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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by ABOVE THE CLOUDS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$196,306
Total expenses
$132,993
Contributions and grants received
$195,156
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,150
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$387,243
Total liabilities, end of year
$800
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$386,443
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$40,075
Management and general expenses
$90,411
Fundraising expenses
$2,507
Program service expenses (Part III)
$40,075

Program services were 30.1% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $112,318

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $82,838

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $1,150 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $1,150

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $112,318

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $7,692 · program services $7,295 · management and general $0 · fundraising $397

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $625 · program services $592 · management and general $0 · fundraising $33

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $78,678 · program services $0 · management and general $78,678 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $2,410 · program services $0 · management and general $2,410 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $3,066 · program services $144 · management and general $2,850 · fundraising $72

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,144 · program services $591 · management and general $0 · fundraising $553

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $13,266 · program services $12,021 · management and general $686 · fundraising $559

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $591 · program services $0 · management and general $591 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $10,454 · program services $9,450 · management and general $502 · fundraising $502

  • 24a · Other expenses: TECHNOLOGY & COMMUNICATIONS

    total $4,419 · program services $22 · management and general $4,006 · fundraising $391

  • 24b · Other expenses: TAX EXPENSE

    total $70 · program services $0 · management and general $70 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES AND COSTS

    total $10,578 · program services $9,960 · management and general $618 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $320,366 · end of year $382,747

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,946 · end of year $2,428

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

    $5,485

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

    $3,417

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,659 · end of year $2,068

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,842 · end of year $800

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $323,129 · end of year $386,443

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

ABOVE THE CLOUDS, INCS MISSION IS TO BRING JOY AND HOPE TO SERIOUSLY ILL, DISABLED, AND DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN AND TEENS THROUGH THE WONDER OF SMALL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT. THE ORGANIZATION ACCOMPLISHES ITS MISSION THROUGH ITS PRINCIPAL PROGRAMS: DREAM FLYERS, DISCOVERY FLYERS AND CADET FLYERS OUR VOLUNTEER PILOTS AND VOLUNTEERS OPERATE OUT OF NORWOOD AIRPORT, NORWOOD,MA

  • DREAM FLYERS PROGRAM: A SPECIAL WAY TO BRING JOY AND HOPE TO SERIOUSLY ILL, DISABLED, AND UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN. DREAM FLYERS ALSO BENEFITS CHILDREN WHO ARE DISABLED OR UNDERPRIVILEGED OR WHO HAVE SUFFERED THE LOSS OF A LOVED ONE. EACH CHILD IS PAIRED WITH A PILOT, FLIGHT COORDINATOR AND PHOTOGRAPHER. THE DREAM FLYER IS ESCORTED INTO THE PRE-FLIGHT BRIEFING ROOM WHERE THEY LEARN ABOUT THE BASICS OF FLIGHT AND WHAT TO EXPECT AFTER TAKE-OFF. THE PILOT AND FLYER ARE ESCORTED TO THE RAMP, COMPLETE A FULL PRE-FLIGHT CHECK OF THE AIRPLANE, AND TAXI FOR TAKEOFF, FOLLOWING A PATH DEVELOPED WITH THE FLYER. IF THE FLYER WISHED, AND THE PILOT FEELS ITS SAFE AND APPROPRIATE, THEY ARE ABLE TO TAKE THE CONTROLS AND FLY THE PLANE. AFTER LANDING AND RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT, THE FLYER IS PRESENTED WITH A PERSONALIZED FLIGHT JACKET AND A PAIR OF AVAITORS. THE ENTIRE DAY IS RECORDED PROFESSIONALLY IN PHOTO AND VIDEO.

    Expenses $27,057

  • IN THE DISCOVERY FLYERS PROGRAM, TEENAGERS ARE INTRODUCED TO AVIATION BY DISCOVERY PILOT MENTORS. DISCOVERY FLYERS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO FLY REGULARLY WITH THEIR DISCOVERY PILOTS. THE YOUNG FLYERS ARE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO FLY THE PLANE FROM THE CO-PILOTS SEAT. DISCOVERY FLYERS ATTEND PERIODIC AVIATION FIELD TRIPS AND ARE ENCOURAGED TO HELP OUT ON DREAM FLIGHT DAYS.

    Expenses $6,509

  • CADET FLYERS PROGRAMS IS A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO INTRODUCE AT-RISK YOUTH FROM UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES TO ALL FACETS OF AVIATION.

    Expenses $6,509

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • GREG BONGIORNO

    PRESIDENT/CHAIRMAN EXEC. COMM

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • HEW CROOKS

    TREASURER/EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • MARK HANSON

    EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • CHRISTOPHER DONOVAN JR

    TRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TARA D'ALESSANDRO

    TRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • KATHARINE CRONK MD

    TRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MATTHEW SHEEHAN

    TRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • HAMID HAIDER

    TRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • MARCY VENEZIA

    INCOMING EXEC. DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $78,678
    From this org
    $78,678
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    30

  • MARIE FREISLEBEN

    PROGRAM COORDINATOR

    Total calculated
    $9,231
    From this org
    $9,231
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 May 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202443209349309484

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