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Blue Ridge Honor Flight

EIN 38-4000964 · Hendersonville, NC

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO TRANSPORT AMERICA'S VETERANS TO WASHINGTON, DC TO VISIT THOSE MEMORIALS DEDICATED TO HONOR THE SERVICE AND SACRIFICES OF THEMSELVES AND THEIR FRIENDS.

Income
$170,386
Spending
$216,809
Reserves
8.3 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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, 2024, 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, 2024, 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 (4)
  1. $174,632 spent. FUNDS WERE RAISED TO CHARTER TWO JETS TO FLY VETERANS TO SEE THEIR MEMORIALS IN WASHINGTON, DC. A FLIGHT HAPPENED ON APRIL 27, 2024 BUT THE SEPTEMBER 28, 2024 FLIGHT WAS CANCELLED DUE TO HURRICANE HELENE COMMUNITY DAMAGE AND AIPORT CLOSING. IN ADDITION TO THE FREE ROUND-TRIP FLIGHT, VETERANS WERE TREATED TO MEALS, GROUND TRANSPORTATION, AND GIFTS OF COMMEMORATIVE SHIRTS, HATS, COINS, BOOKS ETC. UPON THE FLIGHT'S RETURN TO ASHEVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT, THE VETERANS WERE GREETED BY A CROWD OF OVER 500, IN A STAGED "WELCOME HOME" EVENT.
  2. $5,240 spent. FUNDS WERE RAISED TO HONOR VETERANS MONTHLY AT A FREE VETERANS' BREAKFAST, WITH AVERAGE ATTENDANCE OF SEVENTY VETERANS, EVERY THIRD THURSDAY THROUGH APRIL 2024, AFTER APRIL 2024 VETERAN'S BREAKFASTS WERE FUNDED BY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.
  3. $28,207 spent. IN NOVEMBER 2024, 25,000 WAS RAISED TO PROVIDE TO VETERAN RESTORATION QUARTERS, A HOMELESS VETERAN HELP CENTER HOUSING OVER 300 VETERANS, BED LINENS, BATH TOWELS, AND WASHCLOTHS, AND AN 8,000 CONTRIBUTION WAS MADE TO THEIR HURRICANE RESTORATION FUND.
  4. $6,405 spent. OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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 October 13, 2026.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since July 2016.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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 21, 2026.

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