Tigerflight Foundation Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Leading Youth to the Dream of Flight and Offering Adults Opportunities to Serve Through Aviation
- Income
- $58,234
- Spending
- $44,395
- Reserves
- 28.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 99%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (8)
- $10,224 spent. TIGER FLIGHT AVIATION ACADEMY: The TigerFlight Aviation Academy is the hallmark of our aviation youth development effort. Only a year old, in 2025 this program quadrupled in size to nearly 30 youth regularly participating. Meeting alternate Thursdays during the school year from 6:30 to 8 pm, high school age students learn about aviation and careers in aviation. We partner with the Northwest Georgia Technical College Airframe and Powerplant school located on the airport. Each session begins with a learning/lecture period, then a team building exercise and finally a lab for hands-on application of a skill. During the summer months the sessions are dedicated to flight opportunities longer than a typical Young Eagle Flight. Several of the TFAA students have joined the TF Ground Crew.
- $4,090 spent. TIGER FLIGHT GROUND CREW In 2025 the Tiger Flight Ground crew directly served youth living in Floyd County, the area around Russell Regional Airport. 4-6 youth regularly participated in specific Ground Crew activities. They also supported TFF Young Eagle Rallies. The TF Ground Crew tow aircraft from the hangar in the morning and help pilots with their preflight. Working under the supervision of a TF Pilot, the TF Ground Crew marshal aircraft in and out of parking and escort guests walking from the hangar to the aircraft and back. When flying is complete for the day, the TF Ground Crew tow the aircraft back in the hangar and help clean the aircraft. Members of the TF Ground Crew regularly have the opportunity to fly with TF pilots and by interacting directly with pilots, learn about the aircraft and aviation in general. The TigerFlight Ground Crew is an integral and critical component of TigerFlight.
- $2,045 spent. SCOUTING, AMERICAN HERITAGE, AND TRAIL LIFE AVIATION BADGE CLINC In 2025 TFF hosted two Scouting Aviation Badge Clinics. 12 boys and girls and 6 adults participated in the clinics. The Scouts learned about the physics of flight, aircraft systems, navigation, how to preflight an aircraft, and how an airport operates. Each youth went for a 20-minute flight. TFF conducts these free flights for Scouts within the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Young Eagle program.
- $16,359 spent. SATURDAY FREE FLIGHTS: TigerFlight hosts organized youth groups usually on the first Saturday of the month. All flights are part of the Experimental Aircraft Association Young Eagle program. Youth who attend these events enjoy a 20-min aircraft ride and tours of the airport. This is a very popular youth activity. In 2025 we flew 154 youth on Young Eagle Flights.
- $4,908 spent. AIRPORT FIELD TRIPS: Tiger Flight airport field trips last about 2 hours. In the first hour we organize the tour with three 15-minute stations for 5-8 youth. 1) We walk around the outside of the aircraft describing how an airfoil produces lift, the parts of the aircraft, and how the flight control surfaces maneuver the plane. 2) Each student sits in the cockpit as we discuss the instruments, how the yoke and rudder pedals move the flight control surfaces, and how the throttle controls the engine. 3) During the airport tour we explain designations and markings for taxiways and runways, legs of the traffic pattern, the automatic weather station, how to interpret the windsock, and time zones around the world. In the second hour we lead them in a competitive activity making foam plate gliders and learning how to adjust the flight control surfaces to maneuver the glider to land on a specific spot and turn and fly through a hoop. Then we finish with a 15-min Pilot in Command of Your Life presentation. In 2025 119 youth attended TigerFlight Airport Field trips.
- $2,045 spent. PILOT IN COMMAND OF YOUR LIFE PRESENTATIONS: TF pilots offer these motivational presentations to youth groups and schools. We delivered two "PIC of Your Life" presentations in 2025. These presentations are part of field trips or other youth activities at the TF Hangar. Pilots speak about their experiences in aviation and weave through their path to becoming a pilot. The central themes include: Dream!! It's up to you to Dream and take steps to pursue your Dream. Establish a record of making appropriate decisions, pursue your dreams (not somebody else's). Establish excellence as a way of life, Don't be Good ...Be Great! Make plans to achieve your dreams, think long term, seek leadership opportunities, set short-term goals that lead to your long-term goal. Continually evaluate your progress toward your dream and make adjustments. Don't let short-term setbacks derail your pursuit of your long-term dream. Be resilient in pursing your dream. A dream without a plan is nothing more than a wish. Don't wish, Act!
- $1,227 spent. TIGER FLIGHT FORMATION TEAM: In 2025 the TigerFlight Formation Team performed a 2-ship flyover as part of the Veterans Day celebration at the City of Ball Ground, Georgia 4 of the 14 TF pilots make up the TigerFlight Formation Team. 3 of them are former military pilots; 2 were fighter pilots. Each member of the TF Formation Team completed rigorous training and was certified by a Formation and Safety Team (FAST) check pilot. The pilots on the team conduct regular training to maintain their formation proficiency.
- PRIVATE PILOT LICENSE ORIENTATION: Our objective in the PPLO is to make teenagers competitive for private pilot training scholarships. We focus specifically on the USAF Flight Academy, a free program for AFJROTC cadets to earn a private pilot license over a summer. Cadets attend up to 8 hours of ground school and receive up to 8 hours of inflight training. The instruction is pre-solo training with emphasis on basic aircraft control and understanding airport operations. In 2025 we did not have any youth in our PPLO program
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 2005.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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