Engage the aviation community to serve areas impacted by disasters and humanitarian crisis by transporting critical supplies, aid workers and offering evacuations in areas of need. Provide volunteer coordination for long term relief efforts in the areas served.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers.
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 deficit $82K a year · 12% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$71K
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
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $224K
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 9 voting members
Worth a look: 4 of 9 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$597K
+113% vs prior year
Spent
$540K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$332K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$597K
FY2024▲ +113%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$382K
FY2023$280K
FY2024$597K
Expenses
$540K
FY2024▼ -1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$600K
FY2022$676K
FY2023$547K
FY2024$540K
Net assets
$332K
FY2024▲ +21%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$421K
FY2021$837K
FY2022$542K
FY2023$275K
FY2024$332K

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 Mar 2018.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $429K Management & general 17% · $90K Fundraising 4% · $22K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $71K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$56,680Pt VII · Sec A
Foundation Mgr.
$14,322Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Harris Ambush’s $57K as Executive Dir. is at the 76th percentile of top reported officer pay among 825 $100K–1M public safety & disaster 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jennifer Lockwood$14,322$11,397$17,096$44,903$70,593
Harris Ambush$56,680$55,320$28,280——

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Transporting aid and people to disaster zones, coordinating long-term relief.

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1 program · $429K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Responded to three major hurricanes Beryl, Helene, and Milton delivering emergency supplies, including food, hygiene products, medical supplies, and shelter materials. Coordinated volunteers for cleaning out flooded homes, and supporting long-term recovery efforts through micro grants to multiple families in Florida.

$429Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$597K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$591K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$540K
Ln 25
Programscol B$429K
Managementcol C$90K
Fundraisingcol D$22K
Owns and owesPt X
$332K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$332K
Total assetsLn 16$334K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$591K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$597K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$59K
SavingsLn 2$273K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$332K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$334K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$332K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 620
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$270K$332K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$275K$334K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$1K
Net assetsLn 32$275K$332K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$71K$48K$17K$6K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$22K$22K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$10K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$7K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$16K$16K
Office expensesLn 13$170$170
Information technologyLn 14$7K$7K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$14K$14K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$971$971
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$383K$378K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$540K$429K$90K$22K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $597K$540K$57K$332K 990 PDF
FY2023 $280K$547K−$267K$275K 990 PDF
FY2022 $382K$676K−$294K$542K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.0M$600K$416K$837K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.1M$1.4M−$322K$421K 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 $597,255 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $274,202$591,472
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,058$5,783
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $280,260$597,255
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $101,968$110,024
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $445,050$430,214
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $547,018$540,238
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$266,758$57,017
Part VI · Governance 4 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $597,255 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$591,472
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$591,472
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5,783$5,783
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $5,783$597,255
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $540,238 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $48,330 · Management $17,004 · Fundraising $5,668$71,002
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $21,600$21,600
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $10,338$10,338
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $7,084$7,084
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $16,151$16,151
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $170$170
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $6,520$6,520
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $14,083$14,083
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,800$2,800
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $971$971
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $377,617 · Management $5,550$383,167
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $6,352$6,352
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $428,747 · Management $89,672 · Fundraising $21,819$540,238
Part X · Balance sheet $333,798 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $53,529$58,923
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $216,932$272,715
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,960$2,160
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $275,421$333,798
X-25 Other liabilities$1,360
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$1,360
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $275,421$332,438
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $275,421$333,798
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $332,438 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$597,255
XI-2 Total expenses$540,238
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$57,017
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$275,421
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$332,438

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