2026-05-27T11:51:03-05:00 2024-12-31 203968236 JAMES A GEORGE PC 77 MAIN STREET ANDOVER MA 01810 990 2024-01-01 824664854 AERIAL RECOVERY AERI 6153729775 4235 HILLSBORO PIKE STE 300 NASHVILLE TN 37215 JEREMY LOCKE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6156939334 2026-05-27 1 1 JAMES A GEORGE P00659906 7812458200 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JEREMY LOCKE 4235 HILLSBORO PIKE SUITE 300 NASHVILLE TN 37215 5465133 0 X WWW.AERIALRECOVERY.ORG X 2019 TN AERIAL RECOVERY SAVES LIVES AND STOPS EVIL BY BUILDING AND DEPLOYING HUMANITARIAN SPECIAL OPERATORS WHO ARE SELECTED VETERANS, FIRST RESPONDERS, AND MISSION-QUALIFIED CIVILIANS WHO CHANNEL THEIR SKILLS AND, IN MANY CASES, THEIR OWN HEALING INTO OPERATIONAL SERVICE ACROSS DISASTER RELIEF, ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING, ANIMAL RESCUE, AND HUMANITARIAN MISSIONS WORLDWIDE. POWERED BY THE AERIAL RECOVERY IMPACT ENGINE, EVERY MISSION SAVES LIVES TODAY AND PREPARES RESCUERS FOR TOMORROW.SUMMARY OF MOST SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES :AT AERIAL RECOVERY, EVERY ASPECT OF OUR WORK, FROM AIDING VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS TO CARING FOR ANIMALS AND HELPING SURVIVORS OF TRAFFICKING, EMBODIES OUR CORE PRINCIPLES: RESCUE, HEALING, AND RESTORATION. WE BELIEVE THAT OUR OPERATORS, EMPOWERED AND RESTORED, ARE VITAL TO SOLVING SOME OF THE MOST PRESSING GLOBAL CRISES. OUR VISION IS TO TRANSFORM SUFFERING INTO HOPE AND CREATE A SAFER, MORE COMPASSIONATE WORLD. 10 8 3 0 0 0 3020017 5085781 65186 153775 0 0 -65438 141124 3019765 5380680 75854 441109 0 0 797441 97266 0 0 244095 1824630 3490072 2697925 4028447 321840 1352233 1297022 2969229 184362 215509 1112660 2753720 X AERIAL RECOVERY'S MISSION IS TO SAVE LIVES AND STOP EVIL. THROUGH THE CREATION AND DEPLOYMENT OF HUMANITARIAN SPECIAL OPERATORS, AERIAL RECOVERY BRINGS TOGETHER SELECTED VETERANS, FIRST RESPONDERS, AND MISSION-QUALIFIED CIVILIANS WHO, THROUGH THEIR OWN EXPERIENCES AND HEALING, ARE EQUIPPED TO SERVE OTHERS ON A GLOBAL SCALE ACROSS DISASTER RELIEF, ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING, ANIMAL RESCUE, AND HUMANITARIAN MISSIONS WORLDWIDE. 0 0 524183 20000 42400 AERIAL RECOVERY DEPLOYS HUMANITARIAN SPECIAL OPERATORS TO DISASTER-AFFECTED COMMUNITIES DOMESTICALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY, PROVIDING SEARCH AND RESCUE, MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, LOGISTICS COORDINATION, SUPPLY DISTRIBUTION, AND DIRECT SURVIVOR SUPPORT. OPERATORS INCLUDE VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS DEVELOPED THROUGH AERIAL RECOVERY'S HEAL THE HEROES PROGRAM, AS WELL AS MISSION-QUALIFIED VOLUNTEERS AND CIVILIAN SPECIALISTS, ALL TRAINED, SCREENED, AND EQUIPPED TO FUNCTION IN AUSTERE, HIGH-RISK, AND RAPIDLY EVOLVING ENVIRONMENTS WHERE CONVENTIONAL AID ORGANIZATIONS HAVE DIFFICULTY EFFECTIVELY OPERATING.AERIAL RECOVERY DOES NOT OPERATE PRIMARILY AS A SUPPLY-DISTRIBUTION ORGANIZATION. ITS MODEL IS TO DEPLOY TRAINED HUMAN OPERATORS CAPABLE OF FUNCTIONING IN HIGH-RISK, RAPIDLY EVOLVING ENVIRONMENTS. THIS OPERATOR-FIRST APPROACH REQUIRES SUSTAINED INVESTMENT IN RECRUITMENT, TRAINING, AND READINESS THAT PRECEDES AND ENABLES EVERY FIELD RESPONSE.DISASTER RESPONSE DEPLOYMENTS ALSO FUNCTION AS ACTIVE RECRUITMENT ENVIRONMENTS WITHIN THE AERIAL RECOVERY IMPACT ENGINE. IN THE FIELD, TEAMS IDENTIFY VETERANS, FIRST RESPONDERS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH THE CAPABILITY AND CALLING TO SERVE, INCLUDING THOSE WHO MAY BENEFIT FROM AERIAL RECOVERY'S HEAL THE HEROES REINTEGRATION PROGRAM. EVERY DEPLOYMENT BUILDS THE NEXT ONE.SINCE INCEPTION, AERIAL RECOVERY HAS AIDED OVER 8,000 PEOPLE ACROSS MISSIONS RESPONDING TO HURRICANES, TORNADOES, FLOODS, EARTHQUAKES, VOLCANIC EVENTS, AND MAN-MADE CRISES IN HAITI, HONDURAS, THE BAHAMAS, THE UNITED STATES, TAJIKISTAN, ST. VINCENT, THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, UKRAINE, PAKISTAN, CUBA, AND ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES. 919887 HEAL THE HEROES IS AERIAL RECOVERY'S FOUNDATIONAL PROGRAM AND THE ENGINE THAT POWERS EVERY MISSION. THE PROGRAM ADDRESSES A DOCUMENTED NATIONAL CRISIS: MORE THAN 6,200 U.S. VETERANS TAKE THEIR OWN LIVES EACH YEAR (ONE EVERY 84 MINUTES). THE PRIMARY DRIVERS INCLUDE THE LOSS OF MISSION, COMMUNITY, AND PURPOSE THAT FOLLOWS SEPARATION FROM SERVICE. HEAL THE HEROES CONFRONTS THESE DRIVERS DIRECTLY BY REPLACING THEM WITH SOMETHING REAL: A NEW MISSION, A NEW TEAM, AND A NEW CALLING.THE HEAL THE HEROES PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE TO VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS, WHETHER ALREADY SERVING ON AERIAL RECOVERY'S TEAMS OR NEWLY IDENTIFIED THROUGH FIELD RECRUITMENT, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, OR PARTNER REFERRALS. PARTICIPATION IS NOT A PREREQUISITE FOR JOINING AERIAL RECOVERY'S TEAMS; IT IS A RESOURCE ACTIVELY MADE AVAILABLE TO ELIGIBLE TEAM MEMBERS, AND A PIPELINE THROUGH WHICH MANY OPERATORS ARE DEVELOPED. AERIAL RECOVERY ALSO PROVIDES MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, RESILIENCE RESOURCES, AND PEER CARE TO TEAM MEMBERS WHO DO NOT MEET THE VETERAN OR FIRST RESPONDER CRITERIA BUT WHO SERVE IN DEMANDING OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS.THE PROGRAM OPERATES THROUGH AERIAL RECOVERY'S FIVE-PHASE IMPACT ENGINE:RECRUIT: VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS SEEKING RENEWED PURPOSE ARE IDENTIFIED AND INVITED THROUGH FIELD OPERATIONS, PARTNER REFERRALS, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH.RETRAIN: PARTICIPANTS UNDERGO STRUCTURED, TRAUMA-INFORMED PROGRAMMING THAT REBUILDS DISCIPLINE, TRUSTED COMMUNITY, AND MISSION-READINESS. NON-VETERAN TEAM MEMBERS RECEIVE PARALLEL PREPARATION APPROPRIATE TO THEIR ROLE.REPURPOSE: SKILLS FROM MILITARY, EMERGENCY SERVICE, OR CIVILIAN BACKGROUNDS ARE REDIRECTED INTO HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS, INCLUDING SPECIALIZED TRACKS SUCH AS ANIMAL RESCUE AND EQUINE THERAPY AT REDEMPTION RANCH.RESCUE: PARTICIPANTS AND TRAINED OPERATORS DEPLOY GLOBALLY TO CONDUCT DISASTER RELIEF, ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING OPERATIONS, AND ANIMAL RESCUE MISSIONS.RECOVER: OPERATORS RECEIVE TRAUMA-INFORMED RESILIENCE AND RECOVERY CARE POST-DEPLOYMENT. SURVIVORS RECEIVE SUPPORT, COMMUNITIES REBUILD, AND NEW CANDIDATES ARE IDENTIFIED TO RESTART THE CYCLE.INVESTMENT IN OPERATOR RECRUITMENT, TRAINING, RESTORATION, AND READINESS IS DIRECT PROGRAM EXPENDITURE, NOT ADMINISTRATIVE OVERHEAD. THE OPERATORS WHO DELIVER EVERY MISSION ARE HEAL THE HEROES PARTICIPANTS AND MISSION-QUALIFIED CIVILIANS BUILT WITH THIS SAME INTEGRATED SYSTEM IN MIND. THERE IS NO PROGRAM DELIVERY WITHOUT THE PEOPLE THIS PROGRAM BUILDS. 1441506 421109 74000 AERIAL RECOVERY'S ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING INITIATIVE DEPLOYS HUMANITARIAN SPECIAL OPERATORS AND TRAINING VOLUNTEERS IN COORDINATION WITH DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, INTELLIGENCE PARTNERS, AND VETTED NGOS TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING NETWORKS, SUPPORT VICTIM IDENTIFICATION, ASSIST IN RESCUE OPERATIONS, AND PROVIDE OR FUND SURVIVOR AFTERCARE SERVICES. WITH AN ESTIMATED 49.6 MILLION PEOPLE LIVING IN MODERN SLAVERY GLOBALLY, INCLUDING 12.4 MILLION CHILDREN, AND AERIAL RECOVERY DEPLOYS PRIMARILY OPERATORS WITH MILITARY, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND SPECIALIZED CIVILIAN BACKGROUNDS BECAUSE THE ENVIRONMENTS WHERE TRAFFICKING OCCURS REQUIRE THAT LEVEL OF CAPABILITY AND DISCRETION.OPERATIONAL TEAMS INCLUDE VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS DEVELOPED THROUGH HEAL THE HEROES, AS WELL AS CIVILIAN SPECIALISTS, ANALYSTS, AND SUPPORT PERSONNEL WITH RELEVANT EXPERTISE OR CAPABILITY. ALL TEAM MEMBERS ARE SCREENED, TRAINED, AND OPERATE UNDER ESTABLISHED PROTOCOLS DESIGNED TO PROTECT VICTIM SAFETY, DIGNITY, AND IDENTITY.IN SOME CASES, AERIAL RECOVERY'S ANTI-TRAFFICKING WORK INCLUDES FUNDING OR COORDINATING WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE SPECIALIZED REHABILITATION, LEGAL SUPPORT, FAMILY REUNIFICATION, AND CARE FACILITATION FOR RESCUED OR AT-RISK INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING VULNERABLE CHILDREN. ALL ACTIVITIES ARE CONDUCTED UNDER STRICT PROTOCOLS TO PROTECT VICTIM IDENTITY AND SAFETY IN ALL PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS AND DISCLOSURES. 372054 37375 AERIAL RECOVERY'S ANIMAL RESCUE INITIATIVE, PRIMARILY OPERATED THROUGH ITS REDEMPTION RANCH PROGRAM, RESCUES AND REHABILITATES ANIMALS DISPLACED, INJURED, OR ENDANGERED BY DISASTER, NEGLECT, AND HUMAN CRUELTY. ANIMAL RESCUE OPERATIONS ARE FREQUENTLY CONDUCTED IN DIRECT CONNECTION WITH DISASTER RESPONSE DEPLOYMENTS, AS NATURAL DISASTERS DISPROPORTIONATELY HARM ANIMALS ALONGSIDE HUMAN SURVIVORS.REHABILITATED ANIMALS ARE INTEGRATED INTO THERAPEUTIC PROGRAMMING SERVING VETERANS WITH POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS, CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, SURVIVORS OF ABUSE AND OTHERS. REDEMPTION RANCH ALSO PROVIDES ANIMAL-ASSISTED SUPPORT AND EQUINE THERAPY ACCESS TO TEAM MEMBERS WHO DO NOT QUALIFY FOR HEAL THE HEROES, EXTENDING AERIAL RECOVERY'S COMMITMENT TO WELLBEING ACROSS ITS FULL TEAM. 372054 37375 3257630 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 TN X EASY OFFICE INC DBA JITASA 2082874777 1120 S RACKHAM WAY SUITE 300 MERIDIAN ID 83642 BRITNIE TURNER PRESIDENT/CEO 20.00 X X 0 0 0 JEREMY LOCKE VICE PRESIDENT/COO 40.00 X X 38846 0 0 ROBERT EDDY SECRETARY 20.00 X X 0 0 0 JEREMY NEWSOME DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRETT HARMELING DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROSEMARY CALCESE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MORGAN ORTAGUS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRETT JAMES DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN WITHERSPOON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH MCCABE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TORI BROYLES TREASURER 8.00 X 0 0 0 38846 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5085781 5085781 ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING 541900 74000 74000 DISASTER RELIEF TRAINI 541900 42400 42400 ANIMAL RESCUE 541900 37375 37375 153775 152036 84453 67583 67583 NET MERCHANDISE REVENU 900099 73541 73541 73541 5380680 153775 0 141124 406109 406109 20000 20000 15000 15000 81538 72596 4471 4471 8711 6080 2631 7017 6223 397 397 15353 2671 10115 2567 26302 25457 40 805 96087 37422 40658 18007 542144 542025 119 569628 514546 6463 48619 3929 3929 107864 93407 14457 18053 17923 130 CONTRACT LABOR 1552283 1031716 372225 148342 SUPPLIES 180540 180307 233 PROGRAM EXPENSES 111064 111064 BANK AND MERCHANT FEES 89465 399 84142 4924 177360 174685 1169 1506 4028447 3257630 526722 244095 141740 1711202 19000 10 75040 97024 119308 10572 1061289 190192 813658 871097 225600 182000 1297022 2969229 113609 192809 11844 58909 22700 184362 215509 X 818672 2459732 293988 293988 1112660 2753720 1297022 2969229 1352233 288827 0 X 0 0 0 X 63239 464315 3613860 3019765 5085781 12246960 63239 464315 3613860 3019765 5085781 12246960 12246960 12246960 1.00000 0.95040 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 166994 24795 142199 135463 46929 88534 758832 118468 640364 871097 HEAL THE HEROES RENTAL DEPOSITS 182000 182000 0 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 0 0 DONATION HUMANITARIAN AID 15000 0 0 0 0 0 0 15000 0 15000 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN DONATION FOR PURCHASE OF A VAN 15000 WIRE TRANSFER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ANNUAL GALA 152036 152036 26046 16492 26827 15088 152036 152036 26046 16492 26827 15088 84453 67583 0 NIGHTLIGHT CHRISTIAN ADOPTIONS 1528 BROOKHOLLOW DRIVE UNIT 100 SANTA ANA CA 92705 952254634 406109 0 FMV FOSTER AND ADOPTION PROGRAMS FOR ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING SAFEGUARDING DISASTER RELIEF 2 20000 FMV BRITNIE TURNER PRESIDENT AMOUNT OWED TO ORGANIZATION RESULTING FROM PRIOR-YEAR ADJUSTMENT AND RECONC X 75040 75040 0 1 0 75040 BRITNIE TURNER BRITNIE TURNER IS PRESIDENT OF FILING ORGANIZATION 4462 BASIS COSTS TO COVER EXPENSES AT BRITNIE TURNER'S SHORT-TERM RENTAL PROPERTIES FOR ACCOMODATION DURING TRAINING PROGRAM SERVICES. NO PROFIT MADE. ALL TRANSACTIONS ARE AT ARM'S LENGTH AND BELOW MARKET VALUE 0 ELEVATE ISLAND MANAGEMENT EIM IS OWNED BY BRITNIE TURNER, PRESIDENT OF FILING ORGANIZATION 9600 ARTIAL DONATION OF FUNDRAISING AUCTION ITEMS. ORGANIZATION PAID EIM REQUIRED MINIMUM COST OF DONATED ITEMS. 0 G-FORCE MASTERMIND GFM IS OWNED BY BRITNIE TURNER, PRESIDENT OF FILING ORGANIZATION 41000 BASIC COSTS TO COVER EXPENSES OF GFM MEMBERSHIP ARE PAID IN THE FORM OF MEMBERSHIP FEES FOR THE HEAL THE HEROES PROGRAM. NO PROFIT MADE. ALL TRANSACTIONS ARE AT ARM'S LENGTH AND BELOW MARKET VALUE 0 ELEVATE ISLAND MANAGEMENT EIM IS OWNED BY BRITNIE TURNER, PRESIDENT OF FILING ORGANIZATION 508700 BASIC COSTS TO COVER EXPENSES ARE PAID TO EIM FOR THE HEAL THE HEROES RETREAT (ACCOMMODATION, FOOD AND BEVERAGE, ETC). NO PROFIT MADE. ALL TRANSACTIONS ARE AT ARM'S LENGTH AND BELOW MARKET VALUE. 0 FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 1. AERIAL RECOVERY'S INTEGRATED PROGRAM MODEL AND THE AERIAL RECOVERY IMPACT ENGINE AERIAL RECOVERY OPERATES THROUGH AN INTEGRATED, CYCLICAL HUMANITARIAN MODEL CALLED THE AERIAL RECOVERY IMPACT ENGINE. THIS MODEL, COMPRISING FIVE PHASES (RECRUIT, RETRAIN, REPURPOSE, RESCUE, AND RECOVER), IS THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE THROUGH WHICH ALL FOUR OF AERIAL RECOVERY'S PROGRAM AREAS ARE DESIGNED, FUNDED, AND DELIVERED. UNDERSTANDING THIS MODEL IS ESSENTIAL TO ACCURATELY INTERPRETING THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAM EXPENDITURES, FUND DEPLOYMENT, AND OPERATIONAL STRUCTURE. 2. TEAM COMPOSITION AND THE ROLE OF HEAL THE HEROES AERIAL RECOVERY'S OPERATIONAL TEAMS INCLUDE VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS, MISSION-QUALIFIED CIVILIAN VOLUNTEERS, SUBJECT-MATTER SPECIALISTS, LOGISTICS AND COMMUNICATIONS PERSONNEL, AND ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT STAFF. NOT ALL TEAM MEMBERS ARE VETERANS OR FIRST RESPONDERS, AND PARTICIPATION IN THE HEAL THE HEROES PROGRAM IS NOT A PREREQUISITE FOR JOINING OR SERVING ON AERIAL RECOVERY'S TEAMS. HEAL THE HEROES IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS EXPERIENCING THE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND OCCUPATIONAL CHALLENGES THAT FREQUENTLY FOLLOW SEPARATION FROM SERVICE. THE PROGRAM IS ACTIVELY MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL ELIGIBLE TEAM MEMBERS. FOR TEAM MEMBERS WHO SERVE IN DEMANDING OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS BUT DO NOT QUALIFY FOR HEAL THE HEROES, AERIAL RECOVERY PROVIDES ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, PEER RESILIENCE RESOURCES, POST-DEPLOYMENT CARE, AND THROUGH REDEMPTION RANCH, ANIMAL-ASSISTED THERAPEUTIC PROGRAMMING. 3. THE PEOPLE ARE THE PROGRAM AERIAL RECOVERY IS NOT PRINCIPALLY AN ORGANIZATION THAT PURCHASES AND DELIVERS SUPPLIES TO SPECIFIC CRISIS EVENTS. ITS PRIMARY PROGRAM ASSET IS ITS PEOPLE: TRAINED OPERATORS (VETERANS, FIRST RESPONDERS, AND MISSION-QUALIFIED CIVILIANS) RECRUITED, SCREENED, TRAINED, AND DEPLOYED THROUGH THE IMPACT ENGINE. INVESTMENT IN OPERATOR RECRUITMENT, TRAINING, RESTORATION, AND READINESS IS THEREFORE DIRECT PROGRAM EXPENDITURE, NOT ADMINISTRATIVE OVERHEAD. AS CO-FOUNDER JEREMY LOCKE HAS STATED: "MOST HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS FOCUS ON RESPONDING TO A SINGLE CRISIS. AERIAL RECOVERY FOCUSES ON BUILDING THE PEOPLE WHO RESPOND TO EVERY CRISIS." 4. EVERY MISSION ADVANCES MULTIPLE PROGRAM OBJECTIVES SIMULTANEOUSLY WHEN AERIAL RECOVERY RESPONDS TO A DISASTER, IT SIMULTANEOUSLY DELIVERS DISASTER RELIEF, DEPLOYS TRAINED OPERATORS FULFILLING THEIR HUMANITARIAN PURPOSE, IDENTIFIES NEW PROGRAM AND HEAL THE HEROES CANDIDATES IN THE FIELD, AND IN MANY CASES CONDUCTS ANCILLARY ANIMAL RESCUE OPERATIONS. EXPENSE ALLOCATION ACROSS PROGRAM CATEGORIES REFLECTS THE ORGANIZATION'S BEST REASONABLE ALLOCATION OF COSTS TO THE PRIMARY PROGRAM OBJECTIVE OF EACH ACTIVITY, CONSISTENT WITH APPLICABLE ACCOUNTING STANDARDS. 5. UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTIONS AND CAMPAIGN-SPECIFIC FUNDRAISING UNLESS A DONOR HAS PROVIDED A WRITTEN, EXPLICIT RESTRICTION DESIGNATING THEIR CONTRIBUTION FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE, ALL CONTRIBUTIONS TO AERIAL RECOVERY ARE UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT APPLIED AT THE ORGANIZATION'S DISCRETION TO ADVANCE ITS CHARITABLE MISSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH BOARD-APPROVED PRIORITIES. FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGNS ORGANIZED AROUND SPECIFIC EVENTS, INCLUDING DISASTER-SPECIFIC CAMPAIGNS SUCH AS THOSE ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE HELENE AND OTHER CRISES, ARE DESIGNED TO COMMUNICATE THE TYPE OF WORK DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS SUPPORT. THEY DO NOT, ABSENT EXPLICIT WRITTEN RESTRICTION, CREATE LEGAL OR CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS TO APPLY FUNDS EXCLUSIVELY TO A SINGLE EVENT OR GEOGRAPHIC RESPONSE. THIS POLICY IS DISCLOSED IN AERIAL RECOVERY'S FUNDRAISING MATERIALS, IS CONSISTENT WITH IRS GUIDANCE ON UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS, AND IS APPLIED CONSISTENTLY ACROSS ALL CAMPAIGNS. DONORS WHO WISH TO RESTRICT THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS ARE INVITED TO CONTACT THE ORGANIZATION DIRECTLY TO EXECUTE A WRITTEN GIFT AGREEMENT. 6. OPERATOR PIPELINE AS CHARITABLE INFRASTRUCTURE BECAUSE AERIAL RECOVERY'S MODEL BUILDS PEOPLE RATHER THAN STOCKPILING GOODS, A MEANINGFUL PORTION OF PROGRAM EXPENDITURE REPRESENTS INVESTMENT IN THE OPERATOR PIPELINE: RECRUITING CANDIDATES, PROVIDING HEAL THE HEROES AND PARALLEL TRAINING PROGRAMMING, EQUIPPING OPERATORS FOR DEPLOYMENT, AND PROVIDING POST-DEPLOYMENT RECOVERY SUPPORT FOR ALL TEAM MEMBERS. THIS EXPENDITURE IS INSEPARABLE FROM MISSION DELIVERY. THE ORGANIZATION THAT RESPONDS TO THE NEXT HURRICANE, THE NEXT TRAFFICKING NETWORK, OR THE NEXT ANIMAL RESCUE CRISIS IS BEING BUILT TODAY. EVERY MISSION SAVES LIVES TODAY AND PREPARES RESCUERS FOR TOMORROW. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 BRITNIE TURNER AND JEREMY LOCKE ARE MARRIED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION WILL PROVIDE THE FORM 990 TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, DURING EITHER THE Q4 OR Q1 BOARD MEETING, AERIAL RECOVERY'S BOARD IS ENGAGED IN A REVIEW OF ALL EXISTING AERIAL RECOVERY POLICIES. AT THIS TIME AMENDMENTS ARE MADE TO STRENGHTHEN AND OR ENSURE THAT THE POLICIES STAY RELEVANT AND EFFECTIVE. ALSO ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUESTED TO REVIEW THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND TO SUBMIT ANT POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DECLERATIONS WHICH ARE THEN REVIEWED AND ANY ACTION NECESSARY TAKEN BY THE BOARD. BOARD MEMBER ARE ALSO REMINDED THAT IF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SUBMITTING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DECLARATION FORM AT THE TIME IN WHICH THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS IDENTIFIED (AND NOT TO WAIT UNTIL THE ANNUAL MEETING WHERE POLICIES ARE REVIEWED FOR AMENDEMENT CONSIDERATION). ANY DECLARATIONS MADE ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD AT THE TIME THEY ARE SUBMITTED AND CONSIDERATIONS OF ANY ACTION NECESSARY IS TAKEN AT THAT TIME. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B JEREMY LOCKE'S COMPENSATION WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY DISINTERESTED MEMBERS OF AERIAL RECOVERY'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WITHOUT THE PARTICIPATION OF JEREMY LOCKE OR BRITNIE TURNER IN THE DETERMINATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, AND ALL EXISTING POLICIES WERE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST DURING THE 2024 TAX YEAR. AS OF Q2 OF 2024 ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, 2023 AND 2024 FINANCIAL AUDITS AND ALL EXISTING POLICIES (INCLUDING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIY) ARE PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE ON ARIAL RECOVERY'S WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN E THE COMPENSATION FOR JEREMY LOCKE IS FOR HIS ROLE AS AN EMPLOYEE OF AERIAL RECOVERY AND NOT FOR HIS POSITION AS A BOARD MEMBER OF OFFICER.