Chapter 20 Experimental Aircraft Association San Francisco Bay Area

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
946186117
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2020
Location
San Carlos, CA, USA
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Adult, Continuing Education

Reported finances

Revenue
$44,772
Expenses
$51,117
Assets
$183,990
Liabilities
$97,583

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Curt Taylor (president)
  • Greg Blanc (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Curt Taylor (president)
  • Greg Blanc (Vice President)
  • Alan Groves (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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Promotion of General Aviation to adults and children through introductory plane rides pilot training building of aircraft aviation seminars educational speakers and tours.

What it reported doing in 2025

EAA National Air Academy Oshkosh WI: Chapter 20 provided tuition for one student to attend the one week course onsite. The course covers various aspects of aviation including design building and operation of aircraft. The course is oriented toward high school students.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 82% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 76
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 42
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 80.1%; rating input score 80
  • Program expense ratio: 70.2%; rating input score 70

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: -14.2%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.6; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.53; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8.7% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -22% per year; rating input score 0; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.6% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 80.1% of revenue deployed · 70.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $36K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2021 to 2025
  • 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 — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 25/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 7/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.