New Vision Aviation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
New Vision Aviation, Inc. NVA is a 501c3 non-profit charitable organization dedicated to providing residents and youth from disadvantaged communities in the San Joaquin Valley with the opportunity to experience flight and begin training for careers in aviation. Founded in March 2018, New Vision Aviation?s tag line is ?Elevating People Through Aviation?.
- Income
- $318,622
- Spending
- $406,281
- Spent on programs
- 90%
- Reserves
- -9.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 60%
- Employees
- 4
- Highest pay
- $25,643, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 46 out of 100. Higher than 14% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 21% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 28% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 29% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1590% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Weak: 21 out of 100. Higher than 1% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
5 of 250 of 8 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
0 of 5Reports that it does not keep minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 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 (1)
- $365,655 spent. New Vision Aviation goals for 2026 are consistent with our continuing work to engage and connect youth from disadvantaged communities of color in Fresno County with career opportunities in the Aviation industry. 2025 was a good year for us, but has also presented numerous challenges that have had to be overcome. Our aircraft maintenance costs were very high in 2025, but much of that was due to having to the unexpected overhaul of the engine in our Cessna 172 and the high usage of our Cessna 150 to fill in the gap in available aircraft for training. We used one of the Pipistrel Alpha Electros for training three of our students and will continue to use these aircraft to supplement training in our piston engine aircraft in 2026. One student, completed his Commercial and Certified Flight Instructor certification in August 2025 to become the youngest certified flight instructor in the world; completing certification just two weeks after turning 18 years old! New Vision Aviation currently has fifteen (15) high school age low-income students actively training; four of which are female. These students have shown consistent attendance at our Saturday morning ground school sessions and have now started getting paired up with instructors for flight training. All of them have applied for their student pilot certificates. Our plan for 2026 is to get at least four of these students to complete Private Pilot or Sport Pilot certification. Our plan for the remainder of the students is that will pass their FAA written test as a first step toward certification. Once they pass the written test, they have two years to complete their training. Our plan for 2026 is to mainly use funding from WoodNext Foundation to cover flight training expenses for four of our low-income students that are old enough to complete their certification by the end of 2026 and the overhaul of the engine in our Cessna 150. We have also budgeted for at least two field trips for our Saturday high school age students in 2026. We are rebidding with Fresno Unified School District to continue to be a vendor to provide aviation summer camps for their students in 2026 and beyond. Finally, our overall goal for 2026 is have sufficient students that can afford to pay for flight training to support the monthly operational costs so that the generous funding from the WoodNext Foundation can be used just to support our low-income students in their journey to careers in the Aviation industry. We are close to that goal and are working hard to make it a reality.
Source: Form 990 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 October 13, 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 November 6, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 2018.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 November 4, 2026.
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