Engineering to develop and improve the angel, an stol twin-engine airplane designed to meet the needs of missionaries and humanitarian workers in places where most aircraft cannot land and take off. Also to provide funds for missionaries to purchase these planes at a reduced cost.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$11K 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
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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $23K a year · 18% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$11K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $181K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $62
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.4M
81% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 81% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$115K
+54% vs prior year
Spent
$86K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$329K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$115K
FY2024▲ +54%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$174K
FY2021$160K
FY2022$132K
FY2023$75K
FY2024$115K
FY2025$95K
Expenses
$86K
FY2024▼ -35%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$187K
FY2021$164K
FY2022$211K
FY2023$132K
FY2024$86K
FY2025$110K
Net assets
$329K
FY2024▲ +42%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$439K
FY2021$436K
FY2022$357K
FY2023$232K
FY2024$329K
FY2025$314K

From the FY2024 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 Jul 1984.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $86K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990; $11K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$10,700Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Edward Mortenson$10,700$42,800$64,300$61,500$60,100
Carl Mortenson————$26,300

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

Develops and improves STOL aircraft for missionaries, and funds their reduced-cost purchase.

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1 program · $86K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Engineering of missionary airplanes and other equipment. 17 minor design changes were created and substantiated, resulting in FFA approval. An instrument panel upgrade project was moved closer to completion through flight testing and certification report writing.

$86Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$62

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$115K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$95K
Other incomeLn 4–11$20K
Investment incomeLn 3$3
Money outPt IX
$86K
Ln 25
Programscol B$86K
Owns and owesPt X
$329K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$14K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$95K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$12K
Investment incomeLn 3$3
Other incomeLn 4–11$20K
Total revenueLn 12$115K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$593
SavingsLn 2$13K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$14K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$181K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$30K
Other assetsLn 15$356K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M
Net assetsLn 32$329K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 61
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4K$14K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$168K$181K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$32K$30K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M$1.4M
Net assetsLn 32$300K$329K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$11K$11K$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$831$831$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$882$882$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$8K$8K$0$0
TravelLn 17$36$36$0$0
InterestLn 20$34K$34K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$13K$13K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9K$9K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$5K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$86K$86K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $95K$110K−$15K$314K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $115K$86K$29K$329K 990 PDF
FY2023 $75K$132K−$58K$232K 990 PDF
FY2022 $132K$211K−$79K$357K 990 PDF
FY2021 $160K$164K−$3K$436K 990 PDF
FY2020 $174K$187K−$12K$439K 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 $115,033 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $53,915$94,962
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2$3
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $20,606$20,068
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $74,523$115,033
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $55,353$12,413
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $76,923$73,136
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $132,276$85,549
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$57,753$29,484
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $115,033 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$94,962
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$12,500
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$94,962
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $1,007$1,007
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $19,061 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$19,061
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $20,071 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$115,033
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $85,549 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $10,700 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$10,700
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $831 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$831
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $882 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$882
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,764 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,764
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,468 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,468
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,278 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,278
IX-17 TravelPrograms $36 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$36
IX-20 InterestPrograms $33,939 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$33,939
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,394 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,394
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,774 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$12,774
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $8,603 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,603
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,880 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,880
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $85,549 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$85,549
Part X · Balance sheet $1,765,503 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,608$593
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $62$13,064
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $1,006,000$1,006,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $31,687$30,293
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $168,300$180,800
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $145,786$179,164
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $355,590$355,589
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,711,033$1,765,503
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $612,600$612,600
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $798,933$823,919
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,411,533$1,436,519
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $299,500$328,984
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,711,033$1,765,503
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $328,984 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$115,033
XI-2 Total expenses$85,549
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$29,484
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$299,500
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$328,984

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