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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by AERIAL RECOVERY.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2022 , filed 21 August 2024. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Contributions and grants received
$3,630,321 changed to $3,591,130
Program service revenue
$0 changed to $39,191

Totals

Total revenue
$3,520,816
Total expenses
$2,778,108
Contributions and grants received
$3,630,321
Grants paid
$88,054
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
-$93,855
Other revenue
-$15,650
Total assets, end of year
$1,097,074
Total liabilities, end of year
$301,373
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$795,701
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,299,256
Management and general expenses
$233,982
Fundraising expenses
$244,870
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,299,256

Program services were 82.8% 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

    $540,082

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,090,239

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $247,192

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $25,740

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

    other assets $119,595

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets -$93,855

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$93,855 · related or exempt -$93,855

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

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

    $540,082

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $23,166

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$23,166 · excluded -$23,166

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $7,516 · related or exempt $7,516

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $7,516

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $9,478 · program services $9,478

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $78,576 · program services $78,576

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $346,092 · program services $256,207 · management and general $38,835 · fundraising $51,050

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,535 · program services $335 · management and general $1,200

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $28,379 · program services $20,599 · management and general $3,366 · fundraising $4,414

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $108,590 · program services $52,073 · management and general $37,126 · fundraising $19,391

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $26,060 · program services $1,920 · fundraising $24,140

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $10,873 · program services $2,964 · management and general $7,698 · fundraising $211

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $41,490 · program services $30 · management and general $41,302 · fundraising $158

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $100,800 · program services $100,800

  • 17 · Travel

    total $727,624 · program services $647,619 · management and general $26,037 · fundraising $53,968

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $51,447 · program services $33,641 · management and general $17,806

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,315 · program services $691 · management and general $624

  • 24a · Other expenses: CONTRACT LABOR

    total $802,289 · program services $741,606 · management and general $20,683 · fundraising $40,000

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $303,390 · program services $263,493 · management and general $20,522 · fundraising $19,375

  • 24c · Other expenses: AUTO EXPENSE

    total $52,429 · program services $52,288 · management and general $141

  • 24d · Other expenses: BANK AND MERCHANT FEES

    total $27,315 · program services $1,018 · fundraising $26,297

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $60,426 · program services $35,918 · management and general $18,642 · fundraising $5,866

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $114,753 · end of year $435,375

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $583

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $49,696

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

    $408,100

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

    $27,097

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $381,003

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $231,000

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $32,456 · end of year $80,358

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $22,700 · end of year $60,200

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $5,682 · end of year $160,815

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $54,498 · end of year $795,701

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

AERIAL RECOVERY'S MISSION IS TO SAVE LIVES & STOP EVIL. THROUGH THE INNOVATIVE CREATION AND DEPLOYMENT OF 'HUMANITARIAN SPECIAL OPERATORS', AERIAL RECOVERY BRINGS TOGETHER SELECTED VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS WHO, AFTER OVERCOMING THEIR OWN CHALLENGES, ARE READY TO SERVE OTHERS ON A GLOBAL SCALE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

AERIAL RECOVERY'S MISSION IS TO SAVE LIVES & STOP EVIL. WE DO THIS THROUGH A VARIETY OF INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT BOTH HUMAN AND ANIMAL HEALING AND RESCUE OPERATIONS WORLDWIDE. OUR COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH ENSURES THAT WE PROVIDE EFFECTIVE RELIEF AND RECOVERY EFFORTS ACROSS THE GLOBE. ADDITIONALLY WE COLLABORATE WITH AND SUPPORT OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT SHARE OUR MISSION.SUMMARY OF AERIAL RECOVERY'S MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ACTIVITIES: RESCUE, HEALING, RESTORATIONAT AERIAL RECOVERY, EVERY ASPECT OF OUR WORKFROM AIDING VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS TO CARING FOR ANIMALS AND HELPING SURVIVORS OF TRAFFICKINGAIMS TO EMBODY OUR CORE PRINCIPLES: RESCUE, HEALING, AND RESTORATION. WE BELIEVE THAT OUR 'HEROES', EMPOWERED AND RESTORED, ARE VITAL TO SOLVING SOME OF THE MOST PRESSING GLOBAL CRISES. OUR VISION IS TO TRANSFORM SUFFERING INTO HOPE AND CREATE A SAFER, MORE COMPASSIONATE WORLD.

  • AERIAL RECOVERY'S DISASTER RELIEF INITIATIVE FOCUSES ON PROVIDING RAPID AND EFFECTIVE RESPONSE TO GLOBAL CRISES. OUR 'HUMANITARIAN SPECIAL OPERATORS' ARE DEPLOYED TO DISASTER-STRICKEN AREAS, OFFERING IMMEDIATE AID AND SUPPORT TO AFFECTED COMMUNITIES. THESE OPERATORS, TRAINED TO HANDLE HIGH-STRESS AND CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENTS, BRING CRITICAL RESOURCES, MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, SEARCH & RESCUE SERVICES, AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT TO THOSE IN NEED. THE INITIATIVE UNDERSCORES AERIAL RECOVERY'S DEDICATION TO SAVING LIVES AND MITIGATING THE IMPACTS OF NATURAL AND MAN-MADE DISASTERS.TO DATE, AERIAL RECOVERY HAS RESCUED OVER 7,500 PEOPLE CONDUCTING MISSIONS IN RESPONSE TO NATURAL DISASTERS SUCH AS HURRICANES, TORNADOES, FLOODS, VOLCANOES, EARTHQUAKES AS WELL AS MAN-CAUSED DISASTERS IN COUNTRIES SUCH AS HAITI, HONDURAS, AFGHANISTAN, THE BAHAMAS, THE UNITED STATES, TAJIKISTAN, ST. VINCENT, THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, UKRAINE, PAKISTAN AND CUBA.

    Expenses $1,109,148 · Grants $49,288

  • AERIAL RECOVERY'S FOUNDATIONAL INITIATIVE, HEAL THE HEROES, INVOLVES A YEAR-LONG TRANSFORMATIVE PROGRAM. PARTICIPANTS, NOMINATED FOR THEIR RESILIENCE AND POTENTIAL, EMBARK ON AN IMMERSIVE RETREAT TO START THEIR HEALING JOURNEY, BOND WITH THEIR PLATOON, AND DISCOVER A RENEWED MISSION AND PURPOSE. THIS PROGRAM CULTIVATES THEM INTO 'HUMANITARIAN SPECIAL OPERATORS'.POST-RETREAT, THESE 'HEROES' UNDERGO SPECIALIZED TRAINING TO EFFECTIVELY OPERATE IN AUSTERE ENVIRONMENTS. THIS EQUIPS THEM FOR VITAL ROLES IN COMBATING HUMAN TRAFFICKING, CONDUCTING DISASTER RESPONSE, AND LEADING HUMANITARIAN MISSIONS ALONGSIDE NGO PARTNERS. UPON PROGRAM COMPLETION, THEY ARE PREPARED TO LEAD AND SERVE IN AREAS EXPERIENCING THE GREATEST ADVERSITIES.

    Expenses $260,187 · Grants $9,478

  • AERIAL RECOVERY'S ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING INITIATIVE IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF ITS MISSION TO STOP EVIL. BY DEPLOYING OUR SPECIALLY TRAINED 'HUMANITARIAN SPECIAL OPERATORS', THE ORGANIZATION COMBATS HUMAN TRAFFICKING ON A GLOBAL SCALE. THESE OPERATORS COMPRISED OF SELECT VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS, LEVERAGE THEIR UNIQUE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES TO RESCUE VICTIMS, DISMANTLE TRAFFICKING NETWORKS, AND BRING PERPETRATORS TO JUSTICE. AERIAL RECOVERY ALSO FUNDS AND OVERSEES A VARIETY OF AFTERCARE SERVICES FOR TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS THAT PROTECT AND PROVIDE HEALING AND REHABILITATION. IN SOME CASES, THIS INCLUDES SUPPORTING NON-PROFITS THAT FACILITATE ADOPTIONS OF RESCUED OR VULNERABLE CHILDREN. THESE INITIATIVES REFLECT AERIAL RECOVERY'S COMMITMENT TO PROTECTING VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AND ERADICATING ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST HEINOUS CRIMES.

    Expenses $929,921 · Grants $29,288

  • AERIAL RECOVERY'S RESCUE AND REHABILITATION EFFORTS EXTEND TO ANIMALS. REDEMPTION RANCH RESCUES AND REHABILITATES ANIMALS IN DESPERATE NEED. ONCE THE ANIMALS ARE REHABILITATED THEY ARE USED FOR SPECIALIZED THERAPEUTIC PROGRAMS FOR VETERANS WITH POST TRAUMATIC STRESS, CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, AND INDIVIDUALS SUFFERING FROM ABUSE.

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Tim Ballard

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Morgan Ortagus

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Scott Brown

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Joseph McCabe

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Rosemary Calcese

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dustin Drummond

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Brett James

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Britnie Turner

    PRESIDENT/CEO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20

  • Jeremy Locke

    VICE PRESIDENT/COO

    Total calculated
    $130,000
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $130,000
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • John Witherspoon

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Tori Broyles

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20

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
2022
Filed
22 July 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202412069349301316

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