Why Give?

Stadium Take-A-Seat Program

NMCMS-GraduationMax Bishop Baseball Stadium
With a gift of $2,500 to the Baseball Excellence Fund, you can honor a classmate, loved one, or friend by "taking" a seat in Max Bishop Baseball Stadium. The honoree's name is inscribed on a plate permanently affixed to the seat; each plate permits four lines of text. Participation in the Take-A-Seat program helps to maintain the stadium and ensures that its legacy lives on for generations of graduates. You may name up to five seats in accordance with the amount of your gifts. 

Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
With a gift of $2,500 to the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Maintenance Fund, you can honor a classmate, loved one, or friend by "taking" a seat in Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. The honoree's name is inscribed on a plate permanently affixed to the seat; each plate permits four lines of text. Participation in the Take-A-Seat program helps to maintain the stadium and ensures that its legacy lives on for generations of graduates. You may name up to ten seats in accordance with the amount of your gifts. The text of the plate is determined by the donor and can include up to 4 lines with 26 characters per line. For samples of text, please review our Take-A-Seat Guidelines.

Take-A-Seat orders will be processed twice annually, with installations taking place in August and December. Orders must be received by July 1 to meet the deadline for installation with the August batch. Orders must be received by November 1 to meet the deadline for installation with the December batch.

Make your tribute gift online!

If you would prefer NOT to make a gift online:

Please mail a check and plate information to:

U.S. Naval Academy Foundation
Attn: Donor Relations and Stewardship
301 King George Street 
Annapolis, MD 21402

Please include:

1.) A check in the amount of $2,500 payable to the U.S. Naval Academy Foundation. Please include in the memo Take-A-Seat.
2.) Preferred plaque verbiage (limited to 4 lines, 26 characters per line)
3.) The name of the individual or group to be honored or memorialized with your gift, including the individual’s USNA year of graduation as applicable. This information will allow the Foundation to properly record your gift.

Email donorrelations@usna.com if you have any questions.