Marine Corps Aviation Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237230621
IRS 990 coverage
2017–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Quantico, VA, USA
Phone
7036301903
Rating
53
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,492,074
Expenses
$1,426,467
Assets
$4,088,177
Liabilities
$48,719

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

Leadership & pay

17 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • John Rader (Executive Dir.): $125,000 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To foster and encourage interest in Marine Corps Aviation, perpetuate the spirit of comradeship traditional in Marine Corps aviation, provide appropriate recognition for superior performance and achievement in Marine Corps aviation, and assimilate and perpetuate the historical traditions of the First Marine Aviation Force Veterans Association.

What it reported doing in 2024

Annual Convention: Each May, MCAA hosts an annual symposium and Awards ceremony for our members and members of the United States Marine Corps, both active and reserve duty. The objective of the event is many-fold: To provide a means of reunion for members who have not seen each other in some time, a venue for current service personnel to discuss their upcoming priorities, the equipment and process needed for future operations, and to recognize those in service for exemplary performance in their execution of duties. The convention is 4 days long, is attended by some 900 people, and includes a variety of events, which draw a diverse set of attendees and members. Almost all of those that attend are currently serving in the Marine Corps, have served in the Marine Corps, or are closely affiliated with the Marine Corps through their employment or relationship to those that do serve. The week-long Symposium includes social events, both on site at the resident hotel, or in the local area. Some events relate directly to current events, to include the status of Marine Corps units, to longer term plans at the Air Wing or enterprise level. The Convention concludes with an awards banquet where 28 individual and military units are recognized for excellence in their performance of duties in the last Calendar Year.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 74
  • Sustainability: 57
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 99.7%; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 4.4%; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.87; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 8.8%; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.5% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.7% per year; rating input score 100; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.1% per year; rating input score 100; 30th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 16 of 16 board members independent · 3 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $125K · 17 people listed
  • Consistency: 15 of 16 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes grants and related organizations
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2017 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 3 filed related-organization links
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 7 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 48/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Functional expense sum did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 41/100.