Fighter Country Foundation INC

Tax-deductible

Goodyear, AZ501(c)(3)Public & Societal BenefitEIN 20-5633760Revenue $2.5M in FY2024

On file with the IRS500 N Estrella Pkwy Ste, 85338-4135 · Goodyear, AZTax-exempt since Mar 2008Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Mission of Fighter Country Foundation, Inc. is to honor, serve, and support the men and women of Luke Air Force Base (LAFB) with programs designed to aid, educate, and integrate them for the duration of their stay in our community. Our vision is as follows:1. To develop and focus community support for a meaningful foundation and response to LAFB's short and long-term operational considerations.2. To inform the public and support the important mission that LAFB has in its defense of our nation's security.3. To promote the further development and enhancement of the relationship between LSFB, its personnel, and the citizens of the metropolitan Phoenix area, as well as all communities therein.A. Advancing civic education - involving area youth (individuals, schools, and youth clubs) and LAFB through programs of information and education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$404K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $284K a year · 19% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$404K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 71% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $584K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$881K
29% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 29% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 23 voting members
Looks good: 20 of 23 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.5M
+54% vs prior year
Spent
$1.9M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$2.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.5M
FY2024▲ +54%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$494K
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$2.5M
Expenses
$1.9M
FY2024▲ +55%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$425K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.9M
Net assets
$2.2M
FY2024▲ +36%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$842K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$2.2M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2008.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $1.6M Management & general 10% · $190K Fundraising 6% · $111K

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

42 people listed on the 990; $404K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$201,999Pt VII · Sec A
President
$201,999Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ron Sites’s $202K as President is at the 71st percentile of top reported officer pay among 731 $1–10M public & societal benefit 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Ron Sites$201,999$233,798$213,798$204,598
Veronique Cruikshank——$90,002$76,500
Brooke Christianson—$74,808$65,008$55,505
Susan Gladstein—$63,920$27,323—

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Supports and honors airmen at Luke Air Force Base through community programs and public awareness.

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4 programs · $3.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Morale and Well-Being

promotes morale and well-being for the Airmen of Luke Airforce Base and their families.

$1.2Mprogram expense
02

Morale and Well-Being

promotes morale and well-being for the Airmen of Luke Airforce Base and their families.

$1.2Mprogram expense
03

Culture and Tradition

Organizes programs that work closely with the base to offer assistance on different cultures and traditions.

$336Kprogram expense
04

Culture and Tradition

Organizes programs that work closely with the base to offer assistance on different cultures and traditions.

$336Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $130K · 2022–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$23,100
Unitemized GrantFY2024$23,100
Unitemized GrantFY2023$19,320
Unitemized GrantFY2022$64,520

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$77K
Money outPt IX
$1.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$190K
Fundraisingcol D$111K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$881K
PeoplePt VI, VII
42
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a23
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$77K
Total revenueLn 12$2.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$881K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $2.5M$1.9M$586K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$1.2M$386K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.4M−$227K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.7M$1.1M$605K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $494K$425K$70K$842K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (1 part)
Part VI · Governance 20 of 23 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body23
VI-1b Independent voting members20
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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