LEARN BUILD FLY INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $360K · expenses $138K · assets $1.1M

EIN
47-3287245
Address
3201 N 12TH ST, WAUSAU, WI 54403-4306
Website
WWW.LEARNBUILDFLY.ORG
NTEE code
B99 Education N.E.C. (Education) published (IRS Business Master File)
FURP topic
science: research education (from its 990 text; the topic index)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
March 2015 (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, 509(a)(2)
Principal officer
David Conrad (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

LEARN BUILD FLY IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON PROMOTING AND ENCOURAGING RECREATIONAL AVIATION AND STEM LEARNING THROUGH EXPLORING, BUILDING AND FLYING AIRCRAFT. BY TEACHING MEMBERS THE FUNDAMENTALS OF AIRCRAFT SAFETY, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION, WE ARE INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION OF AVIATION ENTHUSIASTS TO BECOME ANYTHING FROM PILOTS AND BUILDERS TO MECHANICS AND ENGINEERS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 16 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

16 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
David Conrad PRESIDENT2017-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Wynn Jones BOARD MEMBER2018-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Steve Lange SECRETARY2024 1 $0 reported 1
Kurt Mehre BOARD MEMBER2017-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Jennifer Rauscher VICE PRESIDE2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Valerie Swanbork TREASURER2024 1 $0 reported 1
Robert Waldinger BOARD MEMBER2018-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Scott Feldbruegge (former) SECRETARY2017-2023 5 $0 reported 1
Dan Rauscher (former) TREASURER2022-2023 5 $0 reported 1
Amanda Brzezinski (former) TREASURER2017-2021 20 $0 reported 1
Kurt Meyer (former) Vice President2018-2019 10 $0 reported 1
Valerie Swanborg (former) Board Member2018-2019 5 $0 reported 1
Syd Cohen (former) Board Member2017-2018 10 $0 reported 1
Jeff Stone (former) Vice President2017 10 $0 reported 1
Michael Unertl (former) Board Member2017 5 $0 reported 1
Bob Waldinger (former) Board Member2017 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID CONRAD PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
WYNN JONES BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
STEVE LANGE SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
KURT MEHRE BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
JENNIFER RAUSCHER VICE PRESIDE1 $0$0$0 $01
VALERIE SWANBORK TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT WALDINGER BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID CONRAD PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
SCOTT FELDBRUEGGE SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
WYNN JONES BOARD MEMBER5 $0$0$0 $01
KURT MEHRE BOARD MEMBER5 $0$0$0 $01
DAN RAUSCHER TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
JENNIFER RAUSCHER VICE PRESIDE5 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT WALDINGER BOARD MEMBER5 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID CONRAD PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
SCOTT FELDBRUEGGE SECRETARY- $0$0$0 $01
WYNN JONES BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
DAN RAUSCHER TREASURER- $0$0$0 $01
JENNIFER RAUSCHER VICE PRESIDE- $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT WALDINGER BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
AMANDA BRZEZINSKI TREASURER20 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID CONRAD PRESIDENT20 $0$0$0 $01
SCOTT FELDBRUEGGE SECRETARY10 $0$0$0 $01
WYNN JONES BOARD MEMBER10 $0$0$0 $01
JENNIFER RAUSCHER VICE PRESIDE20 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT WALDINGER BOARD MEMBER10 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
David Conrad President20 $0-$0 $01
Kurt Mehre Vice President12 $0-$0 $01
Amanda Brzezinski Treasurer15 $0-$0 $01
Scott Feldbruegge Secretary10 $0-$0 $01
Wynn Jones Board Member10 $0-$0 $01
Robert Waldinger Board Member10 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
David Conrad President20 $0-$0 $01
Kurt Meyer Vice President10 $0-$0 $01
Amanda Brzezinski Treasurer20 $0-$0 $01
Scott Feldbruegge Secretary10 $0-$0 $01
Wynn Jones Board Member5 $0-$0 $01
Robert Waldinger Board Member5 $0-$0 $01
Valerie Swanborg Board Member5 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
David Conrad President20 $0-$0 $01
Kurt Meyer Vice President20 $0-$0 $01
Amanda Brzezinski Treasurer20 $0-$0 $01
Scott Feldbruegge Secretary20 $0-$0 $01
Wynn Jones Board Member10 $0-$0 $01
Robert Waldinger Board Member10 $0-$0 $01
Syd Cohen Board Member10 $0-$0 $01
Valerie Swanborg Board Member10 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 8 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 40 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID CONRAD President20 $0$0$0 $01
JEFF STONE Vice President10 $0$0$0 $01
SCOTT FELDBRUEGGE Secretary10 $0$0$0 $01
AMANDA BRZEZINSKI Treasurer10 $0$0$0 $01
KURT MEHRE Board Member10 $0$0$0 $01
SYD COHEN Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL UNERTL Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
BOB WALDINGER Board Member5 $0$0$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 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$360,447$138,021 $1,050,025$1,050,025 $360,350$0 -0-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$207,842$102,630 $824,136$824,136 $207,605$0 -0-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$155,950$71,742 $722,446$721,821 $155,950$0 -010
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$364,719$78,059 $641,064$641,064 $364,719$0 -0-
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$42,604$47,135 $332,534$332,534 $42,604$0 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$67,514$64,131 $337,065$337,065 $67,514$0 ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$35,216$217,203 $333,682$333,682 $35,216$0 ---
2017 · Form 990 period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$293,173$34,181 $265,669$265,669 $292,206$933 -040

Funders of this organization

6 grantors reported grants to this organization, $172,414 in all, tax years 2016 to 2025. 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

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN INC $85,0002 $43,0002024 2021, 2024 DAF sponsor Exact
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LEWITZKE FOUNDATION INC $52,0002 $31,0002025 2024-2025 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “LEARN BUILD FLY INC”
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NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR $20,0001 $20,0002021 2021 DAF sponsor Exact
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B A AND ESTHER GREENHECK FOUNDATION $14,3503 $5,0002020 2016, 2019-2020 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Learn Build Fly Inc”, “LEARN BUILD FLY INC”
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BELL FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC $1,0001 $1,0002021 2021 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “LEARN BUILD FLY INC”
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION $641 $642020 2020 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “LEARN BUILD FLY INC”
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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 990 · $138,021 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Depreciation and depletion $73,084$73,084-- 53.0%
Occupancy $34,977$34,977-- 25.3%
Other (as described)AVIATION 101 $10,500$10,500-- 7.6%
Other (as described)EQUIPMENT REPAIRS $6,235$6,235-- 4.5%
Other (as described)OPERATING SUPPLIES $5,615$5,615-- 4.1%
Insurance $3,599$3,599-- 2.6%
Fees: accounting $2,825$2,825-- 2.0%
Office expenses $785$785-- 0.6%
Advertising and promotion $401$401-- 0.3%
Total$138,021100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $102,630 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Depreciation and depletion $31,574$31,574-- 30.8%
Other (as described)AVIATION SERVICES $27,410$27,410-- 26.7%
Occupancy $19,512$19,512-- 19.0%
Other (as described)OPERATING SUPPLIES $9,064$9,064-- 8.8%
Insurance $4,411$4,411-- 4.3%
Other (as described)BUILDING / EQUIP REPAIRS $3,907$3,907-- 3.8%
Fees: accounting $2,850$2,850-- 2.8%
Advertising and promotion $2,231$2,231-- 2.2%
Office expenses $1,671$1,671-- 1.6%
Total$102,630100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $71,742 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Occupancy $19,828$19,828-- 27.6%
Depreciation and depletion $19,319$19,319-- 26.9%
Other (as described)PROGRAM SERVICES $16,713$16,713-- 23.3%
Office expenses $9,393$9,393-- 13.1%
Fees: accounting $3,569$3,569-- 5.0%
Insurance $2,920$2,920-- 4.1%
Total$71,742100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $78,059 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)PROGRAM SERVICES $29,606$29,606-- 37.9%
Occupancy $18,994$18,994-- 24.3%
Depreciation and depletion $14,656$14,656-- 18.8%
Office expenses $11,803$11,803-- 15.1%
Insurance $2,671$2,671-- 3.4%
Advertising and promotion $329$329-- 0.4%
Total$78,059100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $47,135 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $34,351 72.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $12,784 27.1%
Total$47,135100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $64,131 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $60,470 94.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $3,606 5.6%
Printing, publications, postage $55 0.1%
Total$64,131100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $217,203 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $216,711 99.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $492 0.2%
Total$217,203100%

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2017 · Form 990 · $34,181 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)Construction expense $28,900$28,900$0$0 84.5%
Other (as described)Supplies $3,991$3,991$0$0 11.7%
Insurance $1,125$0$1,125$0 3.3%
Office expenses $141$141$0$0 0.4%
Information technology $24$24$0$0 0.1%
Total$34,181100%

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