Arizona Aerospace Foundation, Inc.
Arizona Aerospace Foundation, Inc.
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About this organization
Mission
Established in 1976, the Pima Air & Space Museum is one of the largest aerospace museums in the world. The museum maintains a collection of more than 425 aircraft from around the world in 6 display galleries on 136 acres of land, including many rare and one-of-a-kind, and more than 125,000 small artifacts. Here you will walk among the giants of our aviation heritage, including military, commercial, and civil aviation. Additionally, we operate the Titan Missile Museum, a national historic landmark site.
About
The Arizona Aerospace Foundation operates two museums, the Pima Air & Space Museum (PASM), and the Titan Missile Museum (TMM). PASM is one of the largest non-government-funded aviation museums in the United States. The museum maintains a collection of more than 300 aircraft and spacecraft from around the world, including many rare and one-of-a-kind, and more than 125,000 artifacts. The Titan Missile Museum is a national historic landmark and is the only publicly accessible Titan II missile complex of the 54 that were on alert from 1963 to 1987. It is one of only two intercontinental ballistic missile sites in the world that have been preserved for the benefit of the public. The two museums are host to approximately 200,000 visitors each year.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The filing documents outline the non-profit's mission as “The foundation's mission is to create unlimited horizons in aerospace education through the preservation and presentation of the history of flight. both the pima air & space museum and the titan missile museum have strong commitments to educating and inspiring tomorrow's engineers, scientists, pilots, and astronauts. every year, thousands of school children are admitted to both museums free of charge. the foundation plans to continue expanding its collection of aircraft and improving its visitor amenities, while exploring new ways to foster an interest in the future of aviation technology and aerospace exploration in the young people of southern arizona.”.
When outlining the tasks it performs, they were referred to as: “The foundation's mission is to create unlimited horizons in aerospace education through the preservation and presentation of the history of flight. both the pima air & space museum and the titan missile museum have strong commitments to educating and inspiring tomorrow's engineers, scientists, pilots, and astronauts. every year, thousands of school children are admitted to both museums free of charge. the foundation plans to continue expanding its collection of aircraft and improving its visitor amenities, while exploring new ways to foster an interest in the future of aviation technology and aerospace exploration in the young people of southern arizona.”.
- The non-profit's reported state of operation is AZ as per legal requirements.
- The filing reveals that the address of the non-profit in 2020 is 6000 E VALENCIA ROAD, TUCSON, AZ, 85756.
- As of 2020, the non-profit has 64 employees reported on their 990 form.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$136,935.
- The organization has 16 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1967.
- The organization pays $2,156,928 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $31,883 in fundraising expenses.