AIR & SPACE FORCES ASSOCIATION

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

B034

Classification

1000

Street

1201 S JOYCE ST C6 2ND FL

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Group exemption

The central organization of an IRS group exemption (group number 5392), covering 128 subordinate organizations. matched by us

The IRS lists each organization's group exemption number; we match a subordinate to its central organization by that number and the affiliation code the IRS assigns.

• 362 AF MIDNIGHT SUN CHAPTER

  AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION · EIN 92-6003528 · FAIRBANKS, AK

• AF101 SOUTH ALABAMA CHAPTER

  AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION · EIN 80-0622132 · HOOVER, AL

• 335 AF TENNESSEE VALLEY CHAPTER

  AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION · EIN 51-0249125 · HUNTSVILLE, AL

• ALABAMA STATE AFA

  AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION · EIN 63-6055318 · HUNTSVILLE, AL

• AF270 LEWIS E LYLE CHAPTER

  AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION · EIN 13-4340717 · HOT SPRINGS, AR

• 253 AF DAVID D TERRY JR CHAPTER

  AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION · EIN 71-6057649 · JACKSONVILLE, AR

• ARKANSAS STATE AFA

  AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION · EIN 23-7073310 · JACKSONVILLE, AR

• 151 AF FRANK LUKE CHAPTER

  AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION · EIN 86-0766881 · GLENDALE, AZ

• ARIZONA STATE AFA

  AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION · EIN 86-6052999 · ORO VALLEY, AZ

• 107 AF COCHISE CHAPTER

  AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION · EIN 86-0561752 · SIERRA VISTA, AZ

All 128 subordinates →

Mission and programs · 2025

• CONFERENCE, SYMPOSIUM, EVENT:AFA HOSTS MAJOR NATIONAL EVENTS TO FACILITATE ETHICAL DIALOGUE AMONG SENIOR GOVERNMENT AND MILITARY OFFICIALS, AEROSPACE AND OTHER INDUSTRY LEADERS, AIRMEN, GUARDIANS, MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES, EDUCATORS, AND INTERESTED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND TO PROMOTE INNOVATION, EDUCATION, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. AFA'S WARFARE SYMPOSIUM ATTRACTED OVER 9,000 REGISTRANTS WHILE AIR, SPACE & CYBER CONFERENCE IS OUR LARGEST ANNUAL EVENT WITH OVER 17,700 REGISTRANTS IN 2025.

  Expenses $6,415,920 · Revenue $15,894,945

• THE MITCHELL INSTITUTE FOR AEROSPACE STUDIES:THE MITCHELL INSTITUTE FOR AEROSPACE STUDIES HARNESSES SEASONED TALENT TO POSITIVELY INFLUENCE THE NATIONAL SECURITY DEBATE BY COGENTLY ARTICULATING HOW THE DOMAINS OF AIR, SPACE, AND CYBER CAN PRUDENTLY ADVANCE THE NATION'S INTERESTS WITHOUT PROJECTING UNDUE LIABILITY AND VULNERABILITY. PRODUCTS INCLUDE SCHOLARLY REPORTS, BRIEFINGS AND VARIOUS OP-EDS TO HELP DEFENSE POLICY PRACTITIONERS, POLICY EXPERTS, AIRPOWER ENTHUSIASTS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC BETTER UNDERSTAND SPECIFIC TOPICS OF INTEREST.RESTRICTED MITCHELL INSTITUTE CONTRIBUTIONS TOTALED $4,820,465. THESE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE EXCLUDED FROM PART III REVENUE, BUT WERE USED TO EXECUTE PROGRAM OPERATIONS,

  Expenses $4,365,218

• AIR & SPACE FORCES MAGAZINE:AFA'S AIR & SPACE FORCES MAGAZINE, ALONG WITH ITS DAILY REPORT E-MAIL NEWSLETTER, FOCUSES ON NEWS ABOUT AIR FORCE AND SPACE FORCE PEOPLE, MISSIONS, POLICY, TECHNOLOGY, AND DEVELOPMENTS, AND ALSO HIGHLIGHTS INSIGHTS ABOUT THE HISTORY AND HERITAGE OF AIR AND SPACE POWER IN THE UNITED STATES. THE ANNUAL AIR FORCE & SPACE FORCE ALMANAC IS A COMPREHENSIVE COMPENDIUM OF AIR & SPACE FORCE FACTS AND FIGURES, FROM PERSONNEL INFORMATION TO HISTORICAL BUDGET AND SPENDING DATA. IT FEATURES DETAILS ON EVERY AIR FORCE AND SPACE FORCE INSTALLATION AND PROFILES OF MAJOR AIRCRAFT, SPACECRAFT, AND WEAPON SYSTEMS.

  Expenses $2,679,242 · Revenue $833,960

• STELLARXPLORERS:STELLARXPLORERS INSPIRES OVER 2,000 HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS EACH YEAR TOWARD CAREERS IN SPACE AND OTHER SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS DISCIPLINES CRITICAL TO OUR NATION'S FUTURE. THE CORE OF THE PROGRAM IS A NATIONAL SPACE DESIGN COMPETITION WHICH PROVIDES SPECIFIC TRAINING IN THE USE OF INDUSTRY-STANDARD SYSTEM SIMULATION SOFTWARE, SYSTEMS TOOL KIT, AS WELL AS AN INTERACTIVE ONLINE COURSE AS A CURRICULUM SUPPLEMENT AND STUDY RESOURCE FOR ONLINE QUIZZES GIVEN DURING THE COMPETITION. OTHER ELEMENTS INCLUDE SUMMER CAMPS AS WELL AS AN ONLINE ALUMNI GROUP CONNECTING PARTICIPANTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES IN THE SPACE INDUSTRY.RESTRICTED STELLARXPLORERS CONTRIBUTIONS TOTALED $. THES347,638 CONTRIBUTIONS ARE EXCLUDED FROM PART III REVENUE, BUT WERE USED TO EXECUTE PROGRAM OPERATIONS.

  Expenses $803,359 · Grants $38,595

• AFA SUPPORT PROGRAMS:AS A KEY LINE OF EFFORT IN ADVANCING ITS MISSION TO SUPPORT AND ADVOCATE FOR AIRMEN, GUARDIANS, AND THEIR FAMILIES, AFA PROVIDES VITAL PROGRAMS THAT STRENGTHEN QUALITY OF LIFE AND RESILIENCE ACROSS THE TOTAL FORCE COMMUNITY. THROUGH INITIATIVES LIKE THE WOUNDED AIRMEN AND GUARDIANS PROGRAM AND THE UNITED FORCES &FAMILIES PROGRAM, AFA DELIVERS FINANCIAL GRANTS, FAMILY READINESS RESOURCES, TRAVEL ASSISTANCE FOR WARRIORS AND CAREGIVERS TO ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE IN ADAPTIVE SPORTING AND RESILIENCY EVENTS. UNITED FORCES & FAMILIES SPECIFICALLY ADVOCATES FOR ENHANCED QUALITY OF LIFE FOR AIRMEN, GUARDIANS, AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH TARGETED EVENTS, DIRECT SUPPORT INITIATIVES, AND THE ENGAGE PUBLICATION SERIES, WHICH ADDRESSES TIMELY ISSUES IMPACTING MILITARY FAMILIES. TOGETHER, THESE PROGRAMS REFLECT AFA'S ENDURING COMMITMENT TO THE WELL-BEING OF THOSE WHO SERVE AND THEIR LOVED ONES.RESTRICTED AFA SUPPORT PROGRAMS CONTRIBUTIONS TOTALED $112,489. THESE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE EXCLUDED FROM PART III, REVENUE, BUT WERE USED TO EXECUTE PROGRAM OPERATIONS.

  Expenses $262,692 · Grants $50,887

• MEMBERSHIP:MEMBERSHIP DUES PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN ADVANCING THE AIR & SPACE FORCES ASSOCIATION'S MISSION TO SUPPORT AND ADVOCATE FOR AIRMEN, GUARDIANS, AND THEIR FAMILIES. THESE FUNDS HELP SUSTAIN KEY PROGRAMS, INCLUDING AIR & SPACE FORCES MAGAZINE, THE WOUNDED AIRMEN AND GUARDIANS PROGRAM, AND THE ADVOCATES TO INSPIRE MILITARY SERVICE (AIMS) INITIATIVE. IN RETURN, MEMBERS RECEIVE VALUABLE BENEFITS SUCH AS A MONTHLY MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION, EXCLUSIVE PRODUCT DISCOUNTS, AND REDUCED REGISTRATION RATES FOR AFA'S TWO SIGNATURE ANNUAL EVENTS. THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF DEDICATED VOLUNTEER LEADERS AT THE NATIONAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS, WITH THESE FIELD LEADERS FORMING THE ASSOCIATION'S GOVERNING BODY.

  Expenses $1,366,274 · Revenue $2,240,728

• AEROSPACE EDUCATION AND PUBLIC AWARENESSAS PART OF ITS MISSION TO ADVOCATE FOR AEROSPACE EXCELLENCE AND INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF AIRMEN, GUARDIANS, AND AIRPOWER LEADERS, AFA INVESTS IN EDUCATION AND PUBLIC AWARENESS INITIATIVES THAT ADVANCE UNDERSTANDING OF THE CRITICAL ROLE OF AIR AND SPACE POWER. THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS, EDUCATOR GRANTS, AWARDS, AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS, AFA FOSTERS STEM EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, AND ASPIRING AEROSPACE PROFESSIONALS. STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS CIVIL AIR PATROL AND ARNOLD AIR SOCIETY/SILVER WINGS EXPAND AFA'S REACH, INSPIRING YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS TO EXPLORE CAREERS IN AEROSPACE AND NATIONAL SECURITY WHILE PROMOTING PUBLIC APPRECIATION FOR THE AIR & SPACE FORCES.

  Expenses $537,796 · Grants $312,813

• DOOLITTLE LEADERSHIP CENTER:IN 2025, THE DOOLITTLE LEADERSHIP CENTER (DLC) COMPLETED OVER 50 WORKSHOPS ACROSS THREE CONTINENTS, RESULTING IN A 49% INCREASE IN PARTICIPANTS' SELF-RATED LEADERSHIP ABILITY. OVER 98% SAID THE WORKSHOP WAS EXTREMELY HELPFUL OR HELPFUL TO THEIR OWN PRACTICAL LEADERSHIP. THROUGH THESE WORKSHOPS, OVER 1100 AIRMEN, GUARDIANS, AND CIVILIANS WERE TRAINED IN THE LEAD DEVELOP CARE LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK. IN ADDITION, THE DLC HOSTED ITS SECOND ANNUAL DOOLITTLE RAIDERS MEMORIAL TOAST FEATURING THE AIR FORCE CHIEF OF STAFF AND THE SPACE FORCE CHIEF OF SPACE OPERATIONS. THE HIGH-PROFILE LIVESTREAMED EVENT THAT REACHED OVER 1,000 LIVESTREAM VIEWERS WHILE THE IN-PERSON AUDIENCE OF DISTINGUISHED GUESTS TOPPED 150. IN ADDITION, DLC LAUNCHED ITS BUILDING BETTER LEADERS PODCAST BY INTRODUCING A NEW EPISODE EVERY TWO WEEKS. THROUGH ITS SPECIAL CONFERENCE PROGRAMS, THE DLC CONNECTED OVER 400 CADETS WITH TOP-LEVEL AIR FORCE AND SPACE FORCE LEADERSHIP IN LIVE Q&A SESSIONS. THE LONG-TERM GOAL OF THE DLC IS TO REACH THE ENTIRE AIR FORCE AND SPACE FORCE WITH THE LEAD DEVELOP CARE MODEL.RESTRICTED DOOLITTLE CONTRIBUTIONS TOTALED $16,842. THESE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE EXCLUDED FROM PART III REVENUE, BUT WERE USED TO EXECUTE PROGRAM OPERATIONS.

  Expenses $577,642

• CYBERPATRIOT: CYBERPATRIOT IS THE AFA'S NATIONAL YOUTH CYBER EDUCATION PROGRAM CREATED TO ADDRESS A VITAL NATIONAL NEED BY DRAWING STUDENTS TO EDUCATION AND CAREERS IN STEM. THE CORE ELEMENT OF THE PROGRAM IS THE NATIONAL YOUTH CYBER DEFENSE COMPETITION WHICH PUTS OVER 19,000 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN CHARGE OF SECURING VIRTUAL NETWORKS. OTHER PROGRAM ELEMENTS ARE AFA CYBER CAMPS, THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CYBER EDUCATION INITIATIVE, A CHILDREN'S LITERATURE SERIES AND AN ALUMNI PROGRAM TO ENGAGE STUDENTS PAST WHEN THEY HAVE GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL, AND CYBERGENERATIONS, THE SENIOR CITIZENS' CYBER SAFETY INITIATIVE.RESTRICTED CYBERPATRIOT CONTRIBUTIONS TOTALED $925,500. THESE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE EXCLUDED FROM PART III REVENUE, BUT WERE USED TO EXECUTE PROGRAM OPERATIONS

  Expenses $2,472,240 · Grants $48,053 · Revenue $405,731

• OTHER PROGRAMS:OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE THE LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS, COMMUNICATIONS, AFFINITY PROGRAMS, DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONS.

  Expenses $3,451,959 · Grants $5,481 · Revenue $693,950

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2025

  Revenue

  $33,219,089

  Expenses

  $27,925,277

  Contributions

  $7,569,682

  Grants paid

  $455,829

• 2024

  Revenue

  $31,493,812

  Expenses

  $27,603,634

  Contributions

  $7,882,919

  Grants paid

  $380,489

• 2023

  Revenue

  $41,249,058

  Expenses

  $25,567,774

  Contributions

  $22,225,013

  Grants paid

  $364,567

• 2022

  Revenue

  $22,788,524

  Expenses

  $22,797,225

  Contributions

  $8,605,776

  Grants paid

  $367,000

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2025 · 990-T

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  — not reported

  Assets (EOY)

  — not reported

• 2024 · 990-T

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  — not reported

  Assets (EOY)

  — not reported

• 2023 · 990-T

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  — not reported

  Assets (EOY)

  — not reported

• 2022 · 990-T

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  — not reported

  Assets (EOY)

  — not reported

• 2021 · 990-T

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  — not reported

  Assets (EOY)

  — not reported

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $19,163,734

  Expenses

  $14,719,205

  Assets (EOY)

  $41,846,008

• 2020 · 990-T

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  — not reported

  Assets (EOY)

  — not reported

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $20,748,056

  Expenses

  $18,582,935

  Assets (EOY)

  $35,952,203

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $16,554,355

  Expenses

  $16,452,887

  Assets (EOY)

  $32,088,463

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $19,691,920

  Expenses

  $16,222,897

  Assets (EOY)

  $43,324,500

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2023

Tax period

1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023

Principal officer

Alicia Hughes

Mailing address

243 Haw Creek Mews DrAsheville NC 28805

Website

Something was entered that is not a web address, so it is not shown.

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 9 November 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

Grants made

• CIVIL AIR PATROL

  $38,500

  2025 · PROVIDDED GRANTS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS, INTERNS, AND EVENTS

• CIVIL AIR PATROL

  $35,100

  2024 · PROVIDDED GRANTS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS, INTERNS, AND EVENTS

• ARNOLD AIR SOCIETY

  $34,000

  2025 · PROVIDED GRANTS TO CIVIL AIR PATROL UNITS TO ENHANCE AEROSPACE EDUCATION

• ARNOLD AIR SOCIETY

  $33,000

  2024 · PROVIDED GRANTS TO CIVIL AIR PATROL UNITS TO ENHANCE AEROSPACE EDUCATION

• HQ CIVIL AIR PATROL

  $29,250

  2022 · PROVIDES GRANTS TO CIVIL AIR PATROL UNITS TO ENHANCE AEROSPACE EDUCATION

• HQ CIVIL AIR PATROL

  $27,500

  2023 · PROVIDES GRANTS TO CIVIL AIR PATROL UNITS TO ENHANCE AEROSPACE EDUCATION

• ARNOLD AIR SOCIETY

  $24,000

  2023 · PROVIDED GRANTS FOR SCHOLORSHIPS, INTERNS, AND EVENTS

• NAM-POWS INC

  $15,000

  2023 · DONATION FOR EVENT

• PENFED FOUNDATION

  $15,000

  2023 · DONATION FOR EVENT

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

• AFA TITLE HOLDING CORPORATION

  $15,580,600

  2023 · LIQUIDATION OF AFA THC

• MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC

  $100,000

  2024 · UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT

• GARY SINISE FOUNDATION

  $75,000

  2023 · EVENTS FEATURING VIETNAM VETS SUPPORT

• AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC

  $67,517

  2023 · GENERAL SUPPORT

• AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC

  $66,998

  2022 · GENERAL SUPPORT

• AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC

  $61,100

  2024 · GENERAL SUPPORT

• COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTHERN NEVADA

  $50,000

  2024 · Mitchell Institute podcasts

• COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTHERN NEVADA

  $50,000

  2022 · Mitchell Institute

• COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTHERN NEVADA

  $50,000

  2023 · Mitchell Institute

• EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL

  $25,000

  2023 · ORGANIZATION SPONSORSHIP

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

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