The whole core of what MMA stands for is still there, even after the ups and downs of 135 years. I believe in what they are doing.

Chris Gentry ’88

Alumni News

Missouri Military Academy Interim Commandant of Cadets Major Wayne Welander stands in his military uniform against a backdrop of the American and MMA flags.

Missouri Military Academy has designated MAJ Wayne Welander, USA (Ret), to serve as interim commandant of cadets at the college preparatory military boarding school. Currently the senior Army instructor, Welander assumes the commandant’s duties of overseeing residential life, fostering self-discipline, personal responsibility and accountability with the Academy’s middle and high school cadets, guiding them in taking command of their lives. 

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Headshot image of MMA employee Rodrigo Padilla. He is wearing an MMA blazer against the backgrop of the American and MMA flags.

For Rodrigo Padilla, returning to MMA is a chance to give back to the place that helped shape who he is today. An MMA alumnus from the Class of 2015, Padilla now serves as an international student relations specialist, helping young men from around the world navigate their journey to the same Academy that helped define his own path.

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