Air Line Pilots Association International
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What it says it does
THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO PROMOTE THE INTERESTS OF THE AIRLINE PILOTING PROFESSION AND TO SAFEGUARD THE RIGHTS, INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY, OF ITS MEMBERS.
- Income
- $382.1 million
- Spending
- $281.5 million
- Employees
- 399
- Volunteers
- 450
- Highest pay
- $1.3 million, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 (3)
- COLLECTIVE BARGAINING: ALPA IS THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGENT FOR MORE THAN 78,000 AIRLINE PILOTS WHO MAKE UP 42 PILOT GROUPS IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. IN ADDITION TO NEGOTIATING LABOR CONTRACTS, IT PROCESSES GRIEVANCES, ARBITRATIONS, AND OTHER CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION-RELATED ACTIVITIES. THE YEAR 2024 WAS A BUSY PERIOD FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING, AS THE ASSOCIATION WAS ENGAGED IN NEGOTIATIONS TO AMEND, CREATE, OR IMPLEMENT COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS AT SEVERAL ALPA CARRIERS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITY #4: PUBLICATIONS: THE UNION'S MAGAZINE, AIR LINE PILOT, IS PUBLISHED 9 TIMES PER YEAR WITH A CIRCULATION OF ABOUT 110,000 COPIES PER ISSUE, MOSTLY TO MEMBERS AND RETIRED PILOTS. ITS CONTENT IS A MIXTURE OF UNION NEWS, INDUSTRY TRENDS, AND TECHNICAL AND SAFETY- AND SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION. MOST OF ALPA'S 42 PILOT GROUPS, INCLUDING THEIR INDIVIDUAL LOCAL COUNCILS, PUBLISH AND DISTRIBUTE BOTH PAPER AND E-MAIL NEWSLETTERS WITH NEWS AND INFORMATION OF INTEREST TO THEIR PILOTS. THE ASSOCIATION OCCASIONALLY PUBLISHES SPECIALIZED NEWSLETTERS ON MATTERS OF URGENT INTEREST AND ALSO MAINTAINS AN EXTENSIVE WEBSITE THAT CARRIES NEWS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, AND GENERAL INFORMATION ON BOTH A PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE HOMEPAGE AND A "MEMBERS ONLY" SECTION OF THE WEBSITE.
- GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS: AS THE VOICE OF PROFESSIONAL AIRLINE PILOTS, THE ASSOCIATION REPRESENTS A PILOT PARTISAN AGENDA TO CONGRESS AND TO MANY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES, INCLUDING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF STATE, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, AND TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION. KEY LEGISLATIVE ISSUES FOR PILOTS IN 2024 WERE THE PENDING FAA REAUTHORIZATION LEGISLATION AND THE SAFETY THREAT FROM THE GLOBAL PUSH TO REMOVE PILOTS FROM THE FLIGHT DECK.
- AVIATION SAFETY: ALPA MAINTAINS A NETWORK OF HUNDREDS OF PILOT VOLUNTEERS, SUPPORTED BY MORE THAN TWO DOZEN STAFF PROFESSIONALS, ORGANIZED INTO AN EXTENSIVE STRUCTURE OF LOCAL AND NATIONAL COMMITTEES. KEY SAFETY ISSUES IN 2024 INCLUDED: MAINTAINING AT LEAST TWO PILOTS IN THE FLIGHT DECK, AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION, PILOT FATIGUE, PILOT MENTAL HEALTH, PILOT TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION, AIRPORT AND RUNWAY SAFETY, INTEGRATION OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT AND COMMERCIAL SPACE ACTIVITIES IN THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE, VARIOUS IMPROVEMENTS TO AVIATION SECURITY AND PILOT AND PASSENGER SCREENING, SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, AND RESPONDING TO AND SUPPORTING ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(5) labor or agricultural 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? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(5) labor or agricultural organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
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 July 1978.
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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