Freedom Aviation Network

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We are a nationwide network of aviation professionals who volunteer their time, skills, and aircraft to provide safe, rapid, and compassionate transportation - always free of charge. Every mile flown opens the door for survivors to take their first steps toward freedom and restoration. Guided by the principle "For the One," we believe that each life is worth every effort, every resource, and every flight. None of this would be possible without the passionate aviators, advocates, and volunteers who give of themselves so that others may access the freedom they deserve.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 88-4065891) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 250 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $49K a year · 14% of revenue · last 2 filings
A surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
67% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$178K
to officers and key staff · 51% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 51% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
3.5 mo
of spending, in cash
3.5 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $30K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
1% of total assets
Liabilities are 1% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
5 of 5 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$306K
+311% vs prior year
Spent
$349K
To programs
67%
Net assets
$101K
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$306K
FY2025▲ +311%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$57K
FY2024$385K
FY2024$74K
FY2025$306K
Expenses
$349K
FY2025▲ +43%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$244K
FY2024Not on file
FY2025$349K
Net assets
$101K
FY2025▼ -30%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$33K
FY2024$172K
FY2024$144K
FY2025$101K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2022.

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

Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $235K Management & general 22% · $78K Fundraising 10% · $36K

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; $178K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
(former) Executive Director
$94,423Pt VII · Sec A
Interim Executive Director
$83,077Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman of the Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
CEO / Founder
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jared Miller’s $94K as (former) Executive Director is at the 83rd 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2024FY2023
Jared Miller$94,423$24,462$61,154$5,000
Malinda Billings$83,077$18,462——

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

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3 programs · $235K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

In kind donations of flights by private pilots who provided their airplane, fuel, and all related expenses

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 88-4065891) · Dispute this line
$108Kprogram expense
02

Direct costs of meetings, conferences, presentations, etc. to aid in the education of and coordination of resources to provide assistance to rescue organizations and their clients.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 88-4065891) · Dispute this line
$94Kprogram expense
03

Commercial airline flights where transportation via general aviation aircraft was not available.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 88-4065891) · Dispute this line
$33Kprogram 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
Every OrgFY2024$30K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$30K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$306K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$304K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$349K
Ln 25
Programscol B$235K
Managementcol C$78K
Fundraisingcol D$36K
Owns and owesPt X
$101K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$102K
Total assetsLn 16$102K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$304K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$112K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Total revenueLn 12$306K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$32K
SavingsLn 2$70K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$102K
Total assetsLn 16$102K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$101K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6250
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$112K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$158K$102K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$158K$102K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K$1K
Net assetsLn 32$144K$101K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$0
Management feesLn 11a$178K$73K$73K$31K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$976$976$977
Information technologyLn 14$16K$16K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$10K$4K$4K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$639$639
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$141K$141K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$349K$235K$78K$36K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 12, 2026 $306K$349K−$42K$101K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 17, 2025 $385K$244K$141K$172K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 12, 2024 $57K$33K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support G · Fundraising J · Pay M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $306,294 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$304,230
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$2,983
I-11 Other revenue−$919
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $0$306,294
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$348,734
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $0$348,734
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $0−$42,440
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $306,294 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$919 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$275,980
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$111,692
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$304,230
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2,983 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,983
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,064 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$306,294
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $348,734 across 8 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $73,013 · Management $73,013 · Fundraising $31,474$177,500
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $976 · Management $976 · Fundraising $977$2,929
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $16,353$16,353
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,500 · Management $3,500 · Fundraising $3,499$10,499
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $639$639
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $140,814 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$140,814
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $234,656 · Management $78,128 · Fundraising $35,950$348,734
Part X · Balance sheet $102,445 assets, 28 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $158,459$32,465
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$69,980
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-5 Loans to officers and key peopleStart of year $0$0
X-6 Loans to other insidersStart of year $0$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $158,459$102,445
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,777$1,205
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-21 Escrow or custodial accountsStart of year $0$0
X-22 Loans from officers and insidersStart of year $0$0
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $14,777$1,205
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $143,682$101,240
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $143,682$101,240
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $158,459$102,445
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $101,240 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$306,294
XI-2 Total expenses$348,734
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$42,440
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$143,682
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−$2
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$101,240

Form 990 e-file FY2025 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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