Founding Donor

$25,000

True North donors set the direction for everything RECON does. Gifts at this level are unrestricted and applied where they are needed most — the equipment, certifications, permits, aircraft, and field exercises that carry a full class of young people through the program. True North members are recognized permanently as founding partners of the RECON Foundation and are invited to join us in the field, including the helicopter operations that anchor each year's capstone exercise.

Long Range SAR Sponsor

$10,000

Summit donors underwrite a complete Long Range Search and Rescue team — four high school students and their instructor — through the full program: Wilderness First Aid and CPR/AED certification, day and night land navigation, backcountry and fire craft training with a shakedown overnight, knots, rappelling and rope bridge, whitewater and mountaineering, helicopter insertion, and the capstone field training exercise.

Major Program Sponsor

$5,000

Ridge donors carry a major share of a program year — outfitting roughly two Long Range SAR participants from boots to pack, covering the aircraft, instructors, river outfitters for an entire field weekend. Gifts at this level make the difference between a solid program and an exceptional one.

Program Sponsor

$2,500

Waypoint donors sponsor a full team of five through the RECON base course, building the group bonds and shared experiences that define the program. A Waypoint gift also fully outfits one Long Range SAR participant with the equipment they will use for years to come.

Individual Sponsor

$500

Trail Head donors carry one young person through the complete base course — classroom and field instruction, equipment, camping, meals, and the Ohiopyle rafting weekend. No young person is turned away for inability to pay, and Trail Head gifts are what make that promise possible.

Entry Level

$70

Every expedition begins at Basecamp. These donors provide the essentials — maps, compasses, course materials, and meals — that ensure every participant is prepared for the journey.