The preservation and flying of vintage aircraft. The museum was founded with the goal of bringing people together to relive, recollect, and learn about aviation history. Our mission is to deliver the sights, sounds, smells, and excitement of flight to every museum visitor.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ 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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FY2021 · 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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $18K a year · 17% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
0.8% 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
$80K
+243% vs prior year
Spent
$86K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$628K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$80K
FY2021▲ +243%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$23K
FY2021$80K
FY2022$53K
FY2023$134K
FY2024$164K
FY2025$173K
Expenses
$86K
FY2021▲ +19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$72K
FY2021$86K
FY2022$103K
FY2023$154K
FY2024$114K
FY2025$204K
Net assets
$628K
FY2021▼ -1.0%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$634K
FY2021$628K
FY2022$578K
FY2023$558K
FY2024$609K
FY2025$578K

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1998.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $86K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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3 programs · $86K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Maintaining museum operations for public benefit presenting exhibits, interpretations, and heritage aviation experiences. Due to covid pandemic the museum has been closed since march 2020.

$86Kprogram expense
02

Develop aviation events hosted by the museum to promote interest in aviation and the preservation of aviation history to the community. Due to covid pandemic minimal events occured.

Pt IX · col B
03

Off site appearances thoughout the pacific northwest to promote education and awareness of aviation history. Due to the covid pandemic events were cancelled.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

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Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$80K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$65K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6K
Money outPt IX
$86K
Ln 25
Programscol B$86K
Owns and owesPt X
$628K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7K
Total assetsLn 16$633K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$65K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$80K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$7K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$7K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Other assetsLn 15$615K
Total assetsLn 16$633K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$628K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 650
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6K$7K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$634K$633K
LiabilitiesLn 26$174$5K
Net assetsLn 32$634K$628K
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$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$13K$13K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$1K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$150$150
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$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$50K$50K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$26$26
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$13K$13K
All other expensesLn 24e$684$684
Total functional expensesLn 25$86K$86K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $173K$204K−$31K$578K 990 PDF
FY2024 $164K$114K$51K$609K 990 PDF
FY2023 $134K$154K−$20K$558K 990 PDF
FY2022 $53K$103K−$50K$578K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $80K$86K−$6K$628K 990 PDF
FY2020 $23K$72K−$49K$634K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $79,951 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $6,686$6,270
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $6,040$8,582
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $10,578$65,099
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $23,304$79,951
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $13,172$14,452
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $59,232$71,528
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $72,404$85,980
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$49,100−$6,029
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $79,951 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $45,755 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,270
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,270
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $8,582$8,582
VIII-3 Investment income$0
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$9,800
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $5,619 · Excluded from tax $3,925$9,544
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $59,956 · Excluded from tax $3,925$79,951
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $85,980 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 staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $13,212$13,212
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,240$1,240
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $150$150
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 promotionPrograms $1,585$1,585
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,551$2,551
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $49,518$49,518
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $26$26
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,293$2,293
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,584$1,584
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $13,137$13,137
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $684$684
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $85,980 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$85,980
Part X · Balance sheet $632,993 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $6,284$6,923
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $8,070$8,561
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,346$2,053
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 assetsStart of year $615,231$615,456
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $633,931$632,993
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$5,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $174$265
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $174$5,265
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $633,757$627,728
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $633,757$627,728
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $633,931$632,993
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $627,728 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$79,951
XI-2 Total expenses$85,980
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$6,029
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$633,757
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$627,728

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