Big Country Airpower Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 462080885
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2025–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2024
- Location
- Abilene, TX, USA
- Phone
- 3256694498
- Rating
- 83
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Safety Education
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $92,312
- Expenses
- $61,824
- Assets
- $91,848
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
3 people listed
People named in this filing
- STEVE KRAZER (Director)
- JAMES GRAY BRIDWELL (Director)
- HOBBY STEVENS (Director)
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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
To promote aviation in taylor county, Texas, and surrounding counties; provide education of civil and military aviation's role and history; to promote and support the growth and continued operation of dyess air force base; to provide support and assistance in the hosting of airshows and aeronautic displays, including the dyess big country airfest; and to fund, distribute, receive, and maintain a fund or funds of real personal or other property and to use and apply same to support and promote such efforts.
What it reported doing in 2025
During the year, the organization furthered its exempt purpose by promoting aviation education and community engagement throughout taylor county and surrounding areas. The organization provided support and assistance in the planning and hosting of the big country airfest, which featured civil and military aircraft demonstrations, educational exhibits, and historical displays highlighting the role of aviation in national defense and economic development. The event was free to the community and was funded through local and national sponsorships.the event promoted public understanding of civil and military aviation, strengthened community awareness and support for dyess air force base, and encouraged interest in aviation-related careers and education.in addition, the organization conducted outreach efforts to military leadership personnel to promote the value, mission readiness, and continued operation of dyess air force base. The efforts were designed to strengthen community-military relationships and support the long-term viability of the installation.the organization also maintained and administered funds to support aviation-related programming and future educational and outreach initiatives.
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
STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 79
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 62
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 67%; rating input score 67
- Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 33%; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.49; rating input score 58; 58th 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: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- Where the money goes: 67% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $62K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
- Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
- 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: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 58/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.