SAN DIEGO AIR & SPACE MUSEUM INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

SAN DIEGO AIR & SPACE MUSEUM INC

EIN 95-2253027 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A570)

What they do

PRESERVE....INSPIRE....EDUCATE....CELEBRATE!PRESERVE SIGNIFICANT ARTIFACTS of AIR and SPACE HISTORY and TECHNOLOGY. INSPIRE EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING and MATHEMATICS.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $79.20 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.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders48 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

73.37%of revenue went to mission work79.2% of expenses · Program services

2.66%of revenue went to fundraising2.9% of expenses

$92.59spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

16.56%of revenue went to management and office costs17.9% of expenses

$2.19in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

23.5%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$6,632,976

Mission workProgram services$4,866,56873.37% of revenue79.2% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$1,098,09816.56% of revenue17.9% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$176,6482.66% of revenue2.9% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$491,6627.41% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$6,141,31492.59% 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: 79.2% mission · 17.9% management · 2.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.59% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 76.9% mission · 20.1% management · 3.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.68% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 79.9% mission · 16.7% management · 3.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 89.14% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 71.6% mission · 25.2% management · 3.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 66.43% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 65.0% mission · 31.5% management · 3.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.94% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 73.2% mission · 20.5% management · 6.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 113.46% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 76.7% mission · 20.0% management · 3.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.59% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 75.8% mission · 20.0% management · 4.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.99% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$6,632,976

Expenses$6,141,314

Annual surplus $491,662 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)$4,866,568 · 79.2% of expenses

Management and office costs$1,098,098 · 17.9% of expenses

Fundraising$176,648 · 2.9% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$6,632,976

Expenses$6,141,314

Assets$13,475,846

Income$7,959,782

Contributions$1,556,974

Mission work (program services)$4,866,568

Fundraising$176,648

Management and general$1,098,098

Stocks and bonds$3,481,824

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

JAMES KIDRICKPRESIDENT & CEO · 40 hrs/week $390,000Base $389,279 · Other $721

KATRINA PESCADORCOLL & RES DIR · 40 hrs/week $116,866Base $106,621 · Other $10,245

REUBEN GOULARTOPER & TECH DIR · 40 hrs/week $113,109Base $111,822 · Other $1,287

MELISSA PARISSPECIAL EVENTS DIR · 40 hrs/week $107,554Base $100,055 · Other $7,499

ANTHONY SMITHCONTROLLER · 40 hrs/week $101,993Base $95,611 · Other $6,382

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 (48)

JAMES KIDRICKPRESIDENT & CEO

KATRINA PESCADORCOLL & RES DIR

REUBEN GOULARTOPER & TECH DIR

MELISSA PARISSPECIAL EVENTS DIR

ANTHONY SMITHCONTROLLER

JEFF ACKLEYTREASURER

JAMES PETRANOFFDIRECTOR

MARK LARSONCHAIRMAN

MARTIN GARRICKDIRECTOR

MICHAEL HERMANDIRECTOR

MIKE TEMPLETONDIRECTOR

MIKE TURKDIRECTOR

NORMAN WALKERVICE CHAIR

PETER DE SILVADIRECTOR

RAMIN POURTEYMOURDIRECTOR

RICH PICKETTDIRECTOR

ROBERT REDDDIRECTOR

ROBERT GILLIAND JRDIRECTOR

STEVEN HAMERSLAGDIRECTOR

SUBHA SRINIVAS TOWNSENDDIRECTOR

THOMAS SUDBERRY JRDIRECTOR

TIM HOLTSECRETARY

TYSON MCDOWELLDIRECTOR

VICTORIA LAKERSDIRECTOR

WARD WILSONDIRECTOR

DR PERRY MANSFIELDDIRECTOR

ALAN JOHNSONDIRECTOR

ANDREW DUMKEDIRECTOR

BRIAN COCHRANDIRECTOR

BUZZ GIBBSDIRECTOR

CALEB TAYLORDIRECTOR

CHARLES BRANDESDIRECTOR

CHUCK NISKEYDIRECTOR

CHUCK SPIELMANDIRECTOR

CORKY MIZERDIRECTOR

DAVID HICKSONDIRECTOR

DR DENNIS SCHARERDIRECTOR

JAY RAINSDIRECTOR

DYLAN MATZINGERDIRECTOR

EDWARD HUGHESDIRECTOR

ESTEBAN VILLANUEVADIRECTOR

EVELYN RAMSEIERDIRECTOR

GORDON ROMANASDIRECTOR

GRAYSON GROVEDIRECTOR

HUDSON DRAKEDIRECTOR

IAN PURCELLDIRECTOR

IVOR SHIERDIRECTOR

ALAN BACADIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1963
Location: 2001 PAN AMERICAN PLZ, SAN DIEGO, CA 92101-1636
County: San Diego
In care of: JAMES KIDRICK
Primary officer: JAMES KIDRICK, President & CEO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(619) 234-8291

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: LEAF & COLE LLP
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A570)