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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by EAA AVIATION FOUNDATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$9,812,551
Total expenses
$7,067,739
Contributions and grants received
$9,522,165
Grants paid
$5,738,680
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$929,587
Other revenue
-$639,201
Total assets, end of year
$64,595,062
Total liabilities, end of year
$425,807
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$64,169,255
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$5,738,680
Management and general expenses
$486,624
Fundraising expenses
$842,435
Program service expenses (Part III)
$5,738,680

Program services were 81.2% 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

    $1,727,085

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $7,795,080

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $480,383

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $697,156 · unrelated business -$38,271 · excluded $735,427

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $4,058 · excluded $4,058

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $1,009,703

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $1,087,530

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property -$77,827

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total -$77,827 · excluded -$77,827

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $14,959,192

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

    securities $14,726,761

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $232,431

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $232,431 · unrelated business $11,328 · excluded $221,103

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $136,400

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

    $1,727,085

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $924,895

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$788,495 · excluded -$788,495

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $324,800

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $101,737

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $223,063 · excluded $223,063

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $5,738,680 · program services $5,738,680

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $271,000 · management and general $123,850 · fundraising $147,150

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $330,718 · management and general $66,927 · fundraising $263,791

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $61,003 · management and general $10,360 · fundraising $50,643

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $25,348 · management and general $5,087 · fundraising $20,261

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $952 · management and general $952

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $43,888 · management and general $43,888

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $48,000 · fundraising $48,000

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $88,833 · management and general $88,833

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $73,931 · management and general $300 · fundraising $73,631

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $49,913 · fundraising $49,913

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $43,610 · management and general $134 · fundraising $43,476

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $25,481 · management and general $25,481

  • 17 · Travel

    total $20,038 · management and general $2,036 · fundraising $18,002

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $5,350 · fundraising $5,350

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $66,132 · management and general $66,132

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $27,164 · management and general $27,164

  • 24a · Other expenses: CREDIT CARD DISCOUNTS

    total $58,398 · fundraising $58,398

  • 24b · Other expenses: PUBLIC RELATIONS

    total $35,785 · fundraising $35,785

  • 24c · Other expenses: ADMINISTRATIVE FEES

    total $12,570 · management and general $12,570

  • 24d · Other expenses: ANNUITY PROGRAM BENEFIT

    total $10,123 · management and general $10,123

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $30,822 · management and general $2,787 · fundraising $28,035

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $894,507 · end of year $1,666,730

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,660,925 · end of year $1,166,784

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $1,223,333

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $52,305 · end of year $188,009

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

    $14,462,699

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

    $10,834,600

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,840,213 · end of year $3,628,099

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $29,654,748 · end of year $22,595,284

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $14,502,166 · end of year $15,103,961

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $15,646,542 · end of year $19,022,862

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,415,040 · end of year $281,155

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $144,652 · end of year $144,652

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $34,164,947 · end of year $33,919,171

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $30,526,767 · end of year $30,250,084

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

EAA AVIATION FOUNDATION (EAA FOUNDATION) IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION, INC. (EAA), A SEPARATE 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION. THE ORGANIZATION, THROUGH THE CONDUCT OF ITS ACTIVITIES, RECEIVES, HOLDS, AND (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)INVESTS FUNDS AND USES THE PRINCIPAL OR EARNINGS THEREFROM FOR THE BENEFIT OF EAA AND ALSO HOLDS TITLE TO CERTAIN ASSETS INCLUDING THE ORGANIZATION'S HEADQUARTERS, OTHER BUILDINGS, AND THE AVIATION MUSEUM COLLECTION. THE ORGANIZATION IS COMPENSATED UNDER A LEASE CONTRACT WITH EAA FOR THE USE OF THESE FACILITIES AND OTHER ASSETS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO SUPPORT AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATIONAL MISSION OF EAA, INC. THROUGH (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) THE SOLICITATION OF CONTRIBUTIONS. TO INVEST FUNDS AND USE THE EARNINGS TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF EAA, INC.

  • GRANT CONSISTENT WITH EAA FOUNDATION'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE TO EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION, INC. IN SUPPORT OF THE AFFILIATED ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL OPERATIONS, SCHOLARSHIPS, INTERNSHIPS, YOUNG EAGLES PROGRAM, OTHER YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS, FLIGHT SAFETY PROGRAMS, SUPPORT OF WOMEN IN AVIATION, AND AVIATION MUSEUM COLLECTIONS. SMALL DONATIONS WERE ALSO MADE TO AVIATION ENTITIES WITH MISSIONS AND PURPOSES CONSISTENT WITH THOSE OF EAA.

    Expenses $5,738,680 · Grants $5,738,680

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jack Pelton

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $670,126
    From this org
    $216,685
    From related orgs
    $402,414
    Other
    $51,027
    Hours/week
    17.5 + 32.5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $189,571 + $352,060 related
    Bonus
    $26,791 + $49,754 related
    Other
    $323 + $600 related
    Deferred
    $10,184 + $18,913 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,675 + $14,255 related
    Filer's total
    $234,544 + $435,582 related
  • Eric Gurley

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Louis Andrew

    SECRETARY/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Charles Ahearn

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Norm Dewitt

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Larry Kekst

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Lou Seno

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10 + 10 related
  • Brian Wierzbinski

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $390,587
    From this org
    $83,772
    From related orgs
    $251,316
    Other
    $55,499
    Hours/week
    12.5 + 37.5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $66,683 + $200,050 related
    Bonus
    $17,089 + $51,266 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,274 + $21,822 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,601 + $19,802 related
    Filer's total
    $97,647 + $292,940 related
  • Rick Larsen

    ASSISTANT SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $292,326
    From this org
    $5,309
    From related orgs
    $260,176
    Other
    $26,841
    Hours/week
    1 + 49 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $4,444 + $217,780 related
    Bonus
    $865 + $42,396 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $535 + $26,234 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2 + $70 related
    Filer's total
    $5,846 + $286,480 related
  • Karen Kryzaniak

    VP, RISK MANAGEMENT & HR

    Total calculated
    $274,995
    From this org
    $12,058
    From related orgs
    $229,110
    Other
    $33,827
    Hours/week
    2.5 + 47.5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $10,096 + $191,832 related
    Bonus
    $1,962 + $37,278 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $1,186 + $22,534 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $506 + $9,601 related
    Filer's total
    $13,750 + $261,245 related
  • Margaret Brill

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $137,680
    From this org
    $102,761
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,919
    Hours/week
    50

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

  • 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
  • 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

Answered no

  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
SOCIAL CLUB DUES EAA, A RELATED ENTITY, PROVIDES EAA EMPLOYEES FLYING CLUB MEMBERSHIP FOR THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEES: JACK PELTON AND MARGARET BRILL. THE AMOUNT TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION IS INCLUDED ON SCHEDULE J, PART II.
PART I, LINE 1B
SOCIAL CLUB DUES REFER TO THE PART I, LINE 1A NARRATIVE.
PART I, LINE 5
COMPENSATION CONTINGENT ON REVENUES OF THE ORGANIZATION ONE OF THE CATEGORIES USED TO DETERMINE INCENTIVE COMPENSATION FOR THE OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS GROSS OPERATING REVENUE.
PART I, LINE 6
COMPENSATION CONTINGENT ON NET EARNINGS OF THE ORGANIZATION ONE OF THE CATEGORIES USED TO DETERMINE INCENTIVE COMPENSATION FOR THE OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS NET OPERATING INCOME.

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

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
15 January 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202430169349303043

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