AOPA Foundation
AOPA Foundation
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About this organization
Mission
The AOPA Foundation, Inc., a tax-exempt charitable, educational, and scientific organization, will educate the general public on the value of general aviation. The AOPA Foundation works to improve aviation safety, preserve and improve community airports, and encourages learning to fly for career and personal benefit – all in the interest of ensuring the future of general aviation in America.
About
The AOPA Foundation (AFI) is a tax-exempt charitable, educational, and scientific organization that educates the public about the value of general aviation. Our mission is to ensure the future of general aviation by improving safety through the Air Safety Institute, preserving community airports, and encouraging learning to fly for career and personal benefit. Foundation Grants During 2018, the AOPA Foundation granted $5.7 million to various projects in support of its mission: In 2018, the Foundation provided $4.6 million to AOPA to support coordinated programs designed to strengthen the pilot community. This included Rusty Pilots, an educational workshop designed to encourage pilots to return to flying; aviation high school curriculum development; flying clubs; outreach events; and flight training scholarships awarded to deserving student pilots. The AOPA Airport Support Network, a group of over 1,400 volunteers tasked with promoting, protecting, and defending America's community airports from pressures mounting against such airports, was funded with a grant of $30,000 from the AOPA Foundation. The Air Safety Institute serves all pilots by providing free or low-cost education programs to pilots and flight instructors nationwide, analyzing safety data, and conducting safety research. The Foundation fully funded the ASI mission with a grant of $1.1 million.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The non-profit's aim, as indicated in the filing, is “To promote, advance and encourage aviation and airport safety and security and the research and testing in the support thereof; to educate the public and users of the national air transportation system to the value and importance of general aviation to the national air transportation system; to encourage and support the flight training of pilots to assure the future of general aviation as an important component of the national air system; to lessen the burdens of federal, state and local governments in connection with the maintenance and advancement of general aviation, and aviation and airport safety and security; and to assist other charitable and other organizations in the conduct of similar activities to the extent that such activities are in the furtherance of charitable, educational and/or scientific purposes.”.
When referring to its functions, they were specified as: “Afi works to improve aviation safety, preserve community airports, and encourage learning to fly for career and personal benefit.”.
- The non-profit has reported their operating state as MD, as required by law.
- As stated in the filing, the non-profit's address in 2020 was 421 AVIATION WAY, FREDERICK, MD, 21701.
- The non-profit's form reports a total of 9 employees as of 2020.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Does not operate a school.
- Does not collect art.
- Does not provide credit counseling.
- Has foreign activities.
- Is not a donor-advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $269,714.
- The remuneration of the CEO of the organization is not determined through an impartial review and approval process.
- The organization has a written policy that describes how long it will retain documents.
- The organization has a foreign financial account.
- The organization has 10 independent voting members.
- The organization has a professional fund raiser.
- The organization was formed in 2007.
- The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
- The organization is required to file Schedule B.
- The organization is required to file Schedule J.
- The organization is required to file Schedule O.
- The organization pays $692,060 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $805,453 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization provides Form 990 to its governing body.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.
- The organization has a written whistleblower policy.
- The organization has grants to organizations.
- The organization's financial statements were reviewed by an accountant.