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Mark R Baker

CEO/President · Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association

CEO/President at Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 2 organizations on the Form 990 record.

Organizations
2
Roles reported
2
Reported compensation
$1.8M

Who this is

Profile

Everything on the left is verified from the IRS filings. The biography on the right is compiled from public web sources and grounded to that filed record.

✓ Verified from filings
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Reported as CEO/President of Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association, based in Frederick, MD.
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Received $1.8M in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as CEO/President of The Aopa Foundation INC, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Mark R. Baker is President and CEO of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), the world's largest aviation association, a position he has held since September 6, 2013.

A longtime general aviation pilot with over 7,500 flight hours and 35 years of involvement in the GA community, Baker brings decades of leadership experience from the home improvement industry, including roles at The Home Depot and Scotts Miracle-Gro Company.

Compiled from public web sources (5 cited), grounded to the filed record.

Track record

Career & tenure

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Tenure here
September 6, 2013–present as President and CEO of AOPA

Affiliations

Organizations

Linked as the same person by IRS Schedule R, a shared officer mailing address, or shared fellow board members.

Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association CEO/President · $44.8M revenue · Frederick, MDPROTECT YOUR FREEDOM TO FLY BY: ADVOCATING, EDUCATING, SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES THAT ENSURE GA FLIGHT AND SECURING SUFFICIENT RESOURCES TO ENSURE OUR…pay $1.5M → $1.8MFiled FY2024, FY2022, FY2021 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$1.8Mreported comp
The Aopa Foundation INC CEO/President · $17.5M revenue · Frederick, MDTHE AOPA FOUNDATION (THE FOUNDATION) WORKS TO IMPROVE AVIATION SAFETY, PRESERVE COMMUNITY AIRPORTS, AND ENCOURAGE LEARNING TO FLY FOR CAREER AND…Filed FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Network

Serves alongside

Other officers, directors & key employees at this person's organizations, by latest reported compensation.

M
CEO/President · FY2020
$1.5M
J
SVP - Government Affairs & Advocacy · FY2024
$588K
J
SVP - Gen. Counsel & Board Secretary · FY2024
$494K
G
Chief Admin. Officer (thru 01/24) · FY2024
$485K
E
COO (as of 01/2024) · FY2024
$376K
R
Executive Director - Asi · FY2023
$371K
T
SVP - Outreach & Communications · FY2021
$370K
K
SVP - Media & Marketing · FY2024
$358K
E
SVP - Finance & Accounting · FY2024
$341K
J
SVP - Innovation · FY2022
$338K
M
Executive Director · FY2021
$318K
R
VP - Deputy General Counsel · FY2021
$281K

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org