Welcome to the Air Force Enlisted Village!

The Air Force Enlisted Village was founded in 1967 to provide a safe, secure and dignified place for indigent surviving spouses of retired Air Force personnel. The Village’s primary goal and focus is to “Provide a Home,” and financial assistance to these women. The surviving spouse with the greatest need is cared for first and none are refused assistance due to financial status. Low pay and frequent military moves leave some spouses without careers, home equities, retirement plans or any significant assets. Surviving spouses requiring financial assistance live here among peers sharing memories of Air Force life without the stigma normally associated with subsidized housing facilities. Explore our site for more details!

Pillows of The Past

Christmas Ornaments

AFEV Cookbook

Air Force Enlisted Village Merchandise

Christmas is the season to give and AFEV has the perfect gift for your friends, neighbors, relatives or for yourself. You can be proud knowing you have selected a beautiful gift for a friend while contributing to AFEV when you purchase one of our calendars, cookbooks, Christmas ornaments or brick pavers.

AFEV’s 2012 Pillows of the Past calendar is available for $12 (includes shipping and handling) and each month features a photograph of one of the WWII sweetheart pillows on display at Bob Hope Village.

AFEV’s first Christmas ornament is a 2011 dated, etched glass ornament featuring the Angel of Hope. Ornaments are $25 each and include shipping and handling.

AFEV’s All American Recipes cookbook is $12 (includes shipping and handling) and is full of tried and true recipes from our residents.

A Brick Paver in our Garden of Hope is the perfect gift for the person who has everything. An engraved brick with your recipient’s name will be placed in our Garden of Hope for a $100, $500 or $1000 donation.

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An End of Year Gift to AFEV is a Savings on Your 2011 Taxes

As 2011 comes to a close, a gift to the Air Force Enlisted Village will not only help military widows living at AFEV, but also help the donor. According to June Walbert, certified financial planner with USAA, the benefit of making an end of year donation to a 501c3 nonprofit organization is a tax deduction which can lower the donor’s taxable income.

“Making a cash donation may enable a taxpayer to take advantage of a dollar-for-dollar tax deduction,” Walbert said.

Another way to give to AFEV is through a qualified charitable distribution. “Those age 70 and a half or over are required by the IRS to take a distribution from their IRAs at which time they pay ordinary income taxes,” Walbert explained. “This year there’s a particular rule which allows for that withdrawal to be given to a nonprofit like AFEV, and the taxpayer will not be on the hook for income taxes on the distribution.” To qualify, this donation must be directly distributed from the IRA custodian (such as your investment firm or bank) to the charity.”

“It’s a great way to meet the IRS requirement, support your favorite charity and avoid paying income taxes, too,” said Walbert. The maximum donation allowed by the IRS under this rule is $100,000. Donors have until Dec. 31, 2011 to take advantage of the qualified charitable distribution rule.

For more information about qualified charitable distributions, please call Gary Parsons, AFEV’s certified financial planner, at 800-893-7242.

Welcome to the Air Force Enlisted Village!

Or call 800-258-1413

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