Liabilities / Assets
60th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
EIN 47-2336280 • 501(c)3 • Racine, WI
Profile
Soaring opportunities for young adults, with a hands-on approach to aviation education. Aviation exploration base camp (camp) was established to provide a facility on the experimental aircraft association (eaa) grounds in oshkosh, wi, which would be available to aviation explorers throughout the year. The camp provides a source of trained youth for flight line duties at the annual eaa convention - airventure held in oshkosh, wi. The camp encourages cooperation between eaa and the local boy scouts of america councils so young people may organize aviation explorer posts. The camp also provides leadership training and other opportunities for youth, including educational programs and facilities offered by the eaa air museum. Opportunities for youth, including educational programs and facilities offered by the eaa air museum.
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
60th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Liabilities / Revenue
62nd percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
38th percentile
Higher net margin than 38% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
81st percentile
Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
49th percentile
Faster asset growth than 49% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
52nd percentile
Faster revenue growth than 52% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Down$94,779
Down $2,266 (-2.3%) from 2023
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2023
Net Assets
Down$94,779
Down $2,266 (-2.3%) from 2023
Revenue
Down$58,435
Down $537 (-0.9%) from 2023
Expenses
Up$60,701
Up $9,794 (+19%) from 2023
Net Income
Down-$2,266
Down $10,331 (-128%) from 2023
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990EZXML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.
The latest 2024 filing currently has linked XML that has not been fully parsed yet. Showing the latest detailed filing from 2021 below.
Soaring opportunities for young adults, with a hands-on approach to aviation education. Aviation exploration base camp (camp) was established to provide a facility on the experimental aircraft association (eaa) grounds in oshkosh, wi, which would be available to aviation explorers throughout the year. The camp provides a source of trained youth for flight line duties at the annual eaa convention - airventure held in oshkosh, wi. The camp encourages cooperation between eaa and the local boy scouts of america councils so young people may organize aviation explorer posts. The camp also provides leadership training and other opportunities for youth, including educational programs and facilities offered by the eaa air museum. Opportunities for youth, including educational programs and facilities offered by the eaa air museum.
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| AVIATION CAMP WHERE AVIATION EXPLORERS AGES 14-21 AND ADVISORS GATHER EACH YEAR TO LEARN ABOUT AVIATION AND VOLUNTEER FOR AIRVENTURE. THE CAMP SERVES MORE THAN 14 AVIATION EXPLORER POSTS FROM NINE DIFFERENTSTATES ACROSS U.S. AND PUERTO RICO. THE CAMP CAN HOST UP TO 250 CAMPERS AT THE SITE. | $0 | $36,925 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KATHERINE HELMLE-CLARK | President | PT | $0 | - | - |
| KENNETH L SACK | Secretary | PT | $0 | - | - |
| CAROLYN MARIE HEIFNER | Vice President/Treasurer | PT | $0 | - | - |
| JAMES BILDILI | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
“Description: insurance. Amount: 698. Description: food service. Amount: 14,654. Description: office expenses. Amount: 4,198. Description: entertainment and activities. Amount: 209. Description: promotion and training. Amount: 2,561. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 22,320.”
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