Nonprofit · EIN 86-6031135
ARIZONA AEROSPACE FOUNDATION INC
Also known as PIMA AIR & SPACE MUSEUM-TITAN MISSL
Tax-exempt · TUCSON, AZ 85756
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $11,386,797 | $12,967,499 | -$1,580,702 | $32,745,603 | $1,021,837 | $31,723,766 |
| October 31, 2024 | 990 | $20,941,065 | $12,324,990 | $8,616,075 | $32,970,517 | $971,048 | $31,999,469 |
| October 31, 2023 | 990 | $13,126,194 | $8,965,337 | $4,160,857 | $23,622,449 | $288,770 | $23,333,679 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $5,529,621
- Program service revenue
- $4,662,732
- Investment income
- $180,489
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$50,928
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $524,583
- Other revenue
- $1,013,955
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $342,500
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,932,852
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $8,549
- Accounting fees
- $27,000
- Occupancy
- $378,528
- Travel
- $19,679
- Depreciation
- $1,170,279
- Program services (functional)
- $11,348,513
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,616,885
- Fundraising (functional)
- $2,101
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $32,970,517
- Total assets, end of year
- $32,745,603
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,021,837
- Net assets, end of year
- $31,723,766
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $18,718,307
- Publicly traded securities
- $9,790,295
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $22,524,225
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $9,199,541
- Gross receipts
- $12,416,523
- Employees
- 104
- Volunteers
- 56
- Year formed
- 1967
- State of legal domicile
- AZ
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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KENNETH SCOTT MARCHAND | CEO Officer | 40 | $222,500 |
| MELISA LEY | DIR OF FINANCE & ADMINISTR Officer | 40 | $124,615 |
| JENNIFER WALKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAJ GEN RUSSELL VIOLETT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN TALLICHET | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL STILB | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICK PEPPER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| COL NEIL AURELIO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK GASPARS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM FISHKIND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GARY ABRAMS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL RUSING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN MARS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LT GEN ROBERT B JOHNSTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BOYD DRACHMAN | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOM MURPHY | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| GEORGE HENDERSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN WISNER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended October 31, 2024: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KENNETH SCOTT MARCHAND | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $225,500 |
| MELISA LEY | DIR OF FINANCE & ADMINISTR Officer | 40 | $120,000 |
| JENNIFER WALKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAJ GEN RUSSELL VIOLETT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN TALLICHET | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL STILB | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICK PEPPER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| COL NEIL AURELIO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK GASPARS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM FISHKIND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GARY ABRAMS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL RUSING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN MARS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LT GEN ROBERT B JOHNSTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID COGDALL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES MEGER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BOYD DRACHMAN | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TOM MURPHY | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| GEORGE HENDERSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN WISNER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended October 31, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KENNETH SCOTT MARCHAND | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $210,000 |
| MELISA LEY | DIR OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION Officer | 40 | $120,000 |
| BERT ZACCARIA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER WALKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAJ GEN RUSSELL VIOLETT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN TALLICHET | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL STILB | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICK PEPPER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| COL NEIL AURELIO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK GASPARS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM FISHKIND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GARY ABRAMS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL RUSING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN MARS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LT GEN ROBERT B JOHNSTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BOYD DRACHMAN | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TOM MURPHY | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| GEORGE HENDERSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN WISNER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 6000 E VALENCIA RD, TUCSON, AZ 85756-9403
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- GEORGE HENDERSON, 6000 E VALENCIA ROAD, TUCSON, AZ 85756
- Signed the 990
- GEORGE HENDERSON, TREASURER
- Phone
- (520) 574-0462
- Return prepared by
- REGIER CARR & MONROE LLP CPAS
Mission
THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO CREATE UNLIMITED HORIZONS IN AEROSPACE EDUCATION THROUGH THE PRESERVATION AND PRESENTATION OF THE HISTORY OF FLIGHT. BOTH THE PIMA AIR & SPACE MUSEUM AND THE TITAN MISSILE MUSEUM HAVE STRONG COMMITMENTS TO EDUCATING AND INSPIRING TOMORROW'S ENGINEERS, SCIENTISTS, PILOTS, AND ASTRONAUTS. EVERY YEAR, THOUSANDS OF SCHOOL CHILDREN ARE ADMITTED TO BOTH MUSEUMS FREE OF CHARGE. THE FOUNDATION PLANS TO CONTINUE EXPANDING ITS COLLECTION OF AIRCRAFT AND IMPROVING ITS VISITOR AMENITIES, WHILE EXPLORING NEW WAYS TO FOSTER AN INTEREST IN THE FUTURE OF AVIATION TECHNOLOGY AND AEROSPACE EXPLORATION IN THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA.
Program accomplishments
- THE ARIZONA AEROSPACE FOUNDATION OPERATES THREE MUSEUMS, THE PIMA AIR & SPACE MUSEUM (PASM), THE TITAN MISSILE MUSEUM (TMM), AND THE TUCSON MILITARY VEHICLE MUSEUM (TMVM). PASM IS ONE OF THE LARGEST NON-GOVERNMENT-FUNDED AVIATION MUSEUMS IN THE UNITED STATES. THE MUSEUM MAINTAINS A COLLECTION OF MORE THAN 300 AIRCRAFT AND SPACECRAFT FROM AROUND THE WORLD, INCLUDING MANY RARE AND ONE-OF-A-KIND, AND MORE THAN 125,000 ARTIFACTS. THE TITAN MISSILE MUSEUM IS A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK AND IS THE ONLY PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE TITAN II MISSILE COMPLEX OF THE 54 THAT WERE ON ALERT FROM 1963 TO 1987. IT IS ONE OF ONLY TWO INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE SITES IN THE WORLD THAT HAVE BEEN PRESERVED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC. THE TUCSON MILITARY VEHICLE MUSEUM PROVIDES A HISTORICAL ROLE OF MILITARY LAND DOMINANCE AND ALLOWS VISITORS TO MAKE PHYSICAL CONTACT WITH THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS DRIVE THE VEHICLES THE MILITARY HAS BEEN DRIVING ALL OVER THE WORLD. THE THREE MUSEUMS ARE HOST TO APPROXIMATELY 200,000 VISITORS EACH YEAR.Expenses $11,348,513 · revenue $5,676,687
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | Check at the IRS |
IRS record
- EIN
- 86-6031135
- 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
- 1967
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A570)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $32,745,603
- Income (IRS master file)
- $12,416,523
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $11,386,797 | $12,967,499 | $32,745,603 | XML |
| 990 | October 2024 | $20,941,065 | $12,324,990 | $32,970,517 | XML |
| 990 | October 2023 | $13,126,194 | $8,965,337 | $23,622,449 | XML |
| 990 | October 2022 | $9,727,919 | $6,828,659 | $18,675,061 | IRS |
| 990 | October 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | October 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | October 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | October 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 86-6031135).
Questions about ARIZONA AEROSPACE FOUNDATION INC
- What is the EIN of ARIZONA AEROSPACE FOUNDATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ARIZONA AEROSPACE FOUNDATION INC is 86-6031135.
- Is ARIZONA AEROSPACE FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1967.
- Are donations to ARIZONA AEROSPACE FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ARIZONA AEROSPACE FOUNDATION 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 ARIZONA AEROSPACE FOUNDATION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ARIZONA AEROSPACE FOUNDATION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of ARIZONA AEROSPACE FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names GEORGE HENDERSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of ARIZONA AEROSPACE FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 18 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $222,500 (KENNETH SCOTT MARCHAND, CEO).
- How much revenue does ARIZONA AEROSPACE FOUNDATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $11,386,797, expenses of $12,967,499 and total assets of $32,745,603 at year end.
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