Mission
THE FOUNDATION IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF THE AIR ZOO.
Public Charity
AIR ZOO LEGACY FOUNDATION
AIR ZOO LEGACY FOUNDATION is a Public Charity headquartered in PORTAGE, MI. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $10.0M revenue, $3.8M expenses, $85.0M total assets. IRS filings disclose 7 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $22.1M.
EIN: 263537678
PORTAGE, MI
Single Organization Support
NTEE: A11
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$10.0M
Total Expenses$3.8M
Total Assets$85.0M
Grants Given7
Grant Total$22.1M
Filing Years2019–2024
Where $100 goes at Air Zoo Legacy Foundation
How Air Zoo Legacy Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.
$90
Programs
the work itself
$10
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $90 for programs
$90
The foundation is organized and operated exclusively to support the charitable and educational activities of the kalamazoo aviation history museum (air zoo)
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Given
TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
$3,333,000
TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
$4,107,695
TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
$3,620,291
TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
$2,893,190
TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
$2,966,157
Showing up to 5 of 7 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
TRUSTEE
Barbara Parish
CHAIR
Clifford J Mulder
TRUSTEE
Daniel Bitzer
VICE-CHAIR
Donald R Parfet
TRUSTEE
Jamie G Pleune
TRUSTEE
Joel Orosz
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $10.0M | $3.8M | $85.0M |
| 2023 | $7.1M | $4.6M | $80.6M |
| 2022 | $2.0M | $4.1M | $66.5M |
| 2020 | $3.5M | $3.2M | $79.6M |
| 2019 | $5.8M | $3.4M | $63.2M |
Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $5.8M to $10.0M (+73%), with total assets most recently reported at $85.0M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.
Grant Geography
Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in MI.
MI
Full geographic grant map with state-by-state breakdown available with membership.