University of Michigan Flyers Inc
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What it says it does
WE PROMOTE A PASSION FOR AVIATION THROUGH OWNERSHIP, LEASE AND MAINTENANCE OF A SMALL FLEET OF AIRCRAFT, AND WITH THAT FLEET, WE PROVIDE PILOT TRAINING, FLIGHT INSTRUCTION AND FLYING TIME TO OUR MEMBERS.
- Income
- $1.5 million
- Spending
- $1.3 million
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $13,886, general manager
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 (1)
- $1.3 million spent. IN 2024, THE MICHIGAN FLYERS OPERATED TEN CESSNA AIRCRAFT FOR A COMBINED TOTAL OF ABOUT 10,000 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME. THE CLUB IS SEVERAL HUNDRED MEMBERS STRONG, GENERALLY WITH AT LEAST 200 UNIQUE MEMBERS FLYING EACH MONTH. A HANDFUL OF OUR MEMBERS ARE ALSO CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS (CFIS), WHO HELP OUR MEMBERSHIP ACHIEVE NEW LICENSES AND RATINGS, FROMBASIC PRIVATE PILOT THROUGH MORE ADVANCED RATINGS LIKE INSTRUMENT, COMMERCIAL, AND CFI. OUR CLUB FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS ARE MEMBERS JUST LIKE ALL OTHERS WHO ALSO HAPPEN TO ACT AS INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS. THE CLUB MAINTAINED AN EXCELLENT SAFETY RECORD, WITH ZERO INCIDENTS IN 2024. DESPITE EVER-INCREASING COSTS, THE CLUB CONTINUED TO EMPHASIZE ITS ETHOS OF SAFETY FIRST, AFFORDABILITY SECOND, AND MADE AVIATION ACCESSIBLE TO THOSE WHO MAY NOT OTHERWISE HAVE SUFFICIENT MEANS. AN EXTENSIVE CORPS OF VOLUNTEERS HELPS THE CLUB MAINTAIN THIS AFFORDABILITY. VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES INCLUDED PROVISIONING HANGARS,CLEANING THE OFFICE, AND RESUPPLYING AIRCRAFT. WE ALSO MET FOR MANY SOCIAL EVENTS, INCLUDING COOKOUTS, MEMBER MEETINGSWITH TOPICAL PRESENTATIONS BY INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL SPEAKERS ON SUBJECTS LIKE METEOROLOGY AND AVIATION SAFETY, AND CLUB FLY-OUTS TO DESTINATIONS NEAR AND FAR: NIAGARA FALLS, CHICAGO, MACKINAC ISLAND, TORONTO, AND THE YEARLY PILGRIMAGE TO EAA AIRVENTURE IN OSHKOSH, WI. AIRCRAFT WERE MAINTAINED BOTH INTERNALLY BY PART-TIME STAFF, AS WELL AS SEVERAL LOCAL MAINTENANCE OPERATORS.
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)(7) social or recreational club.
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? Caution.
Not 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 2024.
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 May 1976.
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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