Preserving long island, ny's significance in aviation and aerospace history, while teaching future generations.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
53¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 125 volunteers and 102 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $665K a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
53%
of spending
Worth a look: 53% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$835K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.0M
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
27
of 27 voting members
Looks good: 27 of 27 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.8M
-13% vs prior year
Spent
$4.8M
To programs
53%
Net assets
$11.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.8M
FY2025▼ -13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.8M
FY2021$3.5M
FY2022$4.7M
FY2023$4.6M
FY2024$5.6M
FY2025$4.8M
Expenses
$4.8M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.7M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$3.5M
FY2023$3.9M
FY2024$4.6M
FY2025$4.8M
Net assets
$11.3M
FY2025▼ -9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$963K
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$12.5M
FY2024$12.3M
FY2025$11.3M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2001.

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Where the money goes

53 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 53% · $2.5M Management & general 38% · $1.8M Fundraising 9% · $414K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

34 people listed on the 990; $835K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$220,723Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$121,535Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Special Events
$109,283Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance
$102,579Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Fund Raising
$99,172Pt VII · Sec A
$97,171Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Director
$84,729Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Andrew Parton’s $221K as President is at the 89th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Andrew Parton$220,723$213,061$215,000$212,519$166,916$166,916
Jennifer Baxmeyer$121,535$115,888$112,000$102,444$81,478$81,478
Joshua Stoff$97,171$105,159$110,000$99,856$78,597—
Seamus Keane$109,283$106,790$107,000$109,410$88,841$88,841
Dan Boehm$102,579$95,183$100,000$84,222$65,754$65,754
Carol Nelson$99,172$97,917$90,000$94,458$75,762$75,762
Catherine Gonzalez$84,729$71,342—$62,403$48,010$48,010
Gary Monti————$40,317$40,317

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Preserves Long Island's aviation history and teaches future generations.

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3 programs · $2.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Visitor Center

Educating visitors including school groups and scouting organizations through the use of aviation and aerospace exhibits that detail the region's role in aviation's development from early fliers, lindbergh, to world war ii aircraft, and through the landing on the moon.

$1.3Mprogram expense
02

Education

Providing educational classes to school groups in nassaucounty.

$805Kprogram expense
03

Curatorial

The preservation of historical artifacts including aircraft and one of the three existing complete lunar modules, as well as the maintenance and security of the exhibition and the exhibit space.

$399Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.6M
Other incomeLn 4–11$910K
Money outPt IX
$4.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.5M
Managementcol C$1.8M
Fundraisingcol D$414K
Owns and owesPt X
$11.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$12.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
34
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a27
IndependentVI 1b27
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$600K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$471K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.6M
Other incomeLn 4–11$910K
Total revenueLn 12$4.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.3M
SavingsLn 2$348K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$296K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.5M
Other assetsLn 15$6.7M
Total assetsLn 16$12.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
Net assetsLn 32$11.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5102
VolunteersI 6125
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$570K$1.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$296K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.8M$2.5M
Total assetsLn 16$13.5M$12.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M$1.0M
Net assetsLn 32$12.3M$11.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$909K$489K$311K$110K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.5M$807K$513K$181K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$43K$22K$18K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$355K$183K$143K$28K
Payroll taxesLn 10$189K$97K$76K$15K
Accounting feesLn 11c$29K$29K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$91K$91K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$147K$147K
Office expensesLn 13$19K$9K$2K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$74K$6K$68K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$335$6K
InterestLn 20$16K$16K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$401K$401K
InsuranceLn 23$126K$126K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$786K$525K$193K$69K
All other expensesLn 24e$80K$1K$78K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.8M$2.5M$1.8M$414K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $4.8M$4.8M$73K$11.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $5.6M$4.6M$939K$12.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.6M$3.9M$697K$12.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.7M$3.5M$1.2M$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.5M$2.6M$930K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.8M$3.7M$141K$963K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $4,845,806 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,913,329$2,295,674
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,831,535$1,640,208
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $836,228$909,924
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,581,092$4,845,806
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,864,101$2,996,060
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,778,435$1,776,683
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,642,536$4,772,743
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $938,556$73,063
Part VI · Governance 27 of 27 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body27
VI-1b Independent voting members27
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,845,806 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $224,803 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$470,713
VIII-1e Government grants$600,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,224,961
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,295,674
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,640,208$1,640,208
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $685,121$685,121
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,550,132 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$4,845,806
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,772,743 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $488,565 · Management $310,650 · Fundraising $109,508$908,723
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $806,831 · Management $513,017 · Fundraising $180,844$1,500,692
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $22,464 · Management $17,509 · Fundraising $3,491$43,464
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $183,273 · Management $142,851 · Fundraising $28,486$354,610
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $97,459 · Management $75,964 · Fundraising $15,148$188,571
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $29,000$29,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $90,836$90,836
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $146,903$146,903
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,302 · Management $2,287 · Fundraising $7,727$19,316
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,217 · Management $68,017$74,234
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,474$1,474
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $335 · Management $5,673$6,008
IX-20 InterestManagement $15,518$15,518
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $401,380$401,380
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $126,241$126,241
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $524,795 · Management $192,689 · Fundraising $68,653$786,137
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,279 · Management $78,357$79,636
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,543,374 · Management $1,815,512 · Fundraising $413,857$4,772,743
Part X · Balance sheet $12,292,672 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $274,629$1,315,038
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $295,001$348,222
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,421,000$550,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $525,192$190,223
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $165,456$189,989
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $197,686$183,397
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,760,495$2,545,164
X-11 Publicly traded securities$295,813
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $7,811,870$6,674,826
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $13,451,329$12,292,672
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $568,232$338,130
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $68,134$214,478
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $500,000$489,082
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,136,366$1,041,690
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $10,849,178$10,067,226
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,465,785$1,183,756
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $12,314,963$11,250,982
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $13,451,329$12,292,672
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $11,250,982 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,845,806
XI-2 Total expenses$4,772,743
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$73,063
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$12,314,963
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities−$1,137,044
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$11,250,982

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