Marine Corps Aviation Association John Glenn Squadron Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
465270428
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2014–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Patuxent River, MD, USA
Phone
3013427777
Rating
64
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Scholarships, Student Financial Aid Services, Awards

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$103,464
Expenses
$107,403
Assets
$47,995

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JAMES REYNOLDS (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • JAMES REYNOLDS (PRESIDENT)
  • STEVEN GIRARD (VICE-PRESIDE)
  • TESS MEIZOSO (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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Support the fraternal bond of its members by organizing events to promote interaction between active duty marines and navy personnel, corporate members and retired personnel. Preserve the rich aviation heritage within the marine corps. Promote and recognize professional excellence in marine corps air at patuxent river naval air station, md. And naval air systems command by presenting three annual awards: the john glenn squadron test pilot of the year, acquisition officer of the year, and acquisition staff non-commissioned officer of the year. Assist in the education, by the way of scholarships to students primarily in engineering and hard sciences, who are likely to pursue careers in marine aviation.

What it reported doing in 2025

Promote excellence in marine aviation as well as interaction between active duty marine and navy personnel, corporate members and retired personnel. Assist in the education, by the way of scholarships to students primarily in engineering and hard sciences, who are likely to pursue careers in marine aviation. Twelve scholarships were awarded in 2025. (4) first place candidates......5,000 (8) runner up candidates........4,000 ------- total scholarships given.......52,000 =======

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. 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: 49
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 28
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 50.3%; rating input score 50
  • Program expense ratio: 48.4%; rating input score 48

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -3.8%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.45; rating input score 35; 35th 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: 6.9% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5.1% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.7% per year; rating input score 100; 31st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 50.3% of revenue deployed · 48.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $52K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 8 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2014 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 50/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 48/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Part III transfer expenses within program total did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 22/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 35/100.