SUMMARY
The Foundation for the Future is pioneering America’s success in space through visionary space transportation and infrastructure projects. The Foundation for the Future is leading the advance of the United States’ space infrastructure development by unifying civil space agency and federal policy objectives, and by connecting a community of supporters and companies to the vast opportunities space infrastructure development provides.
WHO ARE WE?
We are a scientific education and public works advocacy foundation, dedicated to one goal: the creation of a space infrastructure administration. This will be a public-private partnership to create jobs in the new space economy, new opportunities for innovators, and ultimately space access for all.
WHAT ARE WE DOING?
Over the next year, we are commissioning research, hosting events, creating educational material, and developing prototypes, all to build a visionary space infrastructure network. All our research and education efforts focus on delivering near-term impact, specifically jobs, investment, and opportunities for US workers and companies.
Our research includes topics such as infrastructure bank designs, locations for advanced materials foundries, the economic impact of spaceport authorities, and the effect of multiple space- infrastructure-focused competitions.
WHAT CAN WE PROVIDE?
The Foundation educates various sectors on visionary economic and developmental projects, including but not limited to federal spaceport authority options, advanced space access technologies, novel financing of space programs, and benefits of infrastructure applications in Earth orbit, cis-lunar space and beyond. Audiences include elected officials, senior Congressional staff, US government officials, business leaders, academia, and space innovators.
FOUNDATION COMPARISON
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Space Policy &
Advocacy
Space Workforce
Development
Space Education
& Events
Entrepreneurial Support
Space Community Service
Entrepreneurial Support
AdAstra Magazine
Commercial Spaceflight Development
Global Collaboration
Advanced Space Access Technologies
Networking
SmallSat Capabilities Promotion
Aerospace Science Advancement
SETI Research
Space Finance
FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE
Mission
The creation of a space infrastructure administration. This will be a public-private partnership to create jobs in the new space economy, new opportunities for innovators, and ultimately space access for all.
PLANETARY SOCIETY
Mission
Empowering the world’s citizens to advance space science and exploration
AIAA (AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICS & ASTRONAUTICS
Mission
Our purpose is to ignite and celebrate aerospace ingenuity and collaboration, and its importance to our way of life. Our promise is to be the vital lifelong link to the aerospace community and a champion for its achievements.
SETI INSTITUTE
Mission
From microbes to alien intelligence, the SETI Institute is America’s only organization wholly dedicated to searching for life in the universe.
SPACE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Space Foundation
+ Center for Innovation & Education
Foundation For The Future
+ Workforce For The Future
AIAA
+ Career Center
SPACE FORCE ASSOCIATION
Mission
The SFA mission is to "achieve superior national spacepower by shaping a Space Force that provides credible deterrence in competition, dominant capability in combat, and professional services for all partners."
SPACE FRONTIER FOUNDATION
Mission
Unleash the power of free enterprise and lead a united humanity permanently into the Solar System.
SMALL SAT ALLIANCE
Mission
The SmallSat Alliance unites the companies developing, producing, and operating in all segments of the next generation space economy, championing renewed U.S. leadership in the burgeoning commercial space economy, and advocating for the transformation of government-led space capabilities.
SPACE FOUNDATION
Mission
To be the preeminent advocate and gateway for lifelong education, trusted information, and
seamless collaboration for all people and organizations engaging in space exploration and
space-inspired industries that define the global space ecosystem.
SPACE EDUCATION & EVENTS
Space Foundation
+ STEM Education Support
+ Space Symposium
Space Frontier Foundation
+ New Space Conference
National Space Society
+ ISDC
+ Space Settlement Summit
Foundation For The Future
+ Conversations For The Future
+ Infrastructure For The Future
Commercial Spaceflight Federation
+ Scholarship Program
Planetary Society
+ Education & Public Outreach Program
Small SAT Alliance
Webinars+
Space Force Association
+ Events
IAA
+ Conferences
AIAA
+ Ascend
+ SAE Professional Development Opportunities
SETI Institute
+ Events
+ NASA & NSF-Funded Educational Programs
NATIONAL SPACE SOCIETY
Mission
To promote social, economic, technological, and political change in order to expand civilization beyond Earth, to settle space and to use the resulting resources to build a hopeful and
prosperous future for humanity.
IAA (INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF ASTRONAUTS
Mission
The fundamental purposes of the IAA are to foster the development of astronautics for peaceful purposes, recognize individuals who have distinguished themselves in a branch of science or technology related to astronautics, provide a program through which the membership can contribute to international endeavors, promote international cooperation in the advancement of aerospace science.
COMMERCIAL SPACEFLIGHT FEDERATION
Mission
Promote the development of commercial spaceflight and the commercial space industry.
SPACE POLICY & ADVOCACY
Foundation For The Future
+ SPACE Corporation Act
+ Blue Collar Space Grant Consortium
Planetary Society
+ Policy & Advocacy
Space Force Association
+ Research, Inform & Advocacy Efforts
SPACE FINANCE
Space Frontier Foundation
+ Policy Papers
Foundation For The Future
+ Novel Financing of Space Programs
+ Business Alliance Focused on Finance for Space
BOARD MEMBERS
BOARD EMERITUS
TIM CHRISMAN
Executive Director
LAILA GISLASON
Co-Founder / Director
J. BRANT ARSENEAU
Director
OSCAR S. GARCIA
Director
KEVIN O'CONNELL
Director
DAN GERACI
Director
LISA RICH
Director
JUSTIN SADEGHIAN
Chair of Science/ Tech/ Engineering Committee
JORDAN DAY
Chair of the Small Business Council
IRINA LITCHFIELD
Director
WILLIAM BRITTON
Director, Workforce Committee
WESLEY SPARKS
Chair of the Membership Committee
JOY SCHOFFLER
Director
BOB JENKINS
Chairman of the Board
TEAM MEMBERS
APRIL KOLLMORGEN
Director of Events
ASHLEY WILLIAMS
Director of Outreach
LEE STEINKE
Host, Conversations For The Future
MORGAN MUCHNICK
Director of External Affairs
REBECCA SCHEMBRI
Director of Member Relations
BOARD MEMBERS
Foundation for the Future is currently accepting applications for the Board of Directors. Experience in leadership roles of nonprofits is preferred, but not a requirement. Candidates must be at least 18 years of age and be willing to volunteer 20 hours a month (unpaid) if they are offered a board position.
VOLUNTEERING
Volunteers are individuals from diverse corporate sectors and backgrounds, including Researchers, Scientists, CEOs, Innovators and Developers to media moguls, entrepreneurs and social media influencers.
Volunteers are active across the nation, engaging donors, providing outreach and marketing opportunities and forging meaningful partnerships to help fulfill the Foundation’s mission.
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Our foundation is growing, and we are excited to bring on a bright, motivated and self-sufficient undergraduate or graduate student who has a passion for entrepreneurial space as well as public policy. As a young organization, we have the flexibility to tailor our internship program to the strengths of the successful candidate.
