We facilitate the collaboration and experiences that inspire educate and broaden the participation of our community youth in aerospace careers. We honor aviation history.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 9 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $8K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
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
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$359K
-31% vs prior year
Spent
$299K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$126K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$359K
FY2024▼ -31%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$115K
FY2021$68K
FY2022$148K
FY2023$521K
FY2024$359K
Expenses
$299K
FY2024▼ -44%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$50K
FY2021$78K
FY2022$214K
FY2023$531K
FY2024$299K
Net assets
$126K
FY2024▲ +92%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$153K
FY2021$142K
FY2022$76K
FY2023$66K
FY2024$126K

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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2017.

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

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $208K Management & general 30% · $91K

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
Chair Governance
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christina Martinez’s $109K as Executive Director is at the 88th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1265 $100K–1M philanthropy & grantmaking 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021
Christina Martinez$108,894$85,608$36,338

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

Trains skilled workers and empowers innovators in aviation and automotive sectors.

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3 programs · $183K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

A commercial drone program to various schools around Bexar County

$116Kprogram expense
02

San Antonio Aviation and Aerospace Hall of Fame STEM Expo is an event that hosts schools and nonprofits that are focused on Aerospace education. This event convenes over 500 guests who get to see the dynamic aerospace programming in action.

$65Kprogram expense
03

The Dee Howard Foundation has an annual art contest every year that impacts approximately 2,000 students across the greater San Antonio Area. Art teachers representing 9 different school districts conduct a campus-level art contast. Then the winners of that contest go on to compete in a city-wide are contest.

$3Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$359K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$359K
Money outPt IX
$299K
Ln 25
Programscol B$208K
Managementcol C$91K
Owns and owesPt X
$126K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$114K
Total assetsLn 16$126K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$359K
Total revenueLn 12$359K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$114K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$114K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K
Total assetsLn 16$126K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$126K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 69
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$66K$114K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K
Total assetsLn 16$66K$126K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$66K$126K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$183K$183K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$25K$25K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$91K$91K
Total functional expensesLn 25$299K$208K$91K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $359K$299K$61K$126K 990 PDF
FY2023 $521K$531K−$10K$66K 990 PDF
FY2022 $148K$214K−$67K$76K 990 PDF
FY2021 $68K$78K−$11K$142K 990 PDF
FY2020 $115K$50K$65K$153K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $359,446 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $521,297$359,446
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $521,297$359,446
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $362,275$183,143
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $108,894$24,865
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $59,999$90,853
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $531,168$298,861
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$9,871$60,585
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $359,446 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$14,991
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$359,446
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$359,446
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $298,861 across 3 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $183,143$183,143
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $24,865$24,865
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $90,853$90,853
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $208,008 · Management $90,853 · Fundraising $0$298,861
Part X · Balance sheet $126,380 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $65,795$113,650
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$12,730
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $65,795$126,380
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $65,795$126,380
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $65,795$126,380
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $65,795$126,380
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $126,380 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$359,446
XI-2 Total expenses$298,861
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$60,585
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$65,795
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$126,380

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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