Public Charity

AIRCRAFT OWNERS & PILOTS ASSOCIATION

Based in FREDERICK, MD, AIRCRAFT OWNERS & PILOTS ASSOCIATION operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $44.8M in revenue, $43.0M in expenses, $148.2M in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 24 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $29.6M.

EIN: 520636210 FREDERICK, MD Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$44.8M
Total Expenses$43.0M
Total Assets$148.2M
Grant Records24
Funding Total$29.6M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE OAIRCRAFT OWNERS & PILOTS ASSOCIATION (AOPA), A NOT-FOR-PROFIT INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION, EFFECTIVELY SERVES THE INTERESTS AND NEEDS OF ITS MEMBERS AND ESTABLISHES, MAINTAINS, AND ARTICULATES POSITION OF LEADERSHIP TO PROMOTE THE ECONOMY, SAFETY, UTILITY AND POPULARITY OF FLIGHT IN GENERAL AVIATION AIRCRAFT, AOPA PRESERVES THE FREEDOM TO FLY BY ADVOCATING ON BEHALF OF OUR MEMBERS; EDUCATING PILOTS, NONPILOTS, AND POLICY MAKERS ALIKE; SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES THAT ENSURE THE LONG-TERM HEALTH OF GENERAL AVIATION; FIGHTING TO KEEP GENERAL AVIATION ACCESSIBLE TO ALL; AND SECURING SUFFICIENT RESOURCES TO ENSURE OUR SUCCESS.

Where $100 goes at Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association

How Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$89 Programs the work itself
$10 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $89 for programs

$89
Since 1939, the aircraft owners and pilots association (aopa) has worked to protect the freedom to fly for general aviation (ga) pilots in the united states
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 300,000 members; 3,400 attendees
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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.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Amanda C Farnsworth
VP - ADVERTISING Carol L Dodds
TRUSTEE (AS OF 02/2024) C Austin Stephens
TRUSTEE (AS OF 05/2024) Daniel Otis
COO (AS OF 01/2024) Elizabeth A Tennyson
SVP - FINANCE & ACCOUNTING Erica J Saccoia

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$7,584,041 14 grants
Unspecified
$21,974,232 7 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $44.8M $43.0M $148.2M
2023 $41.7M $44.2M $140.8M
2022 $45.9M $43.8M $131.3M
2020 $46.5M $45.7M $136.8M
2019 $50.2M $51.8M $124.7M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $50.2M to $44.8M (-11%), with total assets most recently reported at $148.2M.

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

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