Nonprofit · EIN 04-2743144
AERO CLUB OF NEW ENGLAND
Tax-exempt · BEDFORD, MA 01730
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $234,607 | $131,144 | $103,463 | $1,213,354 | $0 | $1,213,354 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $142,771 | $128,245 | $14,526 | $1,029,248 | $0 | $1,029,248 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $97,268 | $108,847 | -$11,579 | $964,970 | $0 | $964,970 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $174,421
- Membership dues
- $24,385
- Program service revenue
- $27,310
- Investment income
- $32,876
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $8,333
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $52,241
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $8,418
- Occupancy
- $1,200
- Travel
- $485
- Program services (functional)
- $108,676
- Management and general (functional)
- $18,168
- Fundraising (functional)
- $4,300
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,029,248
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,213,354
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,213,354
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,023,291
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,213,354
- Gross receipts
- $270,256
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1907
- State of legal domicile
- MA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAN SCHRAGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KEITH LEONHARDT | SECRETARY/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| JOHN GODFREY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| GARY KEARNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| GEORGIA PAPPAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JEFF BAUER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DAVID MARGOLIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DEIRDRE O'CONNOR | TREASURER/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| RICHARD GHASTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| RICK KENIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CHARLES BURES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DAVID HAMPSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DAVID O'LEARY | PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| DAVID DINEEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS MOTLAGH | V.P./DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAN SCHRAGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KEITH LEONHARDT | SECRETARY/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| JOHN GODFREY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| GARY KEARNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| GEORGIA PAPPAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JEFF BAUER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DAVID MARGOLIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DEIRDRE O'CONNOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| RICHARD GHASTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| RICK KENIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CHARLES BURES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DAVID HAMPSON | PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| DAVID O'LEARY | V.P./DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| DAVID DINEEN | TREASURER/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS MOTLAGH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAN SCHRAGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3.5 | $0 |
| KEITH LEONHARDT | SECRETARY/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| JOHN GODFREY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GARY KEARNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| GEORGIA PAPPAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JEFF BAUER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS MOTLAGH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DEIRDRE O'CONNOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| RICHARD GHASTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DAVID GRAHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CHARLES BURES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| DAVID HAMPSON | PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| DAVID O'LEARY | V.P./DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| RICK KENIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DAVID MARGOLIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DAVID DINEEN | TREASURER/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 200 HANSCOM DRIVE BOX 27, BEDFORD, MA 01730-2603
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DAVID O'LEARY, 200 HANSCOM DRIVE BOX 27, BEDFORD, MA 01730
- Signed the 990
- DEIRDRE O'CONNOR, TREASURER
- Phone
- (978) 243-0844
- Website
- WWW.ACONE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WALTER SHUFFAIN ADVISORS INC
Mission
NONE
Program accomplishments
- THE AERO CLUB OF NEW ENGLAND (ACONE) IS A CLUB THAT FOCUSES ON AVIATION SAFETY SEMINARS, AVIATION SCHOLARSHIPS, AND FLIGHT TRAINING WHILE SHARING THE SOCIAL ASPECT WITH THOSE WHO HAVE A PASSION FOR FLIGHT. MEMBERS INCLUDE ACTIVE PILOTS, FORMER PILOTS, AND NON-PILOTS WHO LOVE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT AVIATION.OUR RANKS RANGE FROM THE OBSCURE TO THE LEGENDARY. MANY PAST AND PRESENT MEMBERS HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTED TO AVIATION AND ARE CONSIDERED NEW ENGLAND'S AVIATION LEGENDS.THE GODFREY L. CABOT AWARD, ESTABLISHED IN 1952, HONORS AND PERPETUATES THE NAME OF ONE OF THE FOUNDERS AND LONG-TERM PRESIDENTS OF THE AERO CLUB. CABOT AWARD RECIPIENTS WILL BE INDIVIDUALS OR TEAMS WHO WERE THE FIRST IN THEIR FIELD AND WHO CHANGED THE COURSE OF AVIATION AND/OR HISTORY AS INVENTORS OF TYPES OF AIRCRAFT, PROPULSION SYSTEMS, OR SIGNIFICANT AVIATION TECHNOLOGY; WHO HAVE CONDUCTED SIGNIFICANT "FIRST FLIGHTS OR PIONEERED SIGNIFICANT NEW ROUTES INFLIGHT OR INTO SPACE; OR WERE PIONEERS OR INVENTORS IN AVIATION TRAINING OR TACTICS.THE AERO CLUB'S SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AWARDS DOZENS OF SCHOLARSHIPS WORTH 10S OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ANNUALLY. THE AERO CLUB HAS AWARDED OVER $700,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO NEARLY 450 WOMEN, MEN, AND STUDENTS. OUR SCHOLARSHIPS ARE FOR PILOT TRAINING, AS WELL AS FOR STUDENTS INTERESTED IN MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGIES FOR AIRCRAFT AND POWERPLANTS, AND AVIATION MANAGEMENT. MEMBER DONATIONS AND SCHOLARSHIP FUNDRAISERS HELP FUND THE SCHOLARSHIPS. MANY OF OUR SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS HAVE GONE ON TO HELP GROW THE AVIATION INDUSTRY BY BEING HIRED BY AIRLINES AND PRIVATE AVIATION COMPANIES.Expenses $108,676 · grants $52,241 · revenue $27,310
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 04-2743144
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1982
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,213,354
- Income (IRS master file)
- $270,256
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $234,607 | $131,144 | $1,213,354 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $142,771 | $128,245 | $1,029,248 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $97,268 | $108,847 | $964,970 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $101,638 | $54,914 | $924,101 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 04-2743144).
Questions about AERO CLUB OF NEW ENGLAND
- What is the EIN of AERO CLUB OF NEW ENGLAND?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AERO CLUB OF NEW ENGLAND is 04-2743144.
- Is AERO CLUB OF NEW ENGLAND tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1982.
- Are donations to AERO CLUB OF NEW ENGLAND tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does AERO CLUB OF NEW ENGLAND file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of AERO CLUB OF NEW ENGLAND due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did AERO CLUB OF NEW ENGLAND last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of AERO CLUB OF NEW ENGLAND?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names DAVID O'LEARY.
- Who are the officers and directors of AERO CLUB OF NEW ENGLAND?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 15 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does AERO CLUB OF NEW ENGLAND have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $234,607, expenses of $131,144 and total assets of $1,213,354 at year end.
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