Nonprofit · EIN 41-1617166
FREEDOM FLIGHT INC
Tax-exempt · SAINT CLOUD, MN 56302
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990-EZ | $102,556 | $96,876 | $5,680 | $90,790 | $0 | $90,790 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990-EZ | $74,214 | $94,838 | -$20,624 | $85,110 | $0 | $85,110 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990-EZ | $103,105 | $105,986 | -$2,881 | $107,184 | $1,450 | $105,734 |
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $93,758
- Net income from fundraising events
- $18,262
- Net income from sales of inventory
- -$9,464
Expenses
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $3,462
- Printing, publications and postage
- $1,119
- Other expenses
- $92,295
- Program services (functional)
- $76,098
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $85,110
- Total assets, end of year
- $90,790
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $90,790
- Cash, savings and investments
- $78,032
- Gross receipts
- $132,513
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-EZ for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LUKE CESNIK | PRESIDENT | 20 | $0 |
| GERALD LANG | VICE PRESIDENT | 10 | $0 |
| LINDA VINK | SECRETARY | 10 | $0 |
| JOHN PEARSON | BOARD MEMBER | 10 | $0 |
| CHARLES PARINS | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| STEVE GOTTWALT | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| SEAN SPENCER | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| JAMES HOWE | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| JOSH VOGEL | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended June 30, 2024: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LUKE CESNIK | PRESIDENT | 20 | $0 |
| GERALD LANG | VICE PRESIDENT | 10 | $0 |
| LINDA VINK | SECRETARY | 10 | $0 |
| JOHN PEARSON | BOARD MEMBER | 10 | $0 |
| CHARLES PARINS | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| STEVE GOTTWALT | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| SEAN SPENCER | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| JAMES HOWE | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended June 30, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LUKE CESNIK | PRESIDENT | 20 | $0 |
| GERALD LANG | VICE PRESIDENT | 10 | $0 |
| LINDA VINK | SECRETARY | 10 | $0 |
| JOHN PEARSON | BOARD MEMBER | 10 | $0 |
| CHARLES PARINS | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| STEVE GOTTWALT | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| SEAN SPENCER | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| JAMES HOWE | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 1052, SAINT CLOUD, MN 56302-1052
- Signed the 990-EZ
- LUKE CESNIK, CHAIR
- Phone
- (320) 232-9554
- Website
- FREEDOMFLIGHT.ORG
- Return prepared by
- SCHLENNER WENNER & CO CPA'S PA
Mission
FREEDOM FLIGHT IS A NONPROFIT 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION THAT FLIES HOT AIR BALLOONS TO SUPPORT THE PRISONER OF WAR / MISSING IN ACTION ISSUES. WE ARE PRIVATELY FUNDED BY RANDOM DONORS , LIKE YOU. WE ARE ALL VOLUNTEERS! OUR VOLUNTEERS MANAGE ALL ASPECTS OF OUR OPERATION. EVERYTHING FROM THE PILOTS, THE CREW, THE ARTWORK, THE WEBSITE, THE EVENTS ARE ALL DEVELOPED BY VOLUNTEERS.
Program accomplishments
- FREEDOM FLIGHT (FFI) IS A NONPROFIT 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION THAT FLIES HOT AIR BALLOONS TO SUPPORT THE PRISONER OF WAR / MISSING IN ACTION (POW-MIA) ISSUES. FREEDOM FLIGHT IS PRIVATELY FUNDED BY RANDOM DONORS, AS WELL AS THROUGH EVENT SPONSORSHIP, SUCH AS FRATERNAL AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS. FFI IS AN ALL-VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION. FFI VOLUNTEERS MANAGE ALL ASPECTS OF OUR OPERATION. EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING, FROM THE PILOTS, THE CREW, THE ARTWORK, THE WEBSITE, TO INCLUDE THE EVENTS ARE ALL DEVELOPED BY VOLUNTEERS. ADDITIONALLY, MANY OF THESE EVENTS ARE ACCOMPANIED BY PILOTS FROM AS MANY AS 22+ COUNTRIES, THEREBY SPREADING THE MESSAGE OF THE POW-MIA CAMPAIGN AND FURTHERING THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF OUR MISSION.Expenses $76,098
- FREEDOM FLIGHT, INC. (FFI) IS A NONPROFIT 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION THAT FLIES HOT AIR BALLOONS TO SUPPORT THE PRISONER OF WAR / MISSING IN ACTION ISSUES TO VARYING DIVERSE, EXCEPTIONAL, AND WIDE-RANGING COMMUNITY EVENTS. MANY OF THESE ARE FESTIVALS AND FAIRS THAT PROMOTE PHILANTHROPY, VOLUNTEERISM, AND COMMUNITY CAMARADERIE. INNUMERABLE VOLUNTEERS FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND SURROUNDING AREAS ASSIST IN THE CONDUCT OF THESE FESTIVALS AND FAIRS. FFI IS PRIVATELY FUNDED BY RANDOM DONORS, MANY INDIVIDUALS LIKE YOU. WE ARE ALL VOLUNTEERS! OUR VOLUNTEERS MANAGE ALL ASPECTS OF OUR OPERATION. EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING FROM THE PILOTS, THE CREW, THE ARTWORK, THE WEBSITE, AS WELL AS THE EVENTS ARE ALL DEVELOPED BY VOLUNTEERS.
- PARTICIPATION IN THE EXTENSIVE AND VARYING FESTIVALS AND FAIRS ARE GEOGRAPHICALLY CONDUCTED ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, FROM COAST TO COAST . FESTIVALS ARE COMMUNITY ESTABLISHED, PRIVATE, NON-PROFIT, NON-POLITICAL FOUNDATIONS WHOSE MISSIONS ARE TO CELEBRATE, TEACH, HONOR, AND STRENGTHEN THE TRADITIONAL AMERICAN VALUES OF FAITH, FAMILY, FREEDOM, AND COUNTRY, ESPECIALLY HONORING OUR PRISONERS OF WAR AND THOSE STILL MISSING IN ACTION FROM ALL WARS. FREEDOM FLIGHT IS A NONPROFIT 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION THAT FLIES HOT AIR BALLOONS TO SUPPORT THE PRISONER OF WAR / MISSING IN ACTION ISSUES. WE ARE PRIVATELY FUNDED BY RANDOM DONORS, MANY INDIVIDUALS LIKE YOU. FFI IS AN ALL-VOLUNTEER NON-PROFIT. OUR VOLUNTEERS MANAGE ALL ASPECTS OF OUR OPERATION. EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING, FROM THE PILOTS, THE CREW, THE ARTWORK, THE WEBSITE, AS WELL AS THE EVENTS ARE ALL DEVELOPED BY VOLUNTEERS.
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-EZ on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990-EZ on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 41-1617166
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1989
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $90,790
- Income (IRS master file)
- $132,513
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-EZ | June 2025 | $102,556 | $96,876 | $90,790 | XML |
| 990-EZ | June 2024 | $74,214 | $94,838 | $85,110 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | June 2023 | $103,105 | $105,986 | $107,184 | XML |
| 990-EZ | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | June 2019 | – | – | – | 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 41-1617166).
Questions about FREEDOM FLIGHT INC
- What is the EIN of FREEDOM FLIGHT INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FREEDOM FLIGHT INC is 41-1617166.
- Is FREEDOM FLIGHT INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1989.
- Are donations to FREEDOM FLIGHT INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FREEDOM FLIGHT INC 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 FREEDOM FLIGHT INC 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 FREEDOM FLIGHT INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended June 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of FREEDOM FLIGHT INC?
- The 990-EZ for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 9 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does FREEDOM FLIGHT INC have?
- On its 990-EZ for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $102,556, expenses of $96,876 and total assets of $90,790 at year end.
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