Public Charity

EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION INC

Based in OSHKOSH, WI, EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $53.9M in revenue, $49.0M in expenses, $91.8M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 96 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $36.7M.

EIN: 390917537 OSHKOSH, WI Professional Societies & Associations NTEE: U03 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$53.9M
Total Expenses$49.0M
Total Assets$91.8M
Grant Records96
Funding Total$36.7M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION, INC. IS DEDICATED TO GROWING AVIATION THROUGH PARTICIPATION AND EDUCATION. WE STRIVE TO DELIVER EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS AND ACTIVITIES WHICH GUIDE NEW PARTICIPANTS AND REDUCE BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION. EAA (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)IGNITES AND NURTURES INTEREST BY EMBRACING THE "SPIRIT OF AVIATION" IN ALL THAT WE DO. EAA IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES. EAA COOPERATES WITH AND ASSISTS GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROGRAMS RELATING TO AVIATION ACTIVITIES, PROMOTES AND ENCOURAGES AVIATION SAFETY, PROMOTES AND ENCOURAGES GRASS ROOTS EFFORTS RELATING TO AVIATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTES AND ENCOURAGES AVIATION THROUGH EDUCATION.

Where $100 goes at Experimental Aircraft Association Inc

How Experimental Aircraft Association Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$82 Programs the work itself
$16 Management running the organization
$2 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $82 for programs

$36
Designated chapters, museum admissions, sport air workshops, hosted events, and special interest community support
44% of program spending
$31
Airventure
37% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 686,000 attendees
$13
Membership and publications
16% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Alan Shackleton
DIRECTOR Ben Diachun
VICE CHAIRMAN Charlie Precourt
DIR, SAFETY, SECURITY & HOSPITALITY Christopher Farrell
DIRECTOR Dan Majka
DIRECTOR Dan Schwinn

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$35,916,081 61 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$435,070 6 grants
Education
$137,729 10 grants
Health & Medicine
$97,700 1 grant
Training & Professional Development
$30,000 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $53.9M $49.0M $91.8M
2024 $50.8M $48.8M $97.8M
2023 $44.6M $43.2M $63.7M
2022 $44.4M $37.1M $60.0M
2021 $18.9M $27.3M $53.9M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $18.9M to $53.9M (+186%), with total assets most recently reported at $91.8M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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