Education Fund:

Due to HMGS’s non-profit educational AND charitable status, the Board of Directors has authorized the creation of an HMGS Education Fund account (separate from the General Fund) to allow for and ensure that Education Fund donations (money, investments, real property and/or goods) are only used to support our educational activities. Fund resources will only to be used for HMGS activities as endorsed in the HMGS Strategic, Contract for History, Educating History and subsequent plans .

These resources would support programs such as the various HMGS Special Prizes in Military History for National, State and Regional History Day competition(s); classroom outreach programs for primary and secondary school history teachers, and/or journal type efforts to reach out to the professional and amateur military historian communities. These funds will not reduce the Society’s financial commitment to our educational mission, but rather allow us to increase the depth and breadth of these programs as our educational volunteer base increases. More information will be provided as this program matures. Watch here for fund updates.

Education Committee:

Currently under review are options to create a new standing committee which would guide our educational activities and oversee the implementation of the Society’s educational and charitable programs. Watch here for developing committee details.

Previous HMGS Education Activities:

1) SCHOLARSHIP: HMGSt has recently offered a post secondary educational scholarship program to deserving students with financial need. With one student still active, this program is currently in abeyance as we reconfigure it to better support the Society’s mission -- "to promote, aid and assist in the education of historical gaming and military history.”

2) JOURNAL OF MILITARY AND NAVAL HISTORY: HMGS semi-annually published this journal for several years with the product being provided to various academic organizations at minimal or no cost. A few copies of the latest edition are still available for purchase. Contact the Vice President for Educational Services at outreach@hmgs.org for additional information.

Recent Education Specific Documents:

• National History Day Article
• Contract for History

HMGS CHARITABLE GRANTS

Policy on HMGS Charitable Grants (22 July 1998)

Individuals or organizations desiring a charitable grant (monetary or otherwise) from HMGS must submit a written request in memorandum format to the Chapter Secretary, giving the following information as listed below. Grants will be issued upon approval based on the following priority - 1) HMGS related activities, 2) other historical miniature gaming activities and 3) all other requests, all pending availability of funds. The HMGS Board approves grants on a one time basis only. Continuing need for funds must be requested each time the need occurs.

Required Information:

1. Name of project,

2. Name of organization or persons responsible for project,

3. Address, phone number and Email of same,

4. Purpose, goal or objective of project,

5. Date, time, location and duration of project,

6. Specific type and/or amount of support request from HMGS East,

7. Benefit to HMGS East or historical miniature wargaming,

8. Whether grant requested is to be considered to be a loan (eg, that it will be paid back), or an outright one time gift,

9. Whether profit or financial gain is expected to accrue from project,

10. If so, to whom will the benefits accrue, and

11. Names of companies, partnerships or other organizations involved in project, to include a by name list of any officer or official of any HMGS Chapter.

Once received by the Secretary, the request will be promptly coordinated with all other members of the HMGS Board for final approval or to determine whether additional information is needed. The Secretary will inform the requesting party in writing of the final determination of the HMGS Board.