Nonprofit · EIN 95-2013453
SOCIETY OF EXPERIMENTAL TEST PILOTS
Tax-exempt · LANCASTER, CA 93584
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,165,689 | $1,044,284 | $121,405 | $1,632,450 | $177,074 | $1,455,376 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,166,378 | $1,017,453 | $148,925 | $1,514,875 | $180,904 | $1,333,971 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,127,694 | $964,104 | $163,590 | $1,385,459 | $200,413 | $1,185,046 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $458,091
- Membership dues
- $458,091
- Program service revenue
- $613,890
- Investment income
- $59,788
- Net rental income
- $9,000
- Net income from sales of inventory
- -$783
- Other revenue
- $33,920
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Benefits paid to members
- $22,563
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $143,375
- Other salaries and wages
- $189,368
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $415,517
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $2,700
- Occupancy
- $28,956
- Depreciation
- $16,904
- Program services (functional)
- $598,864
- Management and general (functional)
- $445,420
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,514,875
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,632,450
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $177,074
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,455,376
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $124,858
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,455,376
- Gross receipts
- $1,177,564
- Employees
- 4
- Year formed
- 1956
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAURIE BALDERAS | Executive Dir. Trustee or director | 40 | $143,375 | $4,301 |
| J TOUGAS | Executive Advis Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| K SMITH | Tech Advisor Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| M LIPPERT | Legal Officer Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| J JANJUA | Tech Advisor Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| J O'CONNOR | EC Section Rep Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| G SINGER | EU Section Rep Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| T WILSON | SW SECTION REP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| S GLASER | WC SECTION REP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| J WIERZBANOWSKI | GL Section Rep Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| V VERMA | I Section Rep Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| P COMEAU | CA SECTION REP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| A MCFARLAND | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| J WATERS | C SECTION REP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| M KINGEN | NW Section Rep Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| J PAINES | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| K LATIMER | President Elect Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| D HINSON | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| P STEELE | SE Section Rep Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| W KOYAMA | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| B SANDBERG | EXEC ADVISOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| J TRACY | TECH ADVISOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| R LOWRY | Legal Officer Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| W KOYAMA | Tech Advisor Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| M MABREY | EC Section Rep Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| G SINGER | EU Section Rep Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| T CURRIE | SW SECTION REP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| A EDGELL | WC SECTION REP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| J WIERZBANOWSKI | GL Section Rep Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| R VARMA | I Section Rep Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| P COMEAU | CA SECTION REP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| J TOUGAS | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| D HINSON | C SECTION REP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| J REW | NW Section Rep Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| J JANJUA | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| A MCFARLAND | President Elect Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| K LATIMER | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| S MARTIN | SE Section Rep Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| K SMITH | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| B SANDBERG | President Trustee or director | 40 | $0 |
| J TRACY | EU SECTION REP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| J BIERYLA | GL SECTION REP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| S ELWELL | EC SECTION REP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| S NEUMANN | SE SECTION REP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| S JOHN | I SECTION REP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| T CURRIE | SW SECTION REP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| A EDGELL | WC SECTION REP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| S CRANE | NW SECTION REP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| P COMEAU | CA SECTION REP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| J TOUGAS | PRESIDENT ELECT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| D HINSON | C SECTION REP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| E MENINI | TECH ADVISOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| J JANJUA | Treasurer Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| A MCFARLAND | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| K LATIMER | LEGAL OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| M SKIDMORE | TECH ADVISOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| K SMITH | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| D LARSON | EXEC ADVISOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 986, LANCASTER, CA 93584-0986
- Signed the 990
- L BALDERAS, Executive Dir.
- Phone
- (661) 942-9574
- Website
- SETP.ORG
- Return prepared by
- Bressler & Company
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-2013453 or by the name SOCIETY OF EXPERIMENTAL TEST PILOTS.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION TO PROMOTE FLIGHT TEST SAFETY THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND PUBLICATIONS
Program accomplishments
- 96TH ANNUAL AND REGIONAL SYMPOSIUMSExpenses $560,147 · revenue $613,890
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.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 95-2013453
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1959
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,632,450
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,177,564
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,165,689 | $1,044,284 | $1,632,450 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,166,378 | $1,017,453 | $1,514,875 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,127,694 | $964,104 | $1,385,459 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,072,935 | $882,284 | $1,238,689 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 95-2013453).
Questions about SOCIETY OF EXPERIMENTAL TEST PILOTS
- What is the EIN of SOCIETY OF EXPERIMENTAL TEST PILOTS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SOCIETY OF EXPERIMENTAL TEST PILOTS is 95-2013453.
- Is SOCIETY OF EXPERIMENTAL TEST PILOTS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1959.
- Are donations to SOCIETY OF EXPERIMENTAL TEST PILOTS tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does SOCIETY OF EXPERIMENTAL TEST PILOTS 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 SOCIETY OF EXPERIMENTAL TEST PILOTS due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SOCIETY OF EXPERIMENTAL TEST PILOTS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of SOCIETY OF EXPERIMENTAL TEST PILOTS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 20 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $143,375 (LAURIE BALDERAS, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does SOCIETY OF EXPERIMENTAL TEST PILOTS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,165,689, expenses of $1,044,284 and total assets of $1,632,450 at year end.
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