This year is our 16th year of flying our Nation’s heroes to Washington, D.C.! 2026 will bring us Mission #32 and #33 as we plan to take 90-100 senior Veterans in May and September!
Since 2010, we have taken over 2,000 Veterans on their “Tour of Honor”. We have a list of local WWII, Korean, and Vietnam War Veterans waiting to go on their Honor Flight. The men and women range in age from their 70s to over 100 years old. In fact, in Fall 2021, we took six WWII veterans over 100 years old, and one who was 104 years old!
In September 2022, we launched into a new chapter by taking Vietnam War Veterans. We started with with a unique group, called the Navy HA(L)-3 Seawolves, and then took a second flight of All-Vietnam Veterans who all earned the Purple Heart or higher personal awards for their actions in service. Into 2023 and now in 2024, we continued to take as many WWII, Korea, and Vietnam Veterans as fiscally possible. As long as there is funding, we will take as many trips as we can. Please help fund our next Honor Flight San Diego “Tour of Honor” by making a donation today!
The veteran travels at no cost to him/her due to your generous donation. Costs increase each year and currently, the cost for one veteran is approximately $3,000. The costs include charter roundtrip airfare, two nights in a hotel, charter buses, all meals and bottled water for three days, t-shirt, lanyard, Washington, D.C photo book, and so much more. The cost for one flight each year is $310,000.
Donate by Check
HFSD welcomes donations in any amount and we thank you for your support. You can make a donation in “memory” or “honor” of a special person by notating that on the memo line of the check. Also if making a donation as a Guardian, please indicate that and the name of your Veteran (if known). Make your check payable to Honor Flight San Diego, and mail it to:
Honor Flight San Diego
P.O. Box 181309
Coronado, California 92178
Donate by Credit Card
You may donate using your credit card or PayPal account. If you are making a donation in “memory” or “honor” of someone special, please insert this information under “Add special instructions to the seller.” Also if you are paying as a Guardian, please indicate that and/or the Veteran you are going with (if known).
Planned Giving
A planned gift to Honor Flight San Diego can provide valuable benefits for you or your loved ones while providing once-in-a-lifetime Tours of Honor for veterans. Your financial advisor or estate planner can help you explore all the options.
Here are just a few:
- Include Honor Flight San Diego in your will or trust
- Minimize taxation by naming Honor Flight San Diego as the beneficiary of your retirement account
- Set up a Charitable Gift Annuity, providing you with lifetime payments.
If you would like to name Honor Flight San Diego as a beneficiary of your planned gift, please use the following information and be sure to let us know!
Honor Flight San Diego
P.O. Box 181309
Coronado, California 92178
Tax ID: 27-3792604
Questions? Want to tell us about your planned gift? Call (800) 655-6997 or email us at info@honorflightsandiego.org
Stock Donation
Receive a tax deduction for using stocks as donations
When you choose to donate appreciated securities you have held more than one year, you have the opportunity to reduce or eliminate federal capital gains taxes on the transfer. Making this type of donation also entitles you to a federal income tax charitable deduction; the deduction is based on the fair market value of the securities at the time the transfer takes place.
You can donate stocks directly to Honor Flight San Diego. Choose to make a donation online, via DTC transfer, or through the organization’s weblink.
Donate Stock To Honor Flight San Diego
Create a Facebook Fundraiser
Making a Facebook fundraiser from your own page is very easy and 100% of the money raised goes to Honor Flight San Diego. Many people have done it for a birthday in lieu of gifts, or in honor or memory of someone. Our motto is “Team Work Makes The Dream Work” and we cannot keep our vets flying without your help.
Making a Facebook fundraiser from your own page is very easy and 100% of the money raised goes to Honor Flight San Diego. Many people have done it for a birthday in lieu of gifts, or in honor or memory of someone. Our motto is “Team Work Makes The Dream Work” and we cannot keep our vets flying without your help.
Combined Federal Campaign (CFC)
Honor Flight San Diego is proud to be a part of the Combined Federal Campaign. If you are Federal, Postal, or Military – currently working or retired, then you are eligible to donate directly from your paycheck or in volunteer hours!
Thanks to their spirit of generosity and public service, Federal, postal, and military personnel pledged $68.2 million of money and time to local, national, and international charities during the 2024 Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). This represents monetary contributions of $65.9 million from more than 71,200 employees, retirees, and contractors. The amount pledged is down just under four percent from the previous year’s total.
Contributions by civilian and military retirees bolstered CFC results again in 2024! This growing audience of more than 4,500 retirees contributed $6 million – up 17 percent from the 2023 campaign. Giving through CFC by retirees and annuitants accounts for 9 percent of total monetary pledges, making them the fastest-growing CFC demographic cohort. Pledges of volunteer hours saw an increase of 12 percent in 2024, adding $2.3 million to the monetary total.
To donate to Honor Flight San Diego through CFC, please go to: https://givecfc.org/donors/how-to-give Our CFC # is 35706.
Ralphs Grocery Store
Do you shop at Ralphs grocery store? They are giving up to $2 million to charities this year and Honor Flight San Diego is registered as a community partner.
You can register your Ralph’s card and after you select Honor Flight San Diego as your non-profit choice, we will receive a donation based on your purchase. (Note: Cards need to be re-registered every September 1.)
Honor Flight San Diego Gear
Your purchase of official Honor Flight San Diego gear helps fund our “Tour of Honor” and promotes our mission throughout San Diego! Available items include ballcaps, jackets, t-shirts, sweatshirts, DVD’s, and polos, pins and lanyards and much more.
Honor Flight San Diego Photos
HFSD uses ZenFolio as a platform to view and purchase “Tour of Honor” photos and a portion of the proceeds supports our mission.
Your Donations are Tax Deductible!
Honor Flight San Diego is an IRS approved 501(c)3 Non-Profit Organization so your donations and all of your purchases in support of our mission are tax-deductible! Tax ID# 27-3792604
Rated 4/4 on Charity Navigator
We have worked hard to gain the trust of our donors and be transparent in our organizational foundations and reporting of our finances. As a result, we have earned a 4/4 rating on Charity Navigator, the largest and most-utilized evaluator of charities in the United States.
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