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Honor Flight Syracuse INC FY2021 filing

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Syracuse, NY501(c)(3)Since 2011Arts & CultureEIN 45-4021913Revenue $261K in FY2021

On file with the IRShonorflightsyracuse.orgPo Box 591, 13209-0591 · Syracuse, NYTax-exempt since Apr 2012Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Fly veterans of US military service to washington, DC to visit memorials dedicated to their service and sacrifice.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ 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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FY2021 · 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $90K a year · 27% 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
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
42 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 41.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $26K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$261K
+70% vs prior year
Spent
$149K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$600K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$261K
FY2021▲ +70%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$153K
FY2021$261K
FY2022$331K
FY2023$446K
FY2024$401K
FY2025$446K
Expenses
$149K
FY2021▲ +260%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$41K
FY2021$149K
FY2022$295K
FY2023$321K
FY2024$332K
FY2025$358K
Net assets
$600K
FY2021▲ +25%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$480K
FY2021$600K
FY2022$627K
FY2023$760K
FY2024$836K
FY2025$937K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2012.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $120K Management & general 16% · $23K Fundraising 3% · $5K

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

17 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kara Evans
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Brings veterans to Washington D.C. to visit national memorials honoring their service.

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1 program · $120K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Honor flight syracuse flies central new york heroes to washington, DC to visit and reflect together at the memorials dedicated to their service and sacrifice.

$120Kprogram 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
Charitable Tr Share Utd Joseph Firsching III Liv Tr 1-31-2009FY2024$10K
American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$8K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$5K
Tarky Lombardi Foundation INCFY2024$2K
Utica National Foundation INCFY2024$500
Verizon FoundationFY2024$200
Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$26K
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$261K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$257K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$149K
Ln 25
Programscol B$120K
Managementcol C$23K
Fundraisingcol D$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$600K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$518K
Total assetsLn 16$600K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$257K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$261K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$286K
SavingsLn 2$232K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$518K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$64K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$576
Total assetsLn 16$600K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$600K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6870
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$358K$518K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$35K$64K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$576
Total assetsLn 16$480K$600K
LiabilitiesLn 26$525$0
Net assetsLn 32$480K$600K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Legal feesLn 11b$250$250
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Investment management feesLn 11f$415$415
Information technologyLn 14$7K$7K
TravelLn 17$90K$90K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$690$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$5K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$34K$24K$4K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$149K$120K$23K$5K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $446K$358K$87K$937K 990 PDF
FY2024 $401K$332K$68K$836K 990 PDF
FY2023 $446K$321K$125K$760K 990 PDF
FY2022 $331K$295K$36K$627K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $261K$149K$112K$600K 990 PDF
FY2020 $153K$41K$112K$480K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $260,874 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $150,292$257,143
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,826$2,017
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$1,714
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $153,118$260,874
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 $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $41,285$148,537
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $41,285$148,537
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $111,833$112,337
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
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 $260,874 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,714 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$257,143
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$257,143
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,017$2,017
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,714 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,017$260,874
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $148,537 across 10 lines filed
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $250$250
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,500$3,500
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $415$415
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $7,225$7,225
IX-17 TravelPrograms $90,033$90,033
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $690 · Management $2,053$2,743
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,542$1,542
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,275 · Management $1,509$6,784
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $24,200 · Management $4,296 · Fundraising $5,007$33,503
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $2,542$2,542
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $120,198 · Management $23,332 · Fundraising $5,007$148,537
Part X · Balance sheet $599,789 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $252,766$286,367
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $105,378$231,921
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $5,675$5,784
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $79,800$11,592
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,118$576
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $34,616$63,549
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $480,353$599,789
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $525$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $525$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $475,338$598,879
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,490$910
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $479,828$599,789
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $480,353$599,789
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $599,789 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$260,874
XI-2 Total expenses$148,537
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$112,337
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$479,828
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$7,624
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$599,789

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

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