philanthropy.org | 990 Resource | FAQ Verify yourself
Sign in

Historic Flight Foundation

Spokane, WAUnknown exempt organization EIN 20-3837894Revenue $2.4M in FY2021Latest filing we have: 2021. Newer ones may not be in our data yet. Filed since? Tell us.

On file with the IRShistoricflight.orgSpokane, WA

Claim this org

(tell your story, add context, and more) Claim it free, then get the verified mark for $1,000 a year, plus $10 a year for the ID check.

How does your 990 look to donors? Take the 10-Question Audit

Historic Flight Foundation exists to acquire, preserve and exhibit historically significant air and space artifacts, which provide a Foundation for scholarly research and lifelong learning programs that inspire an interest in and understanding of science and technology.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2021. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 20-3837894) · Dispute this line
9¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX

Before you give

FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
Latest return
FY2021
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2021, 5 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
9%
of spending
9% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
1.9 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $8.4M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
1.9 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $242K
2 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5.1M
58% of total assets
Liabilities are 58% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 1 voting members
5 of 1 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
In line with peersDifferent from peersFar from peersNo peer rangeNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$2.4M
Spent
$1.9M
To programs
9%
Net assets
$3.8M

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

Visit site Follow Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2016-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing we have: FY2021.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

9 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 9% · $170K Management & general 86% · $1.6M Fundraising 5% · $91K

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

Something off? Claim to add context

Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bob Larson
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Larry Soehren
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Linda Olson
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mark Olson
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Todd Mielke
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Catherine Brazil
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
See Historic Flight Foundation executive salaries →

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

Programs and updates

Preserves and exhibits historic aircraft and spacecraft for research and learning.

Questions for Historic Flight Foundation

Tap to ask. Historic Flight Foundation sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Historic Flight Foundation answers here, for everyone.

2 programs · $170K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Aviation-based stem education

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2021. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 20-3837894) · Dispute this line
$150Kprogram expense
02

Speakers bureau lectures

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2021. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 20-3837894) · Dispute this line
$20Kprogram 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 · FY2022
The Cleveland FoundationFY2022$192K
The Seattle FoundationFY2022$50K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$242K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

Download 990
from philanthropy.org
1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$346K
Money outPt IX
$1.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$170K
Managementcol C$1.6M
Fundraisingcol D$91K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$288K
Total assetsLn 16$8.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a1
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$346K
Total revenueLn 12$2.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$288K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$288K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$180K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8.4M
Total assetsLn 16$8.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.1M
Net assetsLn 32$3.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$20K$288K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8.4M$8.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$193K$180K
Total assetsLn 16$8.6M$8.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.4M$5.1M
Net assetsLn 32$3.2M$3.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$233K$78K$78K$78K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$34K$34K
Legal feesLn 11b$360K$360K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$45K$45K
OccupancyLn 16$395K$395K
TravelLn 17$114K$114K
InterestLn 20$656$656
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13K$13K
InsuranceLn 23$22K$22K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$623K$79K$530K$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.9M$170K$1.6M$91K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2021 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 6, 2023 $2.4M$1.9M$522K$3.8M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990
Part I · Summary $2,372,386 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,778,514$2,026,454
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,922$345,932
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,782,436$2,372,386
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 $91,118$266,658
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,394,591$1,584,034
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,485,709$1,850,692
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $296,727$521,694
Part VI · Governance 5 of 1 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body1
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $2,372,386 across 3 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $345,932 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,026,454
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,026,454
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $345,932 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,372,386
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,850,692 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $77,523 · Management $77,523 · Fundraising $77,522$232,568
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $34,090$34,090
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $359,666$359,666
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,024$11,024
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $44,787$44,787
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $394,807$394,807
IX-17 TravelManagement $114,435$114,435
IX-20 InterestManagement $656$656
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $13,333$13,333
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $22,218$22,218
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $79,144 · Management $530,018 · Fundraising $13,946$623,108
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $170,000 · Management $1,589,224 · Fundraising $91,468$1,850,692
Part X · Balance sheet $8,847,970 assets, 11 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $19,502$287,510
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $193,333$180,000
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $8,380,460$8,380,460
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,593,295$8,847,970
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,355,430$5,088,411
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,355,430$5,088,411
X-29 Capital stock or trust principalStart of year $0$0
X-30 Paid-in or capital surplusStart of year $7,075,271$7,075,271
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year −$3,837,406−$3,315,712
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,237,865$3,759,559
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,593,295$8,847,970
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,759,559 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,372,386
XI-2 Total expenses$1,850,692
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$521,694
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,237,865
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,759,559

Form 990 e-file FY2021 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

The names, titles, and financial information shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records. More

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown. A filing can only be corrected by the organization filing an amended return with the IRS; the corrected information appears here at our next update.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing, and less than the filing contains. Our pages do not display home addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, contact the filing organization or the IRS directly.

All figures come from public IRS Form 990 filings. Comparisons are computed from the filing against similar orgs. They are not a rating.