Red Tail Academy INC

Tax-deductible

Merriam, KS501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 85-0787162

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The Red Tail Academy provides educational, mentor, and direction for underrepresented/served youth in field of aviation.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
37¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 6 volunteers and 2 employees.
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
Spent on programs
37%
of spending
Concern: 37% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$3K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 99% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
64 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 63.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $203K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$244K
+100% vs prior year
Spent
$40K
To programs
37%
Net assets
$214K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$244K
FY2024▲ +100%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$18K
FY2023$122K
FY2024$244K
Net assets
$214K
FY2024▲ ×20
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$15K
FY2023$11K
FY2024$214K

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 Apr 2020.

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

Where the money goes

37 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 37% · $15K Management & general 39% · $16K Fundraising 24% · $10K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $3K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$3,077Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member 1.1.24-6.30.24
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Patrick Nelson’s $3K as Executive Director is at the 1st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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

NameFY2024FY2023
Patrick Nelson$3,077$38,681

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowers underserved youth with aviation education and mentorship.

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1 program · $15K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

In 2024, Red Tail Academy Inc. had great success with our second annual summer aviation camp for ages 10-14. The 26 campers went to the TWA museum, iFly, the Aviation Institute of Maintenance, Whiteman AFB and the international airport. They also flew drones, experienced time in a simulator along with a discovery flight.

$15Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$203K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$244K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$244K
Money outPt IX
$40K
Ln 25
Programscol B$15K
Managementcol C$16K
Fundraisingcol D$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$214K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$214K
Total assetsLn 16$217K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$244K
Total revenueLn 12$244K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$214K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$214K
Total assetsLn 16$217K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$214K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 66
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$10K$214K
Total assetsLn 16$11K$217K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$3K
Net assetsLn 32$11K$214K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$3K$1K$1K$1K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$394$78$238$78
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$10K$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$187$187
Office expensesLn 13$1K$747$419
Information technologyLn 14$5K$1K$675$3K
OccupancyLn 16$4K$4K$408
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$607$2K$41
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$2K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$40K$15K$16K$10K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $244K$40K$204K$214K 990 PDF
FY2023 $122K$11K 990 PDF
FY2022 $18K$15K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $244,036 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$244,036
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$244,036
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$244,036
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $40,231 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,026 · Management $1,026 · Fundraising $1,026$3,078
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $2,112$2,112
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $78 · Management $238 · Fundraising $78$394
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,086$9,086
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,620 · Fundraising $5,300$9,920
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $187$187
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $747 · Fundraising $419$1,166
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,125 · Management $675 · Fundraising $2,828$4,628
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,673 · Management $408$4,081
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,500$1,500
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $607 · Management $1,527 · Fundraising $41$2,175
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,904 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,904
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $14,720 · Management $15,819 · Fundraising $9,692$40,231
Part X · Balance sheet $217,106 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $9,967$214,074
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $693$3,032
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $10,661$217,106
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$2,640
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$2,640
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $10,661$214,466
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $10,661$214,466
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $10,661$217,106
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $214,466 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$244,036
XI-2 Total expenses$40,231
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$203,805
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$10,661
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$214,466

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

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