The LeRoy W. Homer Jr. Foundation

Updated: September 8, 2024 by davinci

When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return. ~ Leonardo DaVinci

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Our 2027 Scholarship Application Window opens October 31st.

Updated: September 30, 2026 by Brian Florence

Visit our Scholarship section for details (or click the text above!)

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Our 2026 Scholarship Recipients!

Updated: May 12, 2026 by davinci

Congratulations Kelsey Griffin, Robert Pattison, Kyan Huynh and Bradyn Long

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Donors!

Updated: September 21, 2025 by Brian Florence

We are part of the Combined Federal Campaign and have earned Candid’s Gold Seal.

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Follow our social media feeds!

Updated: March 25, 2026 by davinci

Facebook: @LeRoyHomerFoundation | Twitter: @LeRoyHomerFdn | Instagram: leroyhomerfdn

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LeRoy Homer

LeRoy Homer was a soft spoken man with an ever-present smile; his friends described him as having a heart of gold. He grew up as one of nine children, seven of them girls. LeRoy had dreamed of flying… Read More

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Past Scholarship Recipients

2003 – Michael Scott Mike received a scholarship in 2003. He graduated from the US Naval Academy in 2008 with a degree in Political Science and was selected for Navy pilot training. Mike finished Navy flight training in… Read More

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Community Outreach

The LeRoy W. Homer Jr. Foundation was on hand for the 26th Annual AIRFEST at the Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum. Digna and Juan Yeregui represented the foundation with a table full of items from our online… Read More

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The LeRoy W. Homer Jr. Foundation

The LeRoy W. Homer Jr. Foundation