Americans for Fair Skies

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
473018099
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2019–2020
Forms available
Form 990 2018, Form 990-EZ 2020
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
2404733370
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Civil Rights, Social Action, Advocacy N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$0
Expenses
$234,993
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2020. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DONALD LEE MOAK (PRESIDENT / BOARD MEMBER)

People named in this filing

  • DONALD LEE MOAK (PRESIDENT / BOARD MEMBER)
  • STACY E COSTELLO (BOARD MEMBER)
  • JOEL K SMITH (BOARD MEMBER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2020. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To educate the public and policy makers about fair trade policy issues in aviation

What it reported doing in 2020

Raising awareness - activities include bringing to public attention the trade policy issues in aviation. This is accomplished using the following methods: a. Grassroots - energizing aviation workers, travelers (business & leisure), and others to support fair trade policy in aviation.b. Paid media - raise awareness about trade policy issues in aviation through paid advertisements.c. Media relations - monitoring and engaging with media to highlight aviation trade policy in the news and respond to stories in a timely fashion.thanks in part to the efforts of americans for fair skies, both qatar and the united arab emirates have signed deals with the united states agreeing to end their illegal subsidy practices and market distorting tactics, to put a freeze on new direct flights between the united states and third world countries, and to adopt greater financial transparency by publishing annual financial statements consistent with internationally recognized accounting standards. Americans for fair skies continues to monitor the activities of qatar and the united arab emirates and their compliance with these agreements.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% 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

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 34
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 7
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: 90.2%; rating input score 90

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: Limited
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -57.4% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -59.2% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -36.1% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 90.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $212K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2019 to 2020
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.