Airborne Public Safety Association Incor

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237032776
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Frederick, MD, USA
Phone
3016312406
Rating
73
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Law Enforcement

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,746,438
Expenses
$1,731,482
Assets
$4,335,743
Liabilities
$251,870

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • RICHARD BRAY (PRESIDENT)
  • DAVE ELLIS (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • DANIEL SCHWARZBACH (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • DANIEL SCHWARZBACH (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $146,353 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The specific and primary mission of the corporation is for educational and charitable purposes to promote, develop, prepare, and disseminate information with respect to the safe utilization of aircraft as a tool of public safety aviation; and to provide information to the general public regarding public safety aviation.

What it reported doing in 2024

Membership in apsa is open to all individuals (u.s. And international) that are interested in public safety aviation and all corporations who supply the industry. Individual membership may be conferred on any person who demonstrates an interest in public safety through advancement of the use of public aviation. Only individual members who are employed or appointed by a governmental agency under the laws of any state or nation, whose duties and responsibilities include the assignment as aircrew or supervision and management of the agency's aviation operations unit, section, division or department may hold office as a director or officer of the corporation. Corporate membership may be conferred on any entity providing products and/or services related to public safety aviation. Each corporate membership shall be entitled to one (1) vote exercised by an employee designated by the corporate entity.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 92% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 97% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 59
  • Transparency & Controls: 93
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 50
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 64.7%; rating input score 65
  • Program expense ratio: 69.5%; rating input score 69
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0.9%; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.5; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.06; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 8.5%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -0.2% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -0.2% per year; rating input score 0; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0.8% per year; rating input score 100; 20th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 64.7% of revenue deployed · 69.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $1.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $146K · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 34 of 34 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes grants
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 39/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 42/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 50/100.