Blue Ridge Honor Flight

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
384000964
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2016–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2019, Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Hendersonville, NC, USA
Phone
8286930052
Rating
94
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$170,386
Expenses
$216,809
Assets
$149,973

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

Leadership & pay

17 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JEFFERY L MILLER (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • JEFFERY L MILLER (PRESIDENT)
  • ROBERT HAGGARD (VICE PRESIDE)
  • JOANN NAEGER (SECRETARY)

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 transport america's veterans to Washington, dc to visit those memorials dedicated to honor the service and sacrifices of themselves and their friends.

What it reported doing in 2024

Funds were raised to charter two jets to fly veterans to see their memorials in Washington, dc. A flight happened on april 27, 2024 but the september 28, 2024 flight was cancelled due to hurricane helene community damage and aiport closing. In addition to the free round-trip flight, veterans were treated to meals, ground transportation, and gifts of commemorative shirts, hats, coins, books etc. Upon the flight's return to asheville regional airport, the veterans were greeted by a crowd of over 500, in a staged "welcome home" event.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 96% 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 - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 24
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 98.9%; rating input score 99

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: -27.2%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.69; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 11.1% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -3.2% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.4% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 98.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $214K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 17 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2016 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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: Operating margin scored 5/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 47/100.