Arkansas Aviation Historical Society

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
710528626
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2013, Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Mayflower, AR, USA
Rating
92
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
History Museums

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$72,236
Expenses
$66,449
Assets
$114,037
Liabilities
$6,000

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

Leadership & pay

18 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JERRY CHISM (PRESIDENT)
  • DOUG DODDS (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • JERRY CHISM (PRESIDENT)
  • DOUG DODDS (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • KRIS IRVIN-HERRON (TREASURER)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To preserve aerospace history

What it reported doing in 2024

Aviation hall of fame induction ceremony to honor 3 individuals who played a prominent role in aviation and aerospace history in the national or Arkansas scene.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 84% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 74% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and liabilities are high compared with assets.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 93
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 55
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 89.8%; rating input score 90
  • Program expense ratio: 97.2%; rating input score 97

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 8%; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.72; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.05; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 49.1% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: 3.6% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 89.8% of revenue deployed · 97.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $65K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 18 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
  • 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.

  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 59/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 21/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.