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Filing year 2023

THE AOPA FOUNDATION INC

Frederick, Maryland·EIN 20-8817225·NTEE M40 · Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief·3
Total revenue
$12M
Total assets
$52.8M
Total expenses
$10.3M
Reported officers
20
Mission

TO PROMOTE, ADVANCE AND ENCOURAGE AVIATION AND AIRPORT SAFETY AND SECURITY AND THE RESEARCH AND TESTING IN THE SUPPORT THEREOF; TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND USERS OF THE NATIONAL AIR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM TO THE VALUE AND IMPORTANCE OF GENERAL AVIATION TO THE NATIONAL AIR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; TO ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT THE FLIGHT TRAINING OF PILOTS TO ASSURE THE FUTURE OF GENERAL AVIATION AS AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF THE NATIONAL AIR SYSTEM; TO LESSEN THE BURDENS OF FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE MAINTENANCE AND ADVANCEMENT OF GENERAL AVIATION, AND AVIATION AND AIRPORT SAFETY AND SECURITY; AND TO ASSIST OTHER CHARITABLE AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE CONDUCT OF SIMILAR ACTIVITIES TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH ACTIVITIES ARE IN THE FURTHERANCE OF CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL AND/OR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 9 reported individuals · Filing year 2023

Base salaryBonusOther compensationBenefits
Base salaryBonusOther compensationBenefitsExecutive compensation
Chief Financial Officer
$495k
$543k
SVP - Aopa Foundation, Inc.
senior vice president
$356k
$390k
$215k
$236k
VP - You Can Fly
vice president
$210k
$230k
Ambassador
highest compensated employee
$204k
$224k
VP - Capital Campaign
vice president
$178k
$196k
Major Gift Officer
highest compensated employee
$141k
$155k
SVP - General Counsel
senior vice president
$38k
$42k
SVP - Finance & Accounting
senior vice president
$30k
$33k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 11 unpaid individuals.

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