Aiaa Foundation INC FY2024 filing

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Reston, VA501(c)(3)Since 1996EducationEIN 54-1827596Revenue $1.2M in FY2024

On file with the IRSaiaa.org12700 Sunrise Valley Dr Ste 200, 20191-5807 · Reston, VATax-exempt since Mar 1997Supporting org, Type I — 509(a)(3)

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The purpose of the Aiaa Foundation, in conjunction with Aiaa, is to promote education and recognize excellence within the aerospace community by inspiring and supporting the next generation of aerospace professionals, practicing aerospace professionals, and the institutions engaged in aerospace education and practice.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ 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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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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $711K a year · 35% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.6 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $16K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$321K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
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
$1.2M
-11% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$20.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2024▼ -11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$4.8M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.5M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2024▼ -34%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$703K
FY2021$811K
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$20.9M
FY2024▲ +20%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$17.4M
FY2021$21.9M
FY2022$16.1M
FY2023$17.3M
FY2024$20.9M
FY2025$22.7M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending September 2024) · 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 Mar 1997.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $875K Management & general 21% · $248K Fundraising 4% · $43K

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

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
SVP, Finance, Admin & CFO
$0Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Community & Partner Engagement
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Aiaa President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Daniel L Dumbacher’s $488K as Executive Director/Secretary (outgoing Fy25) is at the 99th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education 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.

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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

Supports education for aerospace professionals.

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1 program · $875K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Education-the aiaa foundation provides financial support for undergraduate and graduate scholarships, student technical paper conferences, aerospace design competitions and awards for outstanding achievement in various aerospace fields, promotes k-12 and college stem activity, provides grants and educator achievement awards to educators…

$875Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$16K
Grants paid · 156 grants · $1.2M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$17,875
Unitemized GrantFY2024$16,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$15,000
University of Wisconsin-MadisonFY2024$10,000
Spelman CollegeGA · FY2024$10,000
The Howard UniversityDC · FY2024$10,000
Wheaton CollegeIL · FY2024$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$7,500
Unitemized GrantFY2024$4,900
Unitemized GrantFY2024$3,500
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$682K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$559K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$875K
Managementcol C$248K
Fundraisingcol D$43K
Owns and owesPt X
$20.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$54K
Total assetsLn 16$21.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$321K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$559K
Investment incomeLn 3$682K
Gains on assetsLn 7$94K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$54K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$54K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$21.1M
Total assetsLn 16$21.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$321K
Net assetsLn 32$20.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6150
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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$317K$54K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$17.3M$21.1M
Total assetsLn 16$17.6M$21.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$271K$321K
Net assetsLn 32$17.3M$20.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$194K$194K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$93K$93K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$10K$10K
Legal feesLn 11b$10K$10K
Investment management feesLn 11f$32K$28K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$372$11$114$247
Advertising and promotionLn 12$21K$10K$8K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$43K$19K$13K$11K
Information technologyLn 14$200$73$127
TravelLn 17$199K$184K$14K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$181K$168K$11K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$379K$164K$199K$15K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K$164
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$875K$248K$43K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.5M$1.1M$389K$22.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $1.2M$1.2M$75K$20.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.8M−$362K$17.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.0M$2.5M−$455K$16.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.8M$811K$4.0M$21.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.4M$703K$670K$17.4M 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,241,653 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $616,016$559,429
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $782,770$682,224
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,398,786$1,241,653
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $377,474$298,174
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 $1,383,740$868,106
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,761,214$1,166,280
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$362,428$75,373
Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $1,241,653 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$559,429
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$559,429
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $588,545$588,545
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $93,679$93,679
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $682,224$1,241,653
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,166,280 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $194,450$194,450
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $93,224$93,224
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $10,500$10,500
IX-11b Legal feesFundraising $10,004$10,004
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $28,329 · Management $3,479$31,808
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $11 · Management $114 · Fundraising $247$372
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,037 · Management $8,433 · Fundraising $2,204$20,674
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $19,151 · Management $12,622 · Fundraising $11,422$43,195
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $73 · Management $127$200
IX-17 TravelPrograms $183,503 · Management $13,655 · Fundraising $1,721$198,879
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $167,703 · Management $10,704 · Fundraising $2,211$180,618
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $164,227 · Management $199,147 · Fundraising $15,483$378,857
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,335 · Management $164$3,499
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $874,543 · Management $248,445 · Fundraising $43,292$1,166,280
Part X · Balance sheet $21,207,769 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $317,498$53,705
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,221$7,920
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $17,293,936$21,146,144
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $17,616,655$21,207,769
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $19,146$14,625
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $252,173$305,995
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $271,319$320,620
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $13,032,336$15,637,149
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,313,000$5,250,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $17,345,336$20,887,149
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $17,616,655$21,207,769
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $20,887,149 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,241,653
XI-2 Total expenses$1,166,280
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$75,373
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$17,345,336
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3,461,340
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$2,000
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$3,100
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$20,887,149

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