VISION STATEMENT: Aim High is a leader in the martial arts and family service industries. We are redefining what ‘Martial Arts’ is, in today’s world.
The Aim High Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)3 corporation the is dedicated to working directly with the families in the communities we serve and develop ever-lasting relationships with other like-minded charities to create change for good. Aim High looks for opportunities to develop its mission and purpose with continually seeking out new methods, operation standards, and growth. With multiple lo
cations to provide service such as a martial arts school, a charter school, or with the Aim High Foundation, Aim High can increase resources and provide its services to a broader client. We believe in deep collaboration and cross-development of other charities and groups, which allow us to innovate in a way that others cannot. We are an action based, results oriented and people first non-profit company. FOUNDATION VISION STATEMENT: As of October 1st 2013 Aim High launched a first in the martial arts industry to include a foundation branch to lead in all nonprofit sector projects to include fundraising, charity and family help projects, tuition assistance and scholarship aid along with events and action items that go along with those needs. The Foundation is run as a branch of Aim High Academy of Martial Arts focusing on the nonprofit development while allowing for the Martial Arts schools to focus on service all while guided under the Foundation Board and Academic Board of Directors. DEVELOPMENT UNDERSTANDING: The organization started in May of 1998 as Living History International, a company set up to teach students on the history of certain areas of time. The organization was re-launched in January of 2009 by Danny Sikkens, founder, and amended the name to Aim High Academy of Martial Arts, Inc., and filed as an educational facility with the Federal and State corporation sectors. We were accepted and recognized as Aim High Academy of Martial Arts, Inc. an educational nonprofit 501(c)3 in February 2009 with the amended documents including these bylaws. This company has always held the same Employment Identification Number and as a 501(c)3 corporation. As of October 1st 2013 Aim High Academy of Martial Arts has two martial arts academies, Beaverton and Gresham, and multiple satellite partner locations. It’s headquarters in Beaverton Oregon. As of October 1st 2013 Aim High Academy of Martial Arts launched a new department or branch known as The Aim High Foundation dba., to develop the nonprofit business model of the over-all organization.
