Staff Sergeant
The Foundation
Kyu Hyuk Chay was killed in action on October 28, 2006. He was 34. This foundation was created by his family to continue the two things he gave his time to: his community, and the next generation.
What we do
Annual giving · No application
Once a year we give directly to local fire, ambulance and police departments — the people who turn out when someone else’s worst day arrives. No forms, no reporting conditions, because they know their own needs better than we do.
Scholarships since 2017 · Academic support from 2026
Academic support — new in 2026. Tutoring, exam fees, books and other academic help for elementary, middle and high school students with a genuine interest in healthcare, whose parents are in long‑term service, in the United States or overseas. We are starting with missionary families.
High school scholarship. Since 2017, the foundation has given scholarships to high school students. Each year, one scholarship now goes to a local high school student whose parent serves in the military or as a first responder. Details, including requirements and deadlines, will follow.
Why
Kyu put his law career on hold to enlist. He believed that what you do for other people matters more than what you do for yourself.
Children whose parents are in long‑term service often move, live far from the tutors and counselors other students rely on, or have parents serving far away. Most of the help that exists arrives at college. The years before it shape whether college is possible at all, and those are the years we work in.
That is the gap we work in.
He marched to the beat of his own drum. He blazed his own path. But he did so with kindness and generosity.
Kyu Tae Chay, brother
Where we are
Lately
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