Public Charity

PALMDALE AEROSPACE ACADEMY INC

PALMDALE AEROSPACE ACADEMY INC is a Public Charity headquartered in PALMDALE, CA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $46.4M revenue, $43.0M expenses, $118.6M total assets. 10 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $61K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 453851539 PALMDALE, CA Charter Schools NTEE: B29 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$46.4M
Total Expenses$43.0M
Total Assets$118.6M
Grant Records10
Funding Total$61K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE PALMDALE AEROSPACE ACADEMY IS COMMITTED TO ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE. GUIDED BY THE PRINCIPLES AND INNOVATION OF THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRY, THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM INTEGRATES STEAM FOCUSED LEARNING WITH REAL WORLD APPLICATIONS PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS... (CONT. ON SCH. O)...TO DESIGN, CREATE, AND EXPLORE. THROUGH INDUSTRY-INSPIRED LEARNING EXPERIENCES AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH AEROSPACE EMPLOYERS, LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGES, AND OTHER PARTNERS, STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP THE SKILLS AND MINDSET NEEDED TO INNOVATE, ADAPT, AND EXCEL IN A RAPIDLY EVOLVING WORLD.

Where $100 goes at Palmdale Aerospace Academy Inc

How Palmdale Aerospace Academy Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$78 Programs the work itself
$22 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 $78 for programs

$78
Operation of a public charter school with a vision to provide an engaging environment for learning in grades tk-12
All program spending
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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 OF SPECIAL EDUCATION Christopher Riley
PRESIDENT David Lujan
DIRECTOR Dennis Trujilo
DIRECTOR Ellen Mcisaac
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL Gary Schatz
SUPERINTENDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Gina Lynch

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$61,023 7 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $46.4M $43.0M $118.6M
2024 $43.7M $39.3M $117.3M
2023 $51.6M $40.4M $111.4M
2022 $36.7M $35.0M $26.9M
2021 $35.6M $29.3M $22.9M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $35.6M to $46.4M (+30%), with total assets most recently reported at $118.6M.

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