Oklahoma Airmen Flying Club Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
736504927
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2019, Form 990-N 2018
Location
Jenks, OK, USA
Phone
9187588010
Rating
64
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$945,620
Expenses
$941,989
Assets
$733,909
Liabilities
$493,938

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Lee Burk (President)
  • Brian Torres (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Lee Burk (President)
  • James Clifford (Trustee)
  • Brian Torres (Vice President)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

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

Overview

Mission

The Oklahoma Airmen Flying Club is a non-profit general aviation organization established in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1953. Our goal has always been to make flying accessible, affordable, safe and fun for as many aviation enthusiasts as possible. Our long-term goal is to continue to help more pilots achieve their aviation dreams by growing and expanding our club while keeping our membership fees low and affordable as we grow.

What it reported doing in 2024

The raffle plane for 2025 was a 1972 Bellanca 7ECA, a highly desirable aircraft for pilots seeking a fun and affordable option for country flying. Powered by an 115 HP Lycoming O-235 engine, it boasts impressive aerobatic characteristics, even at maximum gross weight.The raffle process began in April 25, 2025 and involved acquiring the aircraft, followed by its reconditioning, which included new wing spars, avionics, upholstery, and annual inspection. The entire process and tasks associated with the raffle were managed by our aviation expert club members and trusted providers. The raffle drawing took place on October 11, 2025, coinciding with the club's 72nd anniversiary celebration. In the months leading up to the main event, additional prizes were raffled between June and October 2025. Participants who purchased raffle tickets also received a social membership to our club. The financial gains of the raffle can be verified in our financial statements. 5373 tickets were sold. Part of the initiatives tht align with our mission (promotion of safe aviation) is in the form of workshop style meetings, learning events, gatherings, and conversations, in which different topics of aviation safety are discussed. A recent example was our November 14th Probable Cause/AQP Safety presentation in which members and guests heard great information on how we can continue to increase safety in light general and sport aviation and drive down accidents and fatalities. More than 30% of our membership, as well as outside guests attended the event.

Operating model

Revenue model
Membership-supported. 82% of the money available for current operations came from membership dues.
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

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 70
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 12
  • Sustainability: 39
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 82%; rating input score 82
  • Program expense ratio: 73.8%; rating input score 74
  • 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: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0.4%; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.78; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.67; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 28% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 30.8% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 27% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 82% of revenue deployed · 73.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 7 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 20 of 20 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • 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 — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 37/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 35/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 11/100.