Skyway Range Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
931611378
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Tulsa, OK, USA
Phone
4055146931
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief N.E.C.

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$280,988
Expenses
$284,979
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Randall Burke (Executive Director)

Highest reported compensation

  • Randall Burke (Executive Director): $125,250 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The Skyway Range Inc. will fulfill the Flight Corridor's requirements of employing a corridor director (referred to as "Skyway Range Executive Director") to lead the direction of the Skyway Range and assist testing participants. This assistance could include but is not limited to assisting with risk mitigation efforts, scheduling, flights and marketing. Additionally, the Executive Director will promote long-term organizational growth and community development, oversee flight testing operations and lead strategic planning.

What it reported doing in 2025

Researched best option for the future of the organization to perform it intended function. As the FAA rulemaking for drone testing and drone operations Beyond Visual Line of Site was delayed, the customer pipeline was delayed. To remain in business capital backing for basic cash flow was needed and could not be supported through the reimbursement process that occasionally resulted in Net 60 repayment. Agreement was reached between the partners for Osage LLC's Skyway 36 LLC would perform the roles that Skyway Range Inc had been but as a for profit entity providing capital backing/cash flow for day to day operations. As part of the agreement, Skyway 36 LLC would receive any remaining cash after all of Skyway Range Inc's financial obligations had been met. That cash balance obligation was $2,905 and was expense at the end of December 2025.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 87% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
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 - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 16
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • 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: -1.4%; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 44%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 123.5% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 118.7% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -200% per year; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $285K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $125K · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 40 of 40 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 32/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 5/100.