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Thunderbirds Charities reported $11.4 million in revenue and $11.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $99.26 went to program services, $0.67 to management and general costs and $0.07 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 98.7% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $768,259 (EXEC. DIRECTOR). Revenue rose 9% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending May 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $11MFor context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending May 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $11MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 99.3% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 0.7% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.1% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 98.7% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $768,259 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 6.92% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 12.2 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 15 of 15 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseIn addition to the contributions the organization made through the birdies for charity program, described below, Thunderbirds Charities made total contributions in the amount of $9,620,500 to various 501(c)(3) organizations. The following is a summary of the different types of organizations and the total donations made to each of the five different categories: 1) community outreach/quality of life: total awards $1,118,500; 3 organizations received a total of $535,000 for capital projects and 18 organizations received a total of $583,500 for program funding. (cont'd on sch o)2) at-risk youth &…
Birdies for charity program is a two-part program designed to generate donations to local non-profit organizations. The birdies program allows local non-profit organizations to collect pledges based on the number of birdies made during the wm phoenix open. Thunderbirds Charities provides all materials for the pledge drives and collects the pledges after the event. Thunderbirds Charities then adds 10% to the amount collected and pays the total to the 501(c)(3) organizations. The total amount of donations received was $568,525. The total of 501(c)(3) charitable organizations that received…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXEC. DIRECTOR Officer, 4.00 hrs/week | $0 | $665,605 | $102,654 | $768,259 |
| CFO Officer, 4.00 hrs/week | $0 | $288,413 | $91,866 | $380,279 |
0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Thunderbirds Charities (Part VII, line 2).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b15 · 15 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 50
- Volunteers Part I, line 64,500
Private foundation grants it received
6 private foundations reported grants to Thunderbirds Charities totaling $111K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Thunderbirds Charities's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Thunderbirds Charities, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Thunderbirds Charities spent in FY2025, $99.26 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Thunderbirds Charities's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending May 31, 2025, Thunderbirds Charities reported that 99.3% of its $11.1 million in expenses went to program services, 0.7% to management and general and 0.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Thunderbirds Charities pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Thunderbirds Charities reported for one person in the fiscal year ending May 31, 2025 was $768,259, for the role of EXEC. DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Thunderbirds Charities get its money?
Of $11.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending May 31, 2025, 98.7% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Thunderbirds Charities a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 86-0560664 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2025, object 202600159349301440 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2024, object 202501019349301440 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2023, object 202411009349301686 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2022, object 202330329349301143 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2021, object 202211029349301506 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2020, object 202130749349300423 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 86-0560664: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.