AERIAL RECOVERY

Financials

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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

4235 HILLSBORO PIKE STE 300, NASHVILLE, TN 37215-3344

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

JEREMY LOCKE, 4235 HILLSBORO PIKE SUITE 300, NASHVILLE, TN 37215

Signed the 990

JEREMY LOCKE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Phone

(615) 372-9775

Website

WWW.AERIALRECOVERY.ORG

Return prepared by

JAMES A GEORGE PC

Mission

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.

Program accomplishments

• 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.
  Expenses $524,183 · grants $20,000 · revenue $42,400
• 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.
  Expenses $919,887
• 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.
  Expenses $1,441,506 · grants $421,109 · revenue $74,000
• 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.
  Expenses $372,054 · revenue $37,375

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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

82-4664854

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

2018

Accounting year ends

December

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Assets (IRS master file)

$2,969,229

Income (IRS master file)

$5,465,133

Filing history

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 82-4664854).

Questions about AERIAL RECOVERY

What is the EIN of AERIAL RECOVERY?

The employer identification number (EIN) of AERIAL RECOVERY is 82-4664854.

Is AERIAL RECOVERY tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2018.

Are donations to AERIAL RECOVERY tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does AERIAL RECOVERY 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 AERIAL RECOVERY due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did AERIAL RECOVERY last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.

Who is the principal officer of AERIAL RECOVERY?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names JEREMY LOCKE.

Who are the officers and directors of AERIAL RECOVERY?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 11 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $38,846 (JEREMY LOCKE, VICE PRESIDENT/COO).

How much revenue does AERIAL RECOVERY have?

On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $5,380,680, expenses of $4,028,447 and total assets of $2,969,229 at year end.

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