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.
48¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.4M 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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FY2023 · 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
48%
of spending
Concern: 48% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.4M
to officers and key staff · 30% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 30% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $4.6M 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
$10.2M
72% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 72% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.0M
+0.7% vs prior year
Spent
$4.7M
To programs
48%
Net assets
$4.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$4.0M
FY2023▲ +0.7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.8M
FY2021$4.0M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$4.0M
FY2024$4.3M
Expenses
$4.7M
FY2023▲ +6%
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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
$4.0M
FY2023▼ -11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.3M
FY2021$5.4M
FY2022$4.5M
FY2023$4.0M
FY2024$3.9M

From the FY2023 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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

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Where the money goes

48 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 48% · $2.2M Management & general 52% · $2.5M

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

14 people listed on the 990; $1.4M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & Ceo-Former
$538,380Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$314,111Pt VII · Sec A
SR Dir, Aviation Standards
$190,800Pt VII · Sec A
Sen Dir, Industry Relation
$162,000Pt VII · Sec A
Program Director
$140,720Pt VII · Sec A
President & CEO
$82,500Pt 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 · FY2023
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.

$1.0Mprogram 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. The 2023 program provided training on the application of DO-178C, DO-254, DO-160G, DO-392 airworthiness, and human factors.

$594Kprogram 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.

$389Kprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$108K
Other incomeLn 4–11$50K
Money outPt IX
$4.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.2M
Managementcol C$2.5M
Owns and owesPt X
$4.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$904K
Total assetsLn 16$14.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$108K
Other incomeLn 4–11$50K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$80K
Total revenueLn 12$4.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$665K
SavingsLn 2$240K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$904K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$718K
Other assetsLn 15$7.6M
Total assetsLn 16$14.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.2M
Net assetsLn 32$4.0M
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$896K$904K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.0M$4.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$828K$718K
Total assetsLn 16$15.6M$14.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11.1M$10.2M
Net assetsLn 32$4.5M$4.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.0M$436K$606K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$886K$371K$515K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$42K$18K$25K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$99K$42K$58K
Payroll taxesLn 10$109K$46K$63K
Legal feesLn 11b$750$750
Accounting feesLn 11c$116K$116K
Investment management feesLn 11f$34K$34K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$599K$510K$89K
Office expensesLn 13$113K$68K$45K
Information technologyLn 14$56K$25K$31K
OccupancyLn 16$1.1M$497K$611K
TravelLn 17$116K$65K$51K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$25K$25K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$152K$68K$84K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$7K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$184K$86K$97K
All other expensesLn 24e$714$425$289
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.7M$2.2M$2.5M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $4.3M$4.6M−$306K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $4.0M$4.7M−$728K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.9M$4.4M−$485K$4.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $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 $3,969,120 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,722,429$3,811,070
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $147,102$107,793
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $70,553$50,257
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,940,084$3,969,120
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 $2,034,202$2,178,879
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,390,544$2,518,375
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,424,746$4,697,254
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$484,662−$728,134
Part VI · Governance 8 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $3,969,120 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $593 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,811,070$3,811,070
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $187,525$187,525
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $49,664$49,664
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$79,732−$79,732
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,811,663 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $157,457$3,969,120
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,697,254 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $436,032 · Management $606,110$1,042,142
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $370,650 · Management $515,224$885,874
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $17,753 · Management $24,678$42,431
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $41,538 · Management $57,741$99,279
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $45,670 · Management $63,483$109,153
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $750$750
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $116,008$116,008
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $33,947$33,947
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $509,857 · Management $89,089$598,946
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $67,924 · Management $44,581$112,505
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $24,887 · Management $30,630$55,517
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $496,755 · Management $611,376$1,108,131
IX-17 TravelPrograms $65,447 · Management $50,555$116,002
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $25,381$25,381
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $68,099 · Management $83,813$151,912
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,742 · Management $8,298$15,040
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $86,166 · Management $97,356$183,522
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $425 · Management $289$714
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,237,945 · Management $2,459,309 · Fundraising $0$4,697,254
Part X · Balance sheet $14,163,079 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $503,083$664,651
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $393,060$239,813
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $150,403$200,061
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $143,678$67,493
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $828,352$718,288
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,998,247$4,645,185
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $8,569,684$7,627,588
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $15,586,507$14,163,079
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $183,209$249,220
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,446,093$1,424,710
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $9,454,894$8,487,761
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,084,196$10,161,691
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,120,441$2,541,085
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,381,870$1,460,303
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,502,311$4,001,388
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $15,586,507$14,163,079
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,001,388 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,969,120
XI-2 Total expenses$4,697,254
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$728,134
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,502,311
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$227,211
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,001,388

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