Aeroangel Incorporated

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Denver, CO501(c)(3)Since 2010Health CareEIN 27-1761097Revenue $466K in FY2025

On file with the IRSaeroangel.org1550 Larimer St Suite 899, 80202-1602 · Denver, COTax-exempt since Jul 2010Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Since 2010, Aeroangel has provided free private jet flights primarily for seriously ill children needing travel to and from distant, life-saving medical care. Aeroangel is a unique, national aviation charity that uses only private jets flown by a crew of volunteer professional pilots to provide air transportation when no other safe option exists.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 45 volunteers and 1 employee.
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
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
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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $152K a year · 40% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $83K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$7K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$466K
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$410K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$146K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$466K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$862K
FY2021−$91K
FY2022$259K
FY2023$319K
FY2024$450K
FY2025$466K
Expenses
$410K
FY2025▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$766K
FY2021$893K
FY2022$306K
FY2023$387K
FY2024$417K
FY2025$410K
Net assets
$146K
FY2025▲ +41%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$169K
FY2022$122K
FY2023$60K
FY2024$103K
FY2025$146K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2010.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $393K Management & general 4% · $17K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chairman/Volunteer Ed
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (as of 08/2024)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dan Paladino Program Director’s $52K as /Volunteer Secretary (thru 8/21) is at the 37th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1980 $100K–1M health care 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Dan Paladino Program Director$52,307——
Caitlin Lorusso——$20,192
Dan Paladino—$6,538—

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

Flies seriously ill children to distant, life-saving medical care.

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1 program · $393K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Flight Donation Program

Aeroangel provides free private jet flights to seriously ill children who have no safe option to travel to and from distant, lifesaving medical care throughout the united states (with some flights to and from canada).

$393Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$466K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$411K
Other incomeLn 4–11$53K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$410K
Ln 25
Programscol B$393K
Managementcol C$17K
Owns and owesPt X
$146K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$87K
Total assetsLn 16$153K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$411K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$52K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$53K
Total revenueLn 12$466K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$48K
SavingsLn 2$40K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$87K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$57K
Total assetsLn 16$153K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
Net assetsLn 32$146K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 645
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$108K$87K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$57K
Total assetsLn 16$111K$153K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K$7K
Net assetsLn 32$103K$146K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$30$30
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$103$103
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$27K$27K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$143K$143K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$16K$11K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$24K$24K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$632$632
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$175K$175K
All other expensesLn 24e$250$250
Total functional expensesLn 25$410K$393K$17K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $466K$410K$56K$146K 990 PDF
FY2024 $450K$417K$33K$103K 990 PDF
FY2023 $319K$387K−$67K$60K 990 PDF
FY2022 $259K$306K−$48K$122K 990 PDF
FY2021 −$91K$893K−$984K$169K 990 PDF
FY2020 $862K$766K$96K$1.2M 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $465,825 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $474,856$410,995
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $150$2,179
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$25,005$52,651
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $450,001$465,825
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$133
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $101,233$28,678
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $315,539$380,960
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $416,772$409,771
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $33,229$56,054
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $465,825 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$52,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$358,495
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,027
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$410,995
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,179$2,179
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $51,876$51,876
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $775$775
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $54,830$465,825
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $409,771 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $30$30
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $103$103
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $26,640$26,640
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,038$2,038
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,441$11,441
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $143,298$143,298
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,507$4,507
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,816 · Management $5,453$16,269
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,496$2,496
IX-17 TravelPrograms $24,485$24,485
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,945$2,945
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $632$632
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $174,637$174,637
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $250$250
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $392,877 · Management $16,894 · Fundraising $0$409,771
Part X · Balance sheet $152,751 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $8,292$47,538
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $100,128$39,502
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,731$9,052
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$56,659
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $111,151$152,751
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,711$6,725
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,711$6,725
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $103,440$146,026
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $103,440$146,026
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $111,151$152,751
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $146,026 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$465,825
XI-2 Total expenses$409,771
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$56,054
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$103,440
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$448
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$13,916
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$146,026

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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