FLYQUEST INC

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $57K · expenses $31K · assets $118K

EIN
46-3194498
Address
PO BOX 6272, HUNTSVILLE, AL 35813-0272
NTEE code
B90
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
August 2013 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
CAROLYN HODGES (its 2016 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2016 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

PROVIDED EDUCATION AND PROMOTE AVIATION CAREERS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE UNDERSERVED.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 9 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

9 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Mark Spencer CHAIRMAN2016-2024 10 $0 reported 1
David Knies TREASUER2016-2024 15 $0 reported 1
William Cody Garton AT LARGE2016-2024 5 $0 reported 1
George Davis AT LARGE2017-2024 15 $0 reported 1
Rodney Penneywell AT LARGE2016-2024 5 $0 reported 1
James Beck AT LARGE2017-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Kevin Vandeberg AT LARGE2017-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Russell Lewey (former) DIRECTOR2016 15 $0 reported 1
Cory Samz (former) DIRECTOR2016 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARK SPENCER CHAIRMAN10 $0-$0 $01
DAVID KNIES TREASUER15 $0-$0 $01
WILLIAM CODY GARTON AT LARGE5 $0-$0 $01
GEORGE DAVIS AT LARGE15 $0-$0 $01
RODNEY PENNEYWELL AT LARGE5 $0-$0 $01
JAMES BECK AT LARGE5 $0-$0 $01
KEVIN VANDEBERG AT LARGE5 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARK SPENCER CHAIRMAN10 $0-$0 $01
DAVID KNIES TREASUER15 $0-$0 $01
WILLIAM CODY GARTON AT LARGE5 $0-$0 $01
GEORGE DAVIS AT LARGE15 $0-$0 $01
RODNEY PENNEYWELL AT LARGE5 $0-$0 $01
JAMES BECK AT LARGE5 $0-$0 $01
KEVIN VANDEBERG AT LARGE5 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARK SPENCER CHAIRMAN10 $0-$0 $01
DAVID KNIES TREASUER15 $0-$0 $01
WILLIAM CODY GARTON AT LARGE5 $0-$0 $01
GEORGE DAVIS AT LARGE15 $0-$0 $01
RODNEY PENNEYWELL AT LARGE5 $0-$0 $01
JAMES BECK AT LARGE5 $0-$0 $01
KEVIN VANDEBERG AT LARGE5 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARK SPENCER CHAIRMAN10 $0-$0 $01
DAVID KNIES TREASUER15 $0-$0 $01
WILLIAM CODY GARTON AT LARGE5 $0-$0 $01
GEORGE DAVIS AT LARGE15 $0-$0 $01
RODNEY PENNEYWELL AT LARGE5 $0-$0 $01
JAMES BECK AT LARGE5 $0-$0 $01
KEVIN VANDEBERG AT LARGE5 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARK SPENCER CHAIRMAN10 $0-$0 $01
DAVID KNIES TREASUER15 $0-$0 $01
WILLIAM CODY GARTON AT LARGE5 $0-$0 $01
GEORGE DAVIS AT LARGE15 $0-$0 $01
RODNEY PENNEYWELL AT LARGE5 $0-$0 $01
JAMES BECK AT LARGE5 $0-$0 $01
KEVIN VANDEBERG AT LARGE5 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARK SPENCER CHAIRMAN10 $0-$0 $01
DAVID KNIES TREASUER15 $0-$0 $01
WILLIAM CODY GARTON AT LARGE5 $0-$0 $01
GEORGE DAVIS AT LARGE15 $0-$0 $01
RODNEY PENNEYWELL AT LARGE5 $0-$0 $01
JAMES BECK AT LARGE5 $0-$0 $01
KEVIN VANDEBERG AT LARGE5 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARK SPENCER CHAIRMAN10 $0-$0 $01
DAVID KNIES TREASUER15 $0-$0 $01
WILLIAM CODY GARTON AT LARGE5 $0-$0 $01
GEORGE DAVIS AT LARGE15 $0-$0 $01
RODNEY PENNEYWELL AT LARGE5 $0-$0 $01
JAMES BECK AT LARGE5 $0-$0 $01
KEVIN VANDEBERG AT LARGE5 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARK SPENCER CHAIRMAN10 $0-- $01
DAVID KNIES TREASUER15 $0-- $01
WILLIAM CODY GARTON DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
GEORGE DAVIS DIRECTOR15 $0-- $01
RODNEY PENNEYWELL DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
JAMES BECK DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
KEVIN VANDEBERG DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
2016 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARK SPENCER CHAIRMAN10 $0-- $01
DAVID KNIES TREASUER15 $0-- $01
RUSSELL LEWEY DIRECTOR15 $0-- $01
WILLIAM GARTON DIRECTOR10 $0-- $01
RODNEY PENNEYWELL DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
CORY SAMZ DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$57,497$30,677 $117,593$106,055 $22,811$440 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$85,762$51,159 $96,680$79,235 $57,828$1,984 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$12,914$74,399 $69,392$44,632 $9,345$0 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$6,016$35,769 $106,144$106,117 $3,707$400 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$124,106$65,759 $135,897$135,870 $36,530$0 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$39,160$45,521 $77,550$77,523 $10,282$6,165 ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$47,786$74,051 $83,911$83,884 $40,570$3,525 ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$37,354$66,951 $110,149$110,149 $32,021$2,175 ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$167,222$80,312 $139,785$139,746 $155,843$3,210 ---

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $125,317 in all, tax years 2013 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
RAYMOND JAMES CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2013, 2015-2017 4$115,000 2017$25,000
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DAFFY CHARITABLE FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$10,000 2024$10,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FLYQUEST INC” 2020-2023 4$317 2023$45
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $30,677 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $24,642 80.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $4,651 15.2%
Fees to independent contractors $850 2.8%
Printing, publications, postage $534 1.7%
Total$30,677100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $51,159 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $28,169 55.1%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $21,746 42.5%
Printing, publications, postage $1,244 2.4%
Total$51,159100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $74,399 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $38,374 51.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $35,298 47.4%
Printing, publications, postage $727 1.0%
Total$74,399100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $35,769 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $28,324 79.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $5,589 15.6%
Fees to independent contractors $1,430 4.0%
Printing, publications, postage $426 1.2%
Total$35,769100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $65,759 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $58,584 89.1%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $6,404 9.7%
Printing, publications, postage $771 1.2%
Total$65,759100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $45,521 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $41,873 92.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $3,547 7.8%
Printing, publications, postage $101 0.2%
Total$45,521100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $74,051 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $42,886 57.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $29,505 39.8%
Fees to independent contractors $1,132 1.5%
Printing, publications, postage $528 0.7%
Total$74,051100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $66,951 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $39,109 58.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $26,573 39.7%
Fees to independent contractors $1,059 1.6%
Printing, publications, postage $210 0.3%
Total$66,951100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $80,312 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $13,482
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $37,921 47.2%
Fees to independent contractors $28,102 35.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $13,291 16.5%
Printing, publications, postage $998 1.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$13,482reported apart
Total$80,312100%

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Trademarks

2 US trademarks, 2 live.

MarkSerialFiledStatusSource
FLYQUEST873257692017-02-06RegisteredTRTDXFAP, file of 2026-09-06
FLY QUEST873257592017-02-06RegisteredTRTDXFAP, file of 2026-09-27

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