AIRCRAFT OWNERS & PILOTS ASSO: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
AIRCRAFT OWNERS & PILOTS ASSO (EIN 52-0636210)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-11-08
IRS object ID
202123129349301032
Schema version
2020v4.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2021-11-08T08:37:03-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN366055558PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GRANT THORNTON LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11000 WILSON BOULEVARD SUITE 1400AddressLine1Txt
CityARLINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22209ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN520636210EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AIRCRAFT OWNERS & PILOTS ASSOCIATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlAIRCBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3016952000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1421 AVIATION WAYAddressLine1Txt
CityFREDERICKCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP21701ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonERICA SACCOIAPersonNm
Person TitleSVP - FINANCEPersonTitleTxt
Phone3016952000PhoneNum
Signature2021-10-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstERICAPersonFirstNm
Person LastSACCOIAPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMARY TORRETTAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00847851PTIN
Phone7038477500PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer3TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMARK BAKER CEOPRESIDENTPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1421 AVIATION WAYAddressLine1Txt
CityFREDERICKCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP21701ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$90,599,289GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.AOPA.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1939FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNJLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSEE SCHEDULE OActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body12VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent11VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee213TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers1840TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$5,030,702TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$9,005,092PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$7,399,540CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$24,326,523PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$25,294,019CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$2,812,247PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$2,234,291CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$14,020,990PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$11,529,233CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$50,164,852PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$46,457,083CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$606,054PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$1,018,777CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$24,979,758PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$24,487,727CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$185,799CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$26,185,583PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$20,149,658CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$51,771,395PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$45,656,162CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,606,543PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$800,921CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$124,663,868TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$136,772,324TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$25,137,572TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$24,944,056TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$99,526,296NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$111,828,268NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionSEE SCHEDULE OMissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$39,681,375ExpenseAmt
Grant$1,018,777GrantAmt
Revenue$25,294,019RevenueAmt
DescSEE SCHEDULE ODesc
Total Program Service Expenses$39,681,375TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl EntYes (1)BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document375IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee213EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial AccountYes (1)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign CountryCJForeignCountryCd
Foreign CountryBDForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsYes (1)NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri DisclYes (1)NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtYes (1)SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members12GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member11IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonERICA SACCOIAPersonNm
Phone3016952000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1421 AVIATION WAYAddressLine1Txt
CityFREDERICKCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP21701ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (22 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeIndFormer Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
MARK BAKER
CEO/PRESIDENT40.0010.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$1,513,144$0$115,215
JAMES W COON
SVP - GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS40.000.00$545,956$0$24,182Yes (X)
JUSTINE A HARRISON
SVP - GENERAL COUNSEL FROM 8/201940.0010.00Yes (X)$428,248$0$27,451
THOMAS B HAINES
SVP - MEDIA & OUTREACH40.000.00$399,408$0$38,374Yes (X)
GREGORY L COHEN
SVP - ADMINISTRATION40.0010.00Yes (X)$335,084$0$37,561
ERICA J SACCOIA
SVP - FINANCE40.0010.00Yes (X)$317,917$0$28,132
RICHARD G MCSPADDEN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR-ASI40.000.00$283,465$0$22,117Yes (X)
JOHN D HAMILTON
VP - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY40.000.00$267,216$0$20,162Yes (X)
ELIZABETH A TENNYSON
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - YOU CAN FLY40.000.00$260,705$0$20,408Yes (X)
KENNETH M MEAD
EVP/GENERAL COUNSEL TO 12/20196.000.00$270,394$0$1,346Yes (X)
WILLIAM C TRIMBLE III
CHAIRMAN1.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DARRELL W CRATE
VICE CHAIRMAN1.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES N HAUSLEIN
TREASURER1.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM S AYER
TRUSTEE1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAWRENCE D BUHL III
TRUSTEE1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATTHEW J DESCH
TRUSTEE1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMANDA C FARNSWORTH
TRUSTEE1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HERMAN NEEL HIPP JR
TRUSTEE1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM B L HUDSON
TRUSTEE1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES G TUTHILL JR
TRUSTEE1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LUKE R WIPPLER
TRUSTEE1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BURGESS H HAMLET III
TRUSTEE TO 8/20201.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$4,621,537TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$334,948TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K61IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedYes (1)FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
NAVISTAR DIRECT MARKETING LLC
4612 NAVISTAR DRIVEFREDERICKMD21703PRINT/MAIL SERVICES$858,562
QUAD GRAPHICS INC
PO BOX 842858BOSTONMA022842858MAGAZINE PRINTING$777,290
FROG SLAYER LLC
909 SOUTHWEST PARKWAY ECOLLEGE STATIONTX77845SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT$649,218
VALTIM MARKETING SERVICES
PO BOX 809FORESTVA24551FULFILLMENT$454,400
WISEWIRE INC
1050 30TH STREET NWWASHINGTONDC20007CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT$444,044
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K14CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Related Organizations$6,500,000RelatedOrganizationsAmt
All Other Contributions$899,540AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$57,435NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$7,399,540TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MEMBERSHIP DUES900099$24,087,513$24,087,513
EDUCATIONAL COURSES900099$962,243$962,243
AIRPORT DIRECTORY & DA900099$244,263$244,263
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$25,294,019TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$652,144TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue-$3,447UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$655,591ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,159,039TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$2,159,039ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$295,544RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$199,196RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$96,348RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$96,348TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$96,348ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$45,525,157SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$43,943,010SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,582,147SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,582,147TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,582,147ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
ADVERTISING INCOME511190$5,034,149$5,034,149
COST SHARING900099$4,235,151$4,235,151
OTHER900099$4,546$4,546
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$9,273,846OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$46,457,083TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$25,294,019RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$5,030,702UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$8,732,822ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,018,777TotalAmt
Program Services$1,018,777ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,139,669TotalAmt
Program Services$2,963,451ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$176,218ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,863,157TotalAmt
Program Services$15,226,124ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,637,033ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,585,899TotalAmt
Program Services$1,585,899ProgramServicesAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$469,775TotalAmt
Program Services$451,123ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,652ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,429,227TotalAmt
Program Services$1,990,751ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$438,476ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$111,600TotalAmt
Program Services$79,074ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,526ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$192,983TotalAmt
Program Services$170,485ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,498ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,000TotalAmt
Program Services$30,000ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$340,319TotalAmt
Management And General$340,319ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,493,837TotalAmt
Program Services$4,436,949ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,888ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$54,000FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,790,303TotalAmt
Program Services$1,790,303ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$956,304TotalAmt
Program Services$708,711ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$240,969ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,624FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,115,005TotalAmt
Program Services$570,416ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,544,589ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$554,816TotalAmt
Program Services$170,611ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$384,205ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$525,868TotalAmt
Program Services$523,403ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,465ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$539,458TotalAmt
Program Services$538,579ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$879ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$201,061TotalAmt
Management And General$201,061ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,818,902TotalAmt
Program Services$1,437,193ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$381,709ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$375,023TotalAmt
Program Services$337,924ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$37,099ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
PRINT/MAIL/POSTAGE/PREM$3,051,111$2,874,852$74,779$101,480
MAGAZINE PRODUCTION$1,353,199$1,353,199
RENTALS$551,150$406,992$144,158
DUES LICENSES & SUBS.$456,961$452,109$4,852

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$691,758TotalAmt
Program Services$564,450ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$103,613ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$23,695FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$45,656,162TotalAmt
Program Services$39,681,375ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,788,988ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$185,799FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,951,778BOYAmt
EOY$3,553,962EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$897,312BOYAmt
EOY$1,225,802EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,009,630BOYAmt
EOY$2,493,761EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$33,391,118LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$21,485,955LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,613,750BOYAmt
EOY$11,905,163EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$40,112,573BOYAmt
EOY$76,386,168EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$62,229,650BOYAmt
EOY$37,353,342EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,849,175BOYAmt
EOY$3,854,126EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$124,663,868BOYAmt
EOY$136,772,324EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,856,969BOYAmt
EOY$5,023,812EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,391,307BOYAmt
EOY$13,516,031EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,636,787BOYAmt
EOY$3,957,726EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,252,509BOYAmt
EOY$2,446,487EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,137,572BOYAmt
EOY$24,944,056EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$99,526,296BOYAmt
EOY$111,828,268EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$99,526,296BOYAmt
EOY$111,828,268EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$124,663,868BOYAmt
EOY$136,772,324EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$800,921ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$11,501,051NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Affiliated Group Total$0AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Affiliated Group Total$0AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Affiliated Group Total$0AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues NondedYes (1)SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,225,480OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,225,480BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$11,777,109OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$8,978,485DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,798,624BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,594,197OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,242,580DepreciationAmt
Book Value$351,617BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$17,794,332OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$10,264,890DepreciationAmt
Book Value$7,529,442BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$11,905,163TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTSDesc
Book Value$37,353,342BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$37,353,342TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
AIRCRAFT RESERVES$76,065
DEFERRED RENT LIABILITY$63,936
LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP LIABILITY$1,812,538
LEASE & CONTRACT OBLIGATION LT$345,759
SERP PLAN LIABILITY$148,189
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$2,446,487TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFIN 48 FOOTNOTE THE ASSOCIATION FOLLOWS GUIDANCE THAT CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN, INCLUDING ISSUES RELATING TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT. THIS GUIDANCE PROVIDES THAT THE TAX EFFECTS FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION CAN ONLY BE RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IF THE POSITION IS "MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT" TO BE SUSTAINED IF THE POSITION WERE TO BE CHALLENGED BY A TAXING AUTHORITY. THE ASSESSMENT OF THE TAX POSITION IS BASED SOLELY ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE LIKELIHOOD THAT THE TAX POSITION MAY BE CHALLENGED. THE ASSOCIATION HAS PROCESSES PRESENTLY IN PLACE TO ENSURE THE MAINTENANCE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS; TO IDENTIFY AND REPORT UNRELATED INCOME; TO DETERMINE ITS FILING AND TAX OBLIGATIONS IN JURISDICTIONS FOR WHICH IT HAS NEXUS; AND TO IDENTIFY AND EVALUATE OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED TAX POSITIONS. THE ASSOCIATION HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionCENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEANRegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedINVESTMENTSTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$23,772,508RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$23,772,508SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$23,772,508TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign CorpYes (1)TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipYes (1)ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipYes (1)ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:FormAndLineReferenceDesc

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHAPMAN CUBINE AND HUSSEY INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12000 15TH STREET N STE 550AddressLine1Txt
CityARLINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22201ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityADVISORActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$0GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$54,000RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization-$54,000NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$54,000TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization-$54,000TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesALLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesAKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesARLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesDCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesGALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesHILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesILLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNJLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesPALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesRILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesUTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWILicensedStatesCd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2(B)(1) CHAPMAN, CUBINE AND HUSSEY, INC.FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCHAPMAN, CUBINE AND HUSSEY, INC. WAS NOT A FUNDRAISER FOR AOPA. CHAPMAN, CUBINE AND HUSSEY, INC. WAS HIRED TO PROVIDE CONSULTING ADVICE PERTAINING TO AOPA MEMBERSHIP NOTICES. CHAPMAN, CUBINE AND HUSSEY, INC. WAS PAID A TOTAL OF $366,911 DURING THE YEAR FOR VARIOUS SERVICES. SERVICES FOR OUR MEMBERSHIP MARKETING TOTALED $312,911 AND ADVISOR SERVICES FOR OUR FUNDRAISING TOTALED $54,000.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeFLIGHT TRAINING SCHOLARSHIPSGrantTypeTxt
Recipient208RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$1,018,777CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE TO DOMESTIC INDIVIDUALS: FLIGHT TRAINING SCHOLARSHIPS: THE SCHOLARSHIP RULES REQUIRE THE RECIPIENT(S) TO BE: (A)U.S. CITIZEN OR U.S. PERMANENT RESIDENT. (B)AT LEAST 15 YEARS OF AGE ON OR BEFORE THE APPLICATION CLOSE DATE. (C)HAVE HAD AN AOPA WEB ACCOUNT AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION. (D)NOT HAVE COMPLETED THE FAA PRACTICAL TEST/CHECKRIDE AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION. THE MONEY IS TO BE USED FOR FLIGHT TRAINING EXPENSES ONLY AND IF THE MONEY IS NOT USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, IT MUST BE RETURNED TO AOPA.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter TravelYes (X)FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionYes (1)InitialContractExceptionInd
Rebuttable Presumption ProcYes (1)RebuttablePresumptionProcInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
MARK BAKER
CEO/PRESIDENT$981,712$0$500,000$0$31,432$0$101,518$0$13,697$0$1,628,359$0$0$0
JAMES W COON
SVP - GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS$403,500$0$138,100$0$4,356$0$21,518$0$2,664$0$570,138$0$0$0
JUSTINE A HARRISON
SVP - GENERAL COUNSEL FROM 8/2019$362,769$0$40,350$0$25,129$0$20,275$0$7,176$0$455,699$0$0$0
THOMAS B HAINES
SVP - MEDIA & OUTREACH$297,012$0$91,355$0$11,041$0$21,140$0$17,234$0$437,782$0$0$0
GREGORY L COHEN
SVP - ADMINISTRATION$256,059$0$78,530$0$495$0$20,546$0$17,015$0$372,645$0$0$0
ERICA J SACCOIA
SVP - FINANCE$248,168$0$68,967$0$782$0$20,000$0$8,132$0$346,049$0$0$0
RICHARD G MCSPADDEN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR-ASI$236,166$0$43,796$0$3,503$0$19,209$0$2,908$0$305,582$0$0$0
JOHN D HAMILTON
VP - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY$224,959$0$41,567$0$690$0$18,231$0$1,931$0$287,378$0$0$0
ELIZABETH A TENNYSON
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - YOU CAN FLY$217,808$0$42,230$0$667$0$17,758$0$2,650$0$281,113$0$0$0
KENNETH M MEAD
EVP/GENERAL COUNSEL TO 12/2019$96,622$0$172,800$0$972$0$1,346$0$0$0$271,740$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 1AFIRST-CLASS TRAVEL AND TRAVEL FOR COMPANIONS CERTAIN DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS RECEIVED FIRST CLASS AIR TRAVEL AND TRAVEL FOR COMPANIONS. IT IS THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY TO TREAT THE ABOVE ITEMS AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION AND REPORT THE APPLICABLE AMOUNTS TO THE IRS ON FORM W-2 OR FORM 1099-NEC FOR THE APPLICABLE TAX YEAR.
PART I, LINE 3ESTABLISHED COMPENSATION THE COMPENSATION LEVELS AND SALARY RANGES FOR OFFICERS AND CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE ESTABLISHED BASED ON COMPETITIVE MARKET DATA OBTAINED THROUGH PERIODIC SALARY SURVEYS PERFORMED BY OUTSIDE COMPENSATION EXPERTS ENGAGED BY THE ORGANIZATION. THESE INDEPENDENT SURVEYS PROVIDE GUIDANCE FOR ESTABLISHING REASONABLE COMPENSATION RATES AS COMPARED TO COMPENSATION PAID BY SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS FOR POSITIONS OF SIMILAR SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY. ALL POSITIONS ARE EVALUATED AND PLACED IN THE APPROPRIATE GRADES/SALARY RANGES. AN INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEE'S SALARY, WITHIN THEIR ASSIGNED RANGE, VARIES DEPENDING PRIMARILY UPON EXPERIENCE AND PERFORMANCE. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ADOPTED A "PAY FOR PERFORMANCE" PHILOSOPHY ALLOWING MANAGERS TO AWARD MERIT INCREASES BASED ON AN INDIVIDUAL'S PERFORMANCE AGAINST PRE-ESTABLISHED GOALS. THE ORGANIZATION'S ANNUAL MERIT INCREASE BUDGET IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES BASED ON MARKET SURVEYS. OFFICERS AND CERTAIN EMPLOYEES ALSO PARTICIPATE IN THE ORGANIZATION'S INCENTIVE PAY PROGRAM.
PART I, LINE 4BNONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN MARK BAKER PARTICIPATED IN A SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED 457(F) PLAN, WHICH IS INCLUDED IN PART II, COLUMN C. THE 2020 CONTRIBUTION TO THIS PLAN WAS $80,000.
PART I, LINE 7NONFIXED PAYMENTS TARGET INCENTIVE AMOUNTS, AS A PERCENTAGE OF BASE SALARY, ARE ESTABLISHED BASED ON THE PARTICIPANT'S POSITION. THE ACTUAL BONUS PAID IS PROPOSED BY THE EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM AND THE PRESIDENT BASED ON THEIR ASSESSMENT OF THE PARTICIPANT'S INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE AND THAT OF THE ORGANIZATION AGAINST PRE-ESTABLISHED GOALS. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEW AND MAKE A FINAL DETERMINATION AS TO THE ACTUAL BONUS AMOUNT PAID TO PARTICIPANTS. NONE OF THE PERSONS MENTIONED ABOVE PARTICIPATE IN THE DELIBERATION OF THEIR COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT. THE DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS OF THESE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS ARE MAINTAINED IN CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTATION WITH OUR HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT.
PART I, LINE 8CONTRACTS THE PRESIDENT/CEO IS PAID PURSUANT TO A BOARD APPROVED EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT THAT WAS BASED ON COMPETITIVE MARKET DATA FROM OUTSIDE COMPENSATION EXPERTS.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMARK BAKERPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionPRESIDENTRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$55,969TransactionAmt
TransactionSEE PART VTransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART IV - EMPLOYEE OWNED AIRCRAFTFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationWHEN APPROPRIATE, AOPA UTILIZES EMPLOYEE-OWNED AIRCRAFT FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES. REIMBURSEMENT FOR FUEL & OPERATING COSTS ARE BASED ON INDUSTRY DETERMINED RATES DEPENDENT ON TYPE OF AIRCRAFT. THESE TYPES OF ARRANGEMENTS ARE DOCUMENTED ON CONTRACTS AND HELP MINIMIZE THE ON-GOING COSTS OF MAINTAINING AN ORGANIZATION OWNED FLEET.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Boats And Planes BoatsAndPlanesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$57,435NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (12 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION:PROTECT YOUR FREEDOM TO FLY BY: ADVOCATING, EDUCATING, SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES THAT ENSURE GA FLIGHT AND SECURING SUFFICIENT RESOURCES TO ENSURE OUR SUCCESS.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1:ORGANIZATION'S MISSION AIRCRAFT OWNERS & PILOTS ASSOCIATION (AOPA), A NOT-FOR-PROFIT INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION, EFFECTIVELY SERVES THE INTERESTS AND NEEDS OF ITS MEMBERS AND ESTABLISHES, MAINTAINS, AND ARTICULATES POSITION OF LEADERSHIP TO PROMOTE THE ECONOMY, SAFETY, UTILITY AND POPULARITY OF FLIGHT IN GENERAL AVIATION AIRCRAFT. AOPA PRESERVES THE FREEDOM TO FLY BY ADVOCATING ON BEHALF OF OUR MEMBERS; EDUCATING PILOTS, NONPILOTS, AND POLICY MAKERS ALIKE; SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES THAT ENSURE THE LONG-TERM HEALTH OF GENERAL AVIATION; FIGHTING TO KEEP GENERAL AVIATION ACCESSIBLE TO ALL; AND SECURING SUFFICIENT RESOURCES TO ENSURE OUR SUCCESS.
1. ADVOCACYAOPA'S ADVOCACY EFFORTS ENCOMPASS A BROAD RANGE OF GENERAL AVIATION ACTIVITIES IN THE LEGISLATIVE, REGULATORY, STATE, AND INTERNATIONAL ARENAS. THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, SUPPORTING HIGH SCHOOL STEM AVIATION CURRICULUM, SEEKING REGULATORY RELIEF FOR PILOTS DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, PROMOTING AND PROTECTING OUR NATION'S GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORT ECOSYSTEM, IMPROVING THE CROSS BORDER TRAVEL EXPERIENCE, AND CHAMPIONING THE LEGISLATIVE EFFORT TO PROVIDE REAL-TIME STATUS OF SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE DIRECTLY INTO FLIGHT DECKS. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH A SYSTEM WILL BRING FINANCIAL RELIEF THROUGH LESS FUEL BURN FOR AVIATION OPERATORS AND ENORMOUS ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS THROUGH REDUCED CARBON EMISSIONS. AOPA ALSO HAS A NETWORK OF SEVEN REGIONAL MANAGERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND A GROWING NETWORK OF NEARLY 1,840 ACTIVE AIRPORT SUPPORT NETWORK VOLUNTEERS WHO HELP KEEP AOPA INFORMED ABOUT GENERAL AVIATION ISSUES IMPORTANT TO PILOTS. WORKING THROUGH OUR VOLUNTEERS, REGIONAL MANAGERS, AND HEADQUARTERS-BASED STAFF, AOPA PROMOTES, PROTECTS, AND PARTNERS WITH COMMUNITY AIRPORTS ADVOCATING TO MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL FUNDING. AOPA WORKS ON BEHALF OF GENERAL AVIATION PILOTS TO THWART UNNECESSARY AND COSTLY REGULATIONS, PREVENT EXCESS TAXATION ON FLYING, ENSURE A SAFE SYSTEM, AND PROTECT OUR FREEDOM TO FLY. THESE AND MANY MORE ADVOCACY ACHIEVEMENTS LED THE WASHINGTON, DC-BASED NEWSPAPER, THE HILL, TO RECOGNIZE AOPA AS A TOP ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION. 2. YOU CAN FLY AOPA'S YOU CAN FLY PROGRAM IS A SET OF INITIATIVES DESIGNED TO GET PEOPLE FLYING AND KEEP THEM FLYING. WITH INITIATIVES TO INTRODUCE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN AVIATION AND AEROSPACE, PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR FLIGHT SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS, DELIVER TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO HELP PILOTS CREATE AND GROW FLYING CLUBS, AND HELP LAPSED PILOTS GET BACK IN THE AIR, YOU CAN FLY IS SUPPORTING AVIATORS AT EVERY STAGE OF THEIR JOURNEY. AOPA IS DEVELOPING AND DELIVERING A FREE FOUR-YEAR AVIATION STEM CURRICULUM TO THOUSANDS OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS NATIONWIDE. AN ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM FOR EDUCATORS HELPS SCHOOLS CREATE AND GROW AVIATION STEM PROGRAMS TO MEET THEIR SPECIFIC NEEDS, WHILE $1 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED ANNUALLY TO HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS AND STUDENTS TO HELP THEM EARN A PILOT CERTIFICATE. FOR FLIGHT SCHOOLS, INSTRUCTORS, AND STUDENTS, AOPA IS DELIVERING TRAINING AND TOOLS DESIGNED TO HELP REDUCE THE DROPOUT RATE BY MAKING TRAINING MORE EFFICIENT, TRANSPARENT, AND CUSTOMER FOCUSED. THE ANNUAL FLIGHT TRAINING EXPERIENCE AWARDS SUPPORT BEST PRACTICES AND RECOGNIZE SCHOOLS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT DELIVER EXCEPTIONAL TRAINING EXPERIENCES TO THEIR CLIENTS. TO HELP INCREASE AIRCRAFT UTILIZATION AND BUILD A STRONGER COMMUNITY OF AVIATORS, AOPA IS HELPING PILOTS LAUNCH AND GROW FLYING CLUBS. AOPA DELIVERS EXTENSIVE RESOURCES, INCLUDING IN-PERSON ASSISTANCE AND ONLINE GUIDANCE, TO HELP PILOTS CREATE NEW CLUBS. AOPA'S FLYING CLUB FINDER ALSO LISTS SOME 1,500 FLYING CLUBS, MAKING IT EASIER FOR PILOTS EVERYWHERE TO CONNECT WITH A CLUB CLOSE TO HOME. FOR LAPSED PILOTS WHO WANT TO RETURN TO FLYING, AOPA'S RUSTY PILOTS INITIATIVE PROVIDES IN-PERSON SEMINARS AND LIVE WEBINARS THAT GIVE PILOTS THREE HOURS OF GROUND TRAINING THAT FULFILLS THE FAA'S FLIGHT REVIEW REQUIREMENTS FOR GROUND INSTRUCTION. AN ONLINE COURSE OPTION MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR PILOTS TO REFRESH THEIR CRITICAL GROUND SCHOOL KNOWLEDGE ANY TIME. BOTH THE IN-PERSON AND THE ONLINE PROGRAMS PROVIDE FAA WINGS CREDIT. 3. EDUCATION EDUCATING OUR MEMBERS, AND THE GENERAL AVIATION COMMUNITY, ABOUT OUR WORK TO PROTECT THEIR FREEDOM TO FLY IS CENTRAL TO OUR MISSION. PILOTS, AIRCRAFT OWNERS, AND AVIATION ENTHUSIASTS HAVE COME TO COUNT ON AOPA AS THE CALLED-UPON SOURCE OF INFORMATION THAT IS VITAL TO THEIR FLYING INTERESTS. WE CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A VARIETY OF RESOURCES AND CONTENT THAT KEEP MEMBERS EDUCATED AND ENGAGED ABOUT ISSUES AND DEVELOPMENTS IN GENERAL AVIATION. AMONG THESE ARE: TWO REGULARLY PUBLISHED MAGAZINES, DAILY WEB CONTENT, SEVERAL ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTERS, A WEEKLY VIDEO NEWS PROGRAM, FIVE PODCASTS, STREAMING VIDEO, CHAT PROGRAM WITH OUR PILOT INFORMATION CENTER, MULTIPLE WEB SITES AIMED AT SPECIFIC INTERESTS, AND EVENTS ALL WITH THE GOAL OF EDUCATING AND INFORMING OUR MEMBERS, THE LARGER AVIATION COMMUNITY, AND THE PUBLIC. AOPA ALSO ENSURES THAT ITS WIDE BREADTH OF CONTENT AND RESOURCES IS AVAILABLE TO THE AVIATION COMMUNITY IN THE MYRIAD WAYS THEY CONSUME TODAY'S NEWS AND ENTERTAINMENT. OUR ONLINE TOOLS PROVIDE ROUND-THE-CLOCK ACCESS TO NEWS, INFORMATION, WEATHER AND AIRPORT INFORMATION, AIRCRAFT OWNERSHIP RESOURCES, AND MUCH MORE. OUR WIDE RANGE OF CONTENT CATERS TO BOTH VETERAN AVIATORS AND THOSE NEW TO THE FLIGHT DECK. AOPA CHANNELS OFFER DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROCESS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR LEARNING TO FLY, AID IN FINDING A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND AVIATION MEDICAL EXAMINER, AN IN-DEPTH GUIDE TO CHOOSING A TRAINING AIRCRAFT, AND INFORMATION ABOUT AVIATION CAREERS. AOPA'S ANNUAL LEARN TO FLY PUBLICATION IS ALSO SHARED WITH FLIGHT SCHOOLS AS AN AID FOR STUDENT PILOTS. PILOTS WITH MORE EXPERIENCE CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF INFORMATION ABOUT EARNING ADVANCED RATINGS AND CERTIFICATES, AS WELL AS TRANSITIONING TO HIGH PERFORMANCE AIRCRAFT, TURBOPROPS, AND JETS. OVER THE PAST YEAR, AOPA HAS PROVIDED VALUABLE INFORMATION TO PILOTS AND AIRCRAFT OWNERS ON STAYING SAFE IN THE SKIES DURING THE PANDEMIC. AOPA HAD THREE MAJOR FLY-INS SCHEDULED FOR 2020 IN TEXAS, WYOMING, AND NEW YORK, ALONG WITH OUR TRADITIONAL PARTICIPATION IN MAJOR NATIONAL EVENTS SUCH AS SUN 'N FUN, EAA AIR VENTURE, NBAA, WOMEN IN AVIATION AND OTHERS. AS THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC UNFOLDED, HOWEVER, AOPA JOINED MANY OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS IN MAKING THE DIFFICULT DECISION TO CANCEL OUR EVENTS IN THE INTEREST OF PUBLIC SAFETY. ALL MAJOR EVENT PROGRAMMING WAS SUSPENDED FOR THE 2020 EVENT SEASON. AOPA FOCUSED ON ENHANCING OUR ONLINE EDUCATIONAL AND EDITORIAL CONTENT TO ENSURE MEMBERS HAD ACCESS TO THE BEST CONTENT IN THE INDUSTRY. 4. PRODUCTS AND SERVICES AOPA MEMBERS HAVE ACCESS TO A WIDE RANGE OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FROM THE ASSOCIATION'S AFFILIATES AND PARTNERS. WITH A TEAM OF DEDICATED SERVICE SPECIALISTS, AOPA HAS THE RESOURCES TO ANSWER VIRTUALLY ANY AVIATION-RELATED QUESTION MEMBERS MAY HAVE. WHEN A MEMBER HAS AN AVIATION-RELATED QUESTION, THEY CAN CALL THE AOPA PILOT INFORMATION CENTER TO GET FAST AND ACCURATE ANSWERS. WITH A TEAM OF FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS, AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED PILOTS, AVIATION MECHANICS, DIGITAL PRODUCT SPECIALISTS, AVIATION MEDICAL SPECIALISTS, AND OTHER AVIATION EXPERTS ON CALL, THE PILOT INFORMATION CENTER TAKES PRIDE IN ASSISTING AOPA MEMBERS WITH ANY AVIATION QUERY. 5. AIR SAFETY INSTITUTE SINCE 1950, THE GENERAL AVIATION (GA) ACCIDENT RATE HAS DECREASED BY 90 PERCENT DUE IN LARGE PART TO THE AOPA AIR SAFETY INSTITUTE'S (ASI) SAFETY EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS, OUTREACH TO THE GA COMMUNITY, AND COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS WITH GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRY, AND ACADEMIA. APART FROM ITS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR RENEWAL PROGRAMS, ASI'S SERVICES AND PRODUCTS SAFETY VIDEOS, PODCASTS, QUIZZES, SEMINARS, PUBLICATIONS, AND RESEARCH ARE FREE TO ANYONE. IN 2020, ASI'S MATERIAL WAS ACCESSED NEARLY 12 MILLION TIMES, REACHING A NEW RECORD. THIS WAS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY THE RELEASE OF 76 NEW PRODUCTS INCLUDING VIDEOS, PODCASTS, PUBLICATIONS, AND THE DELIVERY OF PRE-COVID SEMINARS FOLLOWED BY MONTHLY WEBINARS TO MORE THAN 10,000 PILOTS AND AVIATION ENTHUSIASTS. ASI DEVELOPED ITS FIRST ALL-DIGITAL JOSEPH T. NALL REPORT THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE AND WIDELY USED ANALYSIS OF GA ACCIDENTS IN THE INDUSTRY. THE REPORT FEATURES NEAR REAL-TIME DATA TO HELP INFORM AND DRIVE NEW AND MODIFIED SAFETY INITIATIVES. THE AIR SAFETY INSTITUTE CONTINUES TO ADVANCE ITS RESEARCH PROJECTS, THE FIRST OF WHICH WILL MINE NASA'S AVIATION SAFETY REPORTING SYSTEM (ASRS) DATA. THE RESULTS OF THE STUDY, DUE TO BE COMPLETED IN MID-2021, AIM TO PROVIDE GREATER INSIGHTS INTO PERSISTENT PROBLEM AND RISK AREAS ENCOUNTERED BY GENERAL AVIATION PILOTS THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE GO UNNOTICED. ASI PARTNERS WITH LEADING RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES TO USE THE TIME, TOOLS, AND TALENT THEY AFFORD AT AN ACADEMIC LEVEL. THIS PROVIDES EVEN MORE DATA TO HELP STEER THE DIRECTION OF OUR EFFORTS. ASI'S CONTINUOUS RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS OF DATA ENSURES THAT IT'S CONCENTRATING ITS EFFORTS ON PROVIDING RELEVANT AND APPROPRIATE MATERIALS TO ADDRESS THE CURRENT AND FUTURE NEEDS OF GENERAL AVIATION SAFETY. ASI'S SUCCESS IN REACHING AVIATION ENTHUSIASTS AROUND THE WORLD MILLIONS OF TIMES EACH YEAR UNIQUELY QUALIFIES IT AS A LEADING INFLUENCE ON GA SAFETY MATTERS.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A:PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS SINCE 1939, THE AIRCRAFT OWNERS AND PILOTS ASSOCIATION (AOPA) HAS WORKED TO PROTECT THE FREEDOM TO FLY FOR GENERAL AVIATION (GA) PILOTS IN THE UNITED STATES. MORE THAN 280,000 MEMBERS RELY ON AOPA, AS THE WORLD'S LARGEST AVIATION MEMBERSHIP ASSOCIATION, TO ADVOCATE FOR GA INTERESTS AND KEEP FLYING SAFE, FUN, AND AFFORDABLE. AOPA WORKS WITH MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT TO ENHANCE SAFETY, PROVIDE TOOLS AND RESOURCES FOR PILOTS, AND ENSURE THEY GET THE MOST OUT OF THEIR FLYING. BEYOND JUST THE PILOT COMMUNITY, AOPA WORKS TO EDUCATE DECISION MAKERS AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE BENEFITS AND VALUE OF GENERAL AVIATION FLYING. ONE OF THE ASSOCIATION'S MAIN PRIORITIES IS TO ENSURE GA REMAINS A VIABLE FORM OF TRANSPORTATION AND RECREATION FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. AOPA PROVIDES ITS MEMBERS WITH AN EXTENSIVE PORTFOLIO OF BENEFITS THAT CAN BE GROUPED INTO FIVE AREAS: (1) ADVOCACY, (2) YOU CAN FLY PROGRAM, (3) EDUCATION, (4) PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, AND (5) AIR SAFETY INSTITUTE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS THERE ARE TWO TRUSTEES (MR. TRIMBLE AND MR. CRATE) WHO HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP OUTSIDE OF AOPA. THESE TWO TRUSTEES ARE PARTNERS IN THE SAME COMPANY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6MEMBERS OR STOCKHOLDERS AOPA IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION AND HAS MORE THAN 280,000 MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AMEMBERS OR STOCKHOLDERS WHO MAY ELECT AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF MEMBERS, AOPA MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING ARE ENTITLED TO VOTE FOR THE AOPA BOARD OF TRUSTEES. AOPA MEMBERS ARE ENTITLED TO ONE VOTE. EACH MEMBER ENTITLED TO VOTE MAY DO SO EITHER IN PERSON OR BY PROXY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BFORM 990 REVIEW PROCESS IN CONJUNCTION WITH GRANT THORNTON LLP TAX SPECIALISTS, AOPA MANAGEMENT REVIEWS THE FORM 990 WITH THE AUDIT COMMITTEE PRIOR TO PRESENTING THE RETURN TO OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR REVIEW.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CCONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THE AIRCRAFT OWNERS & PILOTS ASSOCIATION'S BOARD IS PROVIDED A WRITTEN "CODE OF ETHICS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE AND DISCLOSURE FORM" ("FORM"). THE FORM REQUIRES PERSONS COVERED (OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, TRUSTEES AND KEY EMPLOYEES) TO ANNUALLY DISCLOSE AND UPDATE THE FORM AND PROVIDE TO LEGAL COUNSEL INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICT(S). LEGAL COUNSEL REVIEWS THE ANNUAL DISCLOSURES BY ALL COVERED PERSONS. DISCLOSURES ARE REGULARY MONITORED BY COUNSEL, ANY POTENTIALLY CONFLICTING OR OTHERWISE QUESTIONABLE RESPONSES ARE FLAGGED AND THE ETHICS POLICY IS ENFORCED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION THE COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT IS SET BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND CONTRACTUALLY CONFIRMED THROUGH AN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE BOARD AND THE INCUMBENT. THE BASE SALARY FOR THIS POSITION MAY BE ADJUSTED BY THE BOARD FROM TIME TO TIME AT ITS SOLE DISCRETION. THE PRESIDENT IS ALSO CONSIDERED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD FOR AN INCENTIVE BONUS WHICH IS A PERCENT OF BASE SALARY. THE ACTUAL BONUS PAID IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD BASED ON ITS ASSESSMENT OF THE PRESIDENT'S PERFORMANCE AND THAT OF THE ORGANIZATION AGAINST APPROPRIATE GOALS SET BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND THE PRESIDENT. PERIODIC INDEPENDENT REVIEWS OF THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION ARE CONDUCTED BY OUTSIDE COMPENSATION EXPERTS TO ENSURE THAT THE COMPENSATION PAID IS REASONABLE BASED ON APPROPRIATE DATA AS TO COMPARABILITY OF COMPENSATION PAID BY SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS FOR POSITIONS OF SIMILAR SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY. THE COMPENSATION LEVELS AND SALARY RANGES FOR OFFICERS AND CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE ESTABLISHED BASED ON COMPETITIVE MARKET DATA OBTAINED THROUGH PERIODIC SALARY SURVEYS PERFORMED BY OUTSIDE COMPENSATION EXPERTS ENGAGED BY THE ORGANIZATION. THESE SURVEYS PROVIDE GUIDANCE FOR ESTABLISHING REASONABLE COMPENSATION RATES AS COMPARED TO COMPENSATION PAID BY SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS FOR POSITIONS OF SIMILAR SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY. ALL POSITIONS ARE EVALUATED AND PLACED IN THE APPROPRIATE GRADES/SALARY RANGES. AN INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEE'S SALARY, WITHIN THEIR ASSIGNED RANGE, VARIES DEPENDING PRIMARILY UPON EXPERIENCE AND PERFORMANCE. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ADOPTED A "PAY FOR PERFORMANCE" PHILOSOPHY ALLOWING MANAGERS TO AWARD MERIT INCREASES BASED ON AN INDIVIDUAL'S PERFORMANCE AGAINST PRE-ESTABLISHED GOALS. THE ORGANIZATION'S ANNUAL MERIT INCREASE BUDGET IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES BASED ON MARKET SURVEYS. OFFICERS AND CERTAIN EMPLOYEES ALSO PARTICIPATE IN THE ORGANIZATION'S INCENTIVE PAY PROGRAM. TARGET INCENTIVE AMOUNTS, AS A PERCENTAGE OF BASE SALARY, ARE ESTABLISHED BASED ON THE PARTICIPANT'S POSITION. THE ACTUAL BONUS PAID IS PROPOSED BY THE EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM AND THE PRESIDENT BASED ON THEIR ASSESSMENT OF THE PARTICIPANT'S INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE AND THAT OF THE ORGANIZATION AGAINST PRE-ESTABLISHED GOALS. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEW AND MAKE A FINAL DETERMINATION AS TO THE ACTUAL BONUS AMOUNT PAID TO PARTICIPANTS. NONE OF THE PERSONS MENTIONED ABOVE PARTICIPATE IN THE DELIBERATION OF THEIR COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT AND RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM ALL OTHER DELIBERATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS RELATED TO A MATTER IN WHICH THEY MAY HAVE AN INTEREST. THE DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS OF THESE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS ARE MAINTAINED IN CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTATION WITH OUR HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINES 16A AND 16B: JOINT VENTURES THE ORGANIZATION DOES HAVE A WRITTEN MANAGEMENT POLICY TO EVALUATE ALL CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS TO ENSURE THAT ALL CONTRACT AND JOINT VENTURE ARRANGEMENTS ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS AND RELATED REGULATIONS. IN ADDITION, ALL JOINT VENTURE AGREEMENTS ARE REQUIRED TO BE REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL COUNSEL. THERE WERE NO JOINT VENTURE AGREEMENTS DURING THE YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19HOW DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THE ORGANIZATION DOES MAKE AVAILABLE ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, FORM 990 RETURNS, AND FORM 1024 TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE ORGANIZATION MAKES AVAILABLE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS TO THE EXTENT REQUIRED BY LAW. THE PUBLIC CAN RECEIVE COPIES BY CONTACTING THE ORGANIZATION'S HEADQUARTERS. COPIES OF THE RETURNS CAN BE OBTAINED AT WWW.AOPA.ORG/ABOUT-AOPA/GOVERNANCE AND OTHER PUBLIC SITES.
FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, LINE 1:HOURS WORKED FOR THE AOPA FOUNDATION, INC. MARK BAKER, GREG COHEN, JUSTINE HARRISON, AND ERICA SACCOIA ARE FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES OF AIRCRAFT OWNERS & PILOTS ASSOCIATION (AOPA), ALTHOUGH THEY DEVOTE APPROXIMATELY TEN HOURS PER WEEK TO THE RELATED 501(C)(3) PUBLIC CHARITY ORGANIZATION: THE AOPA FOUNDATION, INC.

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