MUSEUM OF FLIGHT FOUNDATION Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

MUSEUM OF FLIGHT FOUNDATION

EIN 91-0785826 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A110)

What they do

THE MUSEUM of FLIGHT EXISTS to ACQUIRE, PRESERVE and EXHIBIT HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT AIR and SPACE ARTIFACTS, WHICH PROVIDE A FOUNDATION for SCHOLARLY RESEARCH, and LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAMS THAT INSPIRE AN INTEREST IN and UNDERSTANDING of SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY and THE HUMANITIES.

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Of every $100 spent, about $79.00 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders72 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

31.31%of revenue went to mission work79.0% of expenses · Program services

3.30%of revenue went to fundraising8.3% of expenses

$39.65spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

5.05%of revenue went to management and office costs12.7% of expenses

$14.09in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

79.4%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$75,663,364

Mission workProgram services$23,688,61031.31% of revenue79.0% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$3,818,1845.05% of revenue12.7% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$2,493,6633.30% of revenue8.3% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$45,662,90760.35% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$30,000,45739.65% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 79.0% mission · 12.7% management · 8.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 39.65% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 78.3% mission · 12.8% management · 8.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 41.12% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 77.4% mission · 14.3% management · 8.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 56.09% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 75.1% mission · 16.7% management · 8.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 48.01% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 75.8% mission · 14.1% management · 10.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.06% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 80.7% mission · 11.2% management · 8.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.50% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 82.5% mission · 9.2% management · 8.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.26% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 81.2% mission · 11.6% management · 7.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 85.05% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$75,663,364

Expenses$30,000,457

Annual surplus $45,662,907 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$23,688,610 · 79.0% of expenses

Management and office costs$3,818,184 · 12.7% of expenses

Fundraising$2,493,663 · 8.3% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$75,663,364

Expenses$30,000,457

Assets$422,758,694

Income$109,166,167

Contributions$60,071,253

Mission work (program services)$23,688,610

Fundraising$2,493,663

Grants given$1,116,653

Average grant$223,331

Management and general$3,818,184

Stocks and bonds$71,918,402

Accounting fees$127,575

Investing fees$107,375

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

MATTHEW HAYESPRESIDENT & CEO · 40 hrs/week $480,473Base $446,060 · Other $34,413

ALAN SWITZERVP DEVELOPMENT · 40 hrs/week $281,303Base $252,876 · Other $28,427

DANA RILEY-BLACKVP EDUCATION · 40 hrs/week $259,952Base $237,845 · Other $22,107

LYNDA KINGVP FINANCE & OPERATIONS · 40 hrs/week $252,410Base $230,569 · Other $21,841

ERIKA CALLAHANVP MARKETING & VISITOR EXPERIENCE · 40 hrs/week $245,663Base $227,470 · Other $18,193

WILLIAM FRENCHVP PEOPLE & CULTURE · 40 hrs/week $213,055Base $184,763 · Other $28,292

CHRISTOPHER SMITHDIRECTOR IT · 40 hrs/week $189,330Base $158,389 · Other $30,941

NANCY TERRYCONTROLLER · 40 hrs/week $163,796Base $145,981 · Other $17,815

CHRIS MAILANDERDIRECTOR EXHIBITS · 40 hrs/week $160,212Base $138,723 · Other $21,489

KRISHNA RICHARDSON DANIELSDIRECTOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT · 40 hrs/week $153,571Base $136,736 · Other $16,835

DAVID LONGMIREDIRECTOR FACILITIES · 40 hrs/week $153,007Base $142,566 · Other $10,441

CLARK MILLERVP OPERATIONS (THROUGH 1/24) · 40 hrs/week $46,368Base $43,514 · Other $2,854

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (72)

MATTHEW HAYESPRESIDENT & CEO

ALAN SWITZERVP DEVELOPMENT

DANA RILEY-BLACKVP EDUCATION

LYNDA KINGVP FINANCE & OPERATIONS

ERIKA CALLAHANVP MARKETING & VISITOR EXPERIENCE

WILLIAM FRENCHVP PEOPLE & CULTURE

CHRISTOPHER SMITHDIRECTOR IT

NANCY TERRYCONTROLLER

CHRIS MAILANDERDIRECTOR EXHIBITS

KRISHNA RICHARDSON DANIELSDIRECTOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

DAVID LONGMIREDIRECTOR FACILITIES

CLARK MILLERVP OPERATIONS (THROUGH 1/24)

TOM CAPTAINTRUSTEE

ROB MEYERSONTRUSTEE

NANCY AUTHTRUSTEE

MIKE KOSSTRUSTEE

MIKE HALLMANTRUSTEE

TOM GIBBONSTRUSTEE

MARY KNELLTRUSTEE

MARK ARMSTRONGTRUSTEE

TOM OKEEFETRUSTEE

JON BOWMANTRUSTEE (THROUGH 12/24)

KIMBERLY SCOTT FORDTRUSTEE

KEVIN WYMANTRUSTEE

KEVIN WELLSTRUSTEE

NED LAIRDTRUSTEE

PAM VALDEZTRUSTEE

SUZANNE JOHNSONTRUSTEE

ROB WELLSTRUSTEE (FROM 4/24)

TOM BAILLIETRUSTEE (THROUGH 4/24)

ROGER MYERSTRUSTEE

RON LIMESBOARD CHAIR

SANDY STELLINGTRUSTEE

SCOTT CARSONTRUSTEE

SHAUNTA HYDETRUSTEE

SRI THORNTONBOARD TREASURER

STEPHEN ELOPTRUSTEE

STEPHEN RATZLAFFTRUSTEE

STEVE FULTONTRUSTEE

STEVE TAYLORTRUSTEE

CRYSTAL KNOTEKTRUSTEE

ANTOINE LEBLONDTRUSTEE

BILL AYERTRUSTEE

BILL MCCUTCHEONTRUSTEE (THROUGH 4/24)

BOB DANNENHOLDTRUSTEE (THROUGH 4/24)

BRENT BODALTRUSTEE

BRETT GERRYTRUSTEE

BRUCE HILYERTRUSTEE

BRUCE R MCCAWTRUSTEE

BRYAN NAIRNTRUSTEE (FROM 04/24)

CAITLIN OKEEFE DIETRICHTRUSTEE

CAROLYN CORVITRUSTEE

CHARLIE LYFORDTRUSTEE

CHELSEA OLSONTRUSTEE

CHRIS DREWERTRUSTEE

CRAIG HOWARDTRUSTEE

KENT RAMSEYBOARD VICE CHAIR

DANIELLE YOAKUM TILDENTRUSTEE (THROUGH 4/24)

DOTTIE METCALF-LINDENBURGERTRUSTEE

DOUG DEVRIESTRUSTEE

ELAINE HELLERTRUSTEE

ERIKA WAGNERTRUSTEE

GARY COHNTRUSTEE

GEORGE ABBEYTRUSTEE (THROUGH 3/24)

JASON SUTHERLANDTRUSTEE

JEFF WIPERTRUSTEE

JIM FARMERTRUSTEE

JOE SILVERNALETRUSTEE

JOHN BARRATTTRUSTEE

JOHN ODOMTRUSTEE

KARL NEIDERSTRUSTEE

KATIE PRIBYLBOARD SECRETARY

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1965
Location: 9404 E MARGINAL WAY S, TUKWILA, WA 98108-4046
County: King
In care of: % PAYROLL DEPARTMENT
Primary officer: LYNDA KING, VP FINANCE

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@museumofflight.org Phone(206) 764-5700

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: CLARK NUBER PS
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A110)
Grant-giving organization: Yes