Rtca, INC. Is a not-for-profit corporation that inpires the creation and implementation of integrated performance standards that meet the changing global aviation environment and ensure the safety, security, and overall health of the aviation ecosystem.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
54¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.3M 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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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
0 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $348K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
54%
of spending
Worth a look: 54% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.3M
to officers and key staff · 32% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 32% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $5.4M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$11.6M
68% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 68% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.0M
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$4.1M
To programs
54%
Net assets
$5.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$4.0M
FY2021▲ +7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.8M
FY2021$4.0M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$4.0M
FY2024$4.3M
Expenses
$4.1M
FY2021▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.9M
FY2021$4.1M
FY2022$4.4M
FY2023$4.7M
FY2024$4.6M
Net assets
$5.4M
FY2021▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.3M
FY2021$5.4M
FY2022$4.5M
FY2023$4.0M
FY2024$3.9M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 1992.

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Where the money goes

54 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 54% · $2.2M Management & general 46% · $1.9M

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

13 people listed on the 990; $1.3M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$471,115Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of Standards and Technology
$230,089Pt VII · Sec A
VP Business Operations
$215,219Pt VII · Sec A
Program Director
$141,327Pt VII · Sec A
Program Director
$129,988Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Membership and Conferences
$120,100Pt VII · Sec A
Member, Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member, Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Carol Huegel’s $588K as President & CEO is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 363 $1–10M science & technology 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Carol Huegel$588,169$82,500———
Terry McVenes$128,909$538,380$505,422$471,115$444,115
Brett Eastham$344,851$314,111$243,083$215,219$202,993
Al Secen——$204,498$230,089—
Albert Secen————$221,930
Rebecca Morrison$217,142$190,800$155,753$141,327$135,877
Andrea Berry$174,720$162,000$131,417$120,100—
Karan Hofmann$133,523$140,720$137,268$129,988$125,404

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Develops and implements aviation performance standards for safety and security.

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3 programs · $2.0M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Committees and Task Forces

Rtca special committees and task forces are formed generally in response to a request from the government to address aviation issues and to develop consensus-based recommendations for the government. These groups are staffed by volunteers drawn from all segments of the aviation community.

$1.2Mprogram expense
02

Training seminars are activities aimed to impart knowledge and information related to rtca's products in response to the continuing queries from members and other aviation-oriented organizations.

$472Kprogram expense
03

Membership Services

Rtca's membership elects the rtca board of directors and rtca advisory board, who in turn help select those issues on which rtca will focus community resources, and helps shape the resulting recommendations.

$292Kprogram 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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$223K
Investment incomeLn 3$169K
Money outPt IX
$4.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.2M
Managementcol C$1.9M
Owns and owesPt X
$5.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$798K
Total assetsLn 16$17.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$223K
Government grantsLn 1e$223K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$169K
Other incomeLn 4–11$86K
Gains on assetsLn 7$33K
Total revenueLn 12$4.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$468K
SavingsLn 2$330K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$798K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$990K
Other assetsLn 15$9.5M
Total assetsLn 16$17.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11.6M
Net assetsLn 32$5.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 62,038
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$778K$798K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.2M$5.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M$990K
Total assetsLn 16$17.7M$17.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$12.5M$11.6M
Net assetsLn 32$5.3M$5.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.1M$558K$516K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$629K$327K$302K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$26K$14K$13K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$79K$41K$38K
Payroll taxesLn 10$96K$50K$46K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$79K$79K
Investment management feesLn 11f$36K$36K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$386K$313K$73K
Office expensesLn 13$107K$73K$34K
Information technologyLn 14$44K$23K$21K
OccupancyLn 16$1.0M$530K$495K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$241K$124K$116K
InsuranceLn 23$17K$9K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$244K$129K$114K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.1M$2.2M$1.9M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $4.3M$4.6M−$306K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.0M$4.7M−$728K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.9M$4.4M−$485K$4.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $4.0M$4.1M−$69K$5.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.8M$3.9M−$151K$5.3M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $4,025,260 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$222,600
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,163,349$3,547,760
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $189,867$168,502
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $405,787$86,398
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,759,003$4,025,260
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 $1,855,747$1,905,699
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,054,544$2,188,876
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,910,291$4,094,575
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$151,288−$69,315
Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,025,260 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$222,600
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$222,600
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,547,760$3,547,760
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $135,388$135,388
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $80,798$80,798
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $33,114$33,114
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $5,600$5,600
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,553,360 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $249,300$4,025,260
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,094,575 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $558,120 · Management $516,337$1,074,457
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $326,784 · Management $302,319$629,103
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $13,758 · Management $12,728$26,486
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $41,214 · Management $38,128$79,342
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $50,028 · Management $46,283$96,311
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,348$3,348
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $78,608$78,608
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $35,974$35,974
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $313,194 · Management $72,805$385,999
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $72,976 · Management $34,483$107,459
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $22,918 · Management $21,412$44,330
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $529,687 · Management $494,862$1,024,549
IX-17 TravelManagement $4,845$4,845
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $2,550$2,550
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $124,442 · Management $116,260$240,702
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,682 · Management $8,112$16,794
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $129,366 · Management $114,352$243,718
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,191,169 · Management $1,903,406 · Fundraising $0$4,094,575
Part X · Balance sheet $17,010,214 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $543,191$468,283
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $234,511$329,698
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $56,822$129,539
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $97,263$147,148
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,166,248$989,873
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $5,177,304$5,436,515
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $10,448,024$9,509,158
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $17,723,363$17,010,214
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $189,604$274,700
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $907,877$940,009
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $11,366,848$10,394,280
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,464,329$11,608,989
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,929,689$3,943,590
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,329,345$1,457,635
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,259,034$5,401,225
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $17,723,363$17,010,214
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,401,225 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,025,260
XI-2 Total expenses$4,094,575
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$69,315
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,259,034
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$211,506
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,401,225

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