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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by RTCA INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,268,306
Total expenses
$4,574,548
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$3,877,204
Investment income
$324,140
Other revenue
$66,962
Total assets, end of year
$13,181,633
Total liabilities, end of year
$9,324,907
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,856,726
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,905,834
Management and general expenses
$2,668,714
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,905,834

Program services were 41.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $2,479,950 · related or exempt $2,479,950

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PUBLICATIONS

    total $851,701 · related or exempt $851,701

  • 2c · Program service revenue: TRAINING INCOME

    total $536,678 · related or exempt $536,678

  • 2d · Program service revenue: SYMPOSIUM

    total $8,875 · related or exempt $8,875

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $192,691 · excluded $192,691

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $53,526

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $53,526

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $53,526 · excluded $53,526

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $678,645

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $547,196

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $131,449

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $131,449 · excluded $131,449

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $13,436 · related or exempt $13,436

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $13,436

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,031,751 · program services $433,537 · management and general $598,214

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $884,747 · program services $371,728 · management and general $513,019

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $56,502 · program services $23,740 · management and general $32,762

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $89,553 · program services $37,627 · management and general $51,926

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $120,808 · program services $50,760 · management and general $70,048

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $140,445 · management and general $140,445

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $109,914 · management and general $109,914

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $32,696 · management and general $32,696

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $352,354 · program services $239,730 · management and general $112,624

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $112,406 · program services $53,020 · management and general $59,386

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $51,376 · program services $23,127 · management and general $28,249

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,086,896 · program services $489,272 · management and general $597,624

  • 17 · Travel

    total $116,590 · program services $21,900 · management and general $94,690

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $20,646 · management and general $20,646

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $135,538 · program services $61,013 · management and general $74,525

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $17,874 · program services $8,046 · management and general $9,828

  • 24a · Other expenses: SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE

    total $169,916 · program services $76,489 · management and general $93,427

  • 24b · Other expenses: PAYROLL EXPENSES

    total $25,872 · program services $10,871 · management and general $15,001

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $9,986 · program services $4,974 · management and general $5,012

  • 24d · Other expenses: JACKSON AWARD

    total $6,000 · program services $0 · management and general $6,000

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,678 · management and general $2,678

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $664,651 · end of year $606,891

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $239,813 · end of year $557,040

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $200,061 · end of year $149,018

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $67,493 · end of year $98,756

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $2,351,711

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $1,762,712

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $718,288 · end of year $588,999

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $4,645,185 · end of year $4,501,829

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $7,627,588 · end of year $6,679,100

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $249,220 · end of year $285,087

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,424,710 · end of year $1,373,400

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $8,487,761 · end of year $7,666,420

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,541,085 · end of year $2,236,804

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,460,303 · end of year $1,619,922

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

RTCA, INC. IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION THAT INSPIRES THE CREATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF INTEGRATED PERFORMANCE STANDARDS THAT MEET THE CHANGING GLOBAL AVIATION ENVIRONMENT AND ENSURE THE SAFETY, SECURITY, AND OVERALL HEALTH OF THE AVIATION ECOSYSTEM.

  • COMMITTEES AND TASK FORCES - RTCA SPECIAL COMMITTEES AND TASK FORCES ARE FORMED GENERALLY IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST FROM THE GOVERNMENT TO ADDRESS AVIATION ISSUES AND TO DEVELOP CONSENSUS-BASED RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT. THESE GROUPS ARE STAFFED BY VOLUNTEERS DRAWN FROM ALL SEGMENTS OF THE AVIATION COMMUNITY.

    Expenses $954,640

  • TRAINING SEMINARS ARE ACTIVITIES AIMED TO IMPART KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION RELATED TO RTCA'S PRODUCTS IN RESPONSE TO THE CONTINUING QUERIES FROM MEMBERS AND OTHER AVIATION-ORIENTED ORGANIZATIONS. THE 2024 PROGRAM PROVIDED TRAINING ON THE APPLICATION OF DO-178C, DO-254, DO-160G, DO-392 AIRWORTHINESS, AND HUMAN FACTORS.

    Expenses $399,677 · Revenue $550,114

  • MEMBERSHIP SERVICES - RTCA'S MEMBERSHIP ELECTS THE RTCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND RTCA ADVISORY BOARD, WHO IN TURN HELP SELECT THOSE ISSUES ON WHICH RTCA WILL FOCUS COMMUNITY RESOURCES, AND HELPS SHAPE THE RESULTING RECOMMENDATIONS.

    Expenses $360,488 · Revenue $2,479,950

  • WEBINAR SERIES/SYMPOSIUM - RTCA WEBINAR SERIES FEATURES TALKS AND INTERVIEWS WITH THOUGHT LEADERS, PANEL DISCUSSIONS WITH SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS, COMMITTEE AWARDS AND SHORT TECH TALKS ON TRANSFORMATIONAL TOPICS. PAST TOPICS HAVE INCLUDED SPECTRUM/5G, HUMAN FACTORS, CYBERSECURITY, UAS/UAM/AAM, AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, COMMERCIAL SPACE AND MORE.

    Expenses $71,301

  • PUBLICATIONS - RTCA'S RECOMMENDATIONS, PUBLISHED AS RTCA DOCUMENTS, ARE OFTEN USED AS A BASIS FOR GOVERNMENT DECISIONS, BOTH DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL, AND SERVE AS AN IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION IN PRIVATE-SECTOR BUSINESS DECISIONS. FREQUENTLY, THEY ARE THE FOUNDATION FOR, OR ARE QUOTED IN, FAA TECHNICAL STANDARD ORDERS. THE RTCA DIGEST IS A BI-MONTHLY PUBLICATION FEATURING THE HIGHLIGHTS OF RTCA ACTIVITIES, A CALENDAR OF UPCOMING MEETINGS, AND OTHER ITEMS OF COMMON INTEREST. ALL OF THESE PUBLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS, AND TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AT NO COST.

    Expenses $119,728 · Revenue $860,576

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Terry McVenes

    PRESIDENT & CEO-FORMER

    Total calculated
    $136,860
    From this org
    $128,909
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,951
    Hours/week
    40
  • Lorne Cass

    CHAIRMAN, BOARD OF DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kerry Buckley

    MEMBER, BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Vipul Gupta

    MEMBER, BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Chris Rocheleau

    MEMBER, BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Tracy Lamb

    VICE CHAIR, BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lisa Steffen

    MEMBER, BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Tim Murphy

    MEMBER, BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Carol Huegel

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $631,133
    From this org
    $588,169
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,964
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $490,669
    Bonus
    $97,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $23,590
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,374
    Filer's total
    $631,133
  • Jim Coon

    MEMBER, BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Brett Eastham

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $389,996
    From this org
    $344,851
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,145
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $316,113
    Bonus
    $28,738
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $18,967
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,178
    Filer's total
    $389,996
  • Rebecca Morrison

    SR DIR, AVIATION STANDARDS

    Total calculated
    $239,001
    From this org
    $217,142
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,859
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $202,171
    Bonus
    $14,971
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $19,383
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,476
    Filer's total
    $239,001
  • Karan Hofmann

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $139,409
    From this org
    $133,523
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,886
    Hours/week
    40
  • Andrea Berry

    SR DIR, INDUSTRY RELATION

    Total calculated
    $195,123
    From this org
    $174,720
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,403
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $165,360
    Bonus
    $9,360
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,922
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,481
    Filer's total
    $195,123

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7
THE ORGANIZATION AWARDS ANNUAL BONUSES BASED ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
14 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202543189349316124

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