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Arizona Aerospace Foundation
Arizona Aerospace Foundation reported $11.4 million in revenue and $13.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $87.51 went to program services, $12.47 to management and general costs and $0.02 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 48.6% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $222,500 (CEO). 2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 122% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $13MFor context, the median across 876 covered arts, culture & humanities charities: $79.98 programs, $13.89 management, $6.13 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending September 30, 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) | 87.5% | 78.5% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 12.5% | 13.6% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 6.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.10 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 48.6% | 57.5% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.7% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 40.9% | 20.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $222,500 | $385,706 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.72% | 2.03% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 29.4 | 36.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 18 of 18 | 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 expenseThe Arizona Aerospace Foundation operates three museums, the pima air & space museum (pasm), the titan missile museum (tmm), and the tucson military vehicle museum (tmvm). Pasm is one of the largest non-government-funded aviation museums in the united states. The museum maintains a collection of more than 300 aircraft and spacecraft from around the world, including many rare and one-of-a-kind, and more than 125,000 artifacts. The titan missile museum is a national historic landmark and is the only publicly accessible titan ii missile complex of the 54 that were on alert from 1963 to 1987. It…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $222,500 | $0 | $0 | $222,500 |
| DIR OF FINANCE & ADMINISTR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $124,615 | $0 | $0 | $124,615 |
2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Arizona Aerospace Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $342K (Part IX, line 5).
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–1b18 · 18 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 15aYes
- 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 5104
- Volunteers Part I, line 656
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| BARKER CONTRACTING INC Construction of the tucson military vehi | $568,119 |
| ON POINT RENOVATION & CONSTRUCTION LLC Collection storage expansion | $152,429 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 2 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
2 private foundations reported grants to Arizona Aerospace Foundation totaling $700K 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 Arizona Aerospace Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Arizona Aerospace Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Arizona Aerospace Foundation spent in FY2025, $87.51 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Arizona Aerospace Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Arizona Aerospace Foundation reported that 87.5% of its $13.0 million in expenses went to program services, 12.5% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Arizona Aerospace Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Arizona Aerospace Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $222,500, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Arizona Aerospace Foundation get its money?
Of $11.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 48.6% came from contributions and grants and 40.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Arizona Aerospace Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 86-6031135 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 September 30, 2025, object 202630639349301203 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2024, object 202520859349301722 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2023, object 202442569349301434 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2022, object 202300709349300800 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2021, object 202220739349300627 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2020, object 202131749349301108 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 86-6031135: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.