Mission
THE PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE MUSEUM OF FLIGHT ARE TO PRESERVE AVIATION AND SPACE HISTORY, AND TO PROVIDE EDUCATION TO THE PUBLIC ABOUT SUBJECTS RELATED TO FLIGHT.
Public Charity
MUSEUM OF FLIGHT FOUNDATION
MUSEUM OF FLIGHT FOUNDATION is a Public Charity headquartered in SEATTLE, WA. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $75.7M revenue, $30.0M expenses, $422.8M total assets. 145 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $6.6M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 910785826
SEATTLE, WA
Single Organization Support
NTEE: A11
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$75.7M
Total Expenses$30.0M
Total Assets$422.8M
Grant Records145
Funding Total$6.6M
Filing Years2019–2024
Where $100 goes at Museum of Flight Foundation
How Museum of Flight Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.
$80
Programs
the work itself
$12
Management
running the organization
$8
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $80 for programs
$80
The museum of flight in Seattle, wa, one of the world's largest private nonprofit air and space museums, hosted more than 465,000 visitors in 2024 while being open…
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 Received
GENERAL SUPPORT
$52,626
GENERAL SUPPORT
$8,000
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$1,001,750
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$147,506
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$134,350
Showing up to 5 of 145 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
VP DEVELOPMENT
Alan Switzer
TRUSTEE
Antoine Leblond
TRUSTEE
Bill Ayer
TRUSTEE (THROUGH 4/24)
Bill Mccutcheon
TRUSTEE (THROUGH 4/24)
Bob Dannenhold
TRUSTEE
Brent Bodal
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $75.7M | $30.0M | $422.8M |
| 2023 | $65.3M | $26.9M | $372.3M |
| 2022 | $43.4M | $24.3M | $327.7M |
| 2020 | $18.6M | $17.8M | $292.0M |
| 2019 | $28.4M | $26.3M | $285.7M |
Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $28.4M to $75.7M (+166%), with total assets most recently reported at $422.8M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.