To coordinate free air transporation, through volunteer pilots, for passengers with medical or humanitarian needs far from home.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2022 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $41K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $598K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 9.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $73K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$30K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$340K
+96% vs prior year
Spent
$246K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$764K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$340K
FY2022▲ +96%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$173K
FY2022$340K
FY2023$477K
FY2024$436K
FY2025$596K
Expenses
$246K
FY2022▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$256K
FY2022$246K
FY2023$331K
FY2024$425K
FY2025$562K
Net assets
$764K
FY2022-0.1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$765K
FY2022$764K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.4M

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1981.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $196K Management & general 8% · $21K Fundraising 12% · $29K

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

11 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Pres Emeritus
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lindsey Kerr’s $92K as Executive Dir. is at the 82nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Lindsey Kerr$92,077$99,603$85,083

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

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

Programs and updates

Flies people with urgent medical or humanitarian needs to care, using volunteer pilots.

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1 program · $196K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Flight Operations

Processing and coordination of passengers, medical personnel, and volunteer pilots for successful mission facilitation. Education: outreach efforts for volunteer pilot relations and recruitment, and patient and medical personnel awareness for mission requests.

$196Kprogram expense

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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 FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$340K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$322K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Money outPt IX
$246K
Ln 25
Programscol B$196K
Managementcol C$21K
Fundraisingcol D$29K
Owns and owesPt X
$764K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$188K
Total assetsLn 16$794K
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$322K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$340K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$188K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$188K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$598K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$794K
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K
Net assetsLn 32$764K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6385
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$97K$188K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$687K$598K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$789K$794K
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K$30K
Net assetsLn 32$765K$764K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$155K$121K$11K$23K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$11K$959$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$24K$20K$3K$237
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$9K$8K$2K$95
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$16K$13K$2K$798
TravelLn 17$6K$4K$482$862
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$412$330$41$41
InsuranceLn 23$11K$10K$260$144
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$11K$8K$870$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$246K$196K$21K$29K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $596K$562K$34K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $436K$425K$11K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $477K$331K$146K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $340K$246K$94K$764K 990 PDF
FY2021 $173K$256K−$82K$765K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $339,880 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $168,605$321,940
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12,457$8,584
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$7,586$9,356
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $173,476$339,880
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $150,579$168,927
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $105,248$76,916
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $255,827$245,843
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$82,351$94,037
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
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-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $339,880 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$321,940
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$321,940
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $8,584$8,584
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$9,356
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $8,584$339,880
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $245,843 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $121,079 · Management $10,866 · Fundraising $23,284$155,229
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,684 · Management $959 · Fundraising $2,055$13,698
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $20,425 · Management $3,077 · Fundraising $237$23,739
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,539 · Management $1,790 · Fundraising $95$9,424
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,776 · Management $2,395 · Fundraising $798$15,969
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,423 · Management $482 · Fundraising $862$5,767
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $330 · Management $41 · Fundraising $41$412
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,113 · Management $260 · Fundraising $144$10,517
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $8,396 · Management $870 · Fundraising $1,822$11,088
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $195,765 · Management $20,740 · Fundraising $29,338$245,843
Part X · Balance sheet $794,211 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $97,173$188,308
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,144$5,659
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,304$1,920
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $686,813$598,324
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $789,434$794,211
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $24,539$30,420
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $24,539$30,420
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $764,895$756,251
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$7,540
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $764,895$763,791
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $789,434$794,211
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $763,791 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$339,880
XI-2 Total expenses$245,843
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$94,037
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$764,895
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$95,141
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$763,791

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